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Electronically commutated motor having skewed magnetics

  • US 4,933,584 A
  • Filed: 12/22/1988
  • Issued: 06/12/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronically commutated motor having substantially constant air gap energy to reduce cogging comprising:

  • a rotatable assembly having a plurality of permanent magnet elements which rotate about an axis of rotation as the rotatable assembly rotates; and

    a stationary assembly in magnetic coupling relation with the permanent magnet elements of said rotatable assembly and having t spaced teeth with adjacent teeth defining a slot therebetween, each said tooth having a surface adjacent said rotatable assembly with n elongate notches therein of length L, tranverse width W and radial depth D, each said notch being along a helical path which traverses a skew angle of s mechanical degrees with respect to the axis of rotation, said stationary assembly having distributed winding stages on the teeth adapted for commutation in at least one preselected sequence, wherein n and t are positive integers and s is not equal to zero; and

    means for sensing the back electromotive force (back EMF) induced in each of the winding stages by the permanent magnet elements and for commutating the winding stages in response thereto to rotate the rotatable assembly whereby the skewed notches reduce cogging between the rotatable assembly and the stationary assembly as the rotatable assembly rotates.

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