Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control circuit for a multi-phase motor
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Application No.: US16765179Application Date: 2018-11-26
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Publication No.: US11329596B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Nathanael Rice , Tamas Terdy , Charles Mahendhrarajah , Maciej Kudanowski
- Applicant: ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Solihull West Midlands
- Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED
- Current Assignee: ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Solihull West Midlands
- Agency: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP
- Priority: GB1719771 20171128
- International Application: PCT/GB2018/053409 WO 20181126
- International Announcement: WO2019/106348 WO 20190606
- Main IPC: H02P5/51
- IPC: H02P5/51 ; H02P29/024 ; H02K11/33 ; B62D5/04 ; H02M7/5387 ; H02P23/14 ; H02P27/06 ; H02P29/028

Abstract:
A control circuit for a multi-phase motor (57) comprises a plurality of inverter bridges, a plurality of outputs, and at least one isolation switch (62, 63). Each inverter bridge is arranged to provide an output voltage for a phase of the motor (57). Each output is arranged to be coupled to one phase of the motor (57) to provide the output voltage to that phase of the motor (57). Each isolation switch (62, 63) is coupled between one of the inverter bridges and one of the outputs, so as to selectively isolate the output from the inverter bridge. Each isolation switch (62, 63) comprises a Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200287499A1 CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A MULTI-PHASE MOTOR Public/Granted day:2020-09-10
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