Patent ID: 9748882
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B65G,H02P,Y02T

Claim:
1. A motor controller configured to control any designated one of at least three different types of electronically commutated motors (ECMs), the motor controller comprising: a controller area network (CAN) connection; a switching assembly configured to control current flow through a phase A stator coil of an ECM, a phase B stator coil of the ECM, and a phase C stator coil of the ECM; a phase B current sensor configured to measure current flowing through the phase B stator coil; a phase C current sensor configured to measure current flowing through the phase C stator coil; rotor orientation signal inputs including: a control unit operatively coupled with the CAN connection, the rotor orientation signal inputs, the phase B current sensor, the phase C current sensor, and the switching assembly, the control unit being configured to: