Abstract: A brushless DC motor operated by a microcontroller has a unique pole construction that enables it to reliably start and operate as a unipolar device so that a reduced number of electronic power switches can be used to reduce cost and complexity. The microcontroller calculated rotor position to eliminate the need for a separate sensor and thereby further reduce manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A permanent split capacitor electric motor is constructed by using existing components of a known shaded pole motor design to reduce engineering, tooling, inventory and other manufacturing costs of the new motor and, potentially, the known design through economics of scale. The alterations to the known motor principally involve different winding circuits and the addition of a capacitor. The new motor can be reversed with a single switch circuit.

Abstract: A reliable long-life subfractional horsepower electric motor comprising stator and rotor assemblies The stator assembly includes injection molded thermoplastic end housings and plastic bearing inserts shrink fitted into the end housings. The rotor assembly includes a shaft with a special ground finish that affords a long service life and the bearing material includes solid lubricant that coats the shaft to make it corrosion resistant thereby allowing the shaft to be made of inexpensive material such as plain carbon steel. The disclosed motor construction affords a significant reduction in the number of parts and production procedures as compared to prior art long-life motors to effect a significant reduction in manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A shaded pole electric motor has a stator and a rotor interacting through an air gap. This stator has a salient pole with a narrow neck and wide pole shoe. A shading coil slot extends into the salient pole from the air gap and defines a shaded portion of the pole. The exposed side of the shaded portion is relatively smooth, as established by the shading coil having one side in the shading coil slot and another side in a shading pole aperture close to but spaced from the exposed side. This establishes ease of insulating the surface of the salient pole to receive a stator winding. The foregoing abstract is merely a resume of one general application, is not a complete discussion of all principles of operation or applications, and is not to be construed as a limitation on the scope of the claimed subject matter.