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Gearless direct drive switched reluctance motor for laundry application

US4998052A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 1989
Grant dateMar 5, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K29/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A drive system for a laundry machine utilizing a switched reluctance motor of three or more phases and with stator/rotor pole ratios selected from the ratios of 6:4 and 8:6 with the actual number of poles being a multiple of 2 or more times those numbers. A stator/rotor gap of 10-20 mils is maintained in large diameter motors and cooling for the coils and electronic components positioned within the motor is provided.

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