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Method for starting single phase BLDCM having asymmetrical air gap

US7345440B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 2005
Grant dateMar 18, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K29/03
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for starting a motor having a stator, a rotor, a winding and an asymmetrical air gap is accomplished using several steps. The steps include: (a) providing the motor at standstill; (b) exciting the winding for a specific time period with a current impulse having a first amplitude to obtain a first specific position of the rotor with respect to the stator; (c) decreasing the first amplitude down to a second amplitude gradually by a controller to make the rotor to be positioned at a second specific position with respect to the stator after the specific time period, wherein the second amplitude is one of zero ampere and a specific value close to zero ampere, and the rotor is rotating close to the second specific position with an almost zero rotating speed when the second amplitude is reached.

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