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Alignment method

US7358692B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 6, 2005
Grant dateApr 15, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P25/22
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus includes a motor including a rotor and a coil system comprising a first set of coils, a second set of coils, and a third set of coils; and a switching mechanism that connects the first set of coils and the second set of coils to a first polarity output of a power source and connects the third set of coils to a second polarity output of the power source, wherein the switching mechanism applies energy from the power source to the coil system to move the rotor to a desirable start-up position wherein a magnetic flux generated by the rotor is positionally end directionally aligned with a magnetic flux generated by the coil system.

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