US5157298A
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Brushless motor with greater efficiency
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1990-04-13
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Granted: 1992-10-20
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Expires: 2010-04-13
Abstract
Abstract A brushless motor energized by an M-phase alternating current having a stator with M·m (m is an even number) teeth, a coil wound around each of the teeth, and a rotor with (M+1)·m permanent magnets. Since the coil is wound around each tooth, cancellation of magnetic fluxes produced by adjacent coils is minimized, which results in a greater efficiency of the motor. Since one coil corresponds to less than one magnet, irregularity on the induced voltage of the coils barely occurs, which results in a smoother output torque of the motor.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasutomo Kawabata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-09 09:54
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K21/00; H02K21/12; H02K21/14; H02K21/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
An M-phase brushless motor comprising: balanced M-phase energizing source means for supplying M sinusoidal excitation voltages; a stator having a plurality of teeth arranged circularly at a fixed interval, the number of teeth being M·m, where m is an even number; a coil wound around each of the teeth of the stator, wherein, in any group of M adjacent coils, each excitation voltage is connected to only one coil in the group; and a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circularly facing the plurality of teeth of the stator with the N poles and the S poles of the permanent magnets placed alternately, the number of the permanent magnets being (M+1)·m; wherein an excitation current associated with each excitation voltage flows through each coil, the excitation current being delayed in phase 90° from the excitation voltage associated therewith; and wherein the permanent magnets induce an induced voltage in each of the coils, wherein the induced voltages in the coils are in phase with the excitation currents associated with the coils.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
172 words
An M-phase brushless motor comprising: balanced M-phase energizing source means for supplying M sinusoidal excitation voltages; a stator having a plurality of teeth arranged circularly at a fixed interval, the number of teeth being M·m, where m is an even number; a coil wound around each of the teeth of the stator, wherein, in any group of M adjacent coils, each excitation voltage is connected to only one coil in the group; and a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circularly facing the plurality of teeth of the stator with the N poles and the S poles of the permanent magnets placed alternately, the number of the permanent magnets being (M+1)·m; wherein an excitation current associated with each excitation voltage flows through each coil, the excitation current being delayed in phase 90° from the excitation voltage associated therewith; and wherein the permanent magnets induce an induced voltage in each of the coils, wherein the induced voltages in the coils are in phase with the excitation currents associated with the coils.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A brushless motor according to claim 1, wherein each coil is wound around a stator tooth such that no coil overlaps the coils wrapped around other stator teeth.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
172 words
A three-phase brushless motor comprising: balanced three-phase energizing source means for supplying there sinusoidal excitation voltages; a stator having a plurality of teeth arranged circularly at a fixed interval, the number of teeth being 3·m, where m is an even number; a coil wound around each of the teeth of the stator, wherein, in any group of three adjacent coils, each excitation voltage is connected to only one coil in the group; and a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circularly facing the plurality of teeth of the stator with the N poles and the S poles of the permanent magnets place alternately, the number of the permanent magnets being 4·m; wherein an excitation current associated with each excitation voltage flows through each coil, the excitation current being delayed in phase 90° from the excitation voltage associated therewith; and wherein the permanent magnets induce an induced voltage in each of the coils, wherein the induced voltages in the coils are in phase with the excitation currents associated with the coils.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
172 words
A three-phase brushless motor comprising: balanced three-phase energizing source means for supplying there sinusoidal excitation voltages; a stator having a plurality of teeth arranged circularly at a fixed interval, the number of teeth being 3·m, where m is an even number; a coil wound around each of the teeth of the stator, wherein, in any group of three adjacent coils, each excitation voltage is connected to only one coil in the group; and a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circularly facing the plurality of teeth of the stator with the N poles and the S poles of the permanent magnets place alternately, the number of the permanent magnets being 4·m; wherein an excitation current associated with each excitation voltage flows through each coil, the excitation current being delayed in phase 90° from the excitation voltage associated therewith; and wherein the permanent magnets induce an induced voltage in each of the coils, wherein the induced voltages in the coils are in phase with the excitation currents associated with the coils.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A brushless motor according to claim 3, wherein each coil is wound around a stator tooth such that no coil overlaps the coils wrapped around other stator teeth.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
175 words
An M-phase brushless motor comprising: balanced M-phase energizing source means for supplying M sinusoidal excitation voltages; a stator having a plurality of teeth arranged circularly at a fixed interval, the number of teeth being M·m, where m is an even number; a coil wound around each of the teeth of the stator, wherein, in any group of M adjacent coils, each excitation voltage is connected to only one coil in the group; and a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circularly facing the plurality of teeth of the stator with the N poles and the S poles of the permanent magnets placed alternately, the number of the permanent magnets being (M+1)·m; wherein the phase of the excitation current of each coil differs from the phase of the excitation current of adjacent coils by 2π/m, the magnetic flux generated by each coil is formed independently of the magnetic flux generated by other coils, and the coils connected to each excitation voltage are sequentially connected to the other coils connected to the same excitation voltage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
175 words
An M-phase brushless motor comprising: balanced M-phase energizing source means for supplying M sinusoidal excitation voltages; a stator having a plurality of teeth arranged circularly at a fixed interval, the number of teeth being M·m, where m is an even number; a coil wound around each of the teeth of the stator, wherein, in any group of M adjacent coils, each excitation voltage is connected to only one coil in the group; and a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circularly facing the plurality of teeth of the stator with the N poles and the S poles of the permanent magnets placed alternately, the number of the permanent magnets being (M+1)·m; wherein the phase of the excitation current of each coil differs from the phase of the excitation current of adjacent coils by 2π/m, the magnetic flux generated by each coil is formed independently of the magnetic flux generated by other coils, and the coils connected to each excitation voltage are sequentially connected to the other coils connected to the same excitation voltage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A brushless motor according to claim 5, wherein each coil is wound around a stator tooth such that no coil overlaps the coils wrapped around other stator teeth.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
175 words
A three-phase brushless motor comprising: balanced three-phase energizing source means for supplying three sinusoidal excitation voltages; a stator having a plurality of teeth arranged circularly at a fixed interval, the number of teeth being 3·m, where m is an even number; a coil wound around each of the teeth of the stator, wherein, in any group of three adjacent coils, each excitation voltage is connected to only one coil in the group; and a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circularly facing the plurality of teeth of the stator with the N poles and the S poles of the permanent magnets placed alternately the number of the permanent magnets being 4·m; wherein the phase of the excitation current of each coil differs from the phase of the excitation current of adjacent coils by 2π/m, the magnetic flux generated by each coil is formed independently of the magnetic flux generated by other coils, and the coils connected to each excitation voltage are sequentially connected to the other coils connected to the same excitation voltage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
175 words
A three-phase brushless motor comprising: balanced three-phase energizing source means for supplying three sinusoidal excitation voltages; a stator having a plurality of teeth arranged circularly at a fixed interval, the number of teeth being 3·m, where m is an even number; a coil wound around each of the teeth of the stator, wherein, in any group of three adjacent coils, each excitation voltage is connected to only one coil in the group; and a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged circularly facing the plurality of teeth of the stator with the N poles and the S poles of the permanent magnets placed alternately the number of the permanent magnets being 4·m; wherein the phase of the excitation current of each coil differs from the phase of the excitation current of adjacent coils by 2π/m, the magnetic flux generated by each coil is formed independently of the magnetic flux generated by other coils, and the coils connected to each excitation voltage are sequentially connected to the other coils connected to the same excitation voltage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A brushless motor according to claim 7, wherein each coil is wound around a stator tooth such that no coil overlaps the coils wrapped around other stator teeth.
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