Electronically commutatable motor

Abstract

An electronically commutatable motor is described, the stator field windings of which can be connected to a commutation frequency having a DC supply voltage to generate a rotating field for the permanent magnet rotor and can be disconnected from it, the field windings being switchable via semiconductor output stages which can be activated via control signals with the commutation frequency of a control unit and whose operating conditions change as a function of a specified or specifiable setpoint. The disadvantages of motors with pulse-width-modulated control of the field windings can be avoided with simplified motor control in that the DC supply voltage is supplied to a DC transformer whose output voltage for the semiconductor output stages with the field windings changes as a function of the setpoint and that the control unit fully activates the semiconductor output stages continuously with unclocked control signals with the commutation frequency independently of the setpoint.

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