Offset PWM signals for multiphase motor
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1. An apparatus for supplying current from a power source to each phase of a multi-phase motor comprising:
- a switching array interconnecting the power source and each phase of the multi-phase motor;
a current sensor for sensing current supplied from the power source via the switching array to the motor; and
a controller for generating pulse width modulated (PWM) signals for controlling the switching array to supply power to each of the phases of the motor, wherein the PWM signals supplied by the controller to the switching array to supply power to each of the phases is offset a preset amount from the PWM signals supplied by the controller to the switching array to supply power to the other phases.
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Abstract
A multi phase motor includes a switching array for interconnecting a power source to each phase. A current sensor senses current supplied from the power source via the switching array to the winding and a controller generates offset PWM signals for controlling the switching array to supply power to each of the phases of the winding. The offset timing allows the individual phase currents to be determined from a single current sensor.
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1. An apparatus for supplying current from a power source to each phase of a multi-phase motor comprising:
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a switching array interconnecting the power source and each phase of the multi-phase motor; a current sensor for sensing current supplied from the power source via the switching array to the motor; and a controller for generating pulse width modulated (PWM) signals for controlling the switching array to supply power to each of the phases of the motor, wherein the PWM signals supplied by the controller to the switching array to supply power to each of the phases is offset a preset amount from the PWM signals supplied by the controller to the switching array to supply power to the other phases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for supplying current from a power source to first, second and third phases of a motor comprising:
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A first switching array interconnecting the power source and the first phase of the motor; A second switching array interconnecting the power source and the second phase of the motor; A third switching array interconnecting the power source and the third phase of the motor; a current sensor for sensing current supplied by the power source to the switching arrays; and a controller for generating first PWM signals for controlling the first switching array to supply power to the first phase of the motor, generating second PWM signals for controlling the second switching array to supply power to the second phase of the motor, generating third PWM signals for controlling the third switching array to supply power to the third phase of the motor, wherein each of the PWM signals supplied by the controller to each switching array are offset a preset amount from the PWM signals supplied by the controller to other switching arrays. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A motor comprising:
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a multi-phase winding; a switching array for interconnecting a power source to each phase of the multi-phase winding; a current sensor for sensing current supplied from the power source via the switching array to the winding; and a controller for generating PWM signals for controlling the switching array to supply power to each of the phases of the winding, wherein the PWM signals supplied by the controller to the switching array to supply power to each of the phases is offset a preset amount from the PWM signals supplied by the controller to the switching array to supply power to the other phases. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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