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Control of a brushless motor

US8742707B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2011
Grant dateJun 3, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 11, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P2209/07
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling a brushless motor that includes rectifying an alternating voltage to provide a rectified voltage, and exciting a winding of the motor with the rectified voltage. The winding is excited in advance of predetermined rotor positions by an advance period that is updated in response to a zero-crossing in the alternating voltage. Additionally, a control system that implements the method, and a motor system that incorporates the control system.

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