One-half-and-half redundant motor controller
OwnerPayam Ramezani-Badr, Robby L. Linton +1inventors
InventorsPayam Ramezani-Badr, Robby L. Linton, Krishna MPK Namburi
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OwnerPayam Ramezani-Badr, Robby L. Linton +1inventors
InventorsPayam Ramezani-Badr, Robby L. Linton, Krishna MPK Namburi
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A motor controller for a dual-wound motor includes: a first ECU including at least one first microcontroller unit (MCU), a first inverter having first output switches configured to supply a first AC power to a first winding set of the dual-wound motor, and a second inverter having second output switches configured to supply a second AC power to the second winding set of the dual-wound motor; a second ECU including a secondary MCU and a third inverter having third output switches configured to supply a third AC power to a second winding set of the dual-wound motor; and a gate logic switch selectively enabling each of the second output switches of the second inverter to be controlled by either of the at least one primary MCU or the secondary MCU and selectively enabling the third output switches of the third inverter to be controlled by either of the at least one primary MCU or the secondary MCU.
A motor controller for a dual-wound motor having a first winding set and a second winding set isolated from the first winding set, said motor controller comprising:
A motor control system comprising:
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