Bitflux, a spinout of Technical University of Munich, has acquired for research at the institution relating to electric motors.
Bitflux, a Germany-based spinout that is commercialising technology to detect the position of rotors in electric motors, has obtained the patent relating to that technology.
The patent was sold by Bayerische Patentallianz (BayPat), the tech transfer organisation for the 28 universities and institutes of applied sciences in Bavaria, which had sought the protection of intellectual property on behalf of Technical University of Munich (TUM).
Bitflux was spun out of TUM in early 2016 based on research conducted at the Institute for Electrical Drive Systems and Power Electronics.
The technology enables a sensor-less calculation of a rotor’s position in an electric motor, enabling, for example, the precise detection of speed of a dental drill or the location of a robotic arm. It has applications in a wide range of areas, from washing machines to electric vehicles.
Apart from offering a more compact product, the approach is also more cost-effective than relying on sensors.
