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Direct current brushless motor and driving method therefor

US5814957A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 13, 1997
Grant dateSep 29, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P6/21
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A direct current brushless motor has a control unit (8) for controlling a commutation of current flowing in a stator winding (3), a duty ratio of an applied voltage to the stator winding (3), and a carrier period for the duty ratio. The control unit (8) switches over between a first operating mode at a starting operation and a second operating mode at an ordinary operation in accordance with at least one of a rotational speed of the rotor (2) and time length from starting of the first starting mode. The control means (8) adjust the carrier period so that a first setting value to be adjusted in the first operating mode is larger than a second setting value to be adjusted in the second operating mode.

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