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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem: a zero cross timing when an induction voltage of a brushless motor 10 is a reference voltage vref is easily detected by mistake in a situation that the operation speed of the brushless motor 10 varies. SOLUTION: Terminal voltages vu, vv, vw of phases are respectively compared with the reference voltage vref in comparators Cur, Cvr, Cwr, compared with a positive pole voltage VB of a battery 14 in comparators Cub, Cvb, Cwb, and compared with a negative pole voltage of the battery 14 in comparators Cug, Cvg, Cwg. Logical OR circuits ORu, ORv, ORw generate logic reverse signals of output signals of the comparators Cug, Cvg, Cwg, and generate mask signals mu, mv, vw on the basis of the output signals of the comparators Cub, Cvb, Cwb. Exclusive OR circuits EXu, EXv, EXw generate comparison signals pu, pv, pw on the basis of temporary comparison signals pu0, pv0, pw0 outputted from the comparators Cur, Cvr, Cwr and the mask signals mu, mv, vw. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor drive that starts a brushless DC motor, in a short time using a simpler constitution. SOLUTION: When the motor drive 1 starts a brushless DC motor 2 through forced commutation, a gate drive circuit 5 limits the current flowing through the windings 2U-2W of the motor 2 to the upper limit level, set higher than the level of a current flowing, when the motor 2 goes into steady state steady rotational state. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor control device which can detect the magnetic pole position of a rotor with high accuracy by a simple method, over a wide operation range from a low speed time to a high speed time.SOLUTION: A switching element is operated so that a first switching state in which, when a motor 10 is energized from a first phase to a second phase, the first phase has electricity conducted to the high potential side input terminal of an inverter 12 and the second phase has electricity conducted to the low potential side input terminal of the inverter 12 and a second switching state in which the first phase has electricity conducted to the low potential side input terminal of an inverter 12 and the second phase has electricity conducted to the high potential side input terminal of the inverter 12 are alternately changed, as a voltage is applied to the motor 10. On the basis of detection of a zero-cross timing at which an induction voltage generated at a third phase terminal matches a reference voltage, on condition that it occurred in a period while the first switching state was on, the magnetic pole position of the rotor of the motor 10 is detected.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that the neutral point voltage of a brushless motor fluctuates largely, which causes noise, when driving the brushless motor by 120-degree energization process and PWM process. SOLUTION: In the 120-degree energization process, respective ones of switching elements SW1, SW3 and SW5 of a high side arm and switching elements SW2, SW4 and SW6 of a low side arm of a power conversion circuit are turned on. In the PWM process, the switching elements of the power conversion circuit turn on/off so that two phases that are connected to the on-switching elements that are in the on-state are alternately made conductive to the high potential side input terminal and the low potential side input terminal of the power conversion circuit. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor apparatus capable of being appropriately controlled without need for a sensor for detecting a rotational angle, by improving detection accuracy of a phase of line-to-line induction voltage.SOLUTION: The motor apparatus includes: a stator in which a multi-phase coil is wound around teeth; a motor that drives rotation of a rotor by energizing the coil; an inverter that controls an electric current energizing the coil; and a control section that detects a zero cross timing of a line-to-line current running between coils of respective phases and a zero cross timing of a variation in the line-to-line current and detects a rotational position of the rotor when an optional two-phase coil is short-circuited, and further includes inductances of the respective coils.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for driving a brushless three-phase DC motor shortening the time required for starting the motor and a driving controller for the motor. SOLUTION: In the method for driving the brushless three-phase DC motor, an estimation range consisting of a first angular range up to a position π/2-radian angular-displaced in the direction of rotation X from a reference position positioning a nonconducting phase winding (a W-phase winding 13) and a second angular range having the relationship of a point symmetry with the first angular range regarding a center of rotation is detected as the position of a magnetic pole for a rotor 15 in response to the result of a comparison between an induced voltage and a reference voltage at a position detecting step. The positioning angle of the rotor 15 is determined within an angular range not included within the detected estimation range, but within a range (the range of 0 to 60° and 330 to 360°) consisting of an angle within a π/2 radian, at a position determining step. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that the start-up time of a brushless motor is increased in a controller which is equipped with a positioning means that controls the rotating angle of the brushless motor at its final angle through an intermediate angle. SOLUTION: The controller controls the rotating angle at a first positioning target angle by first positioning in which a current is applied from specific one phase to the other phase, and then, controls the rotating angle at a second positioning target angle by second positioning in which a current is applied from one phase to the other phase while changing the phases. The duration (a first given time T1) of the first positioning is set as follows. The first given time T1 is set so that the amplitude of the vibration of the rotation angle becomes smaller than the angle interval between the first positioning target angle and the dead point of the second positioning process in damped oscillation in the vicinity of the first positioning target angle by the first positioning. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately set an angle for a switching operation based on zero cross timing in which an induced voltage of a rotating electric machine becomes a reference voltage when a rotational speed varies in controlling the rotating electric machine by operating switching devices for a power converting circuit. SOLUTION: For the specified timing which is delayed by a predetermined angle from the zero cross timing in which the induced voltage of a brushless motor 10 meets the reference voltage vref, the switching devices SW1 to SW6 are switched. At this time, a prescribed time from the previous zero cross timing to the specified timing is set based on the interval of the previous two zero cross timings. However, the required time is corrected corresponding to the variation amount when the rotational speed of the brushless motor 10 varies. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem: a zero cross timing may be erroneously detected due to frequent crossing between a reference voltage vref to be defined by a temporary neutral point voltage and terminal voltages vu, vv, vw upon stopping of a brushless motor 10. SOLUTION: The terminal voltages vu, vv, vw of the brushless motor 10 and the reference voltage vref are input into comparators 24, 26, 28, respectively. Signal lines for applying the reference voltage vref into the comparators 24, 26, 28 are connected to the positive pole side of a battery 14 via a resistor 30. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor the output characteristics of which can be stabilized by detecting the zero-cross timing of variation in the line current of any two phases reliably, thereby detecting the rotational position of a rotor reliably.SOLUTION: The motor includes a motor having a stator with teeth around which a polyphase coil is wound, and rotary driving a rotor by electrifying the coil, an inverter performing PWM control of a current for electrifying the coil, and a control unit for detecting the rotational position of the rotor by detecting the zero-cross timing of a line induction voltage on the basis of the zero-cross timing of a line current flowing between respective phases of the coil, and the zero-cross timing of variation of the line current, and controlling the rotational position of the rotor by a command voltage. The electrical angle from the zero-cross timing of a line induction voltage UV to the boundary of a detectable range A of the zero-cross timing is set to an electrical angle equal to or larger than the detection period of the zero-cross timing of a line induction voltage UV.