Circuit and method for driving stepping motor

    公开(公告)号:US12088155B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17831803

    申请日:2022-06-03

    申请人: ROHM CO., LTD.

    IPC分类号: H02K11/33 H02K37/00 H02P6/182

    CPC分类号: H02K11/33 H02K37/00 H02P6/182

    摘要: A driving circuit drives a stepping motor in synchronization with an input clock using a 2-phase excitation method. A constant current chopper circuit generates a pulse modulation signal such that the detection value of the coil current approaches a current setting value. A detection window generation circuit generates a detection window. The detection window becomes an open state at a timing at which the coil current IOUT becomes smaller than a predetermined threshold value. A logic circuit sets a full-bridge circuit to a high-impedance state when the detection window is in the open state and controls the full-bridge circuit according to the pulse modulation signal when the detection window is in the closed state. In the open state of the detection window, a back electromotive force (BEMF) detection circuit detects the BEMF of the coil. A current value setting circuit controls a current setting value based on the BEMF.

    OPTIMIZED MOTOR DRIVE FOR AIR CORE MOTORS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240136960A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18548096

    申请日:2022-03-24

    IPC分类号: H02P6/182 H02P6/10 H02P27/06

    CPC分类号: H02P6/182 H02P6/10 H02P27/06

    摘要: An electronic motor drive for powering permanent magnet air core synchronous motors having sinusoidal back emf includes a switchmode power converter coupled to a connection of an input power supply. The power converter converts power from the input power supply with a current-mode control output and regulates current to a variable voltage link that supplies the regulated current to a non-modulating commutation inverter that energizes multi-phase air core armature windings of the air core motor. The motor drive employs 6-step position sensorless commutation exciting only two phase legs at a time controlled through measurement of the back emf. The switchmode power converter includes a low pass inductance and capacitance filter ahead of a power supply of the commutation inverter. The regulated current is switched at a regulation frequency high enough to preclude significant switching-induced harmonic ripple currents to the air core armature windings.

    Power tool including conduction angle control

    公开(公告)号:US11949362B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-02

    申请号:US17727315

    申请日:2022-04-22

    IPC分类号: H02P6/182 H02K7/14 H02K11/33

    CPC分类号: H02P6/182 H02K7/145 H02K11/33

    摘要: Systems and methods described herein provide for controlling a conduction angle applied to a motor, such as a power tool motor. Operations for controlling the conduction angle includes receiving by a motor controller, a desired speed signal, and monitoring a speed of the power tool motor. The operation further includes a motor controller determining an error value between the desired speed signal and the monitored speed and determining a conduction angle signal based on the error value. The operation also includes the motor controller determining whether the conduction angle signal is greater than the error value and increasing a conduction angle of the power tool motor in response to the conduction angle signal being determined to be greater than the error value.

    Methods and systems of sensing back-electromotive force in electric motors

    公开(公告)号:US11888431B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17815790

    申请日:2022-07-28

    发明人: Ezio Galbiati

    IPC分类号: H02P27/08 H02P6/182 H02P6/08

    CPC分类号: H02P6/182 H02P6/08

    摘要: A method includes driving a selected motor winding to be in a tri-state during a time interval having a finite time length value of a time window, sensing a zero-crossing (ZC) of an oscillating back electromotive force induced in the motor winding during the time window in which the motor winding is in the tri-state, and producing a ZC sensing signal, which has a first edge at a first time instant at the sensed ZC and a second edge at a second time instant separated from the first time instant by a half oscillation of the oscillating back electromotive force, detecting a phase of a current flowing in the motor winding at a time instant time-shifted with respect to the second time instant of the second edge of the ZC sensing signal, and adjusting the finite time length value based on the detected phase of the current.

    Motor unit and personal care device comprising a motor unit

    公开(公告)号:US11881799B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-23

    申请号:US17890442

    申请日:2022-08-18

    申请人: Braun GmbH

    摘要: A motor unit having a motor having a stator and an armature, the armature being arranged for relative driven motion with respect to the stator. A motor control unit has a supply circuit for providing a supply voltage at the motor to provide a set power level to the motor for driving the armature into motion. A measurement circuit is measuring a value of a physical variable indicative of a current flow through the motor, The motor control unit is arranged to interrupt the provision of the supply voltage by the supply circuit and to dynamically brake the motor during a braking time interval and further to measure the value of the physical variable during the braking time interval. The motor control unit is further arranged to compare the measured value of the physical variable with a target value that depends on the supplied power level and on an intended motion amplitude of the armature, to determine a new set power level in dependence on the comparison result and to subsequently provide the new set power level to the motor.