Patents by Inventor Hassan Lamsahel

Hassan Lamsahel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11316459
    Abstract: A control system for an electric motor comprises a controller which receives as an input a demanded motor current and produces at an output an intermediate voltage demand signal, a voltage demand signal correction means arranged to generate a voltage demand correction signal, and a combining means arranged to combine the intermediate voltage demand signal and the voltage demand correction signal to produce an actual voltage demand signal that is applied to the motor by pulse width modulation of the switches of a motor bridge driver. The correction signal compensates for unwanted non-linearities caused by interlock delays in the switching of the motor bridge switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: ZF Active Safety and Electronics US LLC, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Christopher David Dixon, Connel Brett Williams, Prerit Terway, Abraham Ghafari, Hassan Lamsahel, Mesut Er
  • Patent number: 10763770
    Abstract: Operating an asynchronous machine includes: closed loop control of a first and a second three-phase winding by a first and a second closed loop control method, respectively. The second closed loop control method supplies a voltage vector to a second inverter device, and changes from the first closed loop control method to a first open loop control method. The first open loop control method includes supplying a first reference current vector to a first filter device, supplying a filtered first reference current vector to a calculation device for calculating an electrical angle, supplying the electrical angle to a first transformation device for transforming a first open loop control deviation vector, transforming a first open loop control deviation vector into a third voltage vector, and supplying the third voltage vector to the first inverter device for the operation of the first three-phase winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Hassan Lamsahel
  • Publication number: 20200059180
    Abstract: A control system for an electric motor comprises a controller which receives as an input a demanded motor current and produces at an output an intermediate voltage demand signal, a voltage demand signal correction means arranged to generate a voltage demand correction signal, and a combining means arranged to combine the intermediate voltage demand signal and the voltage demand correction signal to produce an actual voltage demand signal that is applied to the motor by pulse width modulation of the switches of a motor bridge driver. The correction signal compensates for unwanted non-linearities caused by interlock delays in the switching of the motor bridge switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicants: TRW Limited, TRW Automotive US LLC, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Christopher David Dixon, Connel Brett Williams, Prerit Terway, Abraham Ghafari, Hassan Lamsahel, Mesut Er
  • Publication number: 20190356256
    Abstract: Operating an asynchronous machine includes: closed loop control of a first and a second three-phase winding by a first and a second closed loop control method, respectively. The second closed loop control method supplies a voltage vector to a second inverter device, and changes from the first closed loop control method to a first open loop control method. The first open loop control method includes supplying a first reference current vector to a first filter device, supplying a filtered first reference current vector to a calculation device for calculating an electrical angle, supplying the electrical angle to a first transformation device for transforming a first open loop control deviation vector, transforming a first open loop control deviation vector into a third voltage vector, and supplying the third voltage vector to the first inverter device for the operation of the first three-phase winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventor: Hassan LAMSAHEL
  • Patent number: 10270378
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a PSM machine having three phases including detecting whether one or more current sensors disposed on a phase of the machine has malfunctioned. If a malfunction is detected, a voltage indicator is calculated from a voltage amplitude and a voltage phase of an input voltage of the machine in a d, q-coordinate system by two different calculations. The first calculation includes calculating the input voltage based on a phase current, target currents, and an electrical angle of the machine. The second calculation includes calculating the input voltage based on target values of a reference voltage amplitude and a reference voltage phase. The method also includes determining the voltage amplitude and the voltage phase of the input voltage of the machine and comparing the values of the respective voltage amplitudes and voltage phases from the input voltage in the first and second calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Hassan Lamsahel
  • Patent number: 9866158
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for monitoring a rotor position sensor of a PSM machine having at least three phases operated by a field oriented control, where the electrical angle of the PSM machine may corresponds with a rotor position. A first calculation of the electrical angle of the PSM machine may be based on a measured mechanical rotor position and the pole-pair number of the PSM machine. A second calculation of the electrical angle of the PSM machine may be based on the phase of a phase current indicator and regulated target currents in the d,q-coordinate system. The method may include a comparison of the values of the respective electrical angles of the PSM machine determined by the first calculation and the second calculation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Hassan Lamsahel
  • Publication number: 20170250631
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for monitoring a rotor position sensor of a PSM machine having at least three phases operated by a field oriented control, where the electrical angle of the PSM machine may corresponds with a rotor position. A first calculation of the electrical angle of the PSM machine may be based on a measured mechanical rotor position and the pole-pair number of the PSM machine. A second calculation of the electrical angle of the PSM machine may be based on the phase of a phase current indicator and regulated target currents in the d,q-coordinate system. The method may include a comparison of the values of the respective electrical angles of the PSM machine determined by the first calculation and the second calculation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Hassan Lamsahel
  • Publication number: 20170179863
    Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring a PSM machine having at least, or exactly, three phases, which are operated by means of a field oriented control, comprising the following steps: detection of whether one or more current sensors disposed on a phase of the PSM machine has malfunctioned, when a malfunction of current sensors has been detected, such that only one of the current sensors remains functional, calculation of the voltage indicator from the voltage amplitudes and voltage phases of the input voltage of the PSM machine in a d, q-coordinate system by means of two different methods, wherein a first calculation of the input voltage occurs in the first method, based on a phase current measured by a functioning current sensor, and the target currents, as well as the electrical angle of the machine, and in the second method, a second calculation of the input voltage occurs, based on target values of the reference voltage amplitude and the reference voltage phase, and determination of the voltage amplitudes a
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Hassan LAMSAHEL
  • Patent number: 9379648
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a processor for controlling an emergency operation of a multiphase induction machine upon an interruption of a first phase current of a first phase of the induction machine. The processor is designed to determine a control current setting, corresponding to the emergency operation, for a second phase of the induction machine in a coordinate system fixed to the stator through a combination of a first target current setting, corresponding to a normal operation of the electric engine, for the first phase and a second target current setting for the second phase in a coordinate system fixed to the stator. This distinguishes a phase angle and an amplitude of the control current setting for the second phase from a phase angle and an amplitude of the second target current setting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventor: Hassan Lamsahel
  • Publication number: 20150130381
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a processor (708) for controlling an emergency operation of a multiphase induction machine (701) upon an interruption of a first phase current (724-1; 724-2; 724-3) of a first phase of the induction machine (701). The processor (708) is designed to determine a control current setting (716-1; 716-2; 716-3), corresponding to the emergency operation, for a second phase of the induction machine (701) in a coordinate system fixed to the stator through a combination of a first target current setting (706-1; 706-2; 706-3), corresponding to a normal operation of the electric engine, for the first phase and a second target current setting (706-1; 706-2; 706-3) for the second phase in a coordinate system fixed to the stator. This distinguishes a phase angle and an amplitude of the control current setting (716-1; 716-2; 716-3) for the second phase from a phase angle and an amplitude of the second target current setting (706-1; 706-2; 706-3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Hassan Lamsahel