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Method of driving stepping motor

US5627443A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 1995
Grant dateMay 6, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P8/18
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of driving a stepping motor comprises dividing a drive signal for each drive step into a plurality of portions in the direction of a time axis, and controlling the drive signal in connection with the plurality of portions thereof in a way of PWM so as to obtain a pattern of a gradual change in a on-duty ratio of the drive signal.

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