A method for starting a synchronous motor is provided. The synchronous motor includes a rotor for creating a first magnetic field and a stator with stator windings connected to an electrical energy converter for converting a supply voltage into a stator voltage to be applied to the stator windings to create a rotating second magnetic field interacting with the first magnetic field. The method includes applying reference stator voltages to the stator windings, where the reference stator voltages are determined from a reference current vector and a reference rotor speed, measuring stator currents, calculating an estimated rotor speed and rotor position from the applied stator voltages and the measured stator currents, calculating a speed error by subtracting the estimated rotor speed from the reference rotor speed, determining a reference torque producing current component from the speed error, and modifying the reference current vector with the reference torque producing current component.

A method for starting a synchronous motor is provided. The synchronous motor includes a rotor for creating a first magnetic field and a stator with stator windings connected to an electrical energy converter for converting a supply voltage into a stator voltage to be applied to the stator windings to create a rotating second magnetic field interacting with the first magnetic field. The method includes applying reference stator voltages to the stator windings, where the reference stator voltages are determined from a reference current vector and a reference rotor speed, measuring stator currents, calculating an estimated rotor speed and rotor position from the applied stator voltages and the measured stator currents, calculating a speed error by subtracting the estimated rotor speed from the reference rotor speed, determining a reference torque producing current component from the speed error, and modifying the reference current vector with the reference torque producing current component.

According to at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an electronic braking system comprising: a main master cylinder including a main body, a main piston that is accommodated to be movable in the main body, a main chamber that is defined in the main body and connected with at least one wheel brake, a motor that generates a rotation force, and a power conversion unit that has one side connected with the motor and another side connected with the main piston, and converts a rotational motion of the motor into a straight motion, the main master cylinder being configured to generate hydraulic pressure by movement of the main piston; a motor position sensor disposed to sense a rotation distance of the motor; and a braking controller configured to perform control to move the main piston to a preset initial position by calculating displacement of the main piston based on the rotation distance of the motor and adjusting an amount of a current that is supplied to the motor.

According to at least one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an electronic braking system comprising: a main master cylinder including a main body, a main piston that is accommodated to be movable in the main body, a main chamber that is defined in the main body and connected with at least one wheel brake, a motor that generates a rotation force, and a power conversion unit that has one side connected with the motor and another side connected with the main piston, and converts a rotational motion of the motor into a straight motion, the main master cylinder being configured to generate hydraulic pressure by movement of the main piston; a motor position sensor disposed to sense a rotation distance of the motor; and a braking controller configured to perform control to move the main piston to a preset initial position by calculating displacement of the main piston based on the rotation distance of the motor and adjusting an amount of a current that is supplied to the motor.

A motor driver for driving a rotor of a single coil motor in a clockwise or counterclockwise rotation direction concerning a stator of the single coil motor is adapted for generating a position signal which is representative for the angular position of the rotor regarding the stator and comprises a controller which comprises a direction input to define the rotation direction of the rotor, and which is adapted for generating a driving signal for rotating the rotor in the defined rotation direction, wherein the driving signal is based on the position signal and is based on a signal indicative for an electrical lead angle wherein the signal indicative for the electrical lead angle is set such that the total lead angle is positive in both rotation directions of the rotor.

A motor control system is configured to: determine a current supply limit for an electric motor; receive a current supply of the electric motor; identify one or more motor commands; adjust the one or more motor commands in response to a determination that the current supply is greater than the current supply limit; and selectively control the electric motor using the adjusted one or more motor commands.

A motor control system is configured to: determine a current supply limit for an electric motor; receive a current supply of the electric motor; identify one or more motor commands; adjust the one or more motor commands in response to a determination that the current supply is greater than the current supply limit; and selectively control the electric motor using the adjusted one or more motor commands.

A linear motor system includes: a stator including first to tenth coils; a mover including a permanent magnet; a switcher that switches one or more power supply target coils; and first to tenth amplifiers provided in one-to-one correspondence with first to tenth coils. One or more amplifiers that serve as new one or more power supply target amplifiers immediately after the switching calculate Δθ (t0), which is a position deviation at time t=t0, based on Δθ (t0)=Δθ (t0−td)+A−B, where A is a difference between an instructed position at time t=t0 and an instructed position at time t=t0−td, and B is a difference between an actual position at time t=t0 and an actual position at time t=t0−td, and supply power to the power supply target coils by the position deviation Aθ (t0).

A linear motor system includes: a stator including first to tenth coils; a mover including a permanent magnet; a switcher that switches one or more power supply target coils; and first to tenth amplifiers provided in one-to-one correspondence with first to tenth coils. One or more amplifiers that serve as new one or more power supply target amplifiers immediately after the switching calculate Δθ (t0), which is a position deviation at time t=t0, based on Δθ (t0)=Δθ (t0−td)+A−B, where A is a difference between an instructed position at time t=t0 and an instructed position at time t=t0−td, and B is a difference between an actual position at time t=t0 and an actual position at time t=t0−td, and supply power to the power supply target coils by the position deviation Aθ (t0).

An electric pump includes a pump unit, a motor and a controller. The pump unit is configured to pump fluid by a rotating operation. The motor is a brushless direct-current motor and configured to rotationally drive the pump unit. The controller is configured to control a current to be supplied to the motor. The controller is configured to switch between voltage control for controlling the current to be supplied to the motor based on a target voltage and current control for controlling the current to be supplied to the motor based on a target current.