摘要:
A relay circuit is provided for operating a bi-directional dc motor including an H-bridge relay circuit having a first and a second relay. The first relay is capable of operatively engaging a first contact at a first time period to provide a first connection of the motor to a power source to operate the motor in a first mode. The second relay is capable of operatively engaging a second contact at a second time period to provide a second connection of the motor to the power source to operate the motor in a second mode. The relay circuit further includes a switch having at least one contact operatively engaging the first or second relay for effectuating the first or second connection, respectively. A third relay is operatively associated with the switch to provide a third connection of the motor to the power source as the at least one contact operatively engages the first or second relay. The third connection is disconnected prior to disconnection of the first or second connection as the at least one contact disengages the first or second relay.
摘要:
In a method for triggering a DC motor through an integrated H-bridge circuit by using a control circuit and an apparatus for carrying out the method, a high-side transistor switch or a low-side transistor switch associated with each motor terminal, or both of the transistor switches, are each controlled or regulated to a conductive state by a respective guard circuit, if and as long as a potential at a motor terminal is or falls below a predetermined value. Each guard circuit has a biased transistor with a conductive state in which the associated transistor switches are made conducting through a current mirror.
摘要:
An arrangement for driving a consumer in a vehicle is suggested. The arrangement has at least two switch elements for influencing the current flow through the consumer. For each switch element, the current flowing through this switch element is monitored and evaluated for detecting a short circuit.
摘要:
An electric motor control system has a motor driver comprising a bridge of switching elements, a pair of failure detectors, and a microcomputer. The motor driver is connected between a battery and an electric motor that is connected between the switching elements. The switching elements are turned on and off according to drive pulse signals supplied from the microcomputer for supplying a pulsed current to the electric motor. The failure detectors monitor the electric energy supplied to the electric motor to detect a period of time in which the supplied electric energy is free of pulses, and supply a signal indicative of the detected period of time to the microcomputer. Based on the signal from the failure detectors, the microcomputer detects a failure when the detected period of time exceeds a predetermined period of time.
摘要:
A motor driver interface (MDI) circuit includes fault detection apparatus effective to detect short circuits to the power supply in the switching transistors of an H-bridge reversible DC motor arrangement. A pair of timers distinguishes a true fault condition. The first timer is responsive to a continuous fault detection to define a first time period from its initiation; and a second timer is responsive to a continuous presence of a transistor conduction signal to define a second time period from its initiation. The apparatus stores a fault signal in response to the detection of the fault condition at the end of the first or second time periods with the first timer providing fault detection upon turn-on after the brief initial high transistor turn-on current and the second timer providing noise immunity.
摘要:
An H-switch driver circuit includes two pairs of opposed drive transistors each pair being selectively energized to control the polarity of power applied to a load. Each pair of transistors is energized by a power current mirror that includes an NPN transistor that supplies base drive current to the remaining transistors in the power current mirror. The emitter of the NPN transistor is coupled to the load. The NPN transistor is biased off to inhibit base drive current to the circuit transistors in the event of a short to plus fault at one of the load terminals.
摘要:
A motor energizing circuit includes a power circuit with semiconductor switches controlled by a firing circuit. A control circuit compares an armature current signal against a reference signal to determine the extent of any overload. An inhibit signal is passed from the control circuit to disable the firing circuit immediately when the armature current signal indicates a substantial motor overload. The control circuit also allows a delay before inhibiting the firing circuit, when the armature current signal indicates an overload in the range below that level which causes instantaneous disabling of the firing circuit.