Abstract:
The present application relates to a control method for a clothes treatment apparatus, comprising: a laundry amount sensing step of determining the amount of clothes stored in a drum; a setting step of setting, as a reference rotation number, the number of rotations that causes a centrifugal force of less than 1 G to the clothes according to the amount of clothes; an air supply step of supplying, by a drying unit, heated air to the drum; and a first motion execution step of rotating the drum at the reference rotation number, a first rotation number set to be higher than the reference rotation number, and a second rotation number set to be lower than the reference rotation number.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a laundry treatment machine. A laundry treatment machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure including an inverter to convert the DC voltage from the converter into an alternating current (AC) voltage based on a switching operation and to output the converted AC voltage to the drain motor; and a controller to control the drain motor to operate at any one of a first speed, a second speed less than the first speed, and a stop when the washing tub motor is accelerated. Accordingly, according to the operation of the washing tub motor, it is possible to efficiently drive the drain motor.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a drain pump driving apparatus and a laundry treatment machine including the same. A drain pump driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure and a laundry treatment machine including the same include: an inverter to convert an input direct current (DC) voltage into an alternating current (AC) voltage by a switching operation and to output the converted AC voltage to a drain motor; an output current detector to detect an output current flowing in the drain motor; and a controller to control the drain motor to rotate in a first direction during a first period, rotate in a second direction opposite to the first direction during a second period, and continuously rotate in the first direction when a level of the output current at rotation in the first direction is greater than a level of the output current at rotation in the second direction. Accordingly, it is possible to secure a pumping performance of the drain pump.
Abstract:
A motor driving apparatus included in a home appliance may include an inverter to convert a direct current (DC) power into an alternating current (AC) power through a switching operation and to output the converted AC power to a motor, an output current detector to detect an output current flowing through the motor, a controller to control the inverter, wherein, during a first interval after the motor stops, the controller controls a phase current of a predetermined frequency to flow through the motor to estimate a position of a rotor of the motor, and estimates the position of the rotor of the motor based on the detected output current while the phase current of the predetermined frequency flows through the motor. Thereby, the sensorless motor driving apparatus can easily estimate the position of the motor rotor.
Abstract:
Provided are a drum type washer and a control method thereof. Spin-drying performance and efficiency can be enhanced by determining a position and a degree of unbalance using a phase and size of a signal input through a vibration measuring device located at each of a first half portion and a second half portion of an outer side surface of a tub.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a motor driving device and a laundry treatment apparatus. The motor driving device may include an inverter to convert DC power into AC power according to a switching operation and to output the converted AC power to a motor, an output current detector to detect an output current flowing through the motor, and a controller to control the inverter based on the detected output current. The controller changes a carrier frequency, changes a voltage command based on the changed carrier frequency and outputs an inverter switching control signal to the inverter based on the changed carrier frequency and the changed voltage command. Accordingly, noise may be reduced during operation of the motor.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a drain pump driving apparatus and a laundry treatment machine including the same. A drain pump driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a converter; a voltage dropper to drop the DC voltage from the converter; an inverter module to operate based on a first voltage from the voltage dropper and to output AC voltage converted by a switching operation to a drain pump motor; a controller to operate based on a second voltage from the voltage dropper and to control the inverter module; and a voltage adjuster to adjust the level of voltage information of the motor outputted from the inverter module and to output the adjusted voltage information to the controller. Accordingly, it is possible to stably drive the drain motor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a motor driving apparatus and, more specifically, to a motor driving apparatus for selectively performing identical phase overmodulation compensation or minimum distance overmodulation compensation according to a command speed when an output voltage command value of an inverter indicates an overmodulation voltage.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a drain pump driving apparatus and a laundry treatment machine including the same. The drain pump driving apparatus and the laundry treatment machine including the same according to an embodiment of the present invention include a motor to operate the drain pump, an inverter to convert a direct current (DC) power to an alternating current (AC) power by a switching operation and output the converted AC power to the motor, an output current detector to detect an output current flowing to the motor, and a controller to control the inverter, wherein the controller may calculate a speed ripple of the motor based on the output current and performs a control operation based on the calculated speed ripple of the motor to change a speed of the motor.
Abstract:
A motor driving apparatus included in a home appliance may include an inverter to convert a direct current (DC) power into an alternating current (AC) power through a switching operation and to output the converted AC power to a motor, an output current detector to detect an output current flowing through the motor, a controller to control the inverter, wherein, during a first interval after the motor stops, the controller controls a phase current of a predetermined frequency to flow through the motor to estimate a position of a rotor of the motor, and estimates the position of the rotor of the motor based on the detected output current while the phase current of the predetermined frequency flows through the motor. Thereby, the sensorless motor driving apparatus can easily estimate the position of the motor rotor.