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Ultrasonic motor driving circuit

US5099180A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 1990
Grant dateMar 24, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02N2/0075
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An ultrasonic motor driving circuit has a drive duty generating circuit that intermittently outputs a drive request signal according to the battery voltage, and a drive signal output means that receives the drive request signal to output a drive signal. The drive signal is in the form of bursts with pause intervals, the pause intervals being variable with a change in the battery voltage thereby improving utilization of the battery capacity.

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