An electric machine contains a rotor winding head and a device for monitoring same. The device contains a microwave radar system which has a transceiver unit, a sensor, and a cable. The sensor is lance-shaped, and the longitudinal axis of the sensor is arranged in the radial direction. The sensor extends between the stator winding elements, and the sensor contains a lance-shaped support, an antenna, and electric conductors. The support is made of non-magnetic and non-conductive materials, and the antenna is arranged on the sensitive end of the sensor and is connected to the support. The electric conductors connect the antenna to the cable and are connected to the support, and the sensor contains a voltage insulation which surrounds the support, the antenna, and the conductors.

An electric machine contains a rotor winding head and a device for monitoring same. The device contains a microwave radar system which has a transceiver unit, a sensor, and a cable. The sensor is lance-shaped, and the longitudinal axis of the sensor is arranged in the radial direction. The sensor extends between the stator winding elements, and the sensor contains a lance-shaped support, an antenna, and electric conductors. The support is made of non-magnetic and non-conductive materials, and the antenna is arranged on the sensitive end of the sensor and is connected to the support. The electric conductors connect the antenna to the cable and are connected to the support, and the sensor contains a voltage insulation which surrounds the support, the antenna, and the conductors.

A system is described in which a magnetic mover includes at least one mover identification device. The system also includes a stator defining a work surface and including an actuation coil assembly and at least one stator identification device operable to interact with the at least one mover identification device. One or more sensors are used to sense a position of the first magnetic mover. One or more stator driving circuits are used to drive the actuation coil assembly to thereby move the first magnetic mover over the work surface. The first magnetic mover includes one or more magnetic components positioned such that interaction of one or more magnetic fields emitted by the one or more magnetic components with one or more magnetic fields generated by the actuation coil assembly when driven by the one or more stator driving circuits enables movement of the first magnetic mover in at least two degrees of freedom.

Disclosed are a manual and remote control forward and reverse rotation control device and its control method for DC brushless ceiling fans. The control device includes a power supply, a remote control, a manual control switch assembly and a ceiling fan brushless motor which are electrically connected with one another. A gear position signal can be inputted from a remote end to determine and control the forward and reverse rotations of a brushless motor of the ceiling fan. The remote control can be connected externally by an existing control line or a manual controller module without requiring additional wiring, so as to improve the diversity of structural mechanism, increase the versatility of remote operation, and achieve good functionality and variability of applications.

Disclosed are a manual and remote control forward and reverse rotation control device and its control method for DC brushless ceiling fans. The control device includes a power supply, a remote control, a manual control switch assembly and a ceiling fan brushless motor which are electrically connected with one another. A gear position signal can be inputted from a remote end to determine and control the forward and reverse rotations of a brushless motor of the ceiling fan. The remote control can be connected externally by an existing control line or a manual controller module without requiring additional wiring, so as to improve the diversity of structural mechanism, increase the versatility of remote operation, and achieve good functionality and variability of applications.

An actuator may include a drive motor, an actuatable output, and a sensor for sensing a first sensed parameter in or around the actuator. The first sensed parameter may have a first sensed parameter value that can change with time. The actuator may also include electronics that may identify a first identified value representative of the first sensed parameter value and increment a first counter value when the first identified value falls within a first range of values, and increment a second counter value when the first identified value falls within a second range of values.

An actuator may include a drive motor, an actuatable output, and a sensor for sensing a first sensed parameter in or around the actuator. The first sensed parameter may have a first sensed parameter value that can change with time. The actuator may also include electronics that may identify a first identified value representative of the first sensed parameter value and increment a first counter value when the first identified value falls within a first range of values, and increment a second counter value when the first identified value falls within a second range of values.

A planar drive system comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a plurality of energizable stator conductors. The rotor comprises a magnet device having at least one rotor magnet. A magnetic interaction can be produced between energized stator conductors of the stator and the magnet device in order to drive the rotor. The stator is configured to carry out energization of the stator conductors so that an alternating magnetic field can be generated via the energized stator conductors. The rotor comprises at least one rotor coil in which an alternating voltage can be induced due to the alternating magnetic field. The planar drive system is configured to transmit data from the rotor to the stator, and the rotor is configured to temporarily load the at least one rotor coil to temporarily cause increased current consumption of the energized stator conductors of the stator.

A planar drive system comprises a stator and a rotor. The stator comprises a plurality of energizable stator conductors. The rotor comprises a magnet device having at least one rotor magnet. A magnetic interaction can be produced between energized stator conductors of the stator and the magnet device to drive the rotor. The stator is configured to carry out energization of the stator conductors so that an alternating magnetic field can be generated via the energized stator conductors. The rotor comprises at least one rotor coil in which an alternating voltage can be induced due to the alternating magnetic field. The planar drive system is configured to transmit data from the stator to the rotor, and the stator is configured to temporarily influence the energization of the stator conductors in order to temporarily cause a change with respect to the alternating voltage induced in the at least one rotor coil.

A compact electric motor (1) includes a housing (2), a stator (3), a rotor (4) with a rotor winding (5) or permanent magnets located thereon. A thermal protection device protects the electric motor against overheating. A sensor unit (6) is provided as a thermal protection device. The sensor unit (6) includes a temperature sensor (7) for detecting temperature-based measurement values, a radio module (8) with an antenna (8a) for sending sensor signals of temperature-based measurement values or data or information derived therefrom by radio to an external receiving unit (9). The sensor unit (6) has a memory (13) and a microcontroller (10). The sensor unit (6) is a self-supplying assembly.