Advanced method for stepper motor speed determination
US8089239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P8/14
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining speed of a stepper motor. In one embodiment of the method, a first terminal of a first coil of the stepper motor is coupled to an input of a multibit digital-to-analog (A/D) convertor. The stepper motor's a rotor is rotated about an axis while the first terminal is coupled to the multibit A/D convertor. An analog signal is induced at the first terminal generating while the rotor is rotating about the axis. The multibit A/D convertor receives the analog signal induced at the first terminal. The multibit A/D convertor generates a plurality of multibit digital signals in response to receiving the analog signal. The multibit digital signals can be processed to determine the rotational speed at which the rotor was rotating when the A/D convertor generated the plurality of multibit digital signals.
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