Method and circuit assembly for the resonance damping of stepper motors

    公开(公告)号:US11437943B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US16632360

    申请日:2018-08-16

    发明人: Bernhard Dwersteg

    IPC分类号: H02P8/32

    摘要: A method and a circuit arrangement for damping stepper motor resonances during operation of a stepper motor, in particular in the medium and high speed range, is described, wherein the coils of the stepper motor are each connected into a bridge circuit comprising semiconductor switches, in order to impress into the coils a predetermined target coil current. The resonance damping is achieved by activating a passive FD-phase in the zero crossing of the target coil current, during which all semiconductor switches are opened or switched blocking, in order to thereby feed a coil current flowing in the related motor coil back into the supply voltage source either via inverse or body diodes and/or via diodes connected in parallel to the semiconductor switches in the reverse direction between the positive supply voltage and ground potential.

    METHOD AND CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY FOR SENSORLESS LOAD DETECTION IN STEPPER MOTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20220123673A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-21

    申请号:US17289196

    申请日:2019-10-29

    发明人: Bernhard Dwersteg

    IPC分类号: H02P8/34

    摘要: A method and a circuit assembly are described with which, in a stepper motor, a mechanical load applied to the motor shaft of which can be detected without a sensor in a voltage-based operating mode in which a nominal coil current is generated by applying a predetermined coil voltage (Us) to the coil. The coil is connected in a bridge branch of a bridge circuit formed from a first to fourth semiconductor switch (S1, . . . S4), wherein the predetermined coil voltage (Us) is applied to the coil with a variable duty cycle (T) by switching the semiconductor switch in the form of at least one PWM voltage (U(A1), U(A2)). The motor load is detected in the form of a load indicator signal (L) which represents a phase shift between a zero crossing of the predefined coil voltage (Us) and the next zero crossing of the coil current (Icoil) generated thereby, wherein a zero crossing of the coil current (Icoil) is defined when, in those time intervals (tm) in which the PWM voltage (U(A1), U(A2)) applied to the coil is zero, a polarity change occurs in a voltage dropping across the internal resistances of the semiconductor switches due to the coil current.

    Method and circuit assembly for the resonance damping of stepper motors

    公开(公告)号:US11990858B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-21

    申请号:US17903025

    申请日:2022-09-05

    发明人: Bernhard Dwersteg

    IPC分类号: H02P8/00 H02P8/32

    CPC分类号: H02P8/32

    摘要: A method and a circuit arrangement for damping stepper motor resonances during operation of a stepper motor (M), in particular in the medium und high speed range, is described, wherein the coils (A; B) of the stepper motor (M) are each connected into a bridge circuit (Br1; Br2) comprising semiconductor switches (Sw1, . . . Sw4), in order to impress into the coils (A; B) a predetermined target coil current (ISollA; ISollB). The resonance damping is essentially achieved by activating a passive FD-phase in the zero crossing of the target coil current (ISollA; ISollB), during which all 10 semiconductor switches (Sw1, . . . Sw4) are opened or switched blocking, in order to thereby feed a coil current flowing in the related motor coil (A; B) back into the supply voltage source either via inverse or body diodes and/or via diodes (D1, . . . D4) connected in parallel to the semiconductor switches (Sw1, . . . Sw4) in the reverse direction between the positive supply voltage (+VM) and ground potential.

    Method and circuit assembly for sensorless load detection in stepper motors

    公开(公告)号:US12068714B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17289196

    申请日:2019-10-29

    发明人: Bernhard Dwersteg

    IPC分类号: H02P8/34

    CPC分类号: H02P8/34

    摘要: A method and a circuit assembly are described with which, in a stepper motor, a mechanical load applied to the motor shaft of which can be detected without a sensor in a voltage-based operating mode in which a nominal coil current is generated by applying a predetermined coil voltage (Us) to the coil. The coil is connected in a bridge branch of a bridge circuit formed from a first to fourth semiconductor switch (S1, . . . S4), wherein the predetermined coil voltage (Us) is applied to the coil with a variable duty cycle (T) by switching the semiconductor switch in the form of at least one PWM voltage (U(A1), U(A2)). The motor load is detected in the form of a load indicator signal (L) which represents a phase shift between a zero crossing of the predefined coil voltage (Us) and the next zero crossing of the coil current (Icoil) generated thereby, wherein a zero crossing of the coil current (Icoil) is defined when, in those time intervals (tm) in which the PWM voltage (U(A1), U(A2)) applied to the coil is zero, a polarity change occurs in a voltage dropping across the internal resistances of the semiconductor switches due to the coil current.

    METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A STEPPER MOTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210226566A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US17154101

    申请日:2021-01-21

    发明人: Bernhard Dwersteg

    IPC分类号: H02P8/12 H02M3/337

    摘要: Described is a method and a circuit arrangement for controlling a stepper motor in a voltage-controlled or voltage-regulated operating mode, having a bridge circuit provided for a motor coil (A) with semiconductor switches (HS1, HS2, LS1, LS2) for applying a first and a second PWM voltage (U(LA1), U(LA2)) having opposite polarity to the motor coil (A) and having a charge pump for switching at least the high-side semiconductor switch (HS1, HS2) of the bridge circuit. Because the charge pump must wait for a blocking or dead time before a further semiconductor switch can be switched after switching a first semiconductor switch, the time interval between a rising edge of one of the two PWM voltages and a subsequent rising edge of the respective other PWM voltage is increased at least until the blocking or dead time of the charge pump has elapsed.

    Method and circuit arrangement for controlling a stepper motor

    公开(公告)号:US12119776B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-15

    申请号:US17154101

    申请日:2021-01-21

    发明人: Bernhard Dwersteg

    CPC分类号: H02P8/12 H02M3/3376

    摘要: Described is a method and a circuit arrangement for controlling a stepper motor in a voltage-controlled or voltage-regulated operating mode, having a bridge circuit provided for a motor coil (A) with semiconductor switches (HS1, HS2, LS1, LS2) for applying a first and a second PWM voltage (U(LA1), U(LA2)) having opposite polarity to the motor coil (A) and having a charge pump for switching at least the high-side semiconductor switch (HS1, HS2) of the bridge circuit. Because the charge pump must wait for a blocking or dead time before a further semiconductor switch can be switched after switching a first semiconductor switch, the time interval between a rising edge of one of the two PWM voltages and a subsequent rising edge of the respective other PWM voltage is increased at least until the blocking or dead time of the charge pump has elapsed.

    METHOD AND CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY FOR THE RESONANCE DAMPING OF STEPPER MOTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20220416699A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17903025

    申请日:2022-09-05

    发明人: Bernhard Dwersteg

    IPC分类号: H02P8/32

    摘要: A method and a circuit arrangement for damping stepper motor resonances during operation of a stepper motor (M), in particular in the medium und high speed range, is described, wherein the coils (A; B) of the stepper motor (M) are each connected into a bridge circuit (Br 1; Br2) comprising semiconductor switches (Sw1, . . . Sw4), in order to impress into the coils (A; B) a predetermined target coil current (ISollA; ISollB). The resonance damping is essentially achieved by activating a passive FD-phase in the zero crossing of the target coil current (ISollA; ISollB), during which all 10 semiconductor switches (Sw1, . . . Sw4) are opened or switched blocking, in order to thereby feed a coil current flowing in the related motor coil (A; B) back into the supply voltage source either via inverse or body diodes and/or via diodes (D1, . . . D4) connected in parallel to the semiconductor switches (Sw1, . . . Sw4) in the reverse direction between the positive supply voltage (+VM) and ground potential.