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Power steering motor control unit with driving mode correction

US5787376A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 1995
Grant dateJul 28, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P7/04
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power steering motor control unit for driving a motor in a PWM mode with feedback motor current control reduces fluctuations in the output torque of the motor caused by switching among a plurality of motor driving modes or a change in the duty value of the PWM signal. The control unit as a switching device driving circuit for driving the motor in the PWM mode and a plurality of motor driving modes for the driving control system of a motor, Q/D switching circuitry 14 for switching the motor driving mode, and detected current correcting circuitry 16 for correcting at least one input signal of an input signal comparing circuit provided in a feedback control loop in accordance with the motor driving mode. When the motor driving mode is switched, the correction value given by the detected current correcting circuitry is changed.

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