Patents Assigned to Emerson Appliance Motors Europe S.r.l.
  • Patent number: 7714530
    Abstract: The system (ECS) comprises a rectifier circuit (RC) to supply a direct current voltage (VB) as output; a driver circuit (DC) which is connected to a rectifier circuit (RC) and includes a plurality of controlled switches (SW1-SW4) which can permit passage of a current in the stator winding (W) selectively in one direction and in the opposite direction; a sensor (PS) which can supply a signal (H) which is indicative of the angular position of the rotor (R); and a control circuit (CC) which is designed to receive a signal (RS) which is indicative of the speed of rotation required (?ref) for the motor (M), and is connected to the position sensor (PS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Emerson Appliance Motors Europe S.R.L.
    Inventor: Sebastiano Acquaviva
  • Patent number: 7479755
    Abstract: The drive circuit (10) includes a processing and control circuit (14) comprising a protection circuit (16), designed to generate at its output a logical inhibiting signal (C) starting from every zero crossing of the motor supply volts (V), the inhibiting signal (C) having a predetermined duration (t0) which is less than a quarter of the period of the supply voltage (V); and an enabling circuit (17), connected to a sensor of the position of the rotor (6) and designed to enable a first and a second controlled conduction device (12, 13) associated with the stator winding (4) to conduct current alternately, in synchronization with the signal (H) supplied by the position sensor (6). The enabling circuit (17) is connected to the protection circuit (16) in such a way that the conduction of current through the controlled conduction device (12, 13) enabled at any time is inhibited for the duration (t0) of the inhibiting (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Emerson Appliance Motors Europe S.r.l.
    Inventors: Sebastiano Acquaviva, Domenico Diacono
  • Publication number: 20070273323
    Abstract: The drive circuit (10) includes a processing and control circuit (14) comprising a protection circuit (16), designed to generate at its output inhibiting signal (C) starting from every zero crossing of the motor supply volts (V), the inhibiting signal (C) having a predetermined duration (t0) which is less than a quarter of the period of the supply voltage (V); and an enabling circuit (17), connected to a sensor of the position of the rotor (6) and designed to enable a first and a second controlled conduction device (12, 13) associated with the stator winding (4) to conduct current alternately, in synchronization with the signal (H) supplied by the position sensor (6). The enabling circuit (17) is connected to the protection circuit (16) in such a way that the conduction of current through the controlled conduction device (12, 13) enabled at any time is inhibited for the duration (t0) of the inhibiting signal (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Emerson Appliance Motors Europe S.r.l.
    Inventors: Sebastiano Acquaviva, Domenico Diacono