Patent ID: 6433505
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: H02P

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:an inductor motor including a stator having first and second pairs of diametrically opposed stator poles and a rotor disposed within said stator; and, a control circuit including, a first motor phase having a first phase coil disposed about said first stator pole pair, and a first resistor having a first end connected to said first phase coil and a second end connected to a first node, a second motor phase having a second phase coil disposed about said second stator pole pair, and a second resistor having a first end connected to said second phase coil and a second end connected to a second node; a capacitor connected between said first and second nodes; and a power source for selectively energizing said first phase coil to generate a first phase current and said second phase coil to generate a second phase current; wherein a magnitude of said first phase current is substantially equal to a magnitude of said second phase current.