Single-phase induction motor and method for reducing noise in the same

• US 7,245,105 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2005
• Issued: 07/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Jun Hwa, Hong, Seung Gee, Joo, Jae Man
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan; Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): Horn; Robert W.
• Application Number:
  US11/226,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20060103340A1
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 318/720
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 25/04 Single phase motors, e.g. capacitor motors

Abstract

A single-phase induction motor and a method for reducing noise in the same, which can eliminate unbalance between magnetomotive forces of main and auxiliary windings in a stator of the motor, thereby implementing a low noise, low vibration motor, and can also achieve balance between the magnetomotive forces of the stator windings in the entire running range of the motor, and can further achieve balance between the magnetomotive forces of the stator windings on the basis of temperature increase of the motor as it runs. The amplitude of a main-winding current flowing through the main winding in the stator is controlled to be equal to the amplitude of an auxiliary-winding current flowing through the auxiliary winding in the stator, and the phase difference between the main-winding and auxiliary-winding currents is controlled to be maintained at a predetermined value.

Claims

1. A method for reducing noise in a single-phase induction motor having a main-winding and an auxiliary-winding, the method comprising:

maintaining a phase angle difference of the main winding and the auxiliary winding between 70 and 110 degrees; and

maintaining an ampere turn ratio of the auxiliary-winding to the main-winding between 0.65 and 1.35,

wherein the ampere turn ratio is a ratio of the auxiliary-winding magnetomotive force to the main-winding magnetomotive force.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the phase difference is maintained at 90 degrees.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein if the phase angle difference is maintained at 70 or 110 degrees, the ampere turn ratio is maintained between 0.75 and 1.15.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein if the phase angle difference is maintained at 80 or 100 degrees, the ampere turn ratio is maintained between 0.65 and 1.35.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the noise is reduced to 35 dBA or lower.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the amplitude of a main-winding current flowing through the main winding in the stator is equal to the amplitude of an auxiliary-winding current flowing through the auxiliary winding in the stator.

7. A single-phase induction motor comprising:

a main winding in a stator; and

an auxiliary winding in the stator, the auxiliary winding being connected in parallel with the main winding,

wherein a phase difference between a main-winding current flowing through the main winding and an auxiliary-winding current flowing through the auxiliary winding is maintained between 70 and 110 degrees,

wherein a ratio of a main-winding magnetomotive force produced by the main winding and an auxiliary-winding magnetomotive force produced by the auxiliary winding is maintained between 0.65 and 1.35.

8. The motor according to claim 7, wherein the phase difference is maintained at 90 degrees.

9. The motor according to claim 7, wherein if the phase difference is maintained at 70 or 100 degrees, the ratio of the main winding magnetomotive force and the auxiliary winding magnetomotive force is maintained between 0.75 and 1.15.

10. The motor according to claim 7, wherein if the phase difference is maintained at 80 or 100 degrees, the ratio of the main winding magnetomotive force and the auxiliary winding magnetomotive force is maintained between 0.65 and 1.35.