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.

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.

A method and equipment (apparatus) for estimating motor parameters includes: receiving an operating parameter of an electric motor, estimating an estimated first motor parameter based on the operating parameter and on an initially determined second motor parameter and estimating an estimated second motor parameter based on the operating parameter and on an initially determined first motor parameter. The equipment (apparatus) and the method further include estimating a revised estimated second motor parameter based on the estimated first motor parameter and on the operating parameter, and estimating a revised estimated first motor parameter based on the estimated second motor parameter and on the operating parameter.

An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing configured to accommodate at least a part of the first housing and guide sliding movement of the first housing, a flexible display including a first display area coupled to the first housing and a second display area extending from the first display area, a gear disposed inside the second housing and configured to move the flexible display, a motor configured to rotate the gear, at least one sensor, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to identify a state of the electronic device including at least one of a battery current, a battery voltage, an internal consumption current, a battery level, or an electronic device temperature, based on information sensed through the at least one sensor, and control a speed of the motor or discontinue driving of the motor based on the state of the electronic device.

An inverter device is provided. The inverter device converts power from a power source and drives a motor. The inverter device includes an inverter circuit having a switch, a driver circuit that switches the switch on and off, and a controller that controls the driver circuit. The controller has a speed calculator used to calculate a minimum speed of the motor based on a power source voltage. After the controller performs fail-safe control, when a speed of the motor is less than the minimum speed, the fail-safe control is ended.

An inverter device is provided. The inverter device converts power from a power source and drives a motor. The inverter device includes an inverter circuit having a switch, a driver circuit that switches the switch on and off, and a controller that controls the driver circuit. The controller has a speed calculator used to calculate a minimum speed of the motor based on a power source voltage. After the controller performs fail-safe control, when a speed of the motor is less than the minimum speed, the fail-safe control is ended.

A rotating machine drive system includes a power supply, an electric motor, a rotating machine, a belt drive transmission unit, an electrical information detection sensor, and a diagnostic unit. The electrical information detection sensor detects a current or a voltage. The diagnostic unit calculates estimated rotational speed information of the rotating machine based on the current or the voltage, calculates a reference rotational frequency from a rotational speed of the electric motor and a ratio between a diameter of the electric motor side pulley and a diameter of the rotating machine side pulley. The diagnostic unit uses a difference or a ratio between the estimated rotational speed information and the reference rotational frequency to determine whether or not there is the transmission abnormality.

A rotating machine drive system includes a power supply, an electric motor, a rotating machine, a belt drive transmission unit, an electrical information detection sensor, and a diagnostic unit. The electrical information detection sensor detects a current or a voltage. The diagnostic unit calculates estimated rotational speed information of the rotating machine based on the current or the voltage, calculates a reference rotational frequency from a rotational speed of the electric motor and a ratio between a diameter of the electric motor side pulley and a diameter of the rotating machine side pulley. The diagnostic unit uses a difference or a ratio between the estimated rotational speed information and the reference rotational frequency to determine whether or not there is the transmission abnormality.

A windshield wiper system (WWS) is provided. The WWS includes a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor, a wiper arm and blade, a gearbox/converter operably interposed between the BLDC motor and the wiper arm and blade and a smart motor drive configured to determine a WWS failure condition and to operate the BLDC motor according to the determination.

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.