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CROSS-OVER DISTORTIONLESS PULSE-WIDTH MODULATED (PWM)/LINEAR MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM
20220337181 · 2022-10-20 ·

An electronic motor control system provides selectable linear and pulse-width modulated (PWM) operation without generating cross-over distortion. The system includes an output stage that has a pair of push-pull drivers each coupled to a terminal of the motor. The electronic motor control system also includes a pulse-width modulated (PWM) driver for providing pulse-width modulated drive signals to an input of the output stage when the pulse-width modulated mode is selected and a linear amplifier stage that provides a linear analog signal to the input of the output stage in linear mode, so that both drivers are operated to supply the current to the motor. In pulse-width modulated mode, a driver is selected for PWM operation, while the other driver is operated to supply a fixed voltage. A feedback control loop motor current and provides outputs to the pulse-width modulator the linear amplifier stage.

HARDWARE BASED MOTOR DRIVE CONTROLLER
20230072415 · 2023-03-09 ·

A motor system with an input for coupling to a motor control signal that, when presented in a predetermined state, indicates a motor receiving power should be disabled from rotating. The system also includes controller circuitry for providing a disabling signal to motor rotation, independent of processor software control signaling and the power, in response to the control signal.

Stall Protection for a Motorized Window Treatment

A motor drive unit for driving a motor of a motorized window treatment may comprise software-based and hardware-based implementations of a process for detecting and resolving a stall condition in the motor, where the hardware-based implementation is configured to reduce power delivered to the motor if the software-based implementation has not first reduced the power to the motor. A control circuit may detect a stall condition of the motor, and reduce the power delivered to the motor after a first period of time from first detecting the stall condition. The motor drive unit may comprise a stall prevention circuit configured to reduce the power delivered to the motor after a second period of time (e.g., longer than the first period of time) from determining that a rotational sensing circuit is not generating a sensor signal while the control circuit is generating a drive signal to rotate the motor.

Wiper control device
11661034 · 2023-05-30 · ·

A wiper motor control circuit controls a drive circuit such that an actual speed of a wiper speed computed based on change in a rotation angle of an output shaft of the wiper motor detected by a rotation angle sensor that detects the rotation angle becomes a target speed corresponding to a position of a wiper blade indicated by the rotation angle detected by the rotation angle sensor. The wiper motor control circuit also controls the drive circuit so as to apply a braking current in the wiper motor when the actual speed has exceeded a threshold value when the rotation angle detected by the rotation angle sensor indicates a return position of the wiper blade.

Current limiting protection system and method of motor pre-driver

A current limit protecting system and method of a motor pre-driver are provided. A current limiting circuit detects a current of a resistor that is connected to a motor, and then compares the current of the resistor with a current threshold to output a current comparing signal. When a controller circuit determines that the current of the resistor is larger than the current threshold according to the current comparing signal, and a working period of a first signal of a first node or a working period of a second signal of a second node of the motor reaches a preset value, a first high-side switch and a second high-side switch are turned off, and a first low-side switch and a second low-side switch are alternately turned on. As a result, a temperature of the motor generally reduces.

MOTOR DRIVE CIRCUIT, MOTOR SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC DEVICE
20230114334 · 2023-04-13 ·

The present disclosure provides a motor drive circuit. The motor drive circuit includes a first-phase half bridge circuit and a second-phase half bridge circuit. The first and second phase half bridge circuits include first-phase and second-phase high-side FETs and first-phase and second-phase low-side FETs. The first-phase and second-phase high-side FETs are configured to apply a first voltage to a first end. A second end of the first-phase and second-phase high-side FETs is connected to the first end. A second voltage lower than the first voltage is applied to the second end. The first-phase low-side FET or the second-phase high-side FET is disposed between the first-phase high-side FET and the second-phase low-side FET. The second-phase low-side FET or the first-phase high-side FET is disposed between the first-phase low-side FET and the second-phase high-side FET.

Systems and methods for providing enhanced mechanical/electrical energy storage
11626770 · 2023-04-11 ·

A power apparatus, power assembly, energy assembly or energy apparatus that stores and disperses energy, the power assembly including: (1) a first and second energy object that experiences movement so as to store kinetic energy in the energy object, the energy object including a magnet assembly through which electrons are driven resulting in electric output from the magnet assembly, and the electric output dependent on experienced EMF (electro-motive force) that is experienced by the magnet assembly. The power assembly can include a switch assembly adapted to perform switching to switch between a first arrangement in which the first positive output is connected to the second positive output, and a second arrangement in which the first positive output is connected to the first negative output, and such second arrangement provides increased energy output relative to the first arrangement. A flip assembly can be provided that performs flipping of output energy.

Motor Control Device And Motor Controlling Method
20170373622 · 2017-12-28 · ·

This motor control device has an inexpensive configuration and enhances motor current target value tracking. This motor control device has an H bridge circuit that has a switching element and is connected to a motor coil provided in a motor, and a control means that drives the switching element at each prescribed PWM period and specifies an operation mode for the H bridge circuit from among a charge mode for increasing the motor current (Icoil) flowing through the motor coil, a fast decay mode for decreasing the motor current, and a slow decay mode. In each PWM period, the control means selects one of the operation modes on the basis of the result of comparing the motor current and a current reference value (Iref) before the time that has passed from the start of the PWM period reaches a prescribed current control re-execution time (Tr) and selects one of the operation modes on the basis of the result of comparing the motor current and the current reference value after the time that has passed reaches the current control re-execution time.

CONTROL OF AN ELECTRICAL CONVERTER
20170366082 · 2017-12-21 · ·

An electrical system including a three phase AC input supply and three or more H-bridge converter cells. Each H-bridge converter cell has: an active front end rectifier for receiving the three phase AC input supply and transforming it into a DC supply, thereby providing a rectifier current i.sub.i; a capacitor suitable to receive a capacitor current i.sub.C, the capacitor smoothing the DC supply; and an inverter suitable to receive an inverter current i.sub.o, wherein i.sub.o=i.sub.i−i.sub.C, said inverter transforming the received inverter current i.sub.o into a single phase AC supply. The system also including a control subsystem, which provides a signal to each active front end rectifier to vary its respective rectifier current i.sub.i such that the difference between the rectifier current i.sub.i, provided by the active front end rectifier, and the inverter current i.sub.o, received by the inverter, is substantially zero.

RIPPLE CURRENT SENSING TYPE MOTOR CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

A ripple current sensing type motor controlling apparatus includes: an H bridge circuit switched depending on at least one control; a first resistor of which one end is connected to one end of the motor through the H bridge circuit and the other end is connected to a ground; a second resistor of which one end is connected to the other end of the motor through the H bridge circuit and the other end is connected to one end of the first resistor and is connected to one end of the motor through the H bridge circuit; and a controller calculating a RPM of the motor using a voltage across the first resistor in the case in which the driving power is applied to the motor and calculating the RPM of the motor using a voltage across the second resistor in the case in which the driving power is blocked.