Dynamically configurable hardware system for motor system and method for operating same

A motor system, the system comprising:

• a stator assembly of a motor, wherein the stator assembly includes a plurality of teeth extending radially from a stator base and a plurality of slots, wherein a slot of the plurality of slots is between each pair of adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth, and each slot is configured to receive at least one stator slot conductor of a plurality of stator slot conductors of the stator assembly;
• a rotor assembly of the motor configured to rotate relative to the stator assembly;
• a microinverter network including a plurality of microinverters;
• and
• an electronic motor controller including processing circuitry, the electronic motor controller configured to:
• control the plurality of microinverters to drive the motor in accordance with a first configuration of a plurality of motor configurations;
• determine one or more motor conditions of the motor;
• determine, based on the one or more motor conditions, to reconfigure the motor from the first configuration to a second configuration of the plurality of motor configurations, wherein the first configuration has a first pole count that is different than a second pole count of the second configuration;
• and
• control the plurality of microinverters to drive the motor in accordance with the second configuration.

A method for controlling a motor, the method comprising:

• controlling an inverter network to drive the motor in accordance with a first configuration of a plurality of motor configurations;
• determining one or more motor conditions of the motor;
• determining, based on the one or more motor conditions, to reconfigure the motor from the first configuration to a second configuration of the plurality of motor configurations, wherein the first configuration has a first pole count that is different than a second pole count of the second configuration;
• and
• controlling the inverter network to drive the motor in accordance with the second configuration.

A motor system, the system comprising:

• a stator assembly of a motor, wherein the stator assembly includes a plurality of teeth extending radially from a stator base and a plurality of slots, wherein a slot of the plurality of slots is between each pair of adjacent teeth of the plurality of teeth, and each slot is configured to receive at least one stator slot conductor of a plurality of stator slot conductors of the stator assembly;
• a rotor assembly of the motor configured to rotate relative to the stator assembly;
• an inverter network;
• and
• an electronic motor controller including processing circuitry, the electronic motor controller configured to:
• control the inverter network to drive the motor in accordance with a first configuration of a plurality of motor configurations;
• determine one or more motor conditions of the motor;
• determine, based on the one or more motor conditions, to reconfigure the motor from the first configuration to a second configuration of the plurality of motor configurations, wherein the first configuration has a first pole count that is different than a second pole count of the second configuration;
• and
• control the inverter network to drive the motor in accordance with the second configuration.