Brushless motors and controllers designed for GM Sunrayce

Author

Cambrier, C.S.

Author_Institution

Unique Mobility Inc., Englewood, CO, USA

Volume

5

Issue

8

fYear

1990

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

15

Abstract

A description is given of the design, function, and application of a series of brushless motors and controllers being offered to the participants of the GM-sponsored Sunrayce, a competition of solar-powered electric vehicles. The motor and controller, when purchased together, provide single bidirectional speed control, automatic overspeed protection, motor and controller overtemp protection, and maximum voltage regeneration limit. Unique characteristics of the motors and controllers and how the motor drive interfaces to the vehicle control are described. The drive system can be tailored to a variety of power ranges and control schemes.<>

Keywords

DC motors; controllers; electric drives; electric vehicles; machine control; machine protection; permanent magnet motors; solar power; DC motor; GM Sunrayce; UNIQ; automatic overspeed protection; bidirectional speed control; brushless motors; controllers; motor drive; overtemp protection; permanent magnet motor; solar car; solar-powered electric vehicles; Automatic control; Brushless motors; Control systems; Hysteresis motors; Permanent magnet motors; Power system control; Rotors; Solar powered vehicles; Stators; Vehicle driving;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8985

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/62.59264

Filename

59264