BACKWARD PEDALING DETECTION CIRCUIT FOR E-BIKE MOTOR DRIVER

• US 20090102408A1
• Filed: 10/18/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation), Panasonic Semiconductor Asia Pte Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: TEO, Kian Teck, KANG, Tien Yew, DE JESUS, Allan Candelaria, LIU, Yubin
• Application Number:
  US11/874,425
• Publication Number:
  US 20090102408A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 318/466
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 6/45 Control or actuating devices therefor

Abstract

A backward pedaling detection circuit has a charging/discharging circuit for charging and discharging the external capacitor to meet the threshold voltage required by the hysteresis comparator, based on the input from the hall sensor. An internal pull-down circuit, based on the pedal speed, keeps the circuit from false triggering. A comparator with hysteresis (Schmitt trigger) sets the upper and lower threshold voltage and eliminates the effect of noise. AND gates act like switches to allow the selected signal to pass through.

Claims

1. A backward pedaling detection circuit comprising:

a charging/discharging circuit operable to charge and discharge the external capacitor to meet the threshold voltage required by the hysteresis comparator, based on the input from the hall sensor;

an internal pull-down circuit operable based on the pedal speed to keep the circuit from false triggering;

a comparator with hysteresis (Schmitt trigger) to set the upper and lower threshold voltage and eliminate the effect of noise;

AND gates to act like switches, to allow the selected signal to pass through.

2. A backward pedaling detection circuit according to claim 1,

Wherein the higher threshold of the hysteresis comparator is determined by the expected DC level achievable when the external capacitor is charged by a pulse with a duty cycle of more than 55%;

And the lower threshold of the hysteresis comparator is determined by the expected DC level achievable when the external capacitor is charged by a pulse with a duty cycle of less than 45%.

3. A method for the backward pedaling detection circuit to detect high and low duty cycle, the method comprising:

using a charging/discharging circuit operable to charge and discharge the external capacitor to meet the threshold voltage required by the hysteresis comparator;

using an internal pull-down operable based on the pedal speed to protect the circuit from false triggering due to initial condition of the hall sensor signal;

using a comparator with hysteresis (Schmitt trigger) to set the upper and lower threshold voltage and eliminate the effect of noise;

selecting of signals to pass through using AND gates.

4. A method for the backward pedaling detection circuit to set the percentage threshold for high and low duty cycle, the method comprising:

setting the high duty cycle is set to more than 55 percent and the low duty cycle is set to below 45 percent. The ratio can be adjusted by setting the threshold of the hysteresis comparator, the charging and discharging current and the value of the external capacitor.

5. A method for changing the pedal assist activation timing, the method comprising:

setting externally by changing the capacitor value.