US 12,456,939 B2
Device and method for automatic detection and configuration of a motor
Jerome Sutty, Verrières le Buisson (FR); Xavier Tardivel, Marly-le-Roi (FR); and Benjamin Ranaivoson, Guyancourt (FR)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Sep. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/374,800.
Prior Publication US 2025/0112570 A1, Apr. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. H02P 7/06 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); H02P 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC H02P 7/06 (2013.01) [A61B 6/4476 (2013.01); A61B 6/54 (2013.01); H02P 1/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An x-ray imaging detector, comprising:
(a) an axis of motion; (b) a Direct Current (DC) motor operative to drive a portion of the x-ray imaging detector on the axis of motion; and (c) a motor controller operative to control rotation of the DC motor, wherein the motor controller further comprises: (i) a memory operative to store a plurality of instructions, and (ii) a processor operative to execute the plurality of instructions to: output a modulated DC voltage to the DC motor, wherein the modulated DC voltage does not cause rotation of the DC motor, measure either a voltage or a current provided to the DC motor as the modulated DC voltage is output, and identify the DC motor as a function of either the voltage or current provided to the DC motor.