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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Inventors:
Minki Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Yil Suk Yang, Daejeon, KR;
Assignee:
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/04 (2006.01); H02K 41/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 5/04 (2013.01); H02K 41/031 (2013.01); H02K 2201/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a spherical wheel motor including: a spherical rotor having freedom of rotation along surrounding magnetized directions; a stator formed in a dome shape enclosing the rotor and configured to form magnetization at various angles through a plurality of coils distributed therein, and impart the freedom of rotation to the rotor; and a driving unit configured to identify a position of the rotor, supply current to each coil of the stator according to the position of the rotor, and drive the rotor.