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MOTOR CONTROL MECHANISM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

  • US 20100181949A1
  • Filed: 01/16/2009
  • Published: 07/22/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for controlling a wheel motor of a vehicle, comprising:

  • a plurality of switches for controlling a direction of current through motor coils of the wheel motor; and

    a brushless motor control circuit connected to each of the plurality of switches, wherein responsive to a request to adjust one of an angular velocity and an angular acceleration of the wheel motor, the plurality of switches are activated to place the motor coils in a predetermined configuration to maximize torque or reduce a total back electromotive force (BEMF) from the motor coils.

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