Patents Examined by Bickey Dhakal
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Patent number: 12028008Abstract: A system comprises a control unit for operating an electrical circuit arrangement connected to an electrical machine, wherein the electrical circuit arrangement is designed to energize a stator of the electrical machine, the control unit being connectable to at least one further circuit arrangement which is designed to energize a rotor of the electrical machine, the control unit being set up to operate the further circuit arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Stephan Brüske
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Patent number: 12019388Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes: a current supply unit configured to supply a coil current to a plurality of coils of a motor by controlling a voltage to be applied to the plurality of coils, based on a first command value of an excitation current and a second command value of a torque current; and a control unit configured to control the first command value based on a rotation speed of a rotor of the motor, wherein the control unit is further configured to control, when the rotation speed of the rotor is lower than a first threshold value, the first command value to cause the excitation current to be larger than zero, and control the second command value to supply the torque current in accordance with a load of the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masatoshi Itoh
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Patent number: 12020846Abstract: An inductor component includes an element body, a coil provided in the element body, and an outer electrode provided to the element body and electrically connected to the coil. The outer electrode includes an underlying layer embedded in the element body in which part of the underlying layer protrudes from a surface of the element body, and a coating film that covers a portion of the underlying layer exposed at the element body.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasunari Nakashima, Shinya Tajima, Yuta Shimoda, Daisuke Takahashi
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Patent number: 12020860Abstract: A coil component includes a molded portion having one surface and another surface opposing each other, and a wound coil disposed on the one surface of the molded portion and including an innermost turn, at least one intermediate turn, and an outermost turn disposed outwardly of a central portion of the one surface of the molded portion. A cover portion is disposed to face the one surface of the molded portion and to cover the wound coil, and first and second external electrodes are connected to the wound coil and arranged to be spaced apart from each other on the other surface of the molded portion. A thickness of one region of the cover portion disposed on the innermost turn is thicker than a thickness of another region of the cover portion disposed on the outermost turn.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2023Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byung Soo Kang, Byeong Cheol Moon, Tae Jun Choi, Ju Hwan Yang
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Patent number: 12015366Abstract: A system for controlling plurality of synchronous motors connected in parallel including a motor drive, current sensor, and plurality of synchronous motors connected in parallel to the motor drive. The synchronous motors connected to the motor drive can include the same size and power rating to allow synchronous operation and have similar load capacity. Further, the system can operate with substantially similar loads on each of the plurality of synchronous motors. The motor drive can be a variable speed drive using vector control and a closed loop current controller to control the motors. The motor drive can be a variable frequency drive using scalar control and open loop controller to control the motors. The motor drive controls the plurality of synchronous motors by maintaining net active power and net active power, and by rejecting power perturbations, at the common node.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Lorenzo Mazza, Zubair Ali, Toni Tuovinen, Brian Pisani
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Patent number: 12015360Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a control system which, when a sensor is not built in a motor, saves the power of the sensor and increases the life thereof by on/off-controlling power supply to the sensor before and after the operation of the motor, and also to provide an automatic analysis device. The control system 201 is provided with sensors 309a, 309b, 602, 603 for monitoring the operation of a motor and a control mechanism for controlling the operation of the motor. The control mechanism is provided with: a function of starting power supply to the sensors 309a, 309b, 602, 603 before a first predetermined time from the time when the motor starts the rotating operation; and a function of stopping the power supply to the sensors 309a, 309b, 602, 603 after a second predetermined time from the time when the motor terminates the rotating operation.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: HITACHI HIGH-TECH CORPORATIONInventor: Kotaro Shirai
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Patent number: 12015371Abstract: An over-current protection device for a power generator includes a first pin, configured to receive a signal; a detection and control module, coupled to the first pin, and configured to detect the signal to determine whether the signal conforms to a pre-determined condition or not, and to output a control signal when the signal conforms to the pre-determined condition; and an auto-trim and memory module, coupled to the detection and control module, configured to receive the control signal from the detection and control module, wherein the auto-trim and memory module is configured to execute a plurality of auto-trim measurements and to store adjustment data corresponding to the plurality of auto-trim measurements; a second pin, coupled to the detection and control module, configured to receive a second signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Infinno Technology Corp.Inventors: Hui-Tsung Yang, Ming-Zhi Tzeng
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Patent number: 11996792Abstract: Described embodiments relate to motor control for synchronous motors, and more specifically, some embodiments relate to motor-current control for permanent-magnet synchronous motors. Embodiments of a current controller are described that include an adaptive controller configured to adapt to changing system dynamics of a PMSM. Embodiments of adaptive control techniques are described that involve estimating system parameters of a PMSM and adapting control actions to compensate for such estimated system parameters. Such adapted control actions may be expected to track an observed motor current to a desired motor current. Systems, methods and devices related to the above are also described.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Microchip Technology IncorporatedInventors: Jason Qian, Betty Wang
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Patent number: 11996795Abstract: A motor drive system for use with a motor comprising a first high-side switch coupled to a high voltage bus and the motor. A first low-side switch coupled to the motor and a return, a turn ON and turn OFF of the first high-side switch and the first low-side switch provides a phase current for the motor. A system controller configured to receive a phase current sense signal representative of the phase current of the motor and configured to begin an alignment sequence to align the motor to a goal alignment position, wherein during the alignment sequence at least one of the first high-side switch or the first low-side switch is turned ON and OFF having an alignment duty ratio, and the system controller is configured to end the alignment sequence in response to a sensed decrease in the phase current sense signal or a first duration has elapsed.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC.Inventors: John Emmanuel Atienza Tan, Jhaebhee Mark Quiroz Calderon, Emmanuel Belen Antonio, John Henry Rementilla Puente
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Patent number: 11996791Abstract: The invention relates to a method (400) for calibrating the control of an electrical machine (120) for a specifiable torque value (T_Des), the electrical machine (120) being operated by means of field-oriented control. The method comprises the steps of: a.) specifying a current vector (Ix_V) (410) for producing the specifiable torque value (T_Des) by means of a connectable electrical machine (120), b.) specifying a test signal (Sx_Test) (420) and superimposing the test signal (Sx_Test) on the current vector (Ix_V), c.) capturing (430), by means of a sensor (130), a response signal (Sx_Antw) resulting from the superimposing, e.) determining (450) a calibrated current vector (I_Vk) according to the evaluation of the response signal (Sx_Antw).Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Michele Hirsch, Yuping Chen
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Patent number: 11990267Abstract: A three-phase magnetics assembly comprising a plurality of windings, and a unified core body is provided. The core body includes core legs which extend along central axes of the plurality of windings and around which the plurality of windings are wound such that magnetic fluxes are produced in the plurality of core legs when current flows through the plurality of windings. The plurality of windings comprise first, second, and third phase inductors, and first, second, and third phase transformers, which are positioned about the unified core body such that the core legs of the first phase inductor and second phase transformer share a central axis, the core legs of the second phase inductor and third phase transformer share a central axis, and the core legs of the third phase inductor and first phase transformer share a central axis.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Astec International LimitedInventors: Lei Shi, Yuk Man Shing
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Patent number: 11988122Abstract: A vehicle comprising: an internal combustion engine having a cylinder and an exhaust manifold for collecting exhaust gases expelled from the cylinder; an exhaust system configured to channel exhaust gases along a flow path from the exhaust manifold to an exhaust outlet, the exhaust system comprising an exhaust component configured to cause an alteration to engine-generated sound pulses passing through the exhaust component; and a sound bypass device comprising a sound inlet port at a first location on the exhaust system before a first exhaust component along the flow path and a sound outlet port at a second location on the exhaust system after the first exhaust component along the flow path, the sound bypass device being configured to transmit engine-generated sound pulses from the sound inlet port to the sound outlet port whilst preventing flow of exhaust gases from the sound inlet port to the sound outlet port.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: McLaren Automotive LimitedInventors: Giuseppe Iossa, Andreas Rousounelos, Marciano Demetrio
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Patent number: 11990264Abstract: A chip inductor includes a sealing body having a mounting surface and a coil conductor sealed in an interior of the sealing body, wherein the coil conductor includes a first coil end exposed from the mounting surface of the sealing body, a second coil end exposed from the mounting surface of the sealing body, and a spiral portion of spiral form connected to the first coil end and the second coil end and routed along a normal direction of the mounting surface of the sealing body from the first coil end and the second coil end.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.Inventor: Takuma Shimoichi
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Patent number: 11984252Abstract: A winding-type coil component includes a first wire and a second wire having a twisted wire portion where the first wire and the second wire are twisted together. Switching positions of the first wire and the second wire in the twisted wire portion are shifted in a circumferential direction of a winding core portion every turn.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kohei Kobayashi, Ryota Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Tei, Chihiro Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 11978581Abstract: A magnetic-component module includes a substrate, a core on a first surface of the substrate, a spacer on the core, a gap between a bottom surface of the core and the first surface of the substrate, a winding including wire bonds extending over the core and electrically connecting a first portion of the substrate and a second portion of the substrate, and traces on and/or in the substrate, and an overmold material encapsulating the core, the spacer, and the wire bonds and filling the gap.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Lee Francis, William Jarvis, Takayuki Tange, Shouhei Hirose
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Patent number: 11979049Abstract: An electric work machine (1), such as a power tool, comprises a motor (50), a manipulatable part (12) such as a trigger switch, and a control part (36). The motor is energized with electric current supplied by a battery pack (22). By manipulating the manipulatable part, the control part energizes the motor. The control part also acquires information concerning the state of the battery from the battery pack, and, if appropriate based on the information obtained from the battery pack, takes measures (such as limiting a discharge current) to restrain, delay and possibly avert the performance of a protection (discharge-prohibited) operation by the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: MAKITA CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshitaka Ichikawa, Tadahiko Kobayakawa
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Patent number: 11973456Abstract: According to the present invention, provided is a motor of which a controller generates an index signal at a second time point delayed from a first time point at which a pulse due to an index magnet is detected among pulses of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal detected by a second Hall sensor, compares a second time point which is input in advance based on a constant speed condition of the motor and a detected second time point to obtain a first error, compares a duty value, which is input in advance based on the constant speed condition of the motor, of a PWM signal and a duty value of a detected PWM signal to obtain a second error, and controls a speed of the motor on basis of the first error and the second error.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.Inventor: Jin Seob Lee
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Patent number: 11973449Abstract: A motor system includes a driving circuit, a motor device and a control circuit. The driving circuit outputs a driving current according to multiple control signals. The motor device drives a rotor unit to rotate according to the driving current, and includes a first sensor and a second sensor to sense the polarity of the rotor unit in different directions to generate polarity data. The control circuit receives the polarity data. When the polarity data is in a first state, the control circuit records a first maintenance time. When the polarity data changes from the first state to a second state, and a second maintenance time for the second state corresponds to the first maintenance time, the control circuit sets the polarity data to a third state, until the polarity data is changed from the third state to a fourth state.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Sentelic CorporationInventor: Wen-Ting Lee
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Patent number: 11972891Abstract: An inductor component includes a lamination of an insulating layer and a conductive layer. The insulating layer includes a base made of glass and inorganic particles dispersed in the base. Some of the inorganic particles partially project through the surface of the base into the conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiromi Miyoshi, Yasuo Matsumoto, Kenta Kondo
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Patent number: 11967452Abstract: A coil device includes a first conductor, a second conductor, and a core. The second conductor is disposed inside the first conductor and at least partly extending along the first conductor. The core internally arranges the first conductor and the second conductor. An insulating layer is formed at least between the first conductor and the second conductor.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: TDK CORPORATIONInventors: Chen Wang, Syun Ashizawa, Satoshi Sugimoto