Motor driving apparatus and method for alleviating burn-out of the same

Abstract

A motor driving apparatus includes an inverter that includes a switching element connected between either terminal of a battery and a thermistor insulated from the switching element and that drives a motor through the switching element, a resistor connected between a sensing node to which one end of the thermistor is connected and a terminal of a low source voltage, and a motor controller configured for controlling a relay connected between the battery and the switching element based on a voltage of the sensing node.

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