Motor control device and motor control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11095241-B2
Application number	US-201916567809-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2019
Priority date	Mar 14, 2019
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

According to one embodiment, there is provided a motor control device including a detection circuit, a control circuit and a drive circuit. The detection circuit detects, in a direct current motor with a first coil and second coil, a first parameter related to an induced voltage generated in the first coil and a second parameter related to an induced voltage generated in the second coil. The control circuit changes, according to a difference between the first parameter and the second parameter, at least one of a first amplitude control value of a current of the first coil and a second amplitude control value of a current of the second coil. The drive circuit drives, according to the changed amplitude control value, the first coil and the second coil, respectively.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor control device comprising: a detection circuit that detects, in a direct current motor with a first coil and second coil, a first parameter related to an induced voltage generated in the first coil and a second parameter related to an induced voltage generated in the second coil; a control circuit that changes, according to a difference between the first parameter and the second parameter, at least one of a first amplitude control value of a current of the first coil and a second amplitude control value of a current of the second coil; and a drive circuit that drives, according to the changed amplitude control value, the first coil and the second coil, respectively; wherein the control circuit changes, according to a difference between the first parameter and the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value; wherein the control circuit increases, when the first parameter is larger than the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value and decreases, when the first parameter is smaller than the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value.

2. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control circuit changes at least one of the first amplitude control value and the second amplitude control value so as to unbalance an amplitude of a target current of the first coil and an amplitude of a target current of the second coil with each other.

3. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit decreases, when the first parameter is larger than the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value and increases, when the first parameter is smaller than the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value.

4. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the control circuit changes, in a direction where a difference between the first parameter and the second parameter decreases, at least one of the first amplitude control value and the second amplitude control value.

5. The motor control device according to claim 4 , wherein
the control circuit increases, when the first parameter is larger than the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value and decreases, when the first parameter is smaller than the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value.

6. The motor control device according to claim 4 , wherein
the control circuit decreases, when the first parameter is larger than the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value and increases, when the first parameter is smaller than the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value.

7. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the detection circuit detects first time until a current flowing through the first coil reaches a predetermined value during a first period as the first parameter and second time until a current flowing through the second coil reaches the predetermined value during a second period corresponding to the first period as the second parameter, and
the control circuit changes, according to a time difference between the first time and the second time, at least one of the first amplitude control value and the second amplitude control value.

8. The motor control device according to claim 7 , wherein
the control circuit changes, in a direction where the time difference decreases, at least one of the first amplitude control value and the second amplitude control value.

9. The motor control device according to claim 8 , wherein
the control circuit increases, when the first time is longer than the second time, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value and decreases, when the first time is shorter than the second time, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value.

10. The motor control device according to claim 8 , wherein
the control circuit decreases, when the first time is longer than the second time, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value and increases, when the first time is shorter than the second time, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value.

11. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the detection circuit detects a first voltage generated in the first coil during a first period in which a target current of the first coil is substantially zero as the first parameter and detects a second voltage generated in the second coil during a second period in which a target current of the second coil is substantially zero as the second parameter, and
the control circuit changes, according to a voltage difference between the first voltage and the second voltage, at least one of the first amplitude control value and the second amplitude control value.

12. The motor control device according to claim 11 , wherein
the control circuit changes, in a direction where the voltage difference decreases, at least one of the first amplitude control value and the second amplitude control value.

13. The motor control device according to claim 12 , wherein
the control circuit increases, when the first voltage is larger than the second voltage, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value and decreases, when the first voltage is smaller than the second voltage, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value.

14. The motor control device according to claim 12 , wherein
the control circuit decreases, when the first voltage is larger than the second voltage, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value and increases, when the first voltage is smaller than the second voltage, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value.

15. A motor control method comprising: detecting, in a direct current motor with a first coil and second coil, a first parameter related to an induced voltage generated in the first coil and a second parameter related to an induced voltage generated in the second coil; changing, according to a difference between the first parameter and the second parameter, at least one of an amplitude control value of a current of the first coil and an amplitude control value of a current of the second coil; and driving, according to the changed amplitude control value, the first coil and the second coil; wherein the changing includes changing, according to a difference between the first parameter and the second parameter, the second amplitude control value while maintaining the first amplitude control value; and wherein the changing includes changing at least one of the first amplitude control value and the second amplitude control value in a direction where a difference between the first parameter and the second parameter decreases.

16. The motor control method according to claim 15 , wherein
the changing includes changing at least one of the first amplitude control value and the second amplitude control value so as to unbalance an amplitude of a target current of the first coil and an amplit

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp

Inventors

• Miura Tsukasa

Classifications

• H02P7/28 Primary

  using semiconductor devices · CPC title

• H02K5/24

  specially adapted for suppression or reduction of noise or vibrations · CPC title

• H02M7/5387 Primary

  in a bridge configuration · CPC title

• H03K17/687

  the devices being field-effect transistors · CPC title

• H02P8/32

  Reducing overshoot or oscillation, e.g. damping · CPC title