Patent ID: 8125168
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: H02P

Abstract:
1. A controllable motor, comprising: a single rotor; a single stator having a plurality of slots formed therein; a first stator winding set wound on the stator and at least partially housed within each of the plurality of slots, the first stator winding set operable, upon being energized, to generate and apply a first torque to the rotor; a second stator winding set, independent of the first stator winding set, wound on the stator and at least partially housed within each of the plurality of slots, the second stator winding set operable, upon being energized, to generate and apply a second torque to the rotor; and a motor control coupled to the first and second stator winding sets, the motor control operable to selectively: wherein the first and second stator winding sets are wound such that first and second magnetic fluxes associated with the first and second stator winding sets are in-phase and additive.