A control device for a stepping motor capable of hold control that can smoothly reduce an excitation current at a rotation stopping time of the stepping motor is provided. A control device (10) for a stepping motor (20) causes an excitation current to flow in a plurality of coils to rotate a rotor. The control device (10) includes a driving circuit (40) that applies a driving voltage to the coils, and a control circuit (30) that controls the driving voltage. The control circuit (30) performs hold control to move the rotor to a predetermined stop position by changing a magnitude of the excitation current flowing in the coils so that the magnitude of the excitation current becomes close to a target current value that gradually decreases, in a hold time period at a rotation stopping time of the stepping motor (20). The control circuit (30) sets an operation mode of the driving circuit (40) at an operation mode corresponding to a comparison result of the magnitude of the excitation current and the target current value, of a plurality of operation modes, at each predetermined period in the hold time period. The plurality of operation modes include a charge mode to increase the excitation current and a first attenuation mode to attenuate the excitation current.

A motor driving device having a lock protection mode includes a rotation speed detecting unit, an operating unit, a driving unit, a floating point selecting unit, a BEMF detecting unit, a control unit, and a lock protection unit. The operating unit enters an operating mode after a motor is stably operated, and generates an operating signal having phases according to a commutation sequence, and the driving unit drives the motor. The BEMF detecting unit detects a BEMF of a first floating phase to generate a detection result. The control unit outputs a commutation signal to cause the driving unit to drive the motor. When the rotation speed detecting unit determines that a rotation speed of the motor exceeds a predetermined rotation speed, the rotation speed detecting unit outputs a switching signal to the lock protection unit to enter the lock protection mode.

A motor driving device having a lock protection mode includes a rotation speed detecting unit, an operating unit, a driving unit, a floating point selecting unit, a BEMF detecting unit, a control unit, and a lock protection unit. The operating unit enters an operating mode after a motor is stably operated, and generates an operating signal having phases according to a commutation sequence, and the driving unit drives the motor. The BEMF detecting unit detects a BEMF of a first floating phase to generate a detection result. The control unit outputs a commutation signal to cause the driving unit to drive the motor. When the rotation speed detecting unit determines that a rotation speed of the motor exceeds a predetermined rotation speed, the rotation speed detecting unit outputs a switching signal to the lock protection unit to enter the lock protection mode.

In a method for generating a blocking moment in a standstill state of an electrically commutated electric motor having at least two windings, on which electric motor a possibly varying load moment acts from outside in the standstill state, first, a blocking current is supplied at a maximum value into a first winding. This blocking current is successively reduced to, possibly, a minimum value. From that moment the inductivity of the electric motor is controlled, namely by controlling the blocking current if the control deviation between the actual value and the set value of the inductivity exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Thereby, it is possible to control the blocking current in an adaptive manner insofar as, despite a varying load moment, the standstill state of the electric motor can be maintained by varying the blocking current.

The invention relates to a method for operating a particle beam apparatus and/or a light microscope, to a computer program product and to a particle beam apparatus and a light microscope, by means of which this method is able to be carried out. The method includes a change in a first temperature of an object, wherein the object is arranged on an object receiving device rendered movable by a motor operated by a supply current. Changing the first temperature of the object alters a second temperature of the object receiving device from a first temperature value to a second temperature value. Further, the method includes changing the supply current of the motor from a first current value to a second current value, wherein the supply current is designed to hold the object receiving device in position, and changing a temperature of the object receiving device from the second temperature value to a third temperature value on account of heat generated by the motor, which is obtained by the second current value of the supply current and fed to the object receiving device. TOT1−15° C.≤TOT3≤TOT1+15° C. applies, where TOT1 is the first temperature value of the object receiving device and where TOT3 is the third temperature value of the object receiving device.

A luminaire is provided that includes a head, a movement system, and a control system. The movement system rotates the luminaire head around an axis of rotation. The movement system includes a motor and a braking system. The motor moves a luminaire mechanism. The luminaire mechanism may be a gobo wheel, a lens, or other optical device of the luminaire, or it may be the luminaire head or the luminaire yoke. The control system determines whether the motor is rotating and engages the braking system when the motor is not rotating. When the motor is stopped, the control system may store in non-volatile memory a current absolute position of the luminaire mechanism.

A luminaire is provided that includes a head, a movement system, and a control system. The movement system rotates the luminaire head around an axis of rotation. The movement system includes a motor and a braking system. The motor rotates the head about the axis of rotation and the braking system can prevent rotation of the motor. The control system receives an Engage Brake command via a data link. The control system engages the braking system in response to the Engage Brake command by determining whether the motor is rotating, causing rotation of the motor to stop electrically when the motor is rotating, determining whether the motor has stopped rotating, engaging the braking system when the motor has stopped rotating, and removing power from the motor. When the motor is stopped, the control system may store in non-volatile memory a current absolute position of the luminaire head.

The invention concerns a method for controlling a system (1) for a motor vehicle, said system comprising at least: an actuator, a volatile memory (RAM) in which at least one item of position information of the actuator (IP.sub.RAM) is stored, a long-term memory (EPROM) in which the following are stored: o at least one item of position information (IP.sub.ROM) of the actuator, o an item of information relating to the powering down of the actuator (I.sub.HT), this item of information assuming a first value (v1) when the system has been powered down in a controlled manner and assuming a second value (v2) when the system has suffered a fault causing the current value of the position of the actuator stored in the volatile memory (RAM) to be deleted, in particular when the system has stopped being powered electrically as the result of an error, or communication between the system and a computer has been cut off as the result of an error.

A motor driving device having a lock protection mode includes a rotation speed detecting unit, an operating unit, a driving unit, a floating point selecting unit, a BEMF detecting unit, a control unit, and a lock protection unit. The operating unit enters an operating mode after a motor is stably operated, and generates an operating signal having phases according to a commutation sequence, and the driving unit drives the motor. The BEMF detecting unit detects a BEMF of a first floating phase to generate a detection result. The control unit outputs a commutation signal to cause the driving unit to drive the motor. When the rotation speed detecting unit determines that a rotation speed of the motor exceeds a predetermined rotation speed, the rotation speed detecting unit outputs a switching signal to the lock protection unit to enter the lock protection mode.

A motor driving device having a lock protection mode includes a rotation speed detecting unit, an operating unit, a driving unit, a floating point selecting unit, a BEMF detecting unit, a control unit, and a lock protection unit. The operating unit enters an operating mode after a motor is stably operated, and generates an operating signal having phases according to a commutation sequence, and the driving unit drives the motor. The BEMF detecting unit detects a BEMF of a first floating phase to generate a detection result. The control unit outputs a commutation signal to cause the driving unit to drive the motor. When the rotation speed detecting unit determines that a rotation speed of the motor exceeds a predetermined rotation speed, the rotation speed detecting unit outputs a switching signal to the lock protection unit to enter the lock protection mode.