Power tool and control method for the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11622500-B2
Application number	US-202016855045-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 22, 2020
Priority date	Apr 26, 2019
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

A power tool includes a motor and a power supply for supplying power to the motor. A driving circuit is connected to the motor. A voltage detection unit is used for detecting the voltage of the motor. A controller is configured to perform the following operations: if the motor voltage is greater than or equal to a preset voltage, the driving circuit will apply a voltage to the motor with a second slope, wherein the value range of the second slope is from 0 to 0.3. The disclosure also discloses a control method for starting under load of a power tool.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power tool, comprising:
a motor;
a power supply unit for supplying power to the motor;
a driving circuit electrically connected to the motor to enable the power supply unit to apply a voltage to the motor;
a voltage detection unit for detecting a voltage of the motor; and
a controller, which is configured to control the driving circuit to apply the voltage to the motor at a second slope when the voltage of the motor is greater than or equal to a preset voltage;
wherein the second slope ranges from 0 to 0.3,
further comprising a rotational speed detection unit for detecting a rotational speed of the motor and wherein the controller is configured to control the driving circuit to apply the voltage at a third slope when the detected rotational speed of the motor is greater than or equal to a preset rotational speed and the third slope is greater than the second slope, and
wherein the range of the preset rotational speed n is: n≤60% n0, wherein n0 is the speed of the motor without load.

2. The power tool of claim 1 , further comprising a trigger switch, which is configured for enabling the driving circuit to start applying the voltage to the motor, and wherein the controller, which is configured to control the driving circuit to apply the voltage to the motor at a first slope when the voltage of the motor is less than or equal to the preset voltage and the first slope is less than or equal to the third slope.

3. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the preset voltage according to a maximum current which an internal circuit of the power tool can withstand.

4. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the controller selects the preset voltage based on at least one of a maximum current which the driving circuit can withstand and a load of the motor.

5. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the driving circuit comprises a power switch and the controller controls the on or off of the power switch in a pulse-width modulation manner to enable the driving circuit to apply the voltage to the motor at the second slope.

6. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the power supply unit is a battery pack connected to the power tool detachably and the voltage of the battery pack is greater than or equal to 30V.

7. The power tool of claim 1 , wherein the power tool is a lawnmower.

8. A control method for a power tool, wherein the power tool comprises a motor and a driving circuit, and the control method comprises:
detecting a voltage of the motor; and
controlling the driving circuit to apply the voltage to the motor at a second slope when the voltage of the motor is greater than or equal to a preset voltage;
wherein the second slope ranges from 0 to 0.3,
further comprising wherein detecting a rotational speed of the motor and controlling the driving circuit to apply the voltage by a third slope to the motor when the rotational speed of the motor is greater than or equal to a preset rotational speed and wherein the value range of the preset rotational speed n is: n≤60% n0, wherein n0 is the rotational speed of the motor without load.

9. The control method for the power tool of claim 8 , wherein the driving circuit is controlled to apply the voltage to the motor at a first slope when the voltage of the motor is less than the preset voltage and the first slope is less than or equal to the third slope.

10. The control method for the power tool of claim 8 , wherein the preset voltage is obtained based on a maximum current which the driving circuit can withstand.

11. A control method for a power tool starting with a load, the power tool comprises a motor and the control method comprises:
detecting a voltage of the motor;
applying progressive increments of voltage to the motor at a first slope when the power tool is in a first start-up stage; and
applying a voltage that varies as a second slope to the motor when the power tool is in a second start-up stage;
wherein the power tool switches from the first start-up stage to the second start-up stage in condition that the voltage of the motor is greater than or equal to a preset voltage,
further comprising detecting a rotational speed of the motor, causing the power tool to switch from the second start-up stage to a third start-up stage in condition that the rotational speed of the motor is greater than or equal to a preset rotational speed, and applying progressive increments of voltage to the motor at a third slope in condition that the power tool is in a third start-up stage, and
wherein the range of the preset rotational speed n is: n≤60% n0, wherein n0 is the rotational speed of the motor without load.

12. The control method for the power tool of claim 11 , wherein the second slope ranges from 0 to 0.3.

13. The control method for the power tool of claim 11 , wherein the preset voltage is obtained according to a maximum current which the power tool is adapted to withstand or the load of the motor.

14. The control method for the power tool of claim 11 , wherein the third slope is greater than or equal to the first slope.

Assignees

• Nanjing Chervon Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xian Chao
• Feng Jifeng

Classifications

• H02P1/28 Primary

  by progressive increase of voltage applied to primary circuit of motor · CPC title

• A01D34/006 Primary

  Control or measuring arrangements · CPC title

• H02P27/08

  with pulse width modulation · CPC title

• H02P1/00 Primary

  Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters (starting of synchronous motors with electronic commutators H02P6/20, H02P6/22; starting dynamo-electric motors rotating step by step H02P8/04; vector control H02P21/00) · CPC title

• H02P6/20

  Arrangements for starting (H02P6/08 takes precedence) · CPC title