<p>An electrical power-assisted steering system comprising a brushless electric motor which has a plurality of phase windings connected at a star point and in which a switching device such as a relay is provided in at least one phase of the motor, the switching device being movable between a closed position in which current is able to flow in the phase winding and an open position which prevents current flowing in the respective phase in the event of a fault.</p>
申请公布号
DE69712595(T2)
申请公布日期
2002.08.29
申请号
DE1997612595T
申请日期
1997.09.11
申请人
LUCAS INDUSTRIES LTD., SOLIHULL
发明人
WILSON-JONES, RUSSELL;HORTON, JOHN;IRONSIDE, MICHAEL;WILKES, ANTHONY;APPLEYARD, MICHAEL