Belimo Holding Ag

Balazs Schweighoffer

Stefan Wildhaber

An actuator includes an electric motor having cogging torque, and a controller that controls operation of the electric motor and determines a motor position of the electric motor, the electric motor having a set of stable positions being defined by the cogging torque. The controller includes a circuit that controls the electric motor to drive an actuated part of a Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning system to a target position and maintain a current motor position by controlling a motor torque of the electric motor to maintain the motor position within a defined range around the stable position closest to the current motor position.

Actuator with an electric motor and a method of controlling the electric motor to maintain a current position

For controlling an electric motor to maintain a current motor position, a motor controller determines the current motor position of the electric motor and selects (S) from a set of stable positions, defined by cogging torque of the electric motor, a selected stable position closest to the current motor position. The controller controls the motor torque of the electric motor to maintain the motor position (S) within a defined range around the selected stable position.

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Uster, Switzerland

Balazs Schweighoffer