Motor using connection varying apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9293968-B2
Application number	US-201213726372-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 24, 2012
Priority date	Dec 26, 2011
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

Abstract

A motor includes: a first slot and a second slot in which a first current having the same phase flows, the first slot including a first coil end portion in which a current flows in a first direction and a second coil end portion in which a current flows in the opposite direction of the first direction, and the second slot including a third coil end portion in which a current flows in the second direction and a fourth coil end portion in which a current flows in the first direction, a stator forming a fixed magnetic field by the first current, and a rotor forming a rotating field and rotated according to an interaction with the fixed magnetic field formed by the stator.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor comprising:
a first slot and a second slot in which a first current having the same phase flows, the first slot including a first coil end portion in which a current flows in a first direction and a second coil end portion in which a current flows in the opposite direction of the first direction, and the second slot including a third coil end portion in which a current flows in the second direction and a fourth coil end portion in which a current flows in the first direction;
a stator forming a fixed magnetic field by the first current;
a rotor forming a rotating field and rotated according to an interaction with the fixed magnetic field formed by the stator; and
a connection varying apparatus configured to dispose a winding connected in series or in parallel by selectively connecting one or more of the first coil end portion and the second coil end portion of the first slot and the third coil end portion and the fourth coil end portion of the second slot,
wherein the stator comprises:
third and fourth slots in which a second current having a phase 120-degree faster than the first current, and
fifth and sixth slots in which a third current having a phase 120-degree slower than the first current,
wherein the third slot, the fourth slot, the fifth slot, and the sixth slot comprise a coil end portion in a first current direction in which a current flows in the first direction and a coil end portion in a second current direction in which a current flows in the second direction, respectively.

2. A motor comprising:
a first slot and a second slot in which a first current having the same phase flows, the first slot including a first coil end portion in which a current flows in a first direction and a second coil end portion in which a current flows in the opposite direction of the first direction, and the second slot including a third coil end portion in which a current flows in the second direction and a fourth coil end portion in which a current flows in the first direction;
a stator forming a fixed magnetic field by the first current;
a rotor forming a rotating field and rotated according to an interaction with the fixed magnetic field formed by the stator; and
a connection varying apparatus configured to dispose a winding connected in series or in parallel by selectively connecting one or more of the first coil end portion and the second coil end portion of the first slot and the third coil end portion and the fourth coil end portion of the second slot,
wherein the connection varying apparatus comprises:
a first PCB including a first coil terminal and a second coil terminal electrically connected to the first coil end portion and the second coil end portion of the first slot, respectively, and a first contact terminal and a second contact terminal electrically connected to the first coil terminal and the second coil terminal, respectively; and
a second PCB connected to the first PCB through the first contact terminal or the second contact terminal and including a third coil terminal and a fourth coil terminal connected to the third coil end portion and the fourth coil end portion.

3. The motor of claim 2 , wherein a winding is connected in the form of any one of a series winding and parallel winding by selectively connecting any one of the first contact terminal and the second contact terminal of the first PCB and any one of the third coil terminal and the fourth coil terminal of the second PCB.

4. The motor of claim 3 , wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are positioned in an overlap manner, and
any one or more of the first contact terminal and the second contact terminal of the first PCB and any one or more of the third coil terminal and the fourth coil terminal of the second PCB are selectively connected by adjusting a relative rotation angle between the first PCB and the second PCB.

5. The motor of claim 1 , wherein the connection varying apparatus comprises:
a first PCB including a first coil terminal and a second coil terminal electrically connected to the first coil end portion and the second coil end portion of the first slot, respectively, and a first contact terminal and a second contact terminal electrically connected to the first coil terminal and the second coil terminal, respectively; and
a second PCB connected to the first PCB through the first contact terminal or the second contact terminal and including a third coil terminal and a fourth coil terminal connected to the third coil end portion and the fourth coil end portion.

6. The motor of claim 5 , wherein a winding is connected in the form of any one of a series winding and parallel winding by selectively connecting any one of the first contact terminal and the second contact terminal of the first PCB and any one of the third coil terminal and the fourth coil terminal of the second PCB.

7. The motor of claim 6 , wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are positioned in an overlap manner, and
any one or more of the first contact terminal and the second contact terminal of the first PCB and any one or more of the third coil terminal and the fourth coil terminal of the second PCB are selectively connected by adjusting a relative rotation angle between the first PCB and the second PCB.

8. A motor comprising:
a first slot and a second slot in which a first current having the same phase flows, the first slot including a first coil end portion in which a current flows in a first direction and a second coil end portion in which a current flows in the opposite direction of the first direction, and the second slot including a third coil end portion in which a current flows in the second direction and a fourth coil end portion in which a current flows in the first direction;
a stator forming a fixed magnetic field by the first current;
a rotor forming a rotating field and rotated according to an interaction with the fixed magnetic field formed by the stator; and
a connection varying apparatus configured to dispose a winding connected in series or in parallel by selectively connecting one or more of the first coil end portion and the second coil end portion of the first slot and the third coil end portion and the fourth coil end portion of the second slot,
wherein the connection varying apparatus electrically connects the first coil end portion and the third coil end portion, electrically connected the second coin end portion and the fourth coil end portion, and connects the first and second slot in parallel, and
wherein the connection varying apparatus comprises:
a first PCB including a first coil terminal and a second coil terminal electrically connected to the first coil end portion and the second coil end portion of the first slot, respectively, and a first contact terminal and a second contact terminal electrically connected to the first coil terminal and the second coil terminal, respectively; and
a second PCB connected to the first PCB through the first contact terminal or the second contact terminal and including a third coil terminal and a fourth coil terminal connected to the third coil end portion and the fourth coil end portion.

9. The motor of claim 8 , wherein a winding is connected in the form of any one of a series winding and parallel winding by selectively connecting any one of the first contact terminal and the second contact terminal of the first PCB and any one of the third coil terminal and the fourth coil terminal of the second PCB.

10. The motor of claim 9 , wherein the first PCB and the second PCB are positioned in an overlap manner, and
any one or more of the first contact terminal and the second contact terminal of the first PCB and any one or more of the third coil terminal

Assignees

• Korea Electronics Technology

Inventors

• You Se Hyun
• Jung In Soung
• Seo Jung Moo

Classifications

• H02K2203/03

  Machines characterised by the wiring boards, i.e. printed circuit boards or similar structures for connecting the winding terminations · CPC title

• H02K11/0063

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02K11/001 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02K3/48 Primary

  in slots · CPC title

• H02K11/28 Primary

  Manual switches · CPC title