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Title: Magnet management in electric machines

Abstract

A magnet management method of controlling a ferrite-type permanent magnet electrical machine includes receiving and/or estimating the temperature permanent magnets; determining if that temperature is below a predetermined temperature; and if so, then: selectively heating the magnets in order to prevent demagnetization and/or derating the machine. A similar method provides for controlling magnetization level by analyzing flux or magnetization level. Controllers that employ various methods are disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
GE Global Research, Niskayuna, New York (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1347536
Patent Number(s):
9602043
Application Number:
14/473,216
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02P - CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0005573
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Aug 29
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Citation Formats

Reddy, Patel Bhageerath, El-Refaie, Ayman Mohamed Fawzi, and Huh, Kum Kang. Magnet management in electric machines. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Reddy, Patel Bhageerath, El-Refaie, Ayman Mohamed Fawzi, & Huh, Kum Kang. Magnet management in electric machines. United States.
Reddy, Patel Bhageerath, El-Refaie, Ayman Mohamed Fawzi, and Huh, Kum Kang. Tue . "Magnet management in electric machines". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1347536.
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