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US5480000A
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Electric power steering apparatus
Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-07-25
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Granted: 1996-01-02
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Expires: 2014-07-25
Abstract
Abstract In an electric power steering apparatus, in which an electric motor for assisting the steering torque is adapted to be driven by PWM wave, and the duty of the PWM wave is adapted to be under the feedback control in time series by detecting the driving current of the motor, when the direction of the target current in this time for the feedback control is different from that of the former time, or when the detected driving current in the motor is zero, the former target voltage of the motor for the feedback control is forcibly set to the voltage value decided in reference to the minimum duty of the PWM wave for driving the motor.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshihiko Daido
- 👤 Mitsuhiko Nishimoto
- 👤 Hirofumi Matsuoka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:11
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D5/00; B62D5/04; B62D5/0457; B62D5/046; B62D5/0466; B62D5/0463
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
An electric power steering apparatus, in which an electric motor for assisting steering torque of the apparatus is adapted to be driven by a PWM wave, and the duty cycle of the PWM wave is adapted to be under feedback control in time series by detecting the driving current of the electric motor, comprising: first means for judging whether predetermined conditions are fulfilled or not, and second means for setting a target voltage of the electric motor for the feedback control to a voltage value decided in reference to the minimum duty cycle of the PWM wave for driving the electric motor when the predetermined conditions are fulfilled by said first means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
An electric power steering apparatus, in which an electric motor for assisting steering torque of the apparatus is adapted to be driven by a PWM wave, and the duty cycle of the PWM wave is adapted to be under feedback control in time series by detecting the driving current of the electric motor, comprising: first means for judging whether predetermined conditions are fulfilled or not, and second means for setting a target voltage of the electric motor for the feedback control to a voltage value decided in reference to the minimum duty cycle of the PWM wave for driving the electric motor when the predetermined conditions are fulfilled by said first means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electric power steering apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first means judges whether the direction of the target current for the feedback control is different from that at a prior time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An electric power steering apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first means judges whether the detected value of the driving current in the electric motor is zero or not.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An electric power steering apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the minimum duty cycle of the PWM wave for driving the electric motor is about 50%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
118 words
An electric power steering apparatus, comprising: an electric motor for assisting the steering torque of the apparatus; driving means for driving said electric motor with a PWM wave; detecting means for detecting the driving current in said electric motor; control means for performing feedback control for the duty cycle of the PWM wave in time series; judging means for judging whether predetermined conditions are fulfilled or not; and setting means for setting a target voltage of said electric motor for the feedback control to a voltage value decided in reference to the minimum duty cycle of the PWM wave for driving said electric motor when it is judged by said judging means that the predetermined conditions are fulfilled.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
118 words
An electric power steering apparatus, comprising: an electric motor for assisting the steering torque of the apparatus; driving means for driving said electric motor with a PWM wave; detecting means for detecting the driving current in said electric motor; control means for performing feedback control for the duty cycle of the PWM wave in time series; judging means for judging whether predetermined conditions are fulfilled or not; and setting means for setting a target voltage of said electric motor for the feedback control to a voltage value decided in reference to the minimum duty cycle of the PWM wave for driving said electric motor when it is judged by said judging means that the predetermined conditions are fulfilled.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
141 words
An electric power steering apparatus, comprising: an electric motor for assisting the steering torque of the apparatus; driving means for driving said electric motor with a PWM wave; detecting means for detecting the driving current in said electric motor; control means for performing feedback control for the duty cycle of the PWM wave in time series; judging means for judging whether the direction of the target current for the feedback control is different from that at a prior time; and setting means for setting the target voltage of said electric motor for the feedback control during said prior time to a voltage value decided in reference to the minimum duty cycle of the PWM wave for driving said electric motor when it is judged by said judging means that the direction of the target current in the present time is switched.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
141 words
An electric power steering apparatus, comprising: an electric motor for assisting the steering torque of the apparatus; driving means for driving said electric motor with a PWM wave; detecting means for detecting the driving current in said electric motor; control means for performing feedback control for the duty cycle of the PWM wave in time series; judging means for judging whether the direction of the target current for the feedback control is different from that at a prior time; and setting means for setting the target voltage of said electric motor for the feedback control during said prior time to a voltage value decided in reference to the minimum duty cycle of the PWM wave for driving said electric motor when it is judged by said judging means that the direction of the target current in the present time is switched.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
115 words
An electric power steering apparatus, comprising: an electric motor for assisting the steering torque of said apparatus; driving means for driving said electric motor with a PWM wave; detecting means for detecting the driving current in said electric motor; control means for performing feedback control for the duty cycle of the PWM wave in time series; and setting means for setting a target voltage of said electric motor for the feedback control of a prior time to the voltage value decided in reference to the minimum duty cycle of the PWM wave for driving said electric motor when it is detected by said detecting means that the driving current in said electric motor is zero.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
115 words
An electric power steering apparatus, comprising: an electric motor for assisting the steering torque of said apparatus; driving means for driving said electric motor with a PWM wave; detecting means for detecting the driving current in said electric motor; control means for performing feedback control for the duty cycle of the PWM wave in time series; and setting means for setting a target voltage of said electric motor for the feedback control of a prior time to the voltage value decided in reference to the minimum duty cycle of the PWM wave for driving said electric motor when it is detected by said detecting means that the driving current in said electric motor is zero.
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