Selectively lowering resistance of a constantly used portion of motor windings in an electric motor
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1. A method for switching motor windings within a motor using a processor device, the method comprising:
- optimizing a dynamic reconfiguration-switching of a plurality of motor windings between a plurality of winding-configurations by selectively lowering resistance of a constantly used portion of one of the plurality of motor windings for trading off acceleration in favor of higher velocity upon detecting the motor is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant thereby preventing a total back electromotive force (BE MF) from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity; and
using m simultaneous-linear equations, having m number of unknown variables, for determining a plurality of voltage constants, the optimal time, and the optimal angular-velocity for performing the dynamic reconfiguration-switching between each of the plurality of winding-configurations, wherein a number of the m simultaneous-linear equations increases, starting with one equation for a three-winding- configuration of the motor and adding an additional simultaneous equation for each additional one of the plurality of winding-configurations, and a number of the plurality of voltage constants equal to the correlating one of the plurality of winding-configurations.
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Abstract
Dynamic reconfiguration-switching of motor windings in a motor is optimized between winding-configurations by selectively lowering resistance of a constantly used portion of one of the motor windings. Acceleration is traded off in favor of higher velocity upon detecting the electric motor in the electric vehicle is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant. The total back electromotive force (BEMF) is prohibited from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity.
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1. A method for switching motor windings within a motor using a processor device, the method comprising:
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optimizing a dynamic reconfiguration-switching of a plurality of motor windings between a plurality of winding-configurations by selectively lowering resistance of a constantly used portion of one of the plurality of motor windings for trading off acceleration in favor of higher velocity upon detecting the motor is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant thereby preventing a total back electromotive force (BE MF) from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity; and using m simultaneous-linear equations, having m number of unknown variables, for determining a plurality of voltage constants, the optimal time, and the optimal angular-velocity for performing the dynamic reconfiguration-switching between each of the plurality of winding-configurations, wherein a number of the m simultaneous-linear equations increases, starting with one equation for a three-winding- configuration of the motor and adding an additional simultaneous equation for each additional one of the plurality of winding-configurations, and a number of the plurality of voltage constants equal to the correlating one of the plurality of winding-configurations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for switching motor windings within a motor, the system comprising:
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a motor having a plurality of motor windings, a plurality of switches for controlling a current through the plurality of motor windings of the motor, and a processor device in communication with the plurality of switches, wherein the processor device; optimizes a dynamic reconfiguration-switching of a plurality of motor windings between a plurality of winding-configurations by selectively lowering resistance of a constantly used portion of one of the plurality of motor windings for trading off acceleration in favor of higher velocity upon detecting the motor is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant thereby preventing a total back electromotive force (BEMF) from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity, and uses m simultaneous-linear equations, having m number of unknown variables, for determining a plurality of voltage constants, the optimal time, and the optimal angular-velocity for performing the dynamic reconfiguration-switching between each of the plurality of winding-configurations, wherein a number of the m simultaneous-linear equations increases, starting with one equation for a three-winding-configuration of the motor and adding an additional simultaneous equation for each additional one of the plurality of winding-configurations, and a number of the plurality of voltage constants equal to the correlating one of the plurality of winding-configurations. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer program product for switching motor windings within a motor using a processor device, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion that optimizes a dynamic reconfiguration-switching of a plurality of motor windings between a plurality of winding-configurations by selectively lowering resistance of a constantly used portion of one of the plurality of motor windings for trading off acceleration in favor of higher velocity upon detecting the motor is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant thereby preventing a total back electromotive force (BEMF) from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity; and a second executable portion that uses m simultaneous-linear equations, having m number of unknown variables, for determining a plurality of voltage constants, the optimal time, and the optimal angular-velocity for performing the dynamic reconfiguration-switching between each of the plurality of winding-configurations, wherein a number of the m simultaneous-linear equations increases, starting with one equation for a three-winding-configuration of the motor and adding an additional simultaneous equation for each additional one of the plurality of winding-configurations, and a number of the plurality of voltage constants equal to the correlating one of the plurality of winding-configurations. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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