Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method for predicting a state of a hall sensor for a motor having a plurality of hall sensors associated therewith. The example method includes receiving a previous state of the hall sensor. The example method further includes detecting a current state of the hall sensor. The example method further includes predicting a predicted next state of the hall sensor based on the previous state of the hall sensor, the current state of the hall sensor, and a direction of a shaft of the motor.

Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method for predicting a state of a hall sensor for a motor having a plurality of hall sensors associated therewith. The example method includes receiving a previous state of the hall sensor. The example method further includes detecting a current state of the hall sensor. The example method further includes predicting a predicted next state of the hall sensor based on the previous state of the hall sensor, the current state of the hall sensor, and a direction of a shaft of the motor.

A system and method for redundantly monitoring faultless functioning of first and second rotational speed sensors on an electric motor, where the rotational speed is to precisely determine and monitor a rotor position, where a first product is formed from a first current count of the first output signal of the first sensor and a maximum count of the second output signal, a second product is formed from a second current count of the second output signal of the second sensor and a maximum count of the first output signal, the two products are cyclically checked for equality and, in when the check is negative, an error message is generated, where the method provides the position of both sensors in a common values system and the positions can be directly compared with one another such that precise determination and monitoring of the rotor position becomes possible.

A system and method for redundantly monitoring faultless functioning of first and second rotational speed sensors on an electric motor, where the rotational speed is to precisely determine and monitor a rotor position, where a first product is formed from a first current count of the first output signal of the first sensor and a maximum count of the second output signal, a second product is formed from a second current count of the second output signal of the second sensor and a maximum count of the first output signal, the two products are cyclically checked for equality and, in when the check is negative, an error message is generated, where the method provides the position of both sensors in a common values system and the positions can be directly compared with one another such that precise determination and monitoring of the rotor position becomes possible.

Electric motors and methods of controlling electric motors are described herein. The electric motors include a mobile component having at least one permanent magnet coupled thereto and a stator spaced apart from the mobile component. The stator includes at least one stator pole having a ferromagnetic core and a coil wrapped around the ferromagnetic core. The ferromagnetic core is naturally attracted to the at least one permanent magnet. The motors also include a magnetic position control system configured to monitor a position of the at least one permanent magnet relative to the stator and controllably deliver an electric pulse to the coil of each stator pole to generate a repulsive magnetic flux on the ferromagnetic core to cancel an attraction force between the ferromagnetic core and the at least one permanent magnet to control movement of the mobile component.

Electric motors and methods of controlling electric motors are described herein. The electric motors include a mobile component having at least one permanent magnet coupled thereto and a stator spaced apart from the mobile component. The stator includes at least one stator pole having a ferromagnetic core and a coil wrapped around the ferromagnetic core. The ferromagnetic core is naturally attracted to the at least one permanent magnet. The motors also include a magnetic position control system configured to monitor a position of the at least one permanent magnet relative to the stator and controllably deliver an electric pulse to the coil of each stator pole to generate a repulsive magnetic flux on the ferromagnetic core to cancel an attraction force between the ferromagnetic core and the at least one permanent magnet to control movement of the mobile component.

A method for controlling a planar drive system includes determining values of magnetic stator fields for different energizing currents and spatial regions in a two-dimensional array of magnetic field sensors, generating at least one magnetic stator field by applying energizing currents to stator conductors to electrically control a rotor, determining measured values of a total magnetic field via the magnetic field sensors for a plurality of the spatial regions to determine a position of the rotor, compensating contributions of the magnetic stator fields to the measured values of the total magnetic field determined by the magnetic field sensors, generating measured values of the magnetic field determined by the respective magnetic field sensors for the respective space regions, and determining a position of the rotor based on the generated measured values of the magnetic fields. The planar drive system includes at least a controller, a stator module, and a rotor.

A stator includes a core and a molded midsection arranged to define a plurality of slots. The stator also includes a plurality of conductors wound within the slots. Portions of the midsection immediately adjacent to the slots include magnetic insulator embedded therein. The magnetic insulator is electrically insulating and has ferrimagnetic ordering. The stator further includes a plurality of non-magnetic wedges disposed between the conductors and an inner diameter surface of the stator.

A stator includes a core and a molded midsection arranged to define a plurality of slots. The stator also includes a plurality of conductors wound within the slots. Portions of the midsection immediately adjacent to the slots include magnetic insulator embedded therein. The magnetic insulator is electrically insulating and has ferrimagnetic ordering. The stator further includes a plurality of non-magnetic wedges disposed between the conductors and an inner diameter surface of the stator.

A power tool (1; 90) includes a motor (17) having a stator (18) and a rotor (19). The stator (18) includes front and rear insulators (21, 22) respectively disposed forward and rearward of a stator core (20) in an axial direction thereof. At least six coils (23) are respectively wound on the stator (18) such that the coils (23) are wound through the front and rear insulators (21, 22). Winding wires (23a) respectively electrically connect circumferentially-adjacent pairs of the coils (23). A short circuiting device (25) short circuits respective pairs of windings (23a) that are located diagonally or diametrically across from one another.