ELECTROSTATIC MOTOR
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210257930A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17234530

    申请日:2021-04-19

    IPC分类号: H02N1/00

    摘要: An example electrostatic machine including a rotor stack comprising a plurality of a rotor plates each including a plurality of rotor electrodes positioned on each side of the rotor plate; and at least one rotor via comprising an electrical connection between the plurality of rotor electrodes on a first side of the rotor plate and the plurality of rotor electrodes on a second side of the rotor plate; and a stator stack comprising a plurality of stator plates, each including a plurality of stator electrodes positioned on each side of the stator plate; and at least one stator via comprising an electrical connection between the plurality of stator electrodes on a first side of the stator plate and the plurality of stator electrodes on a second side of the stator plate.

    Electrostatic motor
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11811334B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-07

    申请号:US17234560

    申请日:2021-04-19

    IPC分类号: H02N2/14 H02N1/00 H02N2/12

    摘要: An electrostatic machine including a rotor plate comprising a plurality of rotor electrodes, and rotatably fixed to a shaft; a stator plate comprising a plurality of stator electrodes; an excitation circuit electrically coupled to at least one of the rotor plate or the stator plate at a first end, and electrically couplable to exchange power at a second end with a selected one of an electrical power source or an electrical load; wherein the excitation circuit is configured to: in a first motoring mode, provide excitation power to at least one of the rotor plate or the stator plate, wherein the shaft provides positive torque to the load; and in a second generating mode, wherein the shaft receives negative torque from the load, operably couple at least one of the rotor plate or the stator plate to the electrical power source.

    ELECTROSTATIC MOTOR
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210281193A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17234539

    申请日:2021-04-19

    IPC分类号: H02N1/00

    摘要: An example system including an electrostatic machine including a rotor plate comprising a plurality of rotor electrodes, and rotatably fixed to a shaft configured to rotate about an axis; a stator plate comprising a plurality of stator electrodes, and rotatably fixed to a housing defining the rotor plate, the stator plate, and at least a portion of the shaft; an excitation circuit electrically; a controller, comprising: a rotor feedback circuit structured to interpret a voltage response value; a rotor position characterizing circuit structured to determine a voltage injection value; and a rotor position circuit structured to determine a calibrated rotor position value in response to the rotor position value; and wherein the excitation circuit is responsive to the voltage injection value to inject a voltage on at least one of the plurality of rotor electrodes or stator electrodes.

    ELECTROSTATIC MOTOR
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210242806A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-05

    申请号:US17234560

    申请日:2021-04-19

    IPC分类号: H02N1/00

    摘要: An electrostatic machine including a rotor plate comprising a plurality of rotor electrodes, and rotatably fixed to a shaft; a stator plate comprising a plurality of stator electrodes; an excitation circuit electrically coupled to at least one of the rotor plate or the stator plate at a first end, and electrically couplable to exchange power at a second end with a selected one of an electrical power source or an electrical load; wherein the excitation circuit is configured to: in a first motoring mode, provide excitation power to at least one of the rotor plate or the stator plate, wherein the shaft provides positive torque to the load; and in a second generating mode, wherein the shaft receives negative torque from the load, operably couple at least one of the rotor plate or the stator plate to the electrical power source.