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Motor control apparatus, image forming apparatus and motor control method

US8698438B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2011
Grant dateApr 15, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 17, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/5004
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a motor control apparatus includes a timer to measure a period in which a job is not executed, a sensor to detect a temperature of a physical object, an acquisition part to acquire time information measured by the timer and temperature information detected by the sensor, and a drive control part that determines a current value of a motor provided in the physical object based on the time information and the temperature information acquired by the acquisition part, and controls the motor current value by applying a voltage level corresponding to the determined current value to a drive element of the motor.

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