Granted Patent B2

US 12,620,920 · App. 18/384,002 · Granted May 5, 2026

Inventors: Nicolaus Adam Radford (Nassau Bay, TX); Iain Cooper (Canyon Lake, TX); Pierre-Olivier Gourmelon (Sugar Land, TX); John Parry (Richmond, TX)

Assignee: Jacobi Motors, LLC

H02P23/0027H02P5/68H02P25/08

Abstract

Claims (50)

1 . A system for shifting operational modes of Variable Flux Memory Motor (VFMM) comprising:

at least one VFMM comprising a plurality of operational modes;

at least one interface configured to receive at least one input indicative of at least one of the plurality of operational modes; and

a controller configured to:

shift to the at least one of the plurality of operational modes based on the at least one input received from the at least one interface;

transmit a first command signal to switch magnetization state of a first set of VFMMs corresponding to the at least one operational mode of the plurality of operational modes;

transmit a second command signal to increase power of a second set of VFMMs to compensate for a change in net power output during switching of the magnetization states of the first set of VFMMs;

transmit a third command signal to switch magnetization states of the second set of VFMMs corresponding to the at least one operational mode of the plurality of operational modes; and

transmit a fourth command signal to increase power of the first set of VFMMs to compensate for a change in net power output during switching of the magnetization states of the second set of VFMMs.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:

each of the at least one interface comprises a shift knob, a button, a grip shift, a foot pedal, a rotary knob, a voice command receiver, and biomedical implants.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each operational mode of the plurality of operational modes comprises at least one magnetization state, the at least one magnetization state corresponding with torque power and speed.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

retrieve a set of magnetization states for the at least one VFMM corresponding to the at least one operational mode of the plurality of operational modes; and

transmit another command signal to the at least one VFMM to switch magnetization state to the retrieved set of magnetization states.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

determine a set of magnetization states corresponding to the at least one operational mode of the plurality of operational modes in real-time for each VFMM based on the at least one input; and

transmit another command signal to switch magnetization states for each VFMM to the determined set of magnetization states.

6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a display configured to indicate the at least one operational mode, at least one torque, and at least one speed of each VFMM.

7 . A system for shifting operational modes of variable flux memory motor (VFMM) based on environmental parameters, the system comprising:

at least one VFMM configured to shift to at least one operational mode of a plurality of operational modes;

at least one sensor configured to detect at least one environmental parameter; and

a controller configured to:

shift the at least one operational mode of the at least one VFMM to a target operational mode based on the at least one environmental parameter from the at least one sensor;

transmit a first command signal to switch magnetization states of a first set of VFMMs corresponding to the target operational mode;

transmit a second command signal to increase power of a second set of VFMMs to compensate for a change in net power output during switching of the magnetization states of the first set of VFMMs;

transmit a third command signal to switch magnetization states of the second set of VFMMs corresponding to the target operational mode; and

transmit a fourth command signal to increase power of the first set of VFMMs to compensate for a change in net power output during switching of magnetization states of the second set of VFMMs.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein each of the at least one sensor is configured to detect the at least one environmental parameter, the at least one environmental parameter being at least one of rain detection parameters, surface friction parameters, temperature parameters, tire pressure parameters, and surface gradient parameters.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein each operational mode of the plurality of operational modes corresponds to at least one magnetization state for each VFMM, each magnetization state indicative of a torque power and a speed.

10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to:

retrieve a set of magnetization states corresponding to the target operational mode for the at least one VFMM; and

transmit another command signal to switch magnetization states of the at least one VFMM to the retrieved set of magnetization states.

11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is configured to:

determine a set of magnetization states corresponding to the target operational mode in real-time for each VFMM from the at least one VFMM; and

transmit another command signal to switch magnetization states of the at least one VFMM to the determined set of magnetization states.

12 . The system of claim 7 , further comprising at least one interface configured to receive at least one input.

13 . A method for shifting operational mode of Variable Flux Memory Motor (VFMM), the method comprising:

providing at least one VFMM coupled with a controller configured to operably shift an operational mode of the at least one VFMM based on a signal;

receiving, by the controller, a set of signals from at least one of one or more interfaces and/or one or more sensors to shift a target operational mode of the at least one VFMM;

determining, by the controller, a set of magnetization states of each of the least one VFMM corresponding to the target operational mode; and

transmitting, by the controller, a set of command signals to each-VFMM of the at least one VFMM to shift the corresponding operational mode, wherein the step of transmitting comprises:

transmitting, by the controller, a first command signal to switch magnetization states of a first set of VFMMs corresponding to the target operational mode;

transmitting, by the controller, a second command signal to increase power of a second set of VFMMs to compensate for a change in net power output during switching of magnetization states of the first set of VFMMs;

transmitting, by the controller, a third command signal to switch magnetization states of the second set of VFMMs corresponding to the target operational mode; and

transmitting, by the controller, a fourth command signal to increase power of the first set of VFMMs to compensate for a change in net power output during switching of magnetization states of the second set of VFMMs.

14 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the at least one operational mode selected from the at least one input received from the at least one interface.

15 . The system of claim 4 , further comprising a database configured to include the set of magnetization states for each operational mode of the plurality of operational modes.

16 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the target operational mode based on the at least one environmental parameter received from the at least one sensor.

17 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the target operational mode based on the at least one input and the at least one environmental parameter.

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