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Motor control apparatus

US9742237B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2015
Grant dateAug 22, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P6/32
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A motor control apparatus includes a motor, a motor controller, and a connection line. The motor is mounted to a vehicle and has a metal housing. The motor controller is separately provided with the motor, includes a housing and a circuit portion, is connected to the motor through a load line, and drives the motor by a drive current transmitted through the load line. A ground line of the circuit portion is connected to a body of the vehicle as a body earth. The connection line directly connects the metal housing of the motor and the circuit portion of the motor controller without through the housing of the motor controller.

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