US4415844A
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Digital motor speed controller
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
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Filing: 1981-02-09
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Granted: 1983-11-15
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Expires: 2001-02-09
Abstract
Abstract Control apparatus for a polyphase, brushless dc electric motor includes a programmed microprocessor which responds to signals indicative of rotor position and rotational speed to selectively energize the windings of the motor and effect a desired speed. The apparatus is compact, readily fabricated, and more reliable than hardwired control circuitry.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles E. Mendenhall
- 👤 Michael D. Buckert
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 22:53
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P6/00; H02P6/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S388/00; Y10S388/90; Y10S388/903; Y10S388/904; Y10S388/907; Y10S388/912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
Control apparatus for a polyphase brushless DC motor comprising switch means for selectively applying a current through each winding of said motor, position means for detecting angular position of the rotor of said motor with respect to the stator of said motor, speed detection means for determining rotational speed of said rotor, computation means, means for applying a reference speed signal to said computation means, means interconnecting said position means to said computation means, means connecting said speed detection means to said computation means, means responsive to said computation means for controlling said switch means in response to angular position of said rotor, and means responsive to rotational speed of said rotor for linearly controlling magnitude of current applied through each phase of said motor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
Control apparatus for a polyphase brushless DC motor comprising switch means for selectively applying a current through each winding of said motor, position means for detecting angular position of the rotor of said motor with respect to the stator of said motor, speed detection means for determining rotational speed of said rotor, computation means, means for applying a reference speed signal to said computation means, means interconnecting said position means to said computation means, means connecting said speed detection means to said computation means, means responsive to said computation means for controlling said switch means in response to angular position of said rotor, and means responsive to rotational speed of said rotor for linearly controlling magnitude of current applied through each phase of said motor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
Control apparatus as defined by claim 1 wherein said position means generates a digital code indicative of rotor position and said computation means includes a lookup table addressed by said digital code for controlling said switch means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
Control apparatus as defined by claim 2 wherein said computation means includes comparator means for comparing said reference speed signal and a signal indicative of rotation speed and providing a digital signal indicative of the difference therebetween, and digital to analog conversion means responsive to said digital signal and producing a signal for controlling magnitude of current through each phase of said motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
Control apparatus as defined by claim 1 or 3 wherein said switch means comprises a voltage source switch and a sink switch connected to each terminal of said windings whereby each terminal can be selectively energized by said voltage or can be selectively connected to a current sink.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
Control apparatus as defined by claim 4 wherein said position means comprises Hall effect devices.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
Control apparatus as defined by claim 4 wherein said position means comprises optical sensors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
Control apparatus as defined by claim 1 wherein said computation means comprises a microprocessor.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
97 words
In control apparatus for a polyphase brushless dc motor in which current is applied through motor windings by selectively closing switch means interconnecting said windings with an energization source in accordance with angular position of the rotor of said motor, the improvement of linearly operating said motor with minimal noise generation comprising means for generating a rotor speed signal, means for generating a reference speed signal, comparator means for comparing said reference speed signal and said rotor speed signal, and means responsive to said comparator means for linearly varying the magnitude of current through said motor windings.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
97 words
In control apparatus for a polyphase brushless dc motor in which current is applied through motor windings by selectively closing switch means interconnecting said windings with an energization source in accordance with angular position of the rotor of said motor, the improvement of linearly operating said motor with minimal noise generation comprising means for generating a rotor speed signal, means for generating a reference speed signal, comparator means for comparing said reference speed signal and said rotor speed signal, and means responsive to said comparator means for linearly varying the magnitude of current through said motor windings.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The improvement as defined by claim 8 wherein said switch means comprises a voltage source switch and a sink switch connected to each terminal of said motor winding whereby each terminal can be selectively energized.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
The improvement as defined by claim 9 wherein said voltage source switch and said sink switch each comprise a transistor, and said means for linearly varying the magnitude of current through said motor windings varies the conductance of at least one of said transistors.
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