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Circuitry for driving ultrasonic motor

US4952834A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 10, 1989
Grant dateAug 28, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 10, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02N2/147
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Circuitry for driving an ultrasonic motor in which a rotor is driven by travelling waves generated by a piezoelectric effect, which circuitry includes a pulse generator for generating pulses applied to the ultrasonic motor for driving the same, a driving pulse width changing circuit for changing the width of the driving pulse to change the rotational speed of the motor, a feed-back piezoelectric element provided on the motor for generating a feed-back signal in response to the rotational speed of motor, and a driving frequency automatic tracking circuit responsive to the feed back signal from the motor for generating a voltage signal to control the pulse generator.

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