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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Applicant:
Hanyang B. Chen, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Inventor:
Hanyang B. Chen, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A switching circuit for an electric machine is provided. The switching circuit includes switches for energizing the phase windings of the machine and sensors for driving the state of the switches. The switches are voltage-controlled devices and the sensors are coils.