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|AWEA Dives Deep Into Data To Reveal U.S. Wind Tops China In Key Metric
|on Tuesday November 11 2014 by NAW Staff
|The U.S. has more wind energy powering its grid than any other country in the world, including China, according to a recent analysis by wind [read more]
|Quebec To Begin Talks Surrounding New Energy Plan
|on Tuesday November 11 2014 by NAW Staff
|For the better part of 2014, the Canadian wind industry has urged Quebec government officials to begin planning its new energy policy. Well, according to [read more]
|Canadian Govt. Study Finds No Link Between Wind Turbine Noise And Health Problems
|on Friday November 07 2014 by NAW Staff
|The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has welcomed new research by federal department Health Canada that concludes there is no evidence of a causal relationship [read more]
|Quebec's 450 MW Request For Wind Power Attracts 6.6 GW Of Bids
|on Friday November 07 2014 by NAW Staff
|Hydro-Quebec Distribution has announced it received bids totaling 6,627.5 MW for its 450 MW request for proposals (RFP) for Quebec wind energy. The government-owned utility [read more]
|Siemens Takes Big Loss Due To Wind Turbine Issues
|on Friday November 07 2014 by NAW Staff
|Although the Germany-based conglomerate Siemens AG racked up some solid earnings overall in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014 (Q4'14), its wind power division [read more]
|Fraser Institute Report Attacking Ontario Wind 'Misses The Mark,' Says CanWEA
|on Thursday November 06 2014 by NAW Staff
|A new Fraser Institute study misrepresents the impact of wind energy on the electricity bills paid by Ontario consumers, according to an analysis by Power [read more]
|OPA Reveals Developers Qualified To Bid In Renewables RFP
|on Thursday November 06 2014 by NAW Staff
|The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has qualified companies, including about 20 wind developers, to bid in an upcoming call for 565 MW of new renewables [read more]
|GE Blade Crashes At Mehoopany Wind Farm In Pennsylvania
|on Thursday November 06 2014 by Mark Del Franco
|A blade attached to a GE 1.6 MW wind turbine crashed to the ground during the early morning hours of Nov. 2 at the 141 [read more]
|French Government Officially Signs Off On GE-Alstom Deal
|on Wednesday November 05 2014 by NAW Staff
|U.S.-based General Electric's massive deal to buy the energy assets of France-based conglomerate Alstom has moved several steps forward, as the French government and other [read more]
|Quebec's Wind Energy Forecast: Cloudy With An Increased Chance For Pessimism
|on Tuesday November 04 2014 by Mark Del Franco
|Quebec wind advocates were relieved when the government finally released a request for proposals (RFP) calling for 450 MW of installed capacity. The RFP calls [read more]
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|on Tuesday October 28 2014 by NAW Staff
|Wind and solar power helped the California grid maintain reliability during a challenging summer this year. According to the California Independent System Operator (ISO), grid [read more]
|U.S. Renewables Continue To Outpace Coal, Oil And Nuclear
|on Monday October 27 2014 by NAW Staff
|Renewable energy sources accounted for more than two-fifths (40.61%) of all new U.S. electrical generating capacity put in service during the first three quarters of [read more]
|Hannon Armstrong Acquires Wind Portfolio In Partnership 'Flip' Transaction
|on Thursday October 23 2014 by NAW Staff
|Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc. has agreed to acquire a portfolio of 10 operating wind projects from an affiliate of JPMorgan Chase & Co. [read more]
|GE To Close Tehachapi Manufacturing Plant; Related Work Will Transition To Pensacola, Fla.
|on Thursday October 23 2014 by NAW Staff
|GE Energy will close a Tehachapi, Calif.-based regional manufacturing facility that produces machine heads and hubs for wind turbines. Through November, GE will transition all [read more]
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Braves, Yanks hit record nine homers
The New York Yankees rarely go homer for homer against another team and lose. Jason Heyward ensured they would.
DINGER KINGSCheck out where the greats rank on the all-time home run list.
Heyward hit two of a record nine homers — seven solo shots — at the new Yankee Stadium and the Atlanta Braves outslugged New York for a 10-5 victory Wednesday in the sweltering heat.
Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano and Eric Chavez each hit solo homers off Tommy Hanson (8-4) but did little else on the first day of summer, a sticky afternoon in which the temperature at first pitch was 94 degrees. The loss was New York's second straight after a 10-game winning streak.
''We're a club that's going to score most of our runs by hitting home runs,'' manager Joe Girardi said. ''But I believe eventually it's going to turn around.''
Freddie Freeman hit a two-run shot to join Heyward, Martin Prado and David Ross, who all connected off Phil Hughes (7-6) to build a 6-1 lead for Atlanta.
The Yankees pulled to 6-5 on Curtis Granderson's RBI single in the seventh and had runners on first and third with Rodriguez at the plate. A-Rod grounded into an inning-ending double play and the Braves pulled away in the eighth by scoring three runs, two on Heyward's second homer, off Boone Logan.
''We're really, really good when Jason's swinging the bat well,'' Ross said.
Rodriguez is batting .215 (14 for 65) with runners in scoring position.
''It's been up and down, like a lot of our other hitters,'' Girardi said of Rodriguez's season.
Michael Bourn stole what might've been another home run, from Jayson Nix, after missing an earlier opportunity for a try at a leaping grab.
Even though he didn't start in a day game after playing Tuesday night, Chipper Jones still was a factor early. In the final year of a Hall of Fame-worthy career, Jones was honored before his last regular-season game against the Yankees. On behalf of the organization, Jeter and former Braves teammate Andruw Jones gave Chipper third base from Tuesday's game. In 19 years with Atlanta, Chipper Jones faced the Yankees in two World Series.
With the sun beating down on the crowd of 45,094, the public address announcer urged fans to visit the cooling stations set up along the concourses.
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Girardi emphasized how important it was to be aggressive early on a day that felt as if it were over 100 degrees with the oppressive humidity. The Braves were.
Bourn singled leading off and, with two outs, stole second without a throw. He scored on Dan Uggla's single to left. Freeman wasted no time, connecting on the first pitch he saw for a two-run drive into the New York bullpen in right-center to make it 3-0.
''You like to get off to a smooth start,'' Hughes said. ''You need to get a good rhythm and I really didn't find that.''
Jeter got one back with his fourth leadoff homer of the season, hitting Hanson's first pitch into the stands in right-center.
''When Jeter caught that one in the first, I was like, `Here we go,''' Ross said.
Hanson gave up only one hit after Jeter's homer until Chavez led off the fifth with a drive to straightaway center field. Bourn watched the ball clear the fence and land in the netting over Monument Park then jumped and smacked his hand to his glove.
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Bourn made the play he wanted after a walk to Russell Martin, ranging far to his right to snare Nix's fly above the wall to protect a 6-2 lead.
Heyward stood at the fence in right field and watched Rodriguez's high fly leading off the sixth carry into the stands for his 640th career homer. The RBI was A-Rod's 1,925th, breaking a tie with Jimmie Foxx for sole possession of sixth on the career list.
Cano followed with a smash deep into the stands in right-center to end Hanson's day for the Yankees' third back-to-back homers of the season — one was three in a row.
Hanson matched a career high with the four homers allowed. He came in 6-0 with a 1.22 ERA against AL East teams, but gave up four runs in five-plus innings.
All season Hughes has been hurt by the homer, giving up at least one in each of his first 12 starts before keeping the ball in the park in his previous outing. The career-most four allowed Wednesday boosted his total to a majors-leading 19 this year.
''He just didn't have great location today,'' Girardi said.
NOTES: The Yankees dropped to 18-1 when Rodriguez drives in a run this season. ... Teams had combined three times to hit eight homers at the ballpark that opened in 2009. ... Mark Teixeira was out of the Yankees' starting lineup after he was hit on the left foot by Heyward's hard grounder Tuesday night. Girardi said the first baseman was still sore. He doubled as a pinch-hitter in the eighth. ... Former Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams was chosen as manager of the World Team in the All-Star weekend Futures Game for minor leaguers on Sunday, July 8 in Kansas City.
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- Bunchball, the pioneer and market leader in gamification, today announced that a growing number of financial services companies are relying on Bunchball's popular gamification platform to attract and retain members and clients, and in the process turn Wall Street newcomers into capable, savvy investors.
- A range of companies, from start-ups to one of the five largest banks in the United States, have deployed Bunchball's acclaimed Nitro platform to drive sales and memberships, attract and retain customers, build brand awareness and loyalty, and motivate employees to reach crucial productivity milestones.
- Using Bunchball Nitro, financial services firms are employing motivational techniques -- like goal-setting, real-time feedback, competition, virtual rewards, and leveling up -- to encourage customers to learn more about investing, acquire the skills needed to build successful portfolios, and learn the advantages of using expert financial planning services. Among Bunchball's financial services customers are:
- Kapitall, which provides an online investing platform and is free to join and explore. In a gamified environment that features points, missions, levels and more, users earn Kapitall Koins and badges for completing tutorials and consuming other financial education content, and for trading and analyzing companies. The site helps beginners test-drive investing and grow their skills by letting them trade practice portfolios, and provides tools to help new users and amateur investors understand and select stocks. Users may also open a free brokerage account and begin trading immediately. As they progress through the gamified experience, users can redeem Kapitall Koins for virtual assets, real-world prizes like movie tickets, and access to content. Special programs, including a 2012 Summer Olympics promotion that awarded Koins for every medal won by Team USA, encourage daily logins and ongoing participation.
- Wall Street Survivor, the first the first guided, mentored and fully socially integrated financial education site. Wall Street Survivor partnered with Bunchball to offer a series of engaging, rewarding missions that guide users through a range of stock market concepts, from portfolio basics to investment strategies. Aimed at millennials who consider themselves novice investors, the gamified Wall Street Survivor experience motivates users to engage with a stock market simulator with quizzes and rewards. Users earn badges for making trades and completing missions and quizzes, with rewards going to those whose virtual portfolios earn the highest returns.
- Bunchball's Nitro is the world's most widely deployed and scalable gamification platform, serving up to 70 million unique users and 2.3 billion actions each month. Nitro enables organizations to create compelling, meaningful experiences that engage customers, partners and employees.
Attributable to Rory Olson, CEO, Wall Street Survivor
"Using Bunchball Nitro to gamify the Wall Street Survivor experience has been easy and effective, thanks in part to Bunchball's superior usability and features. Last year, we set out to reinvent the financial education market through deep engagement and social connectivity, and Bunchball Nitro has proven to be an exceptionally successful part of that campaign. With Bunchball's help, we're creating a community of market-savvy Survivors who are learning to trade stocks like a professional."
Attributable to Serge Kreiker, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Kapitall
"Back in 2008, we had a thought: why not use the gaming experience to break the traditional online investing mold? Ever since then, we've built the first and only online investing platform and brokerage for the rest of us. And while certain aspects of Kapitall.com have always been designed to be engaging and game-like, we recently decided to bring the engaging power of game play to more aspects of our user experience. With Bunchball Nitro, we've been able to connect fully with users from the moment they register, while motivating them to learn more, trade more, and make more of their experience as Kapitallists. With Bunchball, our members gain a fuller, more satisfying perspective on investing, and we gain a proven tool that helps us nurture more customers, deliver more services and help more people."
Bunchball is the market leader and visionary in gamification. Powering the Engaged Enterprise, Bunchball enables organizations to improve business performance throughout their ecosystem by creating highly active and loyal customers, employees, and partners. Bunchball's comprehensive suite of innovative cloud-based solutions empowers companies to engage and motivate, leading to improved employee productivity, customer loyalty and ROI. Bunchball's world-class customers include Adobe, HP, Cisco, Warner Bros., Comcast, LiveOps, VMware and Hasbro. Based in Silicon Valley, Bunchball's investors include Granite Ventures, Triangle Peak Partners, Northport Investments, and Correlation Ventures. For more information, visit www.bunchball.com, our blog at www.gamification.com, or follow @bunchball.
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Amnesty International welcomes the position of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) calling on European Union (EU) member states to halt transfers of asylum-seekers back to Bulgaria until April 2014.
"The position taken by the UNHCR highlights the shameful treatment of asylum seekers in Bulgaria," said Barbora Cernusakova, Amnesty International's Bulgaria researcher.
"Asylum seekers in Bulgaria, including many fleeing from war-torn Syria, are being held in appalling conditions, sometimes for months on end. They lack access to food, sanitation or basic medical care. They are also at risk of arbitrary detention and face lengthy delays in registration and are routinely deprived of access to fair and effective asylum procedures."
The UNHCR argues that due to systemic deficiencies in the reception conditions and asylum procedures, EU Member States should not return asylum-seekers to Bulgaria even if it is the first country of entry. Under the EU regulation the first country of entry is responsible for the determination of their status.
"The position of the UNHCR must be treated as a serious criticism of the failure of Bulgarian authorities to provide adequate access to food, shelter and healthcare for asylum-seekers. In the next three months the Bulgaria must take immediate steps to improve these deplorable conditions," said Barbora Cernusakova.
The Bulgarian authorities are failing their international obligations to take adequate measures to respond to the large number of people arriving at the borders of the country. According to government statistics 11 606 entered the country in 2013. As a result, hundreds of people in need of protection have ended up living for months in appalling conditions and without timely and unimpeded access to asylum procedure.
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Concerns expressed by the UNHCR – and in December 2013 also by the Council of Europe –echoed the findings of human rights organizations, including Amnesty International which showed that refugees and migrants in Bulgaria lack access to basic services, including food, healthcare and sanitation.
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A rotary electric motor is formed within a cylindrical rotor housing structure that surrounds an annular stator ring. The permanent magnet rotor is configured in an annular ring coaxial with, and outside of, the stator. The stator ring contains a plurality of wound core segments that are ferromagnetically isolated from each other. The core segments are secured to a rigid skeletal structure that is centrally fixed to a stationary shaft. The stator support structure is formed of spine members that extend radially away from the center. U-shaped plates at the outer ends of the spine members engage adjacent pair of stator segments. Within the inner periphery of the stator ring, space is provided within which motor control circuitry and battery power supply may be incorporated.
1. A rotary electric motor comprising:
a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets disposed in an annular ring configuration, the magnets alternating in magnetic polarity along an inner annular surface;
a stator of annular ring construction encompassed within the rotor and separated therefrom by a radial air gap, the stator comprising:
a plurality of ferromagnetic core segments ferromagnetically isolated from each other, each of the core segments having respective coils wound thereon to form stator windings;
an outer radial periphery at the air gap; and
an inner radial periphery defining an inner volume;
wherein the said inner volume comprises a power supply, a controller and electronic switches responsive to the controller for applying energization current to the stator windings.
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This application contains subject matter related to copending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/826,423 of Maslov et al., filed Apr. 5, 2001, and copending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/826,422 of Maslov et al., filed Apr. 5, 2001, both commonly assigned with the present application. The disclosures of both of these applications are incorporated by reference herein.
The present invention relates to rotary electric motors, more particularly to motor structure having electrical control and drive elements integrated therein.
The progressive improvement of electronic systems, such as microcontroller and microprocessor based applications for the control of motors, as well as the availability of improved portable power sources, has made the development of efficient electric motor drives for vehicles, as a viable alternative to combustion engines, a compelling challenge. Electronically controlled pulsed energization of windings of motors offers the prospect of more flexible management of motor characteristics. By control of pulse width, duty cycle, and switched application of a battery source to appropriate stator windings, functional versatility that is virtually indistinguishable from alternating current synchronous motor operation can be achieved. The use of permanent magnets in conjunction with such windings is advantageous in limiting current consumption.
The above-identified copending related U.S. patent application of Maslov et al., Ser. No. 09/826,422, identifies and addresses the need for an improved motor amenable to simplified manufacture and capable of efficient flexible operating characteristics. In a vehicle drive environment, it is highly desirable to attain smooth operation over a wide speed range, while maintaining a high torque output capability at minimum power consumption. Such a vehicle motor drive should advantageously provide accessibility to the various structural components for replacement of parts at a minimum of inconvenience. The copending related U.S. application incorporates electromagnet poles as isolated magnetically permeable structures configured in an annular ring, relatively thin in the radial direction, to provide advantageous effects. With this arrangement, flux can be concentrated, with virtually no loss or deleterious transformer interference effects in the electromagnet cores, as compared with prior art embodiments. While improvements in torque characteristics and efficiency are attainable with the structure of the identified copending application, further improvements remain desirable.
To this end, the above-identified copending related U.S. patent application of Maslov et al., Ser. No. 09/826,423, seeks to optimize rotor parameters such as the grade of the magnet, the energy density and the overall magnetic characteristics of the magnetic circuit, the size and the dimensions of which can adjust the permanence and the overall operating condition of the magnet when it is part of the rotor, the temperature stability of the magnet, magnet demagnetization, the finishing, coating and post processing steps taken in manufacturing of the magnets for the intended application, the stability of the magnetization over the curvilinear surface of the magnet, uniformity of the radial polarization of the magnet, the adjacent gap between two separate magnets, the mechanical features and geometry of the edges of the magnets, and the return flux path of the magnet as provided by a back iron ring section.
In environments in which portability and size are important factors, the need exists for drive motors that are capable of a wide range of operating characteristics, without sacrificing complex control functionality. Brushless motor systems must have the capability to control each of a plurality of electronic switches to provide accurate commutation sequencing and appropriate application of power to the individual stator windings. While the complexity of the electronic elements can be extensive and diverse, the need exists for a motor structural configuration in which the control elements that provide such operation are self-contained. Such a configuration should not be made at a sacrifice to cause limitations in the motor flux producing structure within a given constituent of the motor.
The present invention fulfills these needs, while taking advantage of the benefits of the isolated individual pole pair arrangements disclosed in the above identified Maslov et al. applications. The thin annular ring configuration of the stator is utilized to provide sufficient space in which to allocate a substantial portion, if not all, of a relatively complex electrical control system within the confines of the stator structure. Integration of the electrical control components within a shielded space internal to the stator flux producing structure provides several advantages. Simplification of integration and reduction of the number of individual discrete circuit elements are obtained while avoiding electromagnetic interference between the control circuit and the switched stator windings. When used, for example, in specific applications such as vehicle drives, the incorporation of both motor structure and the electrical control system within the vehicle wheel can provide a decrease in weight of the unit, while decreasing acoustic and mechanical noise. Operation from the user's perspective can be simplified to simulate, for example, conventional automobile operation.
The aforementioned advantages are manifested in structural features of the invention, at least in part, wherein the motor comprises a rotor and stator each disposed in an angular ring configuration and spaced from each other by an annular air gap. The stator comprises a plurality of magnetically permeable core segments with coils wound thereon, the core segments being separated from direct contact with each other and disposed along the radial air gap. The segments thus are individual electromagnets. The inner radial periphery of the stator defines a space within which substantially no flux traverses. A controller is contained within the space for applying energization current to the stator windings. Also provided within this space are a power supply and electronic switches responsive to the controller for directing current pulses from the power supply individually to the stator windings. The power supply may comprise a plurality of replaceable batteries that are readily accessible to the user. The batteries may be capable of being recharged from an external source with or without their removal from the stator. Battery recharge may also be effected by regenerative current applied during operation by the stator segment windings. A rotor position sensor within the stator provides at least one output connected to the controller.
Preferably, each stator segment comprises a pair of poles circumferentially spaced from each other at the outer periphery and joined together by a yoke or linking portion at the inner periphery, the pair of poles having opposite magnetic polarities at the air gap when energization current is supplied to the segment winding. The winding of each stator segment may comprise two coil sections formed on a respective stator pole, each section being wound in opposite directions and connected in either series or parallel to provide, when energized, stator poles of opposite magnetic polarity. Alternatively, each stator segment may contain a winding formed entirely on the yoke or linking portion. Each stator segment winding is connected to a bridge configuration of the electronic switches. The direction of current flow in a winding for an energization pulse is established by the selected activation of the switches of the bridge in accordance with controller signals.
The controller may comprise circuitry distributed on a plurality of circuit boards upon which switches are also mounted. Alternatively, the controller may comprise an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) in a single chip which may also integrate the switches. The width of the current pulses and the selection of the switches are controlled by the controller in response to signals received from one or more rotor position sensors that are mounted within the stator.
Additional advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in this art from the following detailed description, wherein only the preferred embodiment of the invention is shown and described, simply by way of illustration of the best mode contemplated of carrying out the invention. As will be realized, the invention is capable of other and different embodiments, and its several details are capable of modifications in various obvious respects, all without departing from the invention. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive.
The present invention is illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the FIGUREs of the accompanying drawing and in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements and in which:
FIG. 1 is a partial three dimensional perspective view of a motor according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the structural components of the motor of FIG. 1 illustrative of the positional relationship among the various elements.
FIG. 3 is a perspective external view of the motor of FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a control system suitable for use in the motor of FIGS. 1-3.
FIG. 5 is a partial block diagram for a winding switching circuit of the system of FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a partial three dimensional perspective view of a variation of the motor structural arrangement shown in FIG. 1.
The motor of the present invention is suitable for use in driving a vehicle wheel of an automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, or the like. The drawing illustrations thus depict motor structure that can be housed within a vehicle wheel, the stator rigidly mounted to a stationary shaft and surrounded by a rotor for driving the wheel. It should be appreciated, however, that the vehicle context is merely exemplary of a multitude of particular applications in which the motor of the present invention may be employed.
FIG. 1 is a cutaway drawing of the motor structure, the elements shown in more detail in the exploded view of FIG. 2. Motor 10 comprises annular permanent magnet rotor 20 and annular stator structure 30 separated by a radial air gap. The rotor and stator are configured coaxially about an axis of rotation, which is centered in stationary shaft 36. The stator comprises a plurality of ferromagnetically isolated elements, or stator groups. Core segments 32, made of magnetically permeable material separated from direct contact with each other, have respective winding portions 34 formed on each pole. Seven stator groups are shown, each group comprised of two salient electromagnet poles allocated circumferentially along the air gap. The rotor comprises a plurality of permanent magnets 22, circumferentially distributed about the air gap and affixed to a non-magnetic annular back plate 24, which may be formed of aluminum or other non magnetically permeable material. The back plate is part of the motor housing to which is attached side walls 26.
The flux distributions produced by the rotor magnets may be enhanced by the provision of a magnetically permeable element, not shown, mounted to the back of the rotor magnets. Sixteen rotor magnets are shown. It is to be understood that the numbers of stator poles and rotor magnets illustrated are merely exemplary, as various ratios can be utilized, depending on desired operational parameters. For example, fewer electromagnets spaced at greater distances may produce different torque and/or speed characteristics. The stator core segments are secured to a rigid skeletal structure 40 that is centrally fixed to the shaft 36. Spine members 42, equal in number to the number of stator groups, extend radially away from the center of structure 40 to U-shaped plates 44. The U-shaped plate sides and the stator core segments contain mating holes by which the stator segments are fixed to the skeletal structure. Each U-shaped plate engages an adjacent pair of stator segments.
Each stator segment and adjoining pair of spine members together define a space within which circuit elements are contained. The rigid spine portions 42 have sufficient surface area to provide the necessary structural support as well as to accommodate circuit boards 45. A circuit board or hybrid module may be affixed to each spine portion in any conventional manner. Each circuit board contains the control circuit elements and switches needed for application of energizing current through appropriate wiring connections to a winding of a stator core segment to which the spine portion is attached. It should be appreciated that all control circuit elements and switches can be integrated into a single circuit board to provide even greater economy of space and weight. The motor power supply, represented by batteries 46, is also self-contained within the stator spaces. Appropriate receptacles (not shown) for the batteries can be fixed to the spine portions 42. The receptacles, which may be of any conventional variety, permit easy removal of the batteries for replacement or recharge. While a single battery for each space is shown, any commercially available battery type or battery pack that is of sufficient capacity to supply the necessary motor power may be used. Thus, depending on particular battery characteristics and motor drive requirements, it may be possible to use one or more spaces for location of other elements.
FIG. 3 is a three dimensional external view of the motor system of FIGS. 1 and 2. The rotor housing outer ring 24 and side walls 26 are configured to form a wheel hub on which a tire, not shown, can be mounted directly or indirectly via spokes. The rotor wheel housing is journalled for rotation about the stationary shaft 36 via bearings 38. The cylindrical rotor housing structure surrounds the stator annular ring that is coextensively aligned in the axial direction with the rotor across the air gap.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a typical control system that may be employed to drive the motor structure shown in FIGS. 1-3. Stator windings 34 are switchably energized by driving current supplied from power source 50 via electronic switch sets 52. Timing of the current pulses is subject to the control of sequence controller 60, which is responsive to feedback signals received from position sensor 62. Sequence controller may include a microprocessor or equivalent microcontroller. Although position sensor 62 is schematically represented by a single unit, several sensors may be appropriately positioned at stator sections along the air gap to detect rotor magnet rotation. The position sensor may comprise any known magnetic sensing devices, such as a Hall effect devices, giant magneto resistive (MGR) sensors, reed switches, pulse wire sensors including amorphous sensors, resolvers or optical sensors.
The use and control of electronic switches for application of energizing current to motor windings are common in the art. FIG. 5 is a partial circuit diagram of a switch set and driver for an individual stator core segment winding. Stator winding 34 is connected in a bridge circuit of four FETs. It is to be understood that any of various known electronic switching elements may be used for directing driving current in the appropriate direction to stator winding 34 such as, for example, bipolar transistors. FET 53 and FET 55 are connected in series across the power source, as are FET 54 and FET 56. Stator winding 34 is connected between the connection nodes of the two series FET circuits. Gate driver 58 is responsive to control signals received from the sequence controller 60 to apply activation signals to the gate terminals of the FETs. FETs 53 and 56 are concurrently activated for motor current flow in one direction. For current flow in the reverse direction, FETs 54 and 55 are concurrently activated. Gate driver 58 may be integrated in sequence controller 60 or comprise a separate driver circuit.
FIG. 6 is a partial three dimensional perspective view of a variation of the motor structural arrangement shown in FIG. 1. Winding 34 of each stator core segment is formed on a core section that links the poles rather than split into two portions wound on the poles themselves. FIG. 6 also illustrates position sensors 62, each provided at a corresponding stator core section.
In this disclosure there is shown and described only preferred embodiments of the invention and but a few examples of its versatility. It is to be understood that the invention is capable of use in various other combinations and environments and is capable of changes or modifications within the scope of the inventive concept as expressed herein. For example, as can be appreciated, the motor of the invention can be utilized in a wide range of applications in addition to vehicle drives. While it is preferred, in the implementation of a vehicle drive, that the rotor surround the stator, other applications may find advantageous utility with the stator surrounding the rotor. Thus, it is within the contemplation of the invention that each inner and outer annular member may comprise either the stator or rotor and may comprise either the group of electromagnets or group of permanent magnets.
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Perhaps a rather broad and fastidious quest it were for a dwelling of three mere nights, but I wanted to veer away from the days of old - desiring something novel, something new. Still beset by ironies from the past, cheap hostels and cramped quarters have made their mark on my soul no doubt and are certainly absent of regret, but for me, opposing angles and fresh perspectives will always hold the highest regard. For all intents and purposes, isn't that what travelling is all about, or should be? I was also meeting up with my girlfriend though whom I hadn't seen in nearly three months, so that too had much to do with pursuing a change of scenery.
Nevertheless, there we were on a Monday afternoon in September still proudly wearing the effects of a long weekend in Munich (for the famed "Oktoberfest"). The relatively short trek from Centraal Station to the Canal House were broadcast aloud as the rolling suitcase trailing behind seemed to lose its footing over each and every swollen cleft in the pavement, and there were many. The entrance, a bit subtle and somewhat puzzling until the gothic-like sign above relieved any doubt. A few steps up and through the solid black door was a light-colored entryway with art wrapped in irregular-sized frames lining the walls. The first corner we came to revealed the bar, which also served as the front desk. A friendly woman was there to assist with check-in and then proceeded to escort us to the room which to my surprise was actually downstairs. I was certain that when I had made the reservations over a month earlier that we would be staying in a "Great Room" with a canal view, but it turned out that I was perfectly fine having misunderstood. What we were actually given was what appeared to be the only garden view room with direct access to the garden, as well as a semi-private patio with a table and chairs, a perfect place to relax and unwind after a long day of exploring the city on foot. The room was exactly as shown on the website (http://www.canalhouse.nl/), orderly, comfortable, with an intriguingly romantic undertone. Though we didn't actually spend much time at the hotel, and ate (breakfast) there only once, there wasn't a single thing that I could even try to be critical about. The staff was exceptionally kind, considerate, and always willing to thoroughly answer any questions we had. On the morning of departure, General Manager Wessel Krauss was kind enough to offer his insight and make a few suggestions for our next stop, printing out detailed maps with phone numbers and even called to confirm our reservations in Brussels. He then took me a on a brief tour, explaining the history and future plans of the hotel. Clearly he was passionate about what he did and genuinely took pride to ensure that the experiences of all guests were positive.
Without question, I couldn't be more satisfied and delighted with our short stay at the Canal House. To be so bold, I think writing a review about it over three months later is a testament that it left nothing but fond memories tucked into the sub-cockles (if you will) of my heart and mind. Like anyplace, surely someone along the way already has or someday will have something contrary to proclaim, but I imagine the odds of that here are fewer and further between. It truly is an ideal location too, within walking distance to everything (unless you despise walking), yet far enough away to feel less like a tourist and more like a local. Glancing at a map it could appear to some as being a little too far from certain places of interest, but maps as they do, sometimes tend to mislead. Everything is actually quite close, and Keizersgracht (the street which the Canal House is on) extends throughout the main "central" part of Amsterdam, so it's rather simple to get back on track if you get lost.
Nonetheless, if you as well wish for something a little more tasteful and refined, yet low-key and practical (common qualities of most "boutique-style" hotels) and are prepared and able to pay the higher rates, I think it would suit you right to end the search here and reserve accordingly.
Cheers and safe travels to you.
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Crowne Plaza Amsterdam City CentreCentre, Amsterdam | 5 star hotelfrom $211
- Stay Away
- Great value and truly very comfortable!
- Club Rooms do the job
Park Plaza Victoria AmsterdamBurgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $196
- Seemed fine to me
- Underrated and can be good value
- Stay elsewhere
Park Plaza Amsterdam AirportMuseumplein/Vondelpark, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $86
Moevenpick Hotel Amsterdam City CenterZeeburg, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $208
- Still has teething problems
- Very Pleasant
- Not a bad choice..
Novotel Amsterdam CityBuitenveldert-Oost, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $139
- A great choice for my family
- Comfortable and clean - no surprises
- Good Hotel
NH Grand Hotel KrasnapolskyCentre, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $226
- Excellent Hotel, Room, service and Value!
- Stayed 4 times
- Really a 4 star.
Renaissance Amsterdam HotelCentre, Amsterdam | 5 star hotelfrom $247
- Good comfort but boring
- Chain Charming
- Request an Apartment Unit
CitizenM AmsterdamAmsterdam South, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $119
Hotel Okura AmsterdamDe Pijp, Amsterdam | 5 star hotelfrom $225
- Disappointing hotel - not worth 5 stars
- A Very Nice Stay
- Its much better than portrayed
Holiday Inn AmsterdamZuidOost (Business District), Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $155
- A good Business Hotel
- Great service, clean hotel, reasonably priced
- Friendly service
Hilton AmsterdamApollobuurt, Amsterdam | 5 star hotelfrom $212
- All the Hilton Perks
- Peace and Quiet
- Everything we expect from Hilton - and more
Hotel Casa 400Amstel, Amsterdam | 3 star hotelfrom $105
Mercure Hotel Amsterdam CityAmstel, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $106
Marriott AmsterdamMuseumplein/Vondelpark, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $268
- Especially liked the health club!
- Great rate, nice hotel, good location
- The most comfortable bed ever.
Inntel Hotels Amsterdam CentreCentre, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $167
- Our first hotel stay in Amsterdam, it was brilliant!
- Nice hotel but...
- Excellent Location
Artemis Hotel AmsterdamSloten en Riekerpolder, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $107
- Not Enough focus on the customers needs
- Nice hotel
- Pleasant room, but all the problems of a new hotel
Grand Hotel Amrath AmsterdamCentre, Amsterdam | 5 star hotelfrom $236
- Beautiful, Wonderful Amrath
- Sch�nes, wundervolles Amrath
- What an experience!
Hotel Pulitzer, a Luxury Collection HotelCanal Belt/Rembrandtplein, Amsterdam | 5 star hotelfrom $333
- Dissapointing!
- They treated me like a relative
- Perfect Location - aweful service!
Radisson Blu Hotel, AmsterdamCentre, Amsterdam | 5 star hotelfrom $235
- We would stay again without a doubt
- Nothing special
- Great Hotel in Good Location!
NH Carlton AmsterdamCanal Belt/Rembrandtplein, Amsterdam | 3 star hotelfrom $172
- Above Average European Hotel
- Not what we expected
- OK, but some problem at the check in time
Eden Hotel Amsterdam - Hampshire EdenCanal Belt/Rembrandtplein, Amsterdam | 3 star hotelfrom $154
- Overrated and Overpriced
- Loved the Eden Hotel
- Ordinary and overpriced
Hotel Nh City NorthDistelkade 21, (formerly Golden Tulip City North), Amsterdam | Hotelfrom $100
WestCord Fashion Hotel AmsterdamWestlandgracht, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $120
NH City Centre AmsterdamCentre, Amsterdam | 3 star hotelfrom $176
- Would stay again
- A great stay!
- Great Hotel, Great People, Great City
NH Amsterdam CentreMuseumplein/Vondelpark, Amsterdam | 4 star hotelfrom $177
- Great Hotel, Great People, Great City therefore Great Time!
- Great hotel
Wyndham ApolloApollolaan 2, (formerly Le Meridien Apollo), Amsterdam | Hotelfrom $220
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My name is William Effinger, and I am a Senior Support Escalation Engineer with the Windows Core team at Microsoft. Some of the most common questions we get here at the storage team center around CHKDSK. If you have ever come across any event ID 55s in your system event log, this blog is for you.
What is an event ID 55? Let's start by looking at the error:
Event Type: Error Event Source: NTFS Event ID: 55 Description: The file system structure on disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume "Drive_letter:"
While the error description is direct and self-explanatory, we often receive calls from customers who want to better understand how this occurred and their subsequent options.
How did we get into this situation to begin with?
The file system does not proactively check each write (doing so would hugely impact performance, as you can imagine). NTFS instead has a logic that checks some reads for congruence. As a preventative measure, we can only suggest best practices such as keeping up to date with drivers and firmware.
We do know, however, that the corruption that we see in the file system is due one of two things: either a hardware problem or an issue with the file system driver.
The majority of the issues we see revolve around problems with hardware. As a rule of thumb, hardware tends to corrupt unpredictably.
If you suspect hardware, the following techniques will likely help you identify the culprit:
While extremely rare, NTFS issues can certainly happen. Unlike hardware, NTFS will leave a trail of very specific clues in the corruption leading straight to the offending code. Due to the exceptionally large install base of NTFS, opportunities for corruption have already been identified and resolved. If a software concern still remains, updating the latest version of NTFS would be a prudent course of action.
The only option left for Microsoft support is to look over your server and provide an analysis of the storage stack health. To do that, we look for filter and out of date storage drivers. Then we attempt to eliminate multi-pathing and/or contact the storage vendor suggesting updates as necessary.
Sometimes identifying the root cause of the corruption is less important than resolving the corruption itself. Event ID 55 has alerted you to the fact that there is corruption on the volume, and the only tool capable of resolving the file system corruption is CHKDSK. Unfortunately, customers are unable to use the corrupted volume while CHKDSK is repairing problems with the file system and estimating downtime is impossible. My colleague summed this up in his blog "Questions you shouldn't call Microsoft for..."
If you have any event ID 55s in your system event log, it's time to run CHKDSK. The longer you wait the worse it is likely to get.
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