IDEAdvance - Sensor-less Power Seat Actuator

有刷直流电机（BDC电机）被大量应用于汽车舒适系统、工业应用、航空、电动工具、家用电器、家具、玩具、模型和许多其他商业和消费市场应用。IDEAdvance拥有DCM运动技术（DCM）的独家权利，DCM是一种由我们的母公司开发的无传感器运动检测、控制和监控BDC电机的新专利技术。使用无传感器DCM，可以避免目前在BDC电机应用中用于检测和控制速度和位置的传感器、传感器线和连接器。此外，新技术使电机的换向同步变速控制，从而减少电刷电弧，这将延长使用寿命并减少BDC电机的功耗，从而减少其CO2足迹。该技术还为精确的转矩/速度控制和现场监测电机的状态和特性提供了新的可能性。虽然该技术已经在模拟和实验室测试中得到了证明，但该项目的目的是实现一个演示器，以证明该概念在真实的应用中的有效性，并验证该技术的好处。由于电动车窗和座椅等汽车舒适系统是带传感器的BDC电机的最大市场之一，因此具有无传感器检测、控制和监测的小尺寸汽车电动座椅组件是理想的可行性项目。随着每年销售超过60亿个BDC电机系统，以及至少20亿个这些所需的速度/位置控制，市场潜力更高，成本和节能电动机解决方案是巨大的。当这项新的专利技术得到验证后，IDEAdvance打算将DCM分许可给电动机、应用和解决方案的大众市场制造商，并为中小企业提供完整的解决方案。该项目得到了英国和欧盟汽车行业供应商的认可。

Brush commutating electric DC motors (BDC motors) are used in large numbers inautomotive comfort systems, industrial applications, aviation, power tools, home appliances,furniture, toys, models and many, many other commercial and consumer market applications.IDEAdvance has exclusive rights to DCM-MotionTechnology (DCM), a new and patentedtechnology for sensor-less motion Detection, Control and Monitoring of BDC motorsdeveloped by our parent company. With sensor-less DCM the sensors, sensor wires andconnectors currently used in BDC motor applications to detect and control speed and positioncan be avoided. Further the new technology enables commutation synchronised variable speedcontrol of the motor thereby reducing the brush arcing, which will extend the lifetime andreduce the power consumption of BDC motors and therefore their CO2 footprint. Thetechnology also enables new possibilities for accurate torque/speed control and for in-situmonitoring of the condition and characteristics of the motor.While the technology has been proven in simulations and lab tests, the aim of this project is toimplement a demonstrator to prove the concept works in a real application and to verify thebenefits of the technology. Since automotive comfort systems such as power windows andseats are one of the largest markets for BDC motors with sensors, a sub-scale automotivepower seat assembly with sensor-less detection, control and monitoring is an ideal feasibilityproject.With more than 6Bn BDC motor systems sold annually, and at least 2Bn of these requiringspeed/position controls, the market potential for more efficient, cost and energy savingelectric motor solutions is huge. When this new and patented technology has been provenIDEAdvance intends to sub-license DCM to mass market manufacturers of electric motors,applications and solutions, and supply complete solutions to SME’s.The project is endorsed by UK and EU suppliers to the automotive industry.