# US 12,119,716 B2 · Power tool and control method thereof

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- Number: US 12,119,716 B2
- Document ID: US12119716B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/903,439
- Filed: 2022-09-06
- Published: 2023-04-27
- Granted: 2024-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2022-09-06
- Assignees: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Guang Li; Yanqing Xu; Yongkang Wu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12119716B2

## CPC

- H02K 11/33: Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics (H02K11/38 takes precedence)
- B25B 23/147: specially adapted for electrically operated wrenches or screwdrivers
- B25B 23/1475: {for impact wrenches or screwdrivers}
- B25F 5/001: {Gearings, speed selectors, clutches or the like specially adapted for rotary tools}
- H02K 11/21: Devices for sensing speed or position, or actuated thereby (specially adapted for machines having non-mechanical commutating devices H02K29/06, H02K29/14)
- H02P 3/06: for stopping or slowing an individual dynamo-electric motor or dynamo-electric converter
- H02P 6/04: Arrangements for controlling or regulating the speed or torque of more than one motor (H02P6/10 takes precedence)
- H02P 6/20: Arrangements for starting (H02P6/08 takes precedence)
- Y02P 70/10: Greenhouse gas [GHG] capture, material saving, heat recovery or other energy efficient measures, e.g. motor control, characterised by manufacturing processes, e.g. for rolling metal or metal working
- H02K: DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES (dynamo-electric relays H01H53/00; conversion of DC or AC input power into surge output power {H03K3/53})
- B25B: TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING, OR HOLDING
- B25F: COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR {(machines or arrangements of machines for performing specified combinations of different metal-working operations not covered by a single other subclass B23P23/00 and subgroups)}
- H02P: CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
- Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

## Abstract

A power tool includes a housing, an electric motor, a driver circuit, a speed detection device, and a control device. The driver circuit is electrically connected to the electric motor to drive the electric motor to operate. The speed detection device is configured to acquire a rotational speed of the electric motor. The control device is connected to the speed detection device and the driver circuit and outputs a control signal to the driver circuit to control rotation of the electric motor. The control device is configured to acquire the rotational speed of the electric motor when the electric motor is in a start-up stage, obtain a rotational speed variation of the electric motor within a preset time based on the rotational speed of the electric motor, and turn off the electric motor when the rotational speed variation is less than a rotational speed variation threshold.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A power tool, comprising:
a housing;
an electric motor disposed in the housing;
a driver circuit electrically connected to the electric motor to drive the electric motor to operate;
a speed detection device configured to acquire a rotational speed of the electric motor; and
a control device connected to the speed detection device and the driver circuit, wherein the control device outputs a control signal to the driver circuit to control rotation of the electric motor;
the control device is configured to:
acquire the rotational speed of the electric motor, and control the motor to be in a start-up stage when the rotational speed of the electric motor is less than or equal to a preset target rotational speed;
when the electric motor is in the start-up stage, obtain a rotational speed variation of the electric motor within a preset time based on the rotational speed of the electric motor, and turn off the electric motor when the rotational speed variation is less than a rotational speed variation threshold.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The power tool of claim 1, wherein the control device is further configured to control the electric motor to be in the start-up stage when the rotational speed of the electric motor is less than or equal to a preset target rotational speed and control the electric motor to be in an operation stage in when the rotational speed of the electric motor is greater than the preset target rotational speed.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The power tool of claim 2, wherein the control device is configured to output a first control signal to the driver circuit to control the rotation of the electric motor when the electric motor is in the start-up stage.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The power tool of claim 3, wherein the first control signal is configured to be a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal with a first duty cycle, and the first duty cycle is configured to be a variable having a preset initial value.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The power tool of claim 4, wherein the control device is configured to acquire a current of the electric motor, control the first duty cycle to gradually increase from the preset initial value, and reduce the first duty cycle when the current of the electric motor is greater than or equal to a first current threshold.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The power tool of claim 2, wherein the control device is configured to output a second control signal to the driver circuit to control the rotation of the electric motor when the electric motor is in the start-up stage, the second control signal is configured to be a PWM signal with a second duty cycle, and the second duty cycle is configured to be a fixed value.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The power tool of claim 6, wherein the control device is configured to acquire a current of the electric motor, turn off the electric motor when the current of the electric motor is greater than or equal to a first current threshold, and power on the electric motor again at a beginning of a next cycle of the second control signal.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The power tool of claim 1, further comprising a power supply device, wherein the power supply device is connected to at least the electric motor and configured to supply power to the electric motor.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

The power tool of claim 2, further comprising a torque setting device configured to receive a torque setting instruction inputted by a user to set an upper limit of rotational torque outputted by the power tool.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The power tool of claim 9, wherein the electric motor comprises at least a stator and a rotor, and the control device is further configured to acquire a quadrature-axis target current value perpendicular to a direction of a magnetic field of the rotor when the electric motor is operating.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The power tool of claim 10, wherein the control device is configured to turn off the electric motor when the quadrature-axis target current value is greater than or equal to a second current threshold.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The power tool of claim 11, wherein the second current threshold is configured to be a sum of a torque current threshold corresponding to the upper limit of the rotational torque set by the torque setting device and a rotational speed current threshold corresponding to a current rotational speed of the electric motor.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The power tool of claim 1, further comprising a trigger switch for a user to start up the power tool and adjust the rotational speed of the power tool.

### Claim 14

A power tool, comprising:
a housing;
an electric motor disposed in the housing;
a driver circuit electrically connected to the electric motor to drive the electric motor to operate;
a speed detection device configured to acquire a rotational speed of the electric motor; and
a control device connected to the speed detection device and the driver circuit, wherein the control device outputs a control signal to the driver circuit to control rotation of the electric motor;
the control device is configured to:
acquire the rotational speed of the electric motor, and control the motor to be in a start-up stage when the rotational speed of the electric motor is less than or equal to a preset target rotational speed;
when the electric motor is in the start-up stage, obtain a rotational speed variation of the electric motor within a preset time based on the rotational speed of the electric motor, and turn off the electric motor when the rotational speed variation is less than a rotational speed variation threshold.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The power tool of claim 14, wherein a first control signal is outputted to the driver circuit so as to control the rotation of the electric motor when the electric motor is in the start-up stage, the first control signal is configured to be a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal with a first duty cycle, and the first duty cycle is configured to be a variable having a preset initial value.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The power tool of claim 15, wherein the control device is configured to acquire a current of the electric motor, control the first duty cycle to gradually increase from the initial value, and reduce the first duty cycle when the current of the electric motor is greater than or equal to a first current threshold.

### Claim 17

A control method of a power tool, wherein the power tool comprises:
a housing;
an electric motor disposed in the housing;
a driver circuit electrically connected to the electric motor to drive the electric motor to operate;
a speed detection device configured to acquire a rotational speed of the electric motor; and
a control device electrically connected to at least the driver circuit to control the electric motor to operate;
wherein the control method comprises:
acquiring the rotational speed of the electric motor when the electric motor is in a start-up stage, obtaining a rotational speed variation of the electric motor within a preset time based on the rotational speed of the electric motor, and turning off the electric motor when the rotational speed variation is less than a rotational speed variation threshold.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The control method of claim 17, further comprising:
outputting a first control signal to the driver circuit so as to control rotation of the electric motor when the electric motor is in the start-up stage, wherein the first control signal is configured to be a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal with a first duty cycle;
acquiring a current of the electric motor and controlling the first duty cycle to gradually increase from an initial value; and
reducing the first duty cycle when the current of the electric motor is greater than or equal to a first current threshold.