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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
May. 24, 2004
András Lelkes, Bad Dürrheim, DE;
András Lelkes, Bad Dürrheim, DE;
Minebea Co. Ltd., Nagano-ken, JP;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for the commutation of a brushless direct current motor in which the position of the rotor in respect of the stator is determined directly or indirectly and an external operating voltage is applied, at a preset commutation angle, to the at least one motor winding depending on the determined rotor position. In accordance with the invention, the motor is preferably switched periodically back and forth between a second optimized commutation angle and the first, original, preset commutation angle. If a change in rotational speed results from switching between the commutation angles, the new operating point deviates from the old operating point. To compensate for this difference in speed, not only is the pre-commutation angle changed but the motor voltage is also changed.