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Method and device for controlling the acceleration of an electric stepping motor

US4684865A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 21, 1986
Grant dateAug 4, 1987
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Expiry dateMar 21, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/43063
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In order to attain the maximum permissible speed of a stepping motor and to achieve a substantial reduction in the time required to perform a predetermined number of steps, acceleration between the starting speed V.sub.o and the maximum speed V.sub.m takes place in the form of incremental increases .DELTA.V.sub.n in the frequency of the signal for controlling the speed of the motor at time intervals .DELTA.t which are all equal. All the speeds V.sub.n-1 +.DELTA.V.sub.n are precomputed by a microprocessor and the precomputed values are stored in memory. These values are read at each instant t+.DELTA.t during the acceleration period and in the reverse order with respect to the deceleration period. The curve velocity V is a function of time t is of exponential form with a negative exponent.

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