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Title: Method and apparatus for sensorless operation of brushless permanent magnet motors

Patent ·
OSTI ID:644392

A sensorless method and apparatus for providing commutation timing signals for a brushless permanent magnet motor extracts the third harmonic back-emf of a three-phase stator winding and independently cyclically integrates the positive and negative half-cycles thereof and compares the results to a reference level associated with a desired commutation angle. 23 figs.

Research Organization:
Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093
Assignee:
General Motors Corp., Detroit, MI (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,739,652/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-770,862
OSTI ID:
644392
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 14 Apr 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English