Electric motor with adjustable timing
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1. A single coil, single phase, direct current permanent magnet brushless motor, comprising:
- a rotor with a plurality of permanent magnets;
a single coil;
a stator with a plurality of salient poles, with each pole being formed by winding the single coil in a direction opposite to an adjacent pole to form a series of alternating poles wound in different directions;
a sensor to sense a position of the rotor relative to the stator;
a commutation module to commutate the motor;
a current sample module programmed to sample a current through the single coil of the motor at least two times during a single commutation cycle; and
a waveform shape module programmed to compare sampled currents to estimate a current waveform characteristic through the single coil;
wherein the commutation module is programmed to adjust timing of a commutation of the motor based upon the current waveform characteristic to adjust advance or delay the commutation.
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Abstract
An electrically commutated motor includes a first module to measure a current in a coil of the motor, and a second module to adjust timing of commutation of the motor based on the current measurement.
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1. A single coil, single phase, direct current permanent magnet brushless motor, comprising:
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a rotor with a plurality of permanent magnets; a single coil; a stator with a plurality of salient poles, with each pole being formed by winding the single coil in a direction opposite to an adjacent pole to form a series of alternating poles wound in different directions; a sensor to sense a position of the rotor relative to the stator; a commutation module to commutate the motor; a current sample module programmed to sample a current through the single coil of the motor at least two times during a single commutation cycle; and a waveform shape module programmed to compare sampled currents to estimate a current waveform characteristic through the single coil; wherein the commutation module is programmed to adjust timing of a commutation of the motor based upon the current waveform characteristic to adjust advance or delay the commutation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of commutation of a single coil, single phase, direct current permanent magnet brushless motor, the method comprising:
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commutating the motor; sampling a current through the single coil of the motor at least two times during a single commutation cycle, wherein the current sample module is programmed to take a first sample of the current during a first half of a commutation cycle and a second sample of the current during a second half of the commutation cycle; comparing sampled currents to estimate a current waveform characteristic through the single coil; and adjusting timing of the commutation of the motor based upon the current waveform characteristic to advance or delay the commutation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A single coil, single phase, direct current permanent magnet brushless motor, comprising:
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a rotor with a plurality of permanent magnets; a single coil; a stator with a plurality of salient poles, with each pole being formed by winding the single coil in a direction opposite to an adjacent pole to form a series of alternating poles wound in different directions; at least one reluctance notch formed in at least one of the poles of the stator, the reluctance notch being configured to pre-locate the rotor relative to the stator when the motor is at rest; a commutation module to commutate the motor; a current sample module programmed to take a first sample of a current through the single coil during a first half of a commutation cycle and a second sample of the current during a second half of the commutation cycle; and a waveform shape module programmed to compare sampled currents to estimate a current waveform characteristic through the single coil, wherein the current waveform characteristic swings through zero current at each commutation cycle to form alternating crests and troughs; wherein the commutation module is programmed to adjust timing of a commutation of the motor based upon the current waveform characteristic to adjust advance or delay the commutation. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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