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Motor controller

US6603280B2 · kind B2 · utility

20Cited by
35References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 2001
Grant dateAug 5, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B30/70
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A converter module which receives an AC voltage, converts the AC voltage to a DC voltage, and outputs the DC voltage to a circuit for driving a motor. The converter module includes a switching device, a diode, and a control circuit which controls the DC voltage output by the converter module by controlling the switching device. The control circuit includes a plurality of DC voltage detection terminals which detect the DC voltage output by the converter module with respective different DC voltage detection gains, a selector which selects at least one of the DC voltage detection terminals in accordance with an external signal indicative of a speed of the motor, and outputs a DC voltage detection value, and a controller which controls the DC voltage output by the converter module in accordance with the DC voltage detection value output by the selector.

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