Driving circuit and method for preventing voltage surges on supply lines while driving a DC motor
US6949906B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P6/24
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driving circuit of a DC motor includes a control circuit for providing a control signal, and a motor drive circuit commanded by the control circuit for providing respective command signals for the switches of an output power stage connected to the DC motor. The output power stage is connected to a power supply line and drives the windings of the DC motor. The driving circuit prevents generation of voltage surges having a significant magnitude on the power supply line because the driving circuit has logic circuits for preventing any substantial inversion in the direction of current flow in the supply lines when the DC motor operates as a current generator.
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