Flux compensated rotational position detector and operating methods therefor

摘要

A flux compensated rotational position detector (1) includes a rotating element (14) having a plurality of magnetic poles (14m) extending over its entire periphery, and a fixed element (10) having a plurality of protruding fixed-element magnetic poles (32, 33, 34, 35) with fixed-element magnetic pole teeth (42, 43, 44, 45) opposing the rotating element, and first and second compensating poles (31, 36) disposed on either side of the fixed-element magnetic poles, the first and second compensating poles having respective first and second magnetic pole teeth (41, 46) opposing the rotating element, wherein the fixed element does not form a closed magnetic path around the entire periphery of the rotating element, magnetizing windings (15) are provided on all of the first and second compensating poles and the fixed-element magnetic poles, and sine output and cosine output windings (15) are provided on each of the fixed element magnetic poles. Methods for operating the detector are also described.