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US 8,710,788 B2Granted
Brushless motor drive apparatus and drive method
AssigneeHitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
InventorsMasaki Hano, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Shigehisa Aoyagi
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AssigneeHitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
InventorsMasaki Hano, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Shigehisa Aoyagi
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The present invention relates to a drive apparatus and drive method for switching an energization mode when a voltage of a non-energized phase of a brushless motor crosses a threshold. In threshold learning, first, the brushless motor is stopped at an initial position. The brushless motor is then rotated by performing phase energization based on the energization mode from the stopped state. The voltage of the non-energized phase at an angular position of switching the energization mode is detected from a maximum value or a minimum value of the voltage of the non-energized phase during the rotation, and the threshold is learned based on the detected voltage. Alternatively, the brushless motor is positioned at the angular position of switching the energization mode by maintaining one energization mode, and then the energization mode is switched to the next energization mode. The voltage of the non-energized phase immediately after the switching to the energization mode is detected, and the detected voltage of the non-energized phase is learned as the threshold used to determine the timing of switching to the next energization mode.
A brushless motor drive apparatus that rotatively drives a brushless motor having a plurality of windings by switching an energization mode for phases of the brushless motor, the brushless motor drive apparatus comprising:
A brushless motor drive apparatus that rotatively drives a brushless motor having a plurality of windings by switching an energization mode for phases of the brushless motor, the brushless motor drive apparatus comprising:
A brushless motor drive apparatus that rotatively drives a brushless motor having a plurality of windings by switching an energization mode for phases of the brushless motor, the brushless motor drive apparatus comprising:
A brushless motor drive method for driving a brushless motor having a plurality of windings, the brushless motor drive method comprising:
A brushless motor drive method for driving a brushless motor having a plurality of windings, the brushless motor drive method comprising:
A brushless motor drive apparatus that rotatively drives a brushless motor having a plurality of windings by switching an energization mode for phases of the brushless motor, the brushless motor drive apparatus comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.