Position determination of an electric drive having two stators and two rotors
US8604779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P6/185
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is an electric drive, particularly for a pivoting arm, such as a robotic arm, comprising a rotor, a plurality of magnetic periods and a device for determining the rotational position of the rotor based on at least one measurement signal, which is indicative of the inductance of a pole winding strand that is dependent on the position of the pole winding strand relative to the magnetic periods. The electric drive according to the invention that solves this problem in that two coupled rotor parts, which can be jointly rotated at a rotational angle ratio in relation to each other that is fixed, and assemblies comprising magnetic periods and pole winding strands are provided, the assemblies being separate for the rotor parts, wherein the numbers of the magnetic periods for each rotor part are co-prime, and the device for determining the rotational position of the rotor is provided for determining the position from the measurement signals for the two rotor parts.
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