Motor control device and electric power steering apparatus

US8958951B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8958951-B2
Application numberUS-201314140203-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 24, 2013
Priority dateJan 11, 2013
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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Abstract

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A motor control apparatus includes a plurality of voltage detecting sections configured to each detect a terminal voltage of one of phases of a brushless motor, and a control section configured to control driving of the motor. The control section takes in, via separate signal lines, detection signals of the voltage detecting sections. When the condition that any two of terminal voltage detection values of respective phases obtained from the detection signals of the voltage detecting sections are continuously equal to each other is satisfied, the control section determines that a short circuit has occurred between any of the signal lines.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A motor control device comprising: a plurality of voltage detecting sections, each of which is configured to detect a terminal voltage of one of phases of a brushless motor, wherein the brushless motor comprises a plurality of coils and a plurality of terminals, the terminals are respectively connected to the coils, and the terminal voltage is a voltage of one of the terminals; and a control section configured to control driving of the brushless moto…

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  • B62D5/0487Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • H02P6/12Primary

    Electricity · mapped topic

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What does patent US8958951B2 cover?
A motor control apparatus includes a plurality of voltage detecting sections configured to each detect a terminal voltage of one of phases of a brushless motor, and a control section configured to control driving of the motor. The control section takes in, via separate signal lines, detection signals of the voltage detecting sections. When the condition that any two of terminal voltage detectio…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jtekt Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B62D5/0487. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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