Multi-Driving Device Switch Groups for Motor Utilization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional driving devices are limited in their ability to utilize both high speed and low speed motors effectively, as they typically idle the low speed motor during high speed operations, restricting its use.

Innovation Solution

A multi-driving device with a driving circuit that includes n switch groups in parallel, where each group consists of four switches and an inductor, allowing for the low speed motor to be utilized and the high speed performance to be enhanced by controlling switch states to raise the voltage of the second driving device during high speed operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the conventional driving device uses only the high speed motor during high speed operations, then the high speed performance is maintained, but the low speed motor becomes idle and its utilization is restricted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemotor utilizationVSAvoidhigh speed performance
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables the low speed motor to perform multiple functions by allowing it to operate not only in low speed mode but also to assist in high speed operations through the novel switch group configuration. The low speed motor transitions from a single-function component to a multi-functional element that can contribute to both low speed and high speed performance, resolving the contradiction between motor utilization and high speed performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic switching between different motor configurations using the novel switch groups with four switches per group. This dynamic reconfiguration allows the system to adaptively utilize either motor alone or both motors together based on operational requirements, enabling the low speed motor to dynamically participate in high speed operations while maintaining optimal performance across the full speed range.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If the low speed motor is used during high speed operations, then motor utilization is improved, but the driving circuit complexity increases requiring novel switch group configurations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemotor utilizationVSAvoiddriving circuit structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the driving circuit into multiple independent switch groups, with each group containing four switches that can be independently controlled. This segmentation allows for flexible and granular control of the motor connections, enabling complex motor utilization patterns while maintaining manageable circuit architecture through modular organization of switching elements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The novel switch groups act as intermediary elements between the power source and the motors, providing a flexible interface that enables diverse motor configurations. These switch groups mediate the power distribution and connection topology, allowing the low speed motor to be integrated into high speed operations without requiring direct complex wiring changes, thus managing circuit complexity through intermediary switching structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution enables the effective use of both low speed and high speed motors, improving performance by allowing the low speed motor to contribute during high speed operations, thereby enhancing the overall efficiency and capability of the multi-driving device.

Implementation Method 1

The driving circuit comprises n switch groups coupled in parallel... An ith inductor of the first driving device is coupled between the third switch and the fourth switch... so as to raise the voltage of the second driving device

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic induction: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentUS9065372B2Multi-driving device and driving circuit thereof
Publication Date: 2015.06.23 IND TECH RES INST
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AI summary

A driving circuit comprises three switch groups, each comprising a first switch, a second switch, a third switch and a fourth switch. The first and the second switches are coupled in series. The third switch is serially coupled to the fourth switch and coupled between the first and the second switches. An ith inductor of a first driving device is coupled between the third and the fourth switches, wherein i ranges between 1˜3. In high speed mode, the first and the third switches of one of the switch groups are turned on, the second and the fourth switches are turned off, the first and the third switches of another of the switch groups are turned off, the second switch is turned on, and the fourth switch is turned on or off to raise voltage of the a driving device.