Power failure tolerant motor drives for dual voltage systems
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1. A dual voltage motor drive, comprising:
- a rotor assembly rotatingly disposed within a stator assembly;
a plurality of motor phase windings, said phase windings configured to be energized in a determined sequence to cause a rotation of said rotor assembly; and
said plurality of motor phase windings being divided into a first group of windings selectively energized by a first voltage source, and a second group of windings selectively energized by a second voltage source;
wherein the motor remains operational in the event of a failure of one of said first and second voltage sources.
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Abstract
A dual voltage motor drive is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the motor includes a rotor assembly, rotatingly disposed within a stator assembly, and a plurality of motor phase windings configured to be energized in a determined sequence to cause a rotation of the rotor assembly. The plurality of motor phase windings are divided into a first group of windings selectively energized by a first voltage source, and a second group of windings selectively energized by a second voltage source, wherein the motor remains operational in the event of a failure of one of the first and second voltage sources.
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1. A dual voltage motor drive, comprising:
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a rotor assembly rotatingly disposed within a stator assembly;
a plurality of motor phase windings, said phase windings configured to be energized in a determined sequence to cause a rotation of said rotor assembly; and
said plurality of motor phase windings being divided into a first group of windings selectively energized by a first voltage source, and a second group of windings selectively energized by a second voltage source;
wherein the motor remains operational in the event of a failure of one of said first and second voltage sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A dual voltage motor drive, comprising:
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a rotor assembly rotatingly disposed within a stator assembly;
a plurality of motor phase windings, said phase windings configured to be energized in a determined sequence to cause a rotation of said rotor assembly;
said plurality of motor phase windings being divided into a first group of windings selectively energized by a first voltage source, and a second group of windings selectively energized by a second voltage source;
said first group of windings being cross coupled to said second voltage source; and
said second group of windings being cross coupled to said first voltage source;
wherein the motor remains operational in the event of a failure of one of said first and second voltage sources. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for configuring a fault tolerant motor, the method comprising:
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configuring a rotor assembly to be rotatingly disposed within a stator assembly, said stator assembly having a plurality of motor phase windings to be energized in a determined sequence to cause a rotation of said rotor assembly; and
dividing said plurality of motor phase windings divided into a first group of windings to be selectively energized by a first voltage source, and a second group of windings to be selectively energized by a second voltage source;
wherein the motor remains operational in the event of a failure of one of said first and second voltage sources. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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