System and method for collecting characteristic information of a motor, neural network and method for estimating regions of motor operation from information characterizing the motor, and system and method for controlling motor operation using the characteristic information, the neural network, or both

A method for controlling a motor, the method comprising:

• (a) estimating the motor's region of operation;
• (b) energizing a phase winding of the motor when the region of operation is estimated to be a region for applying motoring torque;
• (c) determining whether the motoring torque region of operation has been errantly estimated;
• and
• (d) discontinuing the energization of the motor phase winding when the estimated motoring torque region of operation is determined to be errant.

A system for controlling a motor, the system comprising:

• an estimation component that estimates the motor's region of operation;
• an energization component that energizes a phase winding of the motor when the region of operation is estimated to be a region for applying motoring torque;
• and
• a determination component that determines whether the motoring torque region of operation has been errantly estimated, wherein
• the energization component discontinues energizing the motor phase winding when the estimated motoring torque region of operation is determined to be errant.