# US 12,009,697 B2 · Motor and control method thereof

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- Number: US 12,009,697 B2
- Document ID: US12009697B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/733,483
- Filed: 2022-04-29
- Published: 2023-07-13
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2022-01-11
- Assignees: Delta Electronics, Inc.
- Applicants: Delta Electronics, Inc.
- Inventors: Yi-Fan Lin; Li-Jiang Lu; Chin-Chun Lai; Chung-Hung Tang; Chun-Lung Chiu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12009697B2

## CPC

- H02K 11/215: Magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect or magneto-resistive elements
- H02K 21/24: with magnets axially facing the armatures, e.g. hub-type cycle dynamos
- H02K 7/09: with magnetic bearings
- H02K 9/06: with fans or impellers driven by the machine shaft
- H02K 11/33: Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence)
- H02K 29/03: with a magnetic circuit specially adapted for avoiding torque ripples or self-starting problems
- H02K 1/2746: the rotor consisting of magnets arranged with the same polarity, e.g. consequent pole type
- H02K 2213/03: Machines characterised by numerical values, ranges, mathematical expressions or similar information
- Y02T 10/64: Electric machine technologies in electromobility
- H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53})
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION

## Abstract

A motor is provided and driven by two phase. The first and second control signals have a phase difference of 90 degrees and are configured to control the first and second driving units, respectively, and the first and second control signals drive the first and second coil sets, respectively. Each of the first and second poles of the permanent magnet occupies a mechanical angle of 360/2n degrees of the permanent magnet, respectively, and n is 1 or 3. The four sets of the coils of the stator are equally located on the stator, each set of the coil occupies a mechanical angle of 360/2m degrees of the stator, any two sets of the coils adjacent to each other are separated by a mechanical angle of 90−(360/2m) degrees, and m is 3 or 2, wherein m corresponds to 2 when n is 1, m corresponds to 3 when n is 3.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A motor comprising:
a rotor comprising a permanent magnet, wherein the permanent magnet comprises n first poles and m second poles, the first and second poles have different polarities and are staggered with each other, each of the first and second poles occupies a mechanical angle of 360/2n degrees of the permanent magnet, respectively, and n is 1 or 3;
a stator having four sets of coils, wherein a winding shaft of the four sets of the coils is axial relative to a shaft of the rotor, each set of the coils occupies a mechanical angle of 360/2m degrees of the stator, any two sets of the coils adjacent to each other are separated by a mechanical angle of 90−(360/2m) degrees, and m is 3 or 2, wherein m corresponds to 2 when n is 1, and m corresponds to 3 when n is 3,
wherein two of the four sets of the coils are disposed relative to a center of the stator to form a first coil set, the other two of the four sets of the coils are disposed relative to the center of the stator to form a second coil set; and
a driving element comprising a first Hall element, a second Hall element, a first driving unit and a second driving unit, wherein the first and second Hall elements are configured to sense the change of the magnetic field generated by the passage of the permanent magnet, the first driving unit drives the first coil set according to a first control signal, the second driving unit drives the second coil set according to a second control signal, and the first and second control signals are generated according to the sensing results of the first and second Hall elements, respectively, and the phase difference between the first and second control signals is 90 degrees in electrical angle;
wherein the motor comprises a shaft, a hub, a circuit board and a base, wherein the base is disposed on the bottom of the motor, the circuit board is disposed on an inner wall surface of the base, the shaft penetrates through the rotor and the stator, the hub is disposed on the shaft, the rotor and the stator are disposed apart, and the rotor and the stator are disposed in an axial direction relative to the shaft.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The motor according to claim 1, wherein a first extension line is formed by passing through a midpoint of any coil of the first coil set and the center of the stator, a second extension line is formed by passing through a midpoint of any coil of the second coil set and the center of the stator, and the angle between the first and second extension lines is a mechanical angle of 90 degrees.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The motor according to claim 1, wherein the first and second Hall elements are disposed by a mechanical angle of 90 degrees circumferential angle.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The motor according to claim 1, wherein the first Hall element is electrically connected to the first driving unit, and the second Hall element is electrically connected to the second driving unit, the first driving unit and the first Hall element are integrated into a first integrated circuit, and the second driving unit and the second Hall element are integrated into a second integrated circuit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The motor according to claim 1, wherein the driving element further comprises a first integrated circuit, the first driving unit is integrated into the first integrated circuit, and the first Hall element is not integrated into the first integrated circuit.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The motor according to claim 1, wherein the driving element further comprises an integrated circuit, the first and second driving units are integrated into the integrated circuit, and the first and second Hall elements are disposed independently to the integrated circuit.

### Claim 7

A motor comprising:
a rotor comprising a permanent magnet, wherein the permanent magnet comprises n first poles and m second poles, the first and second poles have different polarities and are staggered with each other, each of the first and second poles occupies a mechanical angle of 360/2n degrees of the permanent magnet, respectively, and n is 1 or 3;
a stator having four sets of coils, wherein a winding shaft of the four sets of the coils is axial relative to a shaft of the rotor, each set of the coils occupies a mechanical angle of 360/2m degrees of the stator, any two sets of the coils adjacent to each other are separated by a mechanical angle of 90−(360/2m) degrees, and m is 3 or 2, wherein m corresponds to 2 when n is 1, and m corresponds to 3 when n is 3,
wherein two of the four sets of the coils are disposed relative to a center of the stator to form a first coil set, the other two of the four sets of the coils are disposed relative to the center of the stator to form a second coil set; and
a driving element comprising a Hall element, a logic unit, a first driving unit and a second driving unit, wherein the Hall element is disposed on any one of the four sets of the coils, the Hall element is configured to sense the change of the magnetic field generated by the passage of the permanent magnet, the logic unit calculates according to the sensing result of the Hall element to generate a first control signal and a second control signal with a phase difference of 90 degrees in electrical angle, and the first and second driving units drive the first and second coil sets according to the first and second control signals, respectively;
wherein the motor comprises a shaft, a hub, a circuit board and a base, wherein the base is disposed on the bottom of the motor, the circuit board is disposed on an inner wall surface of the base, the shaft penetrates through the rotor and the stator, the hub is disposed on the shaft, the rotor and the stator are disposed apart, and the rotor and the stator are disposed in an axial direction relative to the shaft.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The motor according to claim 7, wherein the driving element further comprises an integrated circuit, wherein the logic unit, the first driving unit and the second driving unit are integrated into the integrated circuit, and the Hall element is not integrated into the integrated circuit.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The motor according to claim 7, wherein the driving element further comprises an integrated circuit, wherein the Hall element, the logic unit, the first driving unit and the second driving unit are integrated into the integrated circuit.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The motor according to claim 7, wherein the motor further comprises a magnetic conductive element, the circuit board has a first side and second side opposite to each other, the first side is closer and faced to the rotor than the second side, the stator is disposed on the first side of the circuit board, a first magnetic circuit is generated between the coils and the permanent magnet of the rotor in an axial direction, the magnetic conductive element is disposed on the second side of the circuit board, and a second magnetic circuit is generated between the magnetic conductive element and the permanent magnet in an axial direction.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The motor according to claim 7, wherein the motor further comprises a magnetic conductive element, the stator is disposed on a side of the circuit board, a first magnetic circuit is generated between the coils of the stator and the permanent magnet of the rotor in an axial direction, the magnetic conductive element is adjacent to the circuit board, and the second magnetic circuit is generated between the magnetic conductive element and the permanent magnet axially.

### Claim 12 (depends on 7)

The motor according to claim 7, wherein the base comprises a magnetic conductive portion and a non-magnetic conductive portion, a first magnetic circuit is generated between the coils of the stator and the permanent magnet of the rotor in an axial direction, and the second magnetic circuit is generated between the magnetic conductive portion and the permanent magnet in an axial direction.