Drive apparatus of piezoelectric actuator, electronic apparatus, drive method of electronic apparatus, drive control program of electronic apparatus, and medium
First Claim
1. A drive apparatus for driving a piezoelectric actuator having a vibrating body that vibrates due to application of a drive signal having a prescribed drive frequency to a piezoelectric element, said piezoelectric actuator drive apparatus comprising:
- driving means for supplying said drive signal to the piezoelectric element of said vibrating body;
vibration state detection means for detecting a value that indicates said vibration state of said vibrating body;
target value setting means for setting said target value to be said target for said vibration state;
correction means for correcting at least one of said value indicating said vibration state and said target value based on at least one of said power source voltage, said drive voltage of said piezoelectric actuator, and said voltage value of said value indicating said vibration state;
comparison means for comparing said value indicating said vibration state with said target value; and
control means for modifying said drive frequency of said drive signal so that said value indicating said vibration state approaches said target value based on said results of comparison by said comparison means.
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Abstract
An electronic device comprising a power source, a piezoelectric actuator A, and a drive control apparatus 100 for controlling the driving of the piezoelectric actuator, wherein the drive control apparatus 100 is provided with a drive circuit 111 for supplying a drive signal SDR to the piezoelectric element of the vibrating body 12, a phase difference detection means 120 for detecting the phase difference indicating the vibration state of the vibrating body 12, a comparison voltage setting circuit 133 for correcting the target phase difference to be the target for the vibration state, and a drive frequency setting means 140 for comparing the phase difference with the target phase difference; and the piezoelectric actuator A can be driven with high efficiency independent of the drive voltage by modifying the drive frequency of the drive signal SDR so that the phase difference approaches the target phase difference based on the results of the above comparison.
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17 Claims
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1. A drive apparatus for driving a piezoelectric actuator having a vibrating body that vibrates due to application of a drive signal having a prescribed drive frequency to a piezoelectric element, said piezoelectric actuator drive apparatus comprising:
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driving means for supplying said drive signal to the piezoelectric element of said vibrating body;
vibration state detection means for detecting a value that indicates said vibration state of said vibrating body;
target value setting means for setting said target value to be said target for said vibration state;
correction means for correcting at least one of said value indicating said vibration state and said target value based on at least one of said power source voltage, said drive voltage of said piezoelectric actuator, and said voltage value of said value indicating said vibration state;
comparison means for comparing said value indicating said vibration state with said target value; and
control means for modifying said drive frequency of said drive signal so that said value indicating said vibration state approaches said target value based on said results of comparison by said comparison means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic device, comprising:
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a power source; and
a driving apparatus for driving, to which electrical power is supplied by said power source;
wherein said electronic device further comprises a driving component for driving a piezoelectric actuator having a vibrating body that vibrates due to said application of a drive signal having a prescribed drive frequency to a piezoelectric element, said piezoelectric actuator driving component comprising;
driving means for supplying said drive signal to said piezoelectric element of said vibrating body;
vibration state detection means for detecting a value that indicates said vibration state of said vibrating body;
target value setting means for setting said target value to be said target for said vibration state;
correction means for correcting at least one of said value indicating said vibration state and said target value based on at least one of said power source voltage, said drive voltage of said piezoelectric actuator, and said voltage value of said value indicating said vibration state;
comparison means for comparing said value indicating said vibration state with said target value; and
control means for modifying said drive frequency of said drive signal so that said value indicating said vibration state approaches said target value based on said results of comparison by said comparison means.
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15. An electronic device driving method for driving an electronic device provided with a piezoelectric actuator having a vibrating body that vibrates due to said application of a drive signal having a prescribed drive frequency to a piezoelectric element;
- driving means for supplying said drive signal to said piezoelectric element of said vibrating body; and
a power source, said electronic device driving method comprising;
a vibration state detection step for detecting said value indicating said vibration state of said vibrating body;
a target value setting step for setting a target value to be said target for said vibration state;
a correction step for correcting at least one of said value indicating said vibration state and said target value based on at least one of said power source voltage, said drive voltage of said piezoelectric actuator, and said voltage value of said value indicating said vibration state;
a comparison step for comparing said value indicating said vibration state with said target value; and
a control step for modifying said drive frequency of said drive signal based on said results of comparison in said comparison step so that said value indicating said vibration state approaches said target value.
- driving means for supplying said drive signal to said piezoelectric element of said vibrating body; and
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16. An electronic device drive control program whereby a computer built into an electronic device provided with a piezoelectric actuator having a vibrating body that vibrates due to said application of a drive signal having a prescribed drive frequency to a piezoelectric element, and further provided with a drive apparatus having driving means for supplying said drive signal to said piezoelectric element of the vibrating body, and a power source, is caused to function as at least one of:
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driving means for supplying said drive signal to said piezoelectric element of said vibrating body;
vibration state detection means for detecting a value that indicates said vibration state of said vibrating body;
target value setting means for setting said target value to be said target for said vibration state;
correction means for correcting at least one of said value indicating said vibration state and said target value based on at least one of said power source voltage, said drive voltage of said piezoelectric actuator, and said voltage value of said value indicating said vibration state;
comparison means for comparing said value indicating said vibration state with said target value; and
control means for modifying said drive frequency of said drive signal so that said value indicating said vibration state approaches said target value based on said results of comparison by said comparison means. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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