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Control circuit for driving motor with reduced power consumption and disk unit having the control circuit

US5630008A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 28, 1994
Grant dateMay 13, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B19/20
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control circuit adapted to control a motor includes a first circuit part for generating an excitation current to be supplied to the motor and having a predetermined period that is dependent on a predetermined rotation period of the motor, and a second circuit part for superimposing on the excitation current pulses having a period that is small compared to the predetermined period of the excitation current.

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