Abstract:
Three stator phase windings of a commutatorless motor are energized from a battery through power transistors. A capacitive rotor position sensor coupled to the motor rotor derives three phase square wave rotor position signals displaced 120* apart at a frequency proportional to motor speed. Three sets of logic gates receive rotor position signals as inputs and control the conduction interval of the transistors. When a motor direction switch is actuated forward, first gates of the three logic sets are opened to enable the transistors during first rotor position signals displaced 120* to generate a clockwise rotating stator field, and when the direction switch is actuated to the reverse position, second gates are opened to enable the transistors during second rotor position signals displaced 180* from the first signals to thereby shift the stator field 180* and thus reverse rotor direction. Third gates of the logic sets are opened when the motor attains a predetermined speed to enable the transistors during rotor position signals shifted 60* from the first signals to thereby vary the motor torque angle. A plurality of timing pulses are generated during each rotor position signal, variable delay means generate delay pulses from the timing pulses after a selectively adjustable time delays the delay pulses open delay gates disposed between the logic gates and the power transistors, and motor speed controlling means vary the time delay between the timing and delay pulses to thereby change the power duty cycle of the power transistors and thus control motor speed and torque.
Abstract:
A control device for an electric motor with a stator having at least four groups of coils. Four switches are connected to the four coil groups so that two switches connect one terminal of a DC voltage supply to two coil groups and the other two switches connect the other terminal of the DC supply to the other two coil groups. A rotor position detector operates the first two switches in mutually exclusive time intervals at a frequency related to the rotor rotation. A pulse generator and two AND gates operate the other two switches in mutually exclusive time intervals at the frequency of the pulse generator. The frequency and the width of the pulse generator output pulses are variable.
Abstract:
A rotatable actuator is mounted on the rotor of an AC machine for rotation therewith. A pair of spaced transmitters are stationarily mounted on the stator of the AC machine in operative proximity with the actuator. Each of the transmitters produces an output signal during the time the actuator passes in close proximity therewith. A control unit couples the transmitters to the control electrodes of a plurality of electronic switches connected to the stationary windings of the machine and controls the conductive condition of the switches. Unipolar phase voltages are cyclically applied to a common output connected in common to the switches and provide a direct voltage proportional to the speed of the machine.
Abstract:
A magnetic motor which includes a rotor, having a preselected number of polarized magnetic poles spaced about its periphery rotating with respect to an armature having a differing, preselected number of circumferentially spaced, magnetic poles, the motor utilizing at least four pole-polarity switching circuits responsive to the rotation of the rotor each of which circuits will selectively reverse the polarity of the armature poles to continue the rotation of the rotor with respect to the armature.
Abstract:
A character indicator system for sequentially displaying data and having means to monitor the characters indicated to thereby determine the correctness of the display. The character carriers are advanced by a step-by-step motor which advances one step for each alternation of the input energy. The monitor means, as a function of the position of the character carrier or the motor armature, affects at least one alternating current signal whose frequency lies within the order of magnitude of several times the frequency of the energy used for driving the motor. Switch means feed the alternating current signal to the motor input where it can be picked up at the other end of the input and used for monitoring purposes.