Patent · US Expired

Self starting brushless d.c. motor

US5481143A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 15, 1993
Grant dateJan 2, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 15, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P6/20
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A self-starting, brushless direct current motor including a rotor assembly, a stator assembly, the stator assembly including a circular ring member and a plurality of electromagnets positioned circumferentially around the circular ring member, and a triggering mechanism for energizing and deenergizing each of the electromagnets in a predetermined sequence to produce a rotary motion of the rotor assembly.

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