ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating a signal for controlling an electric motor (110), comprising:
- A) a signal generator (126) for generating a modulated control signal (PWM_mod) for driving the electric motor (110), which signal generator (126) is configured to generate said modulated control signal, from which the pulse duty factor of the PWM signal (PWM) can be derived, by modulating onto a PWM signal a data signal (DIR;
ADR;
DATA) having data provided for operating of the motor (110); and
B) a transmitting unit (127) which, in operation, transfers said modulated control signal (PWM_mod) to the motor (110).
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Abstract
An electric motor, having a stator (465), a rotor (470), and an apparatus for evaluating a signal provided for controlling said motor (110), comprises a receiving unit (430, 440) for receiving a control signal (PWM_mod), which is a pulse width modulated signal (PWM) onto which a data signal (DIR, DATA) is modulated.
An evaluation unit (440) is provided for evaluating the modulated control signal (PWM_mod). The unit is configured to extract, from the modulated control signal (PWM_mod), data provided for operation of the motor (110). The control apparatus includes a signal generator (450) configured to generate, on the basis of the extracted or ascertained data provided for operation of the motor (110), at least one control signal for the motor (110), such as a commanded direction of rotation. Piggybacking other control data onto the PWM power level signal reduces hardware investment, by permitting omission of a signal lead which would otherwise be required in the motor structure.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating a signal for controlling an electric motor (110), comprising:
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A) a signal generator (126) for generating a modulated control signal (PWM_mod) for driving the electric motor (110), which signal generator (126) is configured to generate said modulated control signal, from which the pulse duty factor of the PWM signal (PWM) can be derived, by modulating onto a PWM signal a data signal (DIR;
ADR;
DATA) having data provided for operating of the motor (110); andB) a transmitting unit (127) which, in operation, transfers said modulated control signal (PWM_mod) to the motor (110). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electric motor having
a stator (465), a rotor (470), and an apparatus for evaluating a control signal (PWM_mod) deliverable in order to drive said motor (110), the improvement comprising A) a receiving unit (430, 440) which receives the control signal (PWM_mod), which signal is constituted by modulating a pulse width modulated signal (PWM) with a data signal (DIR; - DATA) having data provided for operation of the motor (110), a predetermined pulse duty factor being extractable from the modulated control signal (PWM_mod);
B) an evaluation unit (440) which evaluates the modulated control signal (PWM_mod), which unit is configured to ascertain, on the basis of the modulated control signal (PWM_mod), data for operation of the motor (110) contained in said modulated control signal; and C) an arrangement (450) which, in operation, generates, on the basis of said ascertained data, at least one driving signal for the motor (110). - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
- DATA) having data provided for operation of the motor (110), a predetermined pulse duty factor being extractable from the modulated control signal (PWM_mod);
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10. A method for generating a signal of controlling an electrical load, which method comprises the steps of:
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A) generating a pulse width modulated signal (PWM) having a predetermined pulse duty factor; and B) modulating, onto said pulse width modulated signal, a data signal (DIR;
DATA) having data provided for operation of the load, in order to generate a modulated control signal (PWM_mod) from which said predetermined pulse duty factor of the pulse width modulated signal (PWM) is derivable. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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