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Motor drive system

US5012169A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 1989
Grant dateApr 30, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/45083
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A motor drive system used with industrial robots, processing machines, and the like comprising an external interface part ready for connecting a plurality of kinds of host controllers generating a command signal; a sensor interface part to which a motor rotation detecting sensor is connected; a main control part operating for feedback control of a motor according to signals provided by way of the interfaces; and a power amplification part for feeding a current to motor coils according to a control signal from the main control part and wherein the external interface part, the sensor interface part, the main control part, and the power amplification part are separate and modularized as cards. Advantageously, the various controllers, sensors and power systems are changeable to flexibly meet different user requirements.

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