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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Li Chen, Livonia, MI (US);
Xingyi Xu, Canton, MI (US);
Vinod Reddy, Ocala, FL (US);
Richard J. Hampo, Plymouth, MI (US);
Kerry E. Grand, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ballard Power Systems Corporation, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/24 ;
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling and/or calculating the torque for a field oriented induction motor operating at a given stator frequency. The systems and methods include calculating the torque using a first algorithm when the motor is at or below a first predetermined stator frequency, a second algorithm when the motor is at or above a second predetermined stator frequency, and a third algorithm when the motor is between the first predetermined stator frequency and the second predetermined stator frequency.