Motor drive control device, motor unit, and motor drive control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11750125-B2
Application number	US-202217664251-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2022
Priority date	May 27, 2021
Publication date	Sep 5, 2023
Grant date	Sep 5, 2023

Abstract

A motor drive control device includes a control unit generating a control signal Sd such that one-phase excitation of exciting, of coils and of two phases of a two-phase stepping motor, a coil for one phase and two-phase excitation of exciting the coils for two phases are alternately repeated, and a drive unit driving the coils of two phases based on the control signal Sd. An energization angle θ representing a magnitude of an electric angle for continuously energizing the coil of one phase in one direction is capable of being set in the control unit. Specifically, the control unit determines a period T1n for performing the one-phase excitation based on a back electromotive voltage generated in the coil non-excited in the one-phase excitation, and determines a period T2n for performing the two-phase excitation based on an elapsed time per unit angle while the two-phase stepping motor is being excited and the energization angle θ.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor drive control device comprising:
a control unit configured to generate a control signal for controlling driving of a two-phase stepping motor such that one-phase excitation of exciting, of coils of two phases of the two-phase stepping motor, a coil for one phase, and two-phase excitation of exciting, of the coils of two phases, the coils for two phases are alternately repeated; and
a drive unit configured to drive the coils of two phases based on the control signal, wherein
an energization angle representing a magnitude of an electric angle for continuously energizing the coil of one phase in one direction is set in the control unit, and
the control unit determines a period for performing the one-phase excitation based on a back electromotive voltage generated in the coil non-excited in the one-phase excitation, and determines a period for performing the two-phase excitation based on an elapsed time per unit angle while the two-phase stepping motor is being excited and the energization angle.

2. The motor drive control device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit generates the control signal such that an excitation state of the two-phase stepping motor is switched from the one-phase excitation to the two-phase excitation according to a detection result of a zero crossing point of the back electromotive voltage generated in the coil non-excited in the period of the one-phase excitation, and
the control unit determines a target energization time period based on the elapsed time per unit angle and the energization angle, and generates the control signal such that the excitation state of the two-phase stepping motor is switched from the two-phase excitation to the one-phase excitation when the target energization time period elapses after start of the two-phase excitation.

3. The motor drive control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the control unit measures the period of the one-phase excitation, and
the elapsed time per unit angle is a value obtained by dividing a measurement value of the period of the one-phase excitation by a magnitude of an electric angle corresponding to the period of the one-phase excitation.

4. The motor drive control device according to claim 3 , wherein
when the measurement value of the period of the one-phase excitation is T 1 n , the energization angle is θ, and the target energization time period is T 2 n , the target energization time period is calculated based on following Equation (A):

[

Equation
⁢

1

]

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T
⁢
2
⁢
n

=

T
⁢
1
⁢

n
⁡
(

θ
-

90
⁢
°

)

180
⁢
°

-
θ

.

(
A
)

5. The motor drive control device according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein
the control unit measures the period of the one-phase excitation performed immediately before the two-phase excitation, and uses the measured period as the measurement value of the period of the one-phase excitation.

6. The motor drive control device according to claim 3 or 4 , wherein the control unit measures every period of a plurality of the periods of the one-phase excitation performed before the two-phase excitation, and uses an average value of the measured plurality of the periods as the measurement value of the period of the one-phase excitation.

7. The motor drive control device according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit measures a time period between zero crossing points of the back electromotive voltage, and the elapsed time per unit angle is a value obtained by dividing a measurement value of the time period between the zero crossing points by a magnitude of an electric angle between the zero crossing points.

8. The motor drive control device according to claim 7 , wherein when the measurement value of the time period between the zero crossing points of the back electromotive voltage is Tz, the measured magnitude of the electric angle between the zero crossing points is α, the energization angle is θ, and the target energization time period is T 2 n , the control unit calculates the target energization time period based on following Equation (B):

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Equation
⁢

2

]

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T
⁢
2
⁢
n

=

T
⁢

z
⁡
(

θ
-

90
⁢
°

)

α

.

(
B
)

9. The motor drive control device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein
the energization angle is a value equal to or larger than 90° and equal to or smaller than 135°.

10. A

Assignees

• Minebea Mitsumi Inc

Inventors

• Wada Naoyuki
• Kikuchi Atsushi

Classifications

• H02P8/34 Primary

  Monitoring operation (H02P8/36 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02P9/14 Primary

  by variation of field (H02P9/08, H02P9/10 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02P8/18 Primary

  Shaping of pulses, e.g. to reduce torque ripple {(Reducing overshoot H02P8/32 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H02P21/32

  Determining the initial rotor position (H02P21/34 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02P8/10

  Shaping pulses for starting; Boosting current during starting · CPC title