Method of preventing a windshield wiper from freezing to a windshield and related circuit

    公开(公告)号:US10023152B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US15197063

    申请日:2016-06-29

    摘要: A method of preventing a windshield wiper from freezing to a windshield of a vehicle is provided. The method broadly includes the steps of: (a) receiving information relating to an ambient condition of the vehicle; (b) switching power to a motor for driving the windshield wiper in a first direction if the received information indicates an adverse ambient condition of the vehicle; (c) sensing current drawn by the motor; (d) comparing an initial sensed current drawn by the motor when power is initially switched to the motor to a subsequent sensed current drawn by the motor a period after power is initially switched to the motor; and (e) periodically reversing the motor for driving the windshield wiper in a second direction or the first direction until the subsequent sensed current is less than the initial sensed current.

    Motor control circuit, motor drive control apparatus and control method of motor drive control apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US09991826B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-05

    申请号:US15634299

    申请日:2017-06-27

    发明人: Keiichi Katayama

    摘要: A motor control circuit comprising a speed control circuit configured to output speed command information relating to the rotational speed of a motor based on target information relating to a target rotational speed and rotational speed detection information of the rotational speed of the motor, a drive stop control circuit configured to output a first drive stop control signal for performing braking control of the motor or a second drive stop control signal for performing free-run stop control of the motor based on the rotational speed detection information and the speed command information when input of the target information is stopped, and a drive signal generation circuit configured to generate a drive control signal for driving the motor based on the first drive stop control signal or the second drive stop control signal when the first drive stop control signal or the second drive stop control signal is output.

    Electric power steering apparatus
    27.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09932067B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-03

    申请号:US15504723

    申请日:2014-09-17

    申请人: NSK LTD.

    摘要: An electric power steering apparatus that calculates a current command value based on at least a steering torque, performs a PWM-control of a brushless motor by an inverter based on the current command value, performs a current control by detecting a rotational angle of the brushless motor, and performs an assist-control of a steering system. The apparatus includes three rotational angle detecting systems to detect three rotational angles of the brushless motor; and an angle diagnosing section that compares absolute values of differences on respective angles outputted from the three rotational angle detecting systems with a threshold, and performs a process by diagnosing whether the rotational angle detecting systems are normal or abnormal; wherein the assist control is continuously performed by using output angles outputted from systems diagnosed as being normal.

    Multi-functional ECM motors for HVAC systems

    公开(公告)号:US09929681B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-27

    申请号:US14411961

    申请日:2014-02-20

    摘要: Systems and methods associated with an HVAC system and a multi-functional ECM motor for use in the HVAC system are disclosed. The motor controller of the ECM motor includes a microprocessor, a tap detection circuit and a power source portion. The tap detection circuit is coupled to several tap input lines. The motor also includes first and second AC input wires, a common wire, a ground wire, a first jumper wire and a second jumper wire. Each tap input line is coupled to the first input terminal of one current sensing unit. The first jumper wire is coupled to the second AC input wire, and the second jumper wire is coupled to the common wire. By coupling different wires of the ECM motor differently when replacing a PSC motor than when replacing ECM motors, the ECM motor is configured to replace PSC motors and ECM motors in HVAC systems.

    Motor control device equipped with torque command limiting function at power outage

    公开(公告)号:US09887660B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-06

    申请号:US14803307

    申请日:2015-07-20

    申请人: FANUC CORPORATION

    CPC分类号: H02P29/025 H02P3/14 H02P3/18

    摘要: A motor control device of the present invention is a control device for a motor for driving a feed shaft of a machine tool, and includes: a power outage detector for detecting a power outage of a power source for supplying power to drive the motor; a forcible decelerator for forcibly decelerating the motor in response to a torque command when a power outage is detected; a DC link voltage monitor for monitoring a DC link voltage applied to an amplifier for driving the motor; a determination unit for determining whether the value of the DC link voltage is greater than a first threshold, or whether the change ratio of the DC link voltage is greater than a second threshold; and, a torque command limiter for limiting the torque command to a predetermined torque command limiting value, in accordance with the result of determination at the determination unit.