Multiple fault redundant motor

• US 6,700,266 B2
• Filed: 01/02/2002
• Issued: 03/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Fite, Robert J., Aldridge, Tomm V., Winkel, Casey R., Van Sleet, Donovan D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ponomarenko, Nicholas
• Assistant Examiner(s): JONES, JUDSON
• Application Number:
  US10/037,758
• Publication Number:
  US 20030178954A1
• Time in Patent Office: 790 Days
• Field of Search: 310/75.R, 310/101.1, 310/12, 310/162, 310/163, 417/352-356
• US Class Current: 310/112
• CPC Class Codes: F04D 25/08 the working fluid being air, e.g. for ventilation
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/33 Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics H02K11/38 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 16/00 Machines with more than one rotor or stator machines for transmitting mechanical power from a driving shaft to a driven shaft and comprising structurally interrelated motor and generator parts H02K51/00; permanent magnet machines with multiple rotors or stators relatively rotated for vectorially combining the excitation fields or the armature voltages H02K21/029
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 29/025 the fault being a power interruption
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/2019 Fan safe systems, e.g. mechanical devices for non stop cooling

Abstract

A device is presented having a first and a second motor control device. The first and the second motor control devices control rotation speed of a motor. The first or the second motor control devices continue to control rotation speed of the motor upon failure of either the first or the second motor control device. Also presented is a device having at least one motor. The at least one motor having at least one pair of bifilar windings. A further device is presented having at least one motor. The at least one motor having at least eight magnetic lobes. Another device is presented having a first motor connected to a shaft. A second motor is connected to the shaft. A fan hub is connected to the shaft. A fan blade is connected to the fan hub.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one motor,

the at least one motor having at least one pair of bifilar windings,

at least two electrical pads coupled to the at least one pair of bifilar windings, and

at least two motor control devices coupled in parallel to the at least two electrical pads,

wherein each of said motor control devices control motor speed dynamically.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least two motor control devices operate simultaneously.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least two motor control devices operate independently.

4. An apparatus comprising:

at least one motor,

the at least one motor having two sets of independent windings on each of at least eight magnetic lobes,

at least two electrical pads coupled to the at least eight magnetic lobes, and

at least two motor control devices coupled in parallel to the at least two electrical pads,

wherein each of said motor control devices control motor speed dynamically.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least two motor control devices operate simultaneously.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least two motor control devices operate independently.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a first motor coupled to a shaft,

a second motor coupled to the shaft, said first motor and said second motor operate simultaneously,

a fan hub coupled to the shaft, and

a fan blade coupled to the fan hub,

wherein power may be split between said first motor and said second motor to achieve required fan speed.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

a housing coupled to the first motor and the second motor, and

wherein the housing forms a single fan enclosure.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first motor and the second motor are positioned serially.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first motor and the second motor rotate in the same direction.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a first motor coupled to a shaft and a fan hub,

a fan blade coupled to the fan hub,

a second motor coupled to the shaft,

a first housing section coupled to the first motor, and

a second housing section coupled to the second motor,

wherein the first housing section and the second housing section form a single fan enclosure and the first motor and the second motor are positioned oppositely.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first motor and the second motor operate simultaneously.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first motor and the second motor operate independently.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first motor and the second motor rotate in opposite directions to each other.