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US 12,199,532 · App. 18/096,979 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Methods of reducing vibrations for electric motors

Inventor: Anastasios Arvanitis (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Tula eTechnology, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,199,532
App. No.
18/096,979
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of controlling an electric motor includes pulsing the electric motor and phase shifting the modulation frequency. Pulsing the electric motor at the modulation frequency propels a vehicle to increase efficiency of the electric motor. Phase shifting the modulation frequency includes phase shifting between 0 degrees and 180 degrees to reduce vibrations induced in the vehicle.

Claims (30)

1. A drive system comprising:

a driven component;

an electric motor configured to rotate the driven component; and

a controller configured to pulse the electric motor at a modulation frequency to reduce a duty cycle of the electric motor and to phase shift the modulation frequency to reduce vibrations induced in the driven component.

2. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to phase shift the modulation frequency between 0 degrees (0 radians) and 180 degrees (π radians).

3. The drive system according to claim 1 , further comprising a vehicle operably coupled to the driven component such that the vehicle moves in response to rotation of the driven component, the controller configured to phase shift the modulation frequency of when the modulation frequency is within a resonance range of the vehicle.

4. The drive system according to claim 3 , wherein the resonance range is defined within 10 Hertz (Hz) of a resonant frequency of the vehicle.

5. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to vary the modulation frequency to generate a target torque.

6. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to phase shift the modulation frequency when the modulation frequency is below 100 Hz.

7. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to phase shift the modulation frequency at a shifting frequency.

8. The drive system according to claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to phase shift the modulation frequency at a shifting frequency that is greater than the modulation frequency.

9. The drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to time shift peaks of the phase shifted modulation frequency to level torque delivery from the electric motor.

10. A drive system comprising:

a structure;

a driven component;

an electric motor fixed to the structure, the electric motor coupled to the driven component to rotate the driven component; and

a controller configured to pulse the electric motor at a modulation frequency to reduce a duty cycle of the electric motor such that the electric motor delivers a target torque to the driven component, the controller configured to phase shift the modulation frequency to reduce vibrations in the structure.

11. The drive system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to phase shift the modulation frequency between 0 degrees (0 radians) and 180 degrees (π radians).

12. The drive system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to phase shift the modulation frequency at a shifting frequency.

13. The drive system according to claim 10 , wherein the structure has at least one resonant frequency, the controller configured to phase shift the modulation frequency when the modulation frequency is within a resonance range of the at least one resonant frequency.

14. The drive system according to claim 13 , wherein the resonance range is defined within 10 Hertz (Hz) of the at least one resonant frequency of the structure.

15. The drive system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to phase shift the modulation frequency when the modulation frequency is below 100 Hz.

16. The drive system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to vary the modulation frequency to generate the target torque.

17. The drive system according to claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to time shift peaks of the phase shifted modulation frequency to level torque delivery from the electric motor.

18. A drive system comprising:

a vehicle comprising:

a driven component; and

an electric motor fixed to the vehicle for rotating the driven component to propel the vehicle, the electric motor receiving pulsed energy at a modulation frequency such that the electric motor delivers a target torque to the driven component, the received pulsed energy of the electric motor being phase shifted from the modulation frequency such that vibrations in the vehicle are reduced.

19. The drive system according to claim 18 , wherein the received pulsed energy is phase shifted between 0 degrees (0 radians) and 180 degrees (π radians) from the modulation frequency.

20. The drive system according to claim 18 , wherein the vehicle has at least one resonant frequency, the electric motor receiving phase shifted pulsed energy when the modulation frequency is within a resonance range of the at least one resonant frequency.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2023
From: ARVANITIS, ANASTASIOS
To: TULA ETECHNOLOGY, INC.
Reel/Frame 062375/0106 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17846481 · Jun 22, 2022
Provisional Application 63219467 · Jul 8, 2021
Related Publication 20230208330A1 · Jun 29, 2023
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