Control of sinusoidally driven brushless DC (BLDC) motors

US8461789B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV · BE

Inventors

• Christian Paintz · Erfurt, DE
• Thomas Freitag · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 21, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2013
• Expiry date: Jan 26, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H02P25/03
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In response to the determination or estimation of a back EMF zero crossing event for the phase, a time T1 is calculated, T1 being representative of the desired absolute maximum value of the phase current. Current samples are taken by the current sampling unit symmetrically centered around T1. The values of the samples CS[1] to CS[10] are then input into the error function to calculate an error function value. The calculated error function value is input to the lead angle control unit which calculates a value for lead_angle. The value of lead_angle is calculated to be the adjustment in phase angle of the driving voltage profile that will minimize the absolute value of the error function. In generating and adjusting the driving voltage profile the driving voltage generation unit takes into account both lead_angle and the output of the position and speed estimation unit. The estimated motor speed may be used additionally in an outer speed control loop involving speed controller to adjust the amplitude (AMP) of the effective driving voltage.