Apparatus for determining the angular position of the rotor of an electric machine
US10161735B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P6/185
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for determining the position of the rotor of an electric machine in relation to the stator. The machine has multiple phases, each of which includes at least one pole winding with a magnetizable core. The apparatus includes devices for detecting measurement signals that are characterized by the momentary degrees of magnetization of the pole winding cores. The degrees of magnetization are influenced by the angular position of the magnetic field of the rotor. The devices are also used to detect the currents in the phases and determine the angular position of the rotor from the detected measurement signals, taking into account a contribution of the phase currents to the degrees of magnetization of the pole winding cores.
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