Temperature estimation of step motor based on sensing voltage thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11431277B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US17269073

    申请日:2019-08-12

    摘要: An image forming apparatus and an image forming method are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a printing engine to form an image, a step motor to drive the printing engine, a driving circuit to provide a constant current to the step motor and sense a voltage corresponding to a magnitude of the constant current provided to the step motor, and a processor to calculate a temperature of the step motor based on the voltage sensed by the driving circuit during an excitation period of the step motor and control an operation of the image forming apparatus based on the calculated temperature.