Frequency Converters Patents (Class 310/160)
  • Patent number: 12255502
    Abstract: A rotary electric machine includes a rotor, a stator having a coil, a substrate electrically connected to the coil, a bus bar assembly having a bus bar electrically connecting the coil and the substrate, and a housing having a stator housing portion accommodating the stator and a substrate housing portion accommodating the substrate. The substrate housing portion is radially outside the stator housing portion. The housing has a connection hole radially connecting the stator housing portion and the substrate housing portion. The bus bar assembly radially passes through the connection hole. The bus bar includes a coil connection portion electrically connected to the coil, and a substrate connection portion electrically connected to the substrate. The bus bar assembly includes a bus bar holder that holds the bus bar, and a fixing member that is held by the bus bar holder and fixed to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shigehiro Kataoka, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11199255
    Abstract: An electric oil pump includes a motor part having a shaft, a pump part located on a front side of the motor part and driven via the shaft, and a control part controlling the motor part. The motor part includes a rotor, a stator, and a motor housing accommodating the rotor and the stator. The pump part includes a pump rotor mounted on the shaft protruding from the motor part, and a pump housing accommodating the pump rotor. The control part includes a substrate having a surface on which a plurality of electronic components are mounted. The surface of the substrate is disposed to face the cylindrical portion of the motor housing and extends in the axial direction. The substrate has an axial length shorter than an axial length of an assembly of the motor part and the pump part and is disposed within an axial range of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: NIDEC TOSOK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Kobayashi, Shigehiro Kataoka, Yutaka Omori
  • Patent number: 11101723
    Abstract: A three-phase induction motor that is rotationally driven in response to supply of AC power from an inverter including a switching element formed by using a wide bandgap semiconductor includes: a stator including a stator slot having an open slot structure for inserting a former-wound coil; and a rotor including a rotor slot into which a secondary conductor is inserted, the rotor being disposed inside the stator via a gap. Assuming that the number of rotor slots is Nr, the number of stator slots is Ns, and the number of poles is Np, Nr, Ns, and Np are set such that the relationship of Nr?Ns?Np?6 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuaki Otsu, Kenta Kaneko, Haruyuki Kometani
  • Patent number: 9755552
    Abstract: A frequency converter includes: a primary winding 12 in which a plurality of windings on which a polyphase alternating voltage is applied are arranged periodically along a particular direction; a secondary winding 22 which is magnetically coupled to the primary winding 12 and in which a plurality of windings are arranged along the particular direction with a repetition period different from the primary winding 12; and a frequency modulation part 3 which is arranged on a magnetic path between the primary winding 12 and the secondary winding 22 and in which a plurality of magnetic materials 31 are arranged periodically. Then, the pitch of the plurality of magnetic materials 31 and the winding arrangement period of the primary winding 12 and the secondary winding 22 are different from each other so that an alternating voltage having a frequency different from the frequency of the polyphase alternating voltage is induced in the secondary winding 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masahiro Mita
  • Patent number: 9227501
    Abstract: A transmission for a vehicle and a method of assembling a modular motor assembly in the transmission are disclosed. The transmission includes a housing defining a cavity along a longitudinal axis. The transmission further includes a first motor/generator and a second motor/generator each disposed in the cavity. The transmission also includes a first support supporting the first motor/generator such that the first motor/generator is mounted to the first support to define a first modular unit. The first modular unit is attached to the housing within the cavity. The transmission further includes a second support supporting the second motor/generator such that the second motor/generator is mounted to the second support to define a second modular unit. The second modular unit is attached to the first modular unit such that the first and second modular units align with each other along the longitudinal axis within the cavity of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Pete R Garcia, Kent A. Miller, John A. Diemer
  • Patent number: 8542085
    Abstract: A high frequency rotary transformer for an electrical machine includes a primary transformer component having a primary transformer winding, and a secondary transformer component having a secondary transformer winding. The primary transformer winding is configured to be coupled to a DC power source via a DC to AC converter. The secondary transformer winding is configured to be coupled to a winding of the rotor. Each of the primary and secondary transformer components are mechanically coupled to either the stator or the rotor. The secondary transformer component is configured to rotate with respect to the primary transformer component to produce a magnetic flux via the primary transformer winding and the secondary transformer winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Constantin C. Stancu, Peter J. Savagian, Khwaja M. Rahman, Robert T. Dawsey, Erik Hatch
  • Patent number: 8514915
    Abstract: Coverage for a wireless network is improved using a frequency shifting scheme. A wireless signal in a frequency band is shifted to another band, and carried in the shifted band to another location where the signal is shifted back to the original frequency band. The frequency shifting may utilize frequency shifting schemes such as mixer/filter and heterodyne. The wireless signal can be frequency shifted by converting it to other representing signals (such as I/Q components) and forming the frequency-shifted signal from the representations. The transmission medium may use dedicated wiring or existing service wiring in a residence or building, including LAN, telephone, AC power and CATV wiring. The system may be enclosed as a stand-alone unit, housed in integrated form as part of a service outlet or as a snap-on/plug-in module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Corning MobileAccess Ltd
    Inventors: Yehuda Binder, Ami Hazani
  • Patent number: 8207699
    Abstract: An alternating current motor control system constituted of: a control unit; a cycloconverter functionality; a phase control functionality; and a semiconductor switching unit comprising a plurality of electronically controlled semiconductor switches each associated with a particular winding of a target alternating current motor and each independently responsive to the control unit. In one embodiment the semiconductor switching unit is arranged to connect the windings of the target alternating current motor to a three phase power input in one of a star and a delta configuration responsive to the control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: InnoSave Ltd.
    Inventor: Arthur Naiman
  • Patent number: 8184681
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for improving the coverage of a wireless network based on frequency shifting scheme. A wireless signal in a frequency band is shifted to another distinct band, and carried in the shifted band, using wired or wireless mediums to another location, wherein the wireless signal is shifted back to the original frequency band. The frequency shifting may make use of a conventional frequency shifting schemes such as mixer/filter and heterodyne. In one embodiment the wireless signal is frequency shifted by converting it to other representing signals (such as I/Q components) and forming the frequency-shifted signal from the representations. The system is may be used to increase in-door or outdoor coverage, as well as bridging between in-door and outdoor networks. The medium may use dedicated wiring or existing service wiring in a residence or building, including LAN, telephone, AC power and CATV wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Corning MobileAccess Ltd
    Inventors: Yehuda Binder, Ami Hazani
  • Patent number: 7813451
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for improving the coverage of a wireless network based on frequency shifting scheme. A wireless signal in a frequency band is shifted to another distinct band, and carried in the shifted band, using wired or wireless mediums to another location, wherein the wireless signal is shifted back to the original frequency band. The frequency shifting may make use of a conventional frequency shifting schemes such as mixer/filter and heterodyne. In one embodiment the wireless signal is frequency shifted by converting it to other representing signals (such as I/Q components) and forming the frequency-shifted signal from the representations. The system is may be used to increase in-door or outdoor coverage, as well as bridging between in-door and outdoor networks. The medium may use dedicated wiring or existing service wiring in a residence or building, including LAN, telephone, AC power and CATV wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: MobileAccess Networks Ltd.
    Inventors: Yehuda Binder, Ami Hazani
  • Patent number: 7595576
    Abstract: It is possible to provide a brush-less type rotation detector shielding structure capable of reducing the interference of magnetic flux leaking from a rotation transformer to a stator iron core and rotor iron core and suppressing lowering of the angle detection accuracy. As shown in FIG. 1, the shielding structure is used for a brush-less type rotation detector including: a rotation transformer having a rotor transformer (3) and stator transformer (4); a signal modulation section having a stator iron core (2) and a rotor iron core (1); and a case (5) for containing them. The shielding structure has a main configuration having a stator magnetic shielding section (44) capable of magnetically shielding between the stator iron core (2) constituting the signal modulation section and the stator transformer (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Tamagawa Seiki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Tagawa
  • Patent number: 6806609
    Abstract: A single phase induction motor and a compressor utilizing the single phase induction motor wherein the motor has a stator having a plurality of slots; a rotor being rotated by a magnetic field generated by an electric force between the stator and the rotor; and a main winding and a sub winding wound through the plurality of slots of the stator to form a revolving magnetic field of the rotor. The main winding and the sub winding form a centralized type of winding structure so that the main winding and the sub winding are wound in an alternate pattern via adjacent slots. Since the centralized winding structure of the main winding and the sub winding which are wound through the slots of the stator, the coil end is greatly reduced, and as a result, the material costs and copper loss can be greatly reduced. Further, the main winding and the sub winding, which are wound through the slots of the stator, do not protrude from opposite sides of the stator too much.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Gwangju Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyun-rok Cha
  • Patent number: 6713924
    Abstract: A three-phase brushless motor includes a rotor with a permanent magnet having P (P is an integer not less than two) polarities and a stator facing the rotor and having plural coils shaped in approx, triangle or trapezoid. A space between adjacent coils is (360/P)×(5/3) degree. Three position-detectors, which detect the position of the rotor, is placed at intervals of (360/P)×(2/3) degree in an area where no coils are placed. This structure allows the coils to be optimally shaped and placed, and realizes to reduce a number of coils as well as improve the motor characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinji Fukushima
  • Patent number: 6229232
    Abstract: An electric motor with a frequency converter for speed control purposes and in which a frequency converter casing is provided with a cooler, is characterized by an intermediate part, replacing a terminal box and receiving the connecting elements. The intermediate part allows the frequency converter casing to be fitted in a thermally decoupled manner with respect to the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Jörg Roth-Stielow, Josef Schmidt
  • Patent number: 6169345
    Abstract: The invention concerns a compact drive with an electric motor, a frequency converter and a gear. Such a drive should be made in the most compact way possible. For this purpose frequency converter is arranged at one front end of the motor and the gear is arranged at the other front end of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Jesper Olsen Bloch, John Kristensen, John Børsting Jensen
  • Patent number: 6118201
    Abstract: A brushless resolver comprising a housing, a rotor rotatably mounted in the housing, a rotary transformer comprising a primary winding carried by the housing and secondary winding on the rotor and operatively associated with the primary winding, a resolver comprising a stator winding carried by the housing and a rotor winding on the rotor and operatively associated with the stator winding, characterized by an electromagnetic flux absorber in the housing between the rotary transformer and the resolver for absorbing leakage electromagnetic flux from the rotary transformer so as to reduce any deviation between the indicated electrical position of the rotor and the actual mechanical position of the rotor during each revolution of the rotor. The flux absorber comprises a copper ring between the rotary transformer primary winding and the resolver stator winding so that the leakage flux creates eddy currents in the ring thereby absorbing or reducing the leakage flux.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: American Precision Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Dulin, David E. Hawes, Ray K. Trumbauer
  • Patent number: 5994811
    Abstract: An electric motor comprising two separate and coaxially spaced armatures as well as a magnet-equipped rotor arranged between the two armatures. One armature is fixed to a motor housing being a static armature, while the other armature is free to rotate, having the motor output shaft as a central and integral part thereof. The rotor operates as a rotor for both armatures having magnet pole pairs on both sides for interaction with each respective armature. Thus, the motor comprises two part-motors having a common rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Electret AS
    Inventor: Karl A. Thomassen
  • Patent number: 5929612
    Abstract: In an induction generator, an additional set of stator windings is provided, separate from and secondary to the main stator windings upon which the generator's output voltage is generated and supplied to the load. This separate stator winding is provided for the purpose of supplying the generator with the reactive electrical power it needs to maintain the rotating stator field and supplying any reactive power needed by the load. Thus, there is no need to use a capacitor assembly, for supplying the reactive power needed by the generator. Currents are injected into this separate winding in such a way that only reactive power is supplied to the generator. Specifically, a power measuring circuit measures the power in the additional set of stator windings, and a power error signal is formed by algebraically adding the outputs of the power measuring circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Satcon Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David B. Eisenhaure, James L. Kirtley, Jr., Geoffrey B. Lansberry, Kevin J. Donegan, Gita P. Rao
  • Patent number: 5903081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a squirrel-cage induction motor for frequency converter use, in particular, which squirrel-cage induction motor comprises a stator, a stator winding arranged in its axial grooves, divided into at least two coil groups for each phase of the supplying alternating current and connected to the supplying alternating current in such a manner that the sum of basic frequency groove currents is substantially zero at each moment. In accordance with the invention, one half of the coil groups of each phase is connected to the supplying alternating current at one end of the stator and the other half of the coil groups of each phase at the other end of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: ABB Motors Oy
    Inventors: Tapio Haring, Jarkko Iisakkala
  • Patent number: 5260619
    Abstract: In a frequency generator, some of connecting wire elements forming the generator coil pattern are omitted. The circuit wiring pattern is partially laid in a printed wiring board surface area located between the adjacent generator wire elements, which is not connected because the connecting wire elements are omitted. The adjacent generator wire elements not connected are connected by a conductor, which is electrically insulated from the circuit wiring pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sankyo Seiki Seisakusho
    Inventor: Masayoshi Hara
  • Patent number: 4963778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electromotor where its operational values, such as speed and torque, can be changed by means of a static frequency converter. The invention relates further to an electromotor combined with and driving a working unit such as a pump, a ventilator a machine tool or a tool. The frequency converter miniaturized by means of a high-integrated circuit is mechanically connected to form a structural unit with the motor or the working unit, and the dissipation heat of the frequency converter is emitted, preferably by means of ducted cooling, and the metal parts surrounding the frequency converter form the electric shielding thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Grundfos International A/S
    Inventors: Niels D. Jensen, Kaj Kruse, Jensen Peder
  • Patent number: 4928046
    Abstract: A multiple rotational position sensor includes a stator winding provided to a stator mounted to a casing and a rotor having a rotor winding provided to a rotor shaft mounted for rotation to the casing, in which the rotational position is sensed by the relative rotation between the rotor and the stator. According to the present invention, the sensor also includes a speed reducing unit for coupling the rotor shaft and the casing together and outer bearings for rotatably carrying the casing, which is revolved by rotation of the rotor shaft by an angle less than the angle of rotation of the rotor shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: Tamagawa Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yutaka Karasawa
  • Patent number: 4771197
    Abstract: The invention concerns a frequency converter-controlled squirrel cage motor particularly for use in elevator operation. The motor's stator is mounted on a stationary axle and the rotor rotating around the stator has been rotatably carried on the same axle. On the outer periphery of the rotor a cylinder has been mounted, carrying rope grooves and a brake surface for the elevator's lifting ropes and brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Elevator GmbH
    Inventors: Osmo Ivanto, Matti Kankipuro
  • Patent number: 4707629
    Abstract: The present invention includes a rotary converter for converting direct current to altenating current. The rotary converter includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a shaft, a commutator concentric with the shaft, and an armature core concentric with the shaft and adjacent the commutator, the core having slots in its outer circumference parallel to the axis of the shaft. At least one slip ring is mounted on the shaft adjacent the armature core. A first or direct current winding is electrically connected to the commutator and wound in a wave pattern through the armature cores slots. A second or alternating current winding is electrically connected to at least one slip ring and wound in a series of alternating clockwise and counterclockwise loops through the armature core slots. The rotary converter is particularly suitable for operation from a standard twelve volt battery to supply alternating current at a desired rating to electric tools and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Inventor: George J. Wasko
  • Patent number: 4517471
    Abstract: A rotary converter machine which includes a stator with three-phase primary, and secondary windings, and a rotor mounted within the stator which includes a damping winding. The primary and secondary stator windings are arranged on a common stator pack and located in continuous stator slots, both windings extending over the whole axial length of the common stator pack. The converter machine provides a direct transfer of the electrical energy by flux linkage between the two windings. The rotor is driven by the rotating magnetic field either asynchronously, if a drum rotor is provided, or synchronously, if a salient-pole rotor is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: Anton Piller GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Sachs
  • Patent number: 4390941
    Abstract: A static magnetic frequency multiplier has iron structures which form a closed magnetic circuit and which carry a polyphase primary winding having p.sub.1 pole pairs distributed in slots. The winding legs, pitch, interleaving of circuits, setting of the slots, and the like, of the primary winding are so constructed that a voltage is induced at its terminals only by the fundamental of a field which has the pole pair number p.sub.1. In addition, the iron structures carry a secondary winding with the pole pair number p.sub.2 which is an uneven multiple of p.sub.1 and which is distributed in slots, being magnetically coupled to the primary winding. The secondary winding is designed so that no voltage is induced at its terminals by the fundamental of a field having the pole pair number p.sub.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilhelm Benecke, Heinz Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 4387419
    Abstract: In stationary magnetic frequency multipliers which comprise a polyphase primary winding distributed in slots and a secondary winding magnetically coupled to the former, a travelling field can be produced if the primary and secondary windings, designed as ring windings, are arranged in two opposite rows of slots of an iron member with which a return member is so closely associated as to rest isolated against the tooth ends of the latter. In order that at least the primary winding neet not extend over at least two full pole pitches, laminated connecting parts are provided outside of the wound zone of the respective slotted iron member. These connecting parts establish a magnetic connection between the slotted iron member and the return member and are designed so that they remain unsaturated in any operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1983
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Wilhelm Benecke, Heinz Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 4237394
    Abstract: An improved frequency generator is disclosed. The frequency generator includes such a permanent magnet that is magnetized in the direction of the axis of a rotary shaft with which the rotor of the generator is rotated. Between the second magnetic pole side of the permanent magnet and the rotor, there is disposed a flanged cylindrical frame member comprising a flange part and a cylinder part. At the side of the second magnetic pole, the permanent magnet is connected with the flange part of the frame member. The cylinder part of the frame member is arranged so as to surround the circumferential surface of the rotor. The flanged cylindrical frame member disposed in this manner is magnetically conductive so that the area through which the magnetic flux flows between the second magnetic pole side of the permanent magnet and the rotor is effectively increased as compared with the conventional one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1980
    Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kanemasa Aoki
  • Patent number: 4160925
    Abstract: A rotary machine type quadruple frequency converter of which a stator is mounted with a primary and a secondary winding having a pole ratio of 1 to 4. The rotor is arranged to have the same number of poles as the number of poles of the primary winding. The rotor pole is arranged to have a shape for producing magnetic flux of 4th harmonics of the source frequency which is supplied to the primary winding. A quadruple frequency power is generated on the secondary winding operating the converter with the source frequency power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1979
    Assignee: Toyo Denki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Fujio Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 4155114
    Abstract: A treble frequency converter comprising a stator and a synchronously rotating rotor. The stator is provided with a primary winding connectable to a polyphase alternating current source and a secondary winding from which treble frequency power can be taken, the secondary winding having three times as many poles as does the primary winding. The rotor has the same number of poles as does the primary winding and the rotor poles are shaped so that the air-gap between the stator and rotor poles will serve to produce third harmonic flux waves effectively and economically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1979
    Assignee: Toyo Denki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Zenkichi Tsuchiya, Fujio Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 4035712
    Abstract: A constant frequency a.c. generating system includes an alternator driven at a variable speed. A rectifier provides a d.c. supply for a rotary inverter. To maintain the voltage and frequency of the inverter output constant, the frequency is monitored and used to control the alternator field current and the voltage is monitored and used to control the inverter field current in a regulator circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: Lucas Industries Limited
    Inventors: Christopher John Yarrow, Ronald Johnson, James Patrick Doyle
  • Patent number: 4024455
    Abstract: A rotary inverter for converting d.c. to a.c. includes a rotary field winding and a stationary armature including two windings. One winding is supplied with d.c. switched in synchronism with the rotation of the field winding. The other winding is electrically isolated from the first mentioned winding but is magnetically coupled thereto and provides the a.c. output. The two windings occupy the same slots in the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1977
    Assignee: Lucas Industries Limited
    Inventors: Christopher John Yarrow, Ronald Johnson