An electric motor for driving a vehicle flap is provided, the electric motor including a hollow-cylindrical shaped stator made of a permanent-magnetic material and arranged coaxially to a motor axis, a motor shaft disposed coaxially with the motor axis and at least partially within the stator and mounted for rotation relative to the stator about the motor axis, and a drive rotor disposed within the stator and mounted on the motor shaft and including a plurality of coils for driving rotation of the motor shaft relative to the stator about the motor axis. The electric motor includes a braking rotor disposed in the stator, mounted on the motor shaft along the motor axis adjacent the drive rotor, the brake rotor being magnetisable by the stator. Use of the electric motor for driving a vehicle flap and to a method of manufacturing the electric motor is also provided.

Devices, systems and methods for leak detection are provided herein. Also provided are devices, systems and methods for monitoring and/or measuring fluid usage. In some aspects, a system comprising a sensor, a processing system, and a platform are provided. In some aspects, the sensor may be coupled to a spinning device. The sensor can be configured to detect fluid data, which can comprise, for example, displacement data of liquid and/or movement data associated with the liquid in a container and/or flow data associated with a flow of fluid in a conduit. The processing system can be coupled with the sensor and configured to communicate the fluid data. The platform can comprise an application communicatively coupled to one or more databases storing evaluation data (e.g., known pattern data) and configured to receive the fluid data and determine if there is a leak.

An apparatus and method of controlling a motor driven steering system may selectively perform a motor current control of the motor driven steering system for reducing motor noise according to a present motor-applied current applied to a steering motor of the motor driven steering system when it is determined from vehicle speed information or wheel speed information detected by a first sensor that a vehicle is currently in a stopped state and it is determined from steering angle information detected by a second sensor that a steering wheel is currently in a steering wheel holding state.

An electric motor is provided. The electric motor can include a first submotor that includes a first stator component and a first rotor component, one of the first stator component and the first rotor component including a plurality of first magnets, and the other of the first stator component and the first rotor component including a plurality of conductive first windings. The electric motor can include a second submotor that includes a second stator component and a second rotor component, one of the second stator component and the second rotor component including a plurality of second magnets, and the other of the second stator component and the second rotor component including a plurality of conductive second windings. At least one of the first windings can be electrically connected in series to at least one of the second windings.

Devices, systems and methods for leak detection are provided herein. Also provided are devices, systems and methods for monitoring and/or measuring fluid usage. In some aspects, a system comprising a sensor, a processing system, and a platform are provided. In some aspects, the sensor may be coupled to a spinning device. The sensor can be configured to detect fluid data, which can comprise, for example, displacement data of liquid and/or movement data associated with the liquid in a container and/or flow data associated with a flow of fluid in a conduit. The processing system can be coupled with the sensor and configured to communicate the fluid data. The platform can comprise an application communicatively coupled to one or more databases storing evaluation data (e.g., known pattern data) and configured to receive the fluid data and determine if there is a leak.

A method and apparatus for quasi-sensorless adaptive control of a high rotor pole switched-reluctance motor (HRSRM). The method comprises the steps of: applying a voltage pulse to an inactive phase winding and measuring current response in each inactive winding. Motor index pulses are used for speed calculation and to establish a time base. Slope of the current is continuously monitored which allows the shaft speed to be updated multiple times and to track any change in speed and fix the dwell angle based on the shaft speed. The apparatus for quasi-sensorless control of a high rotor pole switched-reluctance motor (HRSRM) comprises a switched-reluctance motor having a stator and a rotor, a three-phase inverter controlled by a processor connected to the switched-reluctance motor, a load and a converter.

An embodiment of a control system includes a current command module configured to receive a torque command and output a current command for controlling a direct current (DC) motor, and a current capability limiting module configured to receive the current command and a current limit indicating a maximum motor current, limit the current command based on the current limit, and actively further limit the current command based on a capability limit value.

An embodiment of a control system includes a current command module configured to receive a torque command and output a current command for controlling a direct current (DC) motor, and a current capability limiting module configured to receive the current command and a current limit indicating a maximum motor current, limit the current command based on the current limit, and actively further limit the current command based on a capability limit value.

A driving device includes a driving motor, a first gear 3-1, and a gear 3-2 having a smaller diameter than the gear 3-1. Driving force from the driving motor is transmittable to a driven object when the gear 3-2 moves in an axial direction of a rotation shaft to be coupled to the gear 3-1. When the gear 3-2 moves in the axial direction to be decoupled from the gear 3-1, the driving force from the driving motor can be prevented from being transmitted to the driven object.

A driving device includes a driving motor, a first gear 3-1, and a gear 3-2 having a smaller diameter than the gear 3-1. Driving force from the driving motor is transmittable to a driven object when the gear 3-2 moves in an axial direction of a rotation shaft to be coupled to the gear 3-1. When the gear 3-2 moves in the axial direction to be decoupled from the gear 3-1, the driving force from the driving motor can be prevented from being transmitted to the driven object.