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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2020
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Yaojin Mo, Shenzhen, CN;
Huaqiang Li, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Jimmy Qi, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Tony Zhao, Shenzhen, CN;
Hao Cai, Shenzhen, CN;
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Abstract
In one aspect, a system for determining an initial angular position of a rotor of a synchronous machine includes a motor driver module configured to provide a motor driver voltage signal to the synchronous machine, the motor driver voltage signal being sufficient to induce an electrical current in the synchronous machine; and a rotor position determination module configured to receive an indication of the current generated in the machine and to determine the initial position of the rotor based on the indication of the current generated in the machine. The motor driver voltage signal includes at least a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the first portion has a first non-zero voltage during a first temporal duration, the second portion has a second non-zero voltage during a second temporal duration, and the third portion has a substantially zero voltage during a third temporal duration, the first portion has a first polarity and the second portion has a second polarity that is opposite to the first polarity, and the first temporal duration and the second temporal duration are different.