Patent ID: 8373369

Claim:
A method for operating a synchronous motor, the synchronous motor comprising a first motor component and a second motor component which are movable relative to each other, wherein the first motor component is configured to generate a magnetic field, wherein the second motor component comprises a magnetic field which is static with regard to the second motor component, wherein in the case of a difference in the orientation between the magnetic fields of the first and the second motor component the first and the second motor component are moved relatively to each other, and wherein the magnetic field of the first motor component is gradually aligned in the direction of the magnetic field of the second motor component by carrying out the following method steps: a) generating a magnetic field by means of the first motor component in a predetermined orientation in order to generate a relative movement between the first and the second motor component limited to a predetermined value; b) determining a direction of movement of the limited relative movement between the first and the second motor component; and c) repeating method steps a) and b) until a change in the direction of movement of the limited relative movement between the first and the second motor component occurs, wherein during repetition of the method steps a) and b) in each case in method step a) a magnetic field having a changed orientation with regard to the previously generated magnetic field is generated by means of the first motor component, wherein the orientation of the magnetic field is respectively changed by a predetermined orientation section and depending on the determined direction of movement.