Method and apparatus for determining fan speed
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    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for determining fan speed 有权
    确定风扇转速的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06528987B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-04

    申请号:US09595953

    申请日:2000-06-19

    IPC分类号: G01P3489

    摘要: An operating circuit (1) for controlling the speed of a cooling fan motor (3) for computer cabinetry (7), and for determining an under-speed condition in the fan motor (3) comprises a control circuit (15) which controls a variable output signal generator circuit (18) for outputting a pulse width modulated signal corresponding to the desired fan speed for switching a switching circuit (8) in a power supply circuit of the fan motor (3) for pulse width modulating the power supply to the fan motor (3). A monitoring resistor (R1), a capacitor (C1) and a circuit (12) provides a tachometer signal to the operating circuit (1). A gate circuit (22) gates the second and fourth pulses of the tachometer signal to a counter (20) which counts clock pulses from a clock signal generating circuit (19) between the rising edges of the second and fourth pulses which are in turn stored in a register (23) for comparison with a reference count by a comparator (25). The comparator (25) outputs an alert signal in the event of the count in the register (23) exceeding the reference count indicating under-speed of the fan. The control circuit (15) controls the signal generator circuit (18) for holding the pulse width modulated signal outputted to the switching circuit (8) on during a duty cycle between the rising edges of the second and fourth pulses of the tachometer signal so that the tachometer signal remains available until the fan speed has been determined.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制计算机橱柜(7)的冷却风扇马达(3)的速度并用于确定风扇马达(3)中的低速状况的操作电路(1),包括控制电路(15) 可变输出信号发生器电路(18),用于输出对应于期望的风扇速度的脉宽调制信号,用于切换风扇电动机(3)的电源电路中的开关电路(8),用于将电源的脉冲宽度调制到 风扇电机(3)。 监视电阻器(R1),电容器(C1)和电路(12)向操作电路(1)提供转速计信号。 门电路(22)将转速计信号的第二和第四脉冲门控到计数器(20),该计数器(20)在时钟信号产生电路(19)的时钟脉冲之间计数第二和第四脉冲的上升沿之间, 在用于与比较器(25)的参考计数进行比较的寄存器(23)中。 比较器(25)在寄存器(23)中的计数超过表示风扇低速的参考计数的情况下输出报警信号。 控制电路(15)控制信号发生器电路(18),用于在转速计信号的第二和第四脉冲的上升沿之间的占空比期间保持输出到开关电路(8)的脉冲宽度调制信号,使得 转速计信号保持可用,直到确定风扇速度。