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Back electromotive force controllers

US10892692B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 25, 2017
Grant dateJan 12, 2021
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P8/24
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Examples relate to back electromotive force controllers for influencing movement of a carriage of a device in an unpowered state; the carriage being moveable by a motor responsive to a motor driver; the controller comprising: braking circuitry to couple power associated with a back electromotive force generated by displacement of the motor, due to carriage movement, to power the motor driver to urge the motor in a contrary direction to the displacement.

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