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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:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Nitinkumar R. Patel, Cypress, CA (US);
Bonho Bae, Torrance, CA (US);
Steven E. Schulz, Torrance, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nitinkumar R. Patel, Cypress, CA (US);
Bonho Bae, Torrance, CA (US);
Steven E. Schulz, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 11/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for operating a motor are provided. Power is provided to the motor through at least one switch operating at a first switching frequency. A pulse ratio of the motor is calculated based on the first switching frequency. The at least one switch is operated at a second switching frequency if the calculated pulse ratio is less than a first pulse ratio value and greater than a second pulse ratio value.