摘要:
This invention concerns an electric drive system (200) for driving an output. The electric drive system comprises: a first electric motor (250) arranged to drive a first input shaft (230) at a first angular velocity, ω1, and a second electric motor (260) arranged to drive a second input shaft (240) at a second angular velocity, ω2. A gear mechanism (210) is provided and is arranged to transmit angular rotation of the first (230) and second (240) input shafts to drive the output (220) at an output angular velocity, ωout, such that ωout is proportional to aω1-bω2, where a and b are constants. The electric drive system (200) further comprises a controller (270) arranged to control operation of the first (250) and second (260) electric motors. When the output (220) is to be driven from ωout=0, the controller (270) is arranged to control the first (250) and second (260) electric motors to drive the first (230) and second (240) input shafts. The input shafts are driven in a first phase to primary first and second angular velocities, ω1,p and ω2,p, such that aω1,p≈bω2,p. The input shafts are also subsequently driven in a second phase in which the first angular velocity, ω1, or the second angular velocity, ω2, or both are varied such that aω 1≠bω2 and the output is driven from ωout=0. The result of this is that the motors run in a more efficient part of their output profile, even whilst the vehicle is at rest, pulling off (especially in situations of high output load such as on off-road or otherwise difficult terrain), or moving at low velocity.
摘要:
A throttle valve has a control member which is angularly positioned by two stepper motors which drive the control member through differential gearing. The drives to the control member are arranged so that a single step displacement of the respective motors in the same direction drives the control member by different amounts in opposite directions, providing a high resolution drive. The control member may be driven at a high speed by reversing one of the motors.
摘要:
A PAIR OF DC MOTORS ARE COUPLED TO A SHAFT VIA A DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE. ONE OF THE MOTORS IS ENERGIZED VIA A FIRST MOTOR ENERGIZING CIRCUIT WHICH INCLUDES A FIRST SWITCH. THE OTHER OF THE MOTORS IS ENERGIZED VIA A SECOND MOTOR ENERGIZING CIRCUIT WHICH INCLUDES A SECOND SWITCH. CONTROL CIRCUITRY CONNECTED TO THE FIRST AND SECOND SWITCHES CONTROLS THEIR CONDITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONTROL VOLTAGE PROVIDED BY THE CONTROL CIRCUITRY.
摘要:
In an electrical traction drive for a vehicle comprising at least two individual wheel drives that are to be controlled independently of each other, the drives are able to be operated redundantly in order for an emergency operating function to be implemented.
摘要:
A vehicular propulsion system is described that uses a plurality of direct current (DC) motors operatively attached to a common drive shaft or shafts of an electric vehicle (EV) or boat. Each motor is powered separately by direct current from a battery cassette or trays swappably inserted into the chassis of the vehicle. The battery cassettes are secured in racks, with one or more individual battery cassettes connected to each of individual motors. The individual battery cassettes are sized to have a weight suitable so as to be readily swapped out as needed for recharging, maintenance or replacement, enabling vehicle range to be extended en route by exchanging depleted battery cassettes for new batteries whenever needed. DC motors may be selected to obtain efficiencies greater than obtainable with AC motors, but require no expensive inverter unit.
摘要:
A vehicular propulsion system is described that uses a plurality of direct current (DC) motors operatively attached to a common drive shaft or shafts of an electric vehicle (EV) or boat. Each motor is powered separately by direct current from a battery cassette or trays swappably inserted into the chassis of the vehicle. The battery cassettes are secured in racks, with one or more individual battery cassettes connected to each of individual motors. The individual battery cassettes are sized to have a weight suitable so as to be readily swapped out as needed for recharging, maintenance or replacement, enabling vehicle range to be extended en route by exchanging depleted battery cassettes for new batteries whenever needed. Air cooling is enabled by use of the smaller battery cassettes and smaller motor assemblies. The torque of the smaller motors, operating on a common drive shaft, is additive according to a first embodiment in which a set of like motors are supplied. Variable ratio gearboxes are provided in the drivetrain so that motors can be directly coupled to the driven axle. By dividing the batteries among the motor loads and by combining the torques of several smaller motors at the drive shaft, improved range, serviceability and decreased cost are achieved. According to a second embodiment in which a set of unlike motors are supplied, unlike motors having torque curves optimized for different propulsion states are combined so as to improve mileage in a range of real world mixed driving conditions. Series-wound DC motors may be used in combination with brushless direct current (BLDC) motors (operated with Hall-effect positional feedback, encoders, resolvers, H-bridge MOSFETs, field-oriented control or pulse width modulation), shunt-excited motors, or compound-excited DC motors. With both like and unlike DC motors, magnetic coupling of surface, radial or embedded permanent magnets (PM) may be selected to obtain efficiencies greater than obtainable with AC motors, but require no expensive inverter unit.
摘要:
An actuator for an aircraft is provided. The actuator comprises a first motor, a second motor and an actuator output, which are interconnected by a gear assembly. The actuator output is driveable by the first motor independently of the second motor; the actuator output is driveable by the second motor independently of the first motor; and the actuator output is driveable by the first and second motors in combination.