Patents by Inventor Jan Melkebeek

Jan Melkebeek 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).

  • Sensorless control of salient-pole machines
    Patent number: 8400088
    Abstract: A controller (100) for controlling a salient-pole machine (200) is disclosed. The controller (100) is adapted to determine at least one operational parameter of the salient-pole machine (200), such as for example a rotor position, a rotor angle or a steady-state voltage. The controller (100) comprises a calculating unit for calculating test pulse properties for test pulses for supply to phase inputs of the salient-pole machine. The test pulse properties thereby comprise a pulse width and the calculating unit (110) is adapted for determining the pulse width in an adaptive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Universiteit Gent
    Inventors: Frederik De Belie, Jan Melkebeek
  • SENSORLESS CONTROL OF SALIENT-POLE MACHINES
    Publication number: 20100327789
    Abstract: A controller (100) for controlling a salient-pole machine (200) is disclosed. The controller (100) is adapted to determine at least one operational parameter of the salient-pole machine (200), such as for example a rotor position, a rotor angle or a steady-state voltage. The controller (100) comprises a calculating unit for calculating test pulse properties for test pulses for supply to phase inputs of the salient-pole machine. The test pulse properties thereby comprise a pulse width and the calculating unit (110) is adapted for determining the pulse width in an adaptive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Frederik De Belie, Jan Melkebeek