Integral motor and control
CA 2091500 C · Owner: General Electric Company · Inventors: Tatman, Richard Scott; Molnar, David Thomas; Yoder, Dale Frederick
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An energy efficient low-power integral electronically commutated fan motor and control circuit assembly mounted on a circuit board for use in refrigerators utilizing a Hall sensor to provide positional control signals for sequential energization of the windings with the Hall sensor energization being pulsed, and the motor stator windings energized only during a portion of the period, when rotational torque produced by the energization is greatest in order to reduce the power input to the assembly. Integrally molded multi-function components including the coil bobbin, ground pin, Hall sensor holder motor bearing, oil well covers, and assembly housing provide positioning, support, and …
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- Filed March 11, 1993 and granted July 8, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 11, 2013.
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