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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1998
Jerzy Muszynski, London, CA;
Siemens Automotive Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
A brushless DC motor utilizes alternating current including a plurality of phases of alternating current. Each phase of the plurality of phases is supplied to a respective phase winding group. Each phase winding group is wound on a stator, and each phase of the plurality of phases of alternating current is split into a plurality of subphases of alternating current subsections. Each phase winding group includes a plurality of phase winding subsections and each phase winding subsection of the plurality of phase winding subsections is supplied by a subphase of a plurality of the plurality subphases of alternating current. A means for switching current so as to conduct the alternating current through at least one of the plurality of phase winding subsections is also included.