摘要:
A CPU obtains a difference between a data number at timing when an ENC0 signal or an ENC1 signal changes in a case where there is no follow-up delay of a rotor relative to a voltage signal applied to an A-phase coil and a B-phase coil and a data number at timing when the ENC0 signal or the ENC1 signal changes in a case where there is a follow-up delay of the rotor relative to the voltage signal applied to the A-phase coil and the B-phase coil. Then, the CPU controls the voltage signal applied to the A-phase coil and the B-phase coil based on the obtained difference.
摘要:
Methodologies and systems are provided for current estimation in electric motor. The system comprises an electric motor having sensors for sensing at least motor current, motor temperature and motor speed. A vehicle controller is coupled to the sensors and includes a closed-loop current control system for the electric motor having a current compensation circuit for providing a current compensation signal that is used to adjust a current command for the electric motor. The current compensation circuit includes a short-circuit current calculator for providing a short-circuit current value based upon the motor temperature and the motor speed, a compensation gain calculator for providing a gain compensation value based upon the motor speed, and circuitry for combining the motor current, the short-circuit current value and the gain compensation value to provide the current compensation signal. Methods for current estimation in electric motor are also provided.
摘要:
An apparatus to and method of controlling a step motor by checking driving pulses to control the operation of the step motor and resetting the apparatus controlling the step motor when signals indicating an abnormal operation, such as stepping out, of the step motor are detected, thereby preventing a fire or damage to parts caused by the abnormal operation of the step motor.
摘要:
A stall detection circuit and method for a stepper motor. The circuit has an H-bridge configuration with an additional circuit pathway to ground being connected at a point between two center windings. During the transition between step sequences, the circuit employs a monitoring phase in which the previously active low side driver is turned off such that current passes through only the first winding and then is diverted to ground via the additional pathway. While the phase voltage is thus momentarily extinguished, the second coil is used to monitor the motor's back EMF, from which it can be determined whether the rotor is in a normal running mode, a stall, or a reverse condition.
摘要:
In a preferred embodiment, a stepper motor control, including: a driver to drive the stepper rotor; a detector to detect a commanded step rate signal provided to the driver and to provide an output signal proportional thereto; a power control, responsive to the output signal, to provide driving power to the driver, and to increase voltage to the driver in proportion to an increase in magnitude of the output signal; and an over-current protection circuit that becomes active above a predetermined motor current level and above a predetermined commanded step rate. Voltage control can be effected either on the drive board or by controlling the power supply. An additional feature provides over-current protection for the stepper motor during a lock rotor (stall) condition. The stepper motor control produces very low levels of EMI/RFI as compared with PWM current control (chopper) drives.
摘要:
A vehicle door lock having a closing element component, a locking element component and an actuating element component, the latter having a component actuating element and a securing actuating element, is connected to a central locking unit for remote controlled actuation of the securing actuation element. The actuation is effected with an electric motor and, in addition, a position monitoring is provided. The electric motor, for drive by the central locking unit is a reversible polyphase stepping motor with a phase confirming stator winding and which acts via a transmission on the lock component. The locking component is designed for a drive power which is greater than the nominal power of the polyphase stepping motor when it is permanently energized. The stepping motor is driven with a working voltage which is greater than the design voltage corresponding to the drive power for the centrally operable unit. For the position monitoring, a step monitor system is used. The polyphase stepping motor is controlled with the aid of a computer.
摘要:
An improvement to a controller of a step motor for a by-pass valve of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. After the engine is shut off, the valve is initialized to obtain accurate correspondence between the controller, the step motor, and the valve's position. The valve is first driven to a maximum open position. Thereafter, the valve is driven to a target position. In addition, a motor excitation pattern which the controller generates upon resetting is stored in a memory. According to one embodiment, the amount of motor rotation for reaching the target position is so determined that the last excitation pattern delivered to the motor matches the excitation pattern stored in the memory. According to another embodiment, a stopper is provided on the valve at the fully open position. After the engine is turned off, the motor is first energized to bring the valve against the stopper. Thereafter the motor is energized in the direction surpassing the fully open position. The amount of rotation of the motor is calculated so that the last excitation pattern sent to the motor matches that which was sent to the motor in bringing the valve against the stopper. The motor position is then initialized as the reference fully open position. Finally, the motor is energized to bring the valve to the target position.
摘要:
A motor control device capable of obtaining necessary and sufficient torque produced by a motor irrespective of the rotation speed of the motor and capable of preventing overcurrent from being applied to the motor. Pulses having a predetermined pulse width are generated in the period inversely proportional to the number of revolutions of the motor. A current control signal is made effective in a time period during which the pulses are generated, while being made ineffective to use a predetermined reference signal instead in the remaining time period. The current control signal corresponds to current to be supplied to the motor so as to obtain the necessary torque. The predetermined reference signal corresponds to current less than the current corresponding to the current control signal. The ratio of a time period during which the current control signal is made effective is increased at the time of rotation at high speed, while the ratio of a time period during which the reference signal is used is increased at the time of rotation at low speed. Therefore, sufficient current to obtain the necessary torque is supplied to the motor at the time of rotation at high speed. On the other hand, the overcurrent can be prevented from being applied to the motor at the time of rotation at low speed.
摘要:
A driving circuit for driving a stepping motor has a plurality of excitation coils, a plurality of excitation transistors for driving the excitation coils of the stepping motor, respectively, and at least one chopping transistor for effecting chopping control of current flowing to the excitation coils. A fault diagnosis transistor is connected in parallel with the chopping transistor. A current limiting resistance is serially connected to the fault diagnosis transistor. A CPU selectively turns on and off the fault diagnosis transistor. The CPU detects output states of the chopping transistor assumed respectively when the fault diagnosis transistor is turned on and turned off. The CPU compares the detected output levels of the chopping transistor with respective predetermined logic levels and detects faults in the driving circuit from results of the comparisons.
摘要:
A driving circuit for driving a stepping motor has a plurality of excitation coils, a plurality of excitation transistors for driving the excitation coils of the stepping motor, respectively, at least one chopping transistor for effecting chopping control of current flowing to the excitation coils, and a CPU for supplying at least one control signal to the at least one chopping transistor. High and low pulse duty factor detecting circuits detect whether the at least one control signal has a pulse duty factor thereof falling outside a predetermined range defined by predetermined upper and lower limit values. The CPU is responsive to outputs from the high and low pulse duty factor detecting circuits for interrupting the supply of current to the stepping motor when the latter detect that the pulse duty factor falls outside the predetermined range.