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7616023 Method of detecting a malfunction of an encoder for a vehicle drive system  
A method of detecting a malfunction of an encoder used in a vehicle drive system includes determining an error of a motor speed based on an estimated motor speed, wherein the estimated motor speed...
7612576 Method for detecting an inverter hardware failure in an electric power train  
In a method for detecting an inverter hardware failure in an electric power train comprising high voltage cables, at least one electric machine and at least two inverter legs with two power...
7592772 Stator inter-turn fault detection of synchronous machines  
A fault detection system using field current and rotor search coil voltage harmonics is provided. The technology is capable of detecting an inter-turn fault unambiguously and rapidly in a...
7570074 Electronic overload relay for mains-fed induction motors  
An induction motor having a rotor and a stator is protected during running overloads by connecting the motor to an overload protection relay that can be tripped to interrupt power to the motor in...
7570004 System and method for detecting a motor shorting relay failure  
Methods and systems for detecting a motor shorting relay failure. Exemplary embodiments include methods and systems for determining a motor shorting relay failure in a motor, the motor having first...
7545163 Three phase motor diagnostics and phase voltage feedback utilizing a single A/D input  
A motor system utilizes a single feedback output to determine various fault states for a 3-phase motor in a non-operational condition. The same single feedback output may be used to determine the...
7539549 Motorized system integrated control and diagnostics using vibration, pressure, temperature, speed, and/or current analysis  
Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling and diagnosing the health of a motorized system. The systems may comprise a diagnostics system and a controller, wherein the diagnostics system...
7538571 Starter zero current test apparatus and method  
An alternator and starter tester system having a starter current zero test. The current is measured before and after a solenoid of a starter motor is energized and deenergized to determine if the...
7535372 Method for measuring the operating state of a synchronous motor using composite power angle meter  
The present invention discloses a method for measuring the operating state of synchronous motor by using composite power angle meter, the method comprising steps of: a) obtaining various signals of...
7528611 Methods and system for detecting winding faults in a generator with parallel windings  
A method for detecting stator ground faults in a generator is described. The method includes receiving a neutral voltage signal from a neutral point of a stator, receiving a plurality of terminal...
7499815 Machine radial stack gap generation and clearance management system and method  
A system and method for readily generating radial clearance data for a radial clearance between locations on at least two parts in a rotating machine includes rendering an image of a cross section...
7489483 System and method for look ahead detection of electrical problems at a motor of a vehicle  
A system for sensing short circuits and open circuits prior to operation of a motor (i.e., while the motor is in a static state), thereby sparing the electrical system from destructive effects of...
7462999 Brushless servo motor tester  
A permanent magnet brushless (PMBL) servo motor test apparatus and method allow testing of a motor in place. A set of static and dynamic tests is performed to determine proper motor operation of...
7414425 Damping control in a three-phase motor with a single current sensor  
While a PWM-controlled, FET-switched three-phase motor is operating in a mechanical damping mode, a single current sensor is used to measure current in the motor. When mechanical feedback into the...
7411404 Apparatus, system, and method for detecting an electrical short condition in a dynamoelectric machine  
A system, apparatus, and method ( 10 ) for detecting an electrical short condition in a dynamoelectric machine are described. The method includes determining an operating parameter of a...
7382150 Sensitivity switchable detection circuit and method  
A sensitivity switchable detection circuit includes a high gain circuit for outputting a first signal, a low gain circuit for outputting a second signal, and an output switching circuit for...
7382138 System and method for non-destructive testing of rotors  
A method is provided for testing an electrical characteristic of a rotor. In one embodiment, the method may include applying current to the rotor, measuring voltage drop between first and second...
7355436 Method for error detection in a drive mechanism  
A method for error detection in a drive mechanism, having a multiphase electric motor and a converter connected upstream thereof, wherein the converter controls voltages of individual phases of the...
7339394 Current sensing in a two-phase motor  
A method and apparatus for measuring current by a single sensor for two motor phases driven by first and second set of switches to drive respective first and second phases of a motor under control...
7310002 Motor inspection method  
A method of measuring the counter-electromotive force of the motor accurately is disclosed. The counter-electromotive force of the motor changes with the rotational position and the rotational...
7288956 Device and method for detecting rotor speed of a multiple phase motor with bipolar drive  
A method for detecting rotation of a rotor of a multiple phase motor with bipolar drive is described, excluding a three-phase motor with bipolar drive with star connected coils or motor stator...
7275003 Harmonic diagnosing method for electric facility  
The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing deterioration by comparing an index value which is obtained by dividing the relative harmonic content of each order of the current harmonics...
7259583 Methods and apparatus for testing power generators  
A method for testing a generator including a plurality of phase groups is provided. The method includes electrically isolating a first phase group from remaining phase groups by substantially...
7253634 Generator protection methods and systems self-tuning to a plurality of characteristics of a machine  
A method for detecting stator ground faults in a generator is described. The method includes receiving a neutral voltage signal from a neutral point of a stator, receiving a plurality of terminal...
7245130 Method and apparatus for diagnosing motor damping network integrity  
An apparatus for diagnosing motor damping network integrity, the motor damping network configured for selective short-circuiting of the windings of a motor in a motor control system. The apparatus...
7239149 Search coil mount for facilitating inspection of a generator rotor in situ  
A mount is for installing a probe, such as for example, a search coil, in a variety of locations and orientations within an electrical generator, without requiring the rotor of the generator to be...
7224177 Apparatus and method for determining whether motor lock error occurs in sensorless motor  
An apparatus and method for determining the presence or absence in a motor lock error in a sensorless motor. The method includes the steps of: driving the sensorless motor; determining whether or...
7212010 Method and device for detecting a contact point on a shaft of a rotating machine  
A method and a device for detecting a touching point (i.e. contact point) on a machine having a rotating shaft, in which the touching point (i.e. contact point) on the shaft is determined during...
7208971 Manual probe carriage system and method of using the same  
A probe support carriage for use during probing an electrical device includes a body, means for supporting and positioning the body, a plurality of flux sensors and a position sensor. The body has...
7206719 Diagnostic method for predicting maintenance requirements in rotating equipment  
This invention is a method to determine the condition of rotating equipment, namely drive spindles, to enable the timely maintenance or replacement of same. The method uses an electrical signal...
7205756 Unbalanced current detection  
An unbalanced current detection circuit determines when a multi-phase, normally-balanced load is unbalanced. The detection circuit of the present invention includes a plurality of current-squaring...
7187180 Method of sensing motor winding current in integrated stepper motor buffer  
A method and motor controller for sensing motor winding current. An FET drive transistor has its ON resistance periodically increased to about five times the normal ON resistance for short sensing...
7176674 Measurement of energy by means of a frequency converter  
A method and system for the measurement of energy in an alternating-current motor drive containing a frequency converter or an equivalent stepless rotational speed regulator provided with...
7174270 Rotation angle detecting apparatus and method of detecting rotation angle  
A rotation angle detecting apparatus having a reference signal-generating device that generated a reference signal; a rotation angle detecting section that generated an output signal in response to...
7164243 System and method for establishing motor efficiency during balanced or unbalanced operating conditions  
A system and method for establishing a plurality of operating parameters of a multiphase motor. The plurality of electrical parameters may be established from stator resistance data and electrical...
7161375 Phase-loss detection for rotating field machine  
A method for detecting a loss of a phase in a multiphase rotating field machine, the method comprising providing a first electrical current into the machine windings to cause the current vector to...
7126368 System and method for detecting motor coil-to-coil faults  
A system and method detects coil-to-coil faults in an electric motor having a plurality of coils. The method includes applying a square wave signal to a first coil of the motor, connecting a...
7122982 DC motor rotation information detecting device  
A rotation information detection device detects rotation information of a DC motor based on a surge component waveform superimposed on a voltage waveform between the terminals of the DC motor or a...
7109742 Current sensing in a two-phase motor  
A method and apparatus for measuring current by a single sensor for two motor phases driven by first and second set of switches to drive respective first and second phases of a motor under control...
7102379 Apparatus and method for monitoring and/or analysis of electrical machines during operation  
An apparatus and a method for monitoring and/or analysis of electrical machines during operation, wherein the electrical machine has at least one generator with a shaft and drive means for driving...
7098683 Motor driving system having power semiconductor module life detection function  
In the motor driving system, a unit to predict the separation of the wire is built into the power semiconductor module thereby to predict that the time of separation of the wire is approaching...
7095244 System and method for determining operational states of first and second electrical contacts in a motor  
A system and a method for determining operational states of first and second electrical contacts in a motor are provided. The motor has first, second, and third phase windings. The first phase...
7095243 AC generator exciter rotor slip-ring test apparatus  
A test apparatus assembly is provided for testing an AC generator having an exciter rotor mounted to a shaft. The apparatus includes an annular end bell, a carbon brush assembly coupled to the end...
7091724 Model-based fault detection in a motor drive  
A method for detecting an open winding in a motor. The method employs passive monitoring of the voltage, current and speed of the motor. A residue voltage is calculated that equals the difference...
7083544 Method and apparatus for monitoring a transmission part  
A control device for electric motors and a method for monitoring the serviceability of a transmission part arranged for transmission of torque between an electric motor and a load during operation....
7081760 Method of diagnosing a broken bar fault in an induction motor  
A method for diagnosing induction motor broken bar faults using the resultant magnetic field pendulous oscillation phenomenon is disclosed. Broken bar faults cause the resultant magnetic field of...
7078925 Method and apparatus for detecting and correcting wiring errors in power monitoring applications  
A three-phase monitoring system for detecting and dynamically correcting wiring errors in an electrical circuit. The system includes a voltage divider circuit and a current transformer circuit...
7068062 Fault detection apparatus of direct-current motor drive bridge circuit  
In a direct current motor drive bridge circuit structured such that a pair of forward rotation switching elements and a pair of reverse rotation switching elements are alternately connected...
7047145 Compensation method of resolver detected position  
A resolver detected position compensation system for a resolver is provided that can enhance a position detection precision by performing a further compensation on a compensated position that was...
7046032 Electrical connection plug for remote monitoring of high voltage motors  
The present invention provides a motor signature measuring system comprising three current transformers which are placed around the power cables leading to the high voltage motor, an E-Plug module...