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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Brett Nee, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Joshua Williams, Peoria, IL (US);
Brett Nee, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
Joshua Williams, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A control system () for controlling a switched reluctance (SR) machine () having a rotor () and a stator () is provided. The control system () may include a converter circuit () operatively coupled to the stator () and including a plurality of switches () in selective communication with each phase of the stator () and a controller () in communication with each of the stator () and the converter circuit (). The controller () may be configured to determine a position of the rotor () relative to the stator (), and generate a modulated switching frequency () based on the rotor position.