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Apparatus and method for electronic control of DC motor using an all-digital phase-locked loop

US6823133B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 1999
Grant dateNov 23, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/41329
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A control system in the form of an all-digital phase-locked loop controls movement of a DC motor. The control system includes a movement detector in the form of an optical encoder to detect movement of a DC motor. A digital phase detector compares output of a feedback signal from the movement detector and a reference signal. The digital phase detector is phase frequency detector that follows a describing function to model non-linear components of the reference signal. A digital loop filter then filters noise from the comparison signal and the filtered signal is amplified to control the DC motor. The phase frequency detector includes a state machine to track a time varying reference signal and selectively output a response to provide for system damping.

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