Stepping motor exciting system
First Claim
1. A stepping motor excitation system for effecting one or two-phase excitation of excitation coils of a motor in either a stepwise mode or a linear mode, said system comprising:
- means for causing excitation currents flowing through said excitation coils of a stepping motor to have four stepwise fixed values respectively;
current value setting means for setting said means for causing excitation currents flowing through each of said excitation coils to one of four stepwise fixed values;
memory means provided with first and second storage areas, wherein said first storage area stores information for controlling the current flowing through each of said excitation coils when said motor is to be run in the stepwise mode, and wherein said second storage area stores information for controlling the current flowing through each of said excitation coils when said motor is to be run in a linear mode; and
selecting means for selecting one of said storage areas of said memory means in accordance with a desired mode of operation of said motor.
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Abstract
A stepping motor exciting system in which the excitation current is set at one of four stepwise values. When the motor is to be driven in a stepwise manner, the excitation current is in the form of a pseudo-trapezoidal wave which is derived in terms of two of possible four values. When the motor is to be driven in a linear manner, the excitation current is in the form of a pseudo-sinusoidal wave which is derived in terms of all four possible values. A ROM stores these sequences of excitation currents and controls the exciting system in accordance with the driving mode desired.
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1. A stepping motor excitation system for effecting one or two-phase excitation of excitation coils of a motor in either a stepwise mode or a linear mode, said system comprising:
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means for causing excitation currents flowing through said excitation coils of a stepping motor to have four stepwise fixed values respectively; current value setting means for setting said means for causing excitation currents flowing through each of said excitation coils to one of four stepwise fixed values; memory means provided with first and second storage areas, wherein said first storage area stores information for controlling the current flowing through each of said excitation coils when said motor is to be run in the stepwise mode, and wherein said second storage area stores information for controlling the current flowing through each of said excitation coils when said motor is to be run in a linear mode; and selecting means for selecting one of said storage areas of said memory means in accordance with a desired mode of operation of said motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A stepping motor excitation system for effecting one or two-phase excitation of two excitation coils of a motor in either a stepwise mode or a linear mode, said system comprising:
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a first set of switches and a second set of switches with a first excitation coil connected therebetween, said first set of switches being connected to a power source; a first current detector, said first current detector being connected to said second set of switches and producing a first current detection voltage; a third set of switches and a fourth set of switches with a second excitation coil connected therebetween, said first set of switches being connected to a power source; a second current detector, said second current detector being connected to said second set of switches and producing a second current detection voltage; a first driving circuit for controlling said first set of switches; a second driving circuit for controlling said second set of switches; a third driving circuit for controlling said third set of switches; a fourth driving circuit for controlling said fourth set of switches; a first current control circuit, said first current control circuit receiving a signal from said first current detector and producing a first current control voltage; a second current control circuit, said second current control circuit receiving a signal from said second current detector and producing a second current control voltage; a first comparator for comparing said first current control voltage to a reference voltage and producing a first comparator control voltage which is outputted to said first and second driving circuits; a second comparator for comparing said second current control voltage to said reference voltage and producing a second composite control signal which is outputted to said third and fourth driving circuits; a source of clock pulses; counting means for counting said clock pulses and producing a count signal; memory means for receiving said count signal and producing a plurality of excitation control signals of one of two modes which are outputted to each of said driving circuits and each of said current control circuits, respectively; and switching means for switching said plurality of excitation control signals between said modes in accordance with a desired mode of operation of said motor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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