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Closed loop torque angle control of synchronous motor

US4884016A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 1988
Grant dateNov 28, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P6/16
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A closed loop motor system having a motor with a plurality of poles and motor windings associated therewith. The poles define full step motor output positions. The system is of the type that assigns intermediated current values to the motor windings for fine step positions of the motor. The system also comprises a motor output position encoder for generating an integral and fixed number of encoder pulses as the motor moves between any two motor poles. The pulses are equally spaced and at least some corresponding to the fine step positions. An initializing current comprising components for applying full step current values to motor windings for a time interval in which the motor output is assumed to align with a full step position, and components for zeroing the count in the counter and assigning the torque angle value, whereby the encoder does not require alignment relative to the motor.

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