Controller arrangement with adaptive non-overlapping commutation
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1. A motor control circuit for a brushless direct current motor comprising first and second windings, said motor control circuit comprising:
- a motor drive circuit coupled to said first and said second windings; and
a commutation circuit coupled to said motor and to said drive circuit;
said commutation circuit controlling said drive circuit to apply power from a power source to said first and said second windings, said commutation circuit controlling said drive circuit such that said drive circuit applies supply voltage from said power source to said second winding only after a first predetermined condition occurs, and such that said drive circuit applies power to said first winding only after a second predetermined condition occurs, said first predetermined condition being selected such that leakage inductance voltage induced into said second winding when said first winding is de-energized is less than said supply voltage and whereby current spikes induced into said power source are reduced, and said second predetermined condition is selected such that leakage inductance voltage induced into said first winding when said second winding is de-energized is less than said supply voltage and whereby that current spikes induced into said power source are reduced.
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Abstract
A PWM controller for a direct current brushless motor comprising first and second windings includes a motor drive circuit receiving pulse width modulation control signals to drive the first and the second windings; and a control circuit having inputs coupled to the first and second windings to control a pulse width modulation control circuit such that pulse width modulated control signals are provided to the motor drive circuit only when the voltage across the first and second windings are at a predetermined level.
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1. A motor control circuit for a brushless direct current motor comprising first and second windings, said motor control circuit comprising:
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a motor drive circuit coupled to said first and said second windings; and a commutation circuit coupled to said motor and to said drive circuit; said commutation circuit controlling said drive circuit to apply power from a power source to said first and said second windings, said commutation circuit controlling said drive circuit such that said drive circuit applies supply voltage from said power source to said second winding only after a first predetermined condition occurs, and such that said drive circuit applies power to said first winding only after a second predetermined condition occurs, said first predetermined condition being selected such that leakage inductance voltage induced into said second winding when said first winding is de-energized is less than said supply voltage and whereby current spikes induced into said power source are reduced, and said second predetermined condition is selected such that leakage inductance voltage induced into said first winding when said second winding is de-energized is less than said supply voltage and whereby that current spikes induced into said power source are reduced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a brushless direct current motor comprising first and second windings said method comprising:
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providing a motor drive circuit coupled to said first and second windings and to a power source for providing drive power thereto at a supply voltage; providing a commutation circuit coupled to said drive circuit; operating said commutation circuit such that said drive circuit delays applying said supply voltage to said second winding until a first predetermined condition occurs; operating said commutation circuit such that said drive circuit delays applying said supply voltage to said first winding until a second predetermined condition occurs; and selecting said first predetermined condition to be one of the voltage across said first winding being at a first predetermined level below said supply voltage or a first predetermined time interval occurring after the trailing edge of an energization pulse applied to said first winding, such that leakage inductance voltage induced into said second winding when said first winding is de-energized is less than said supply voltage and whereby that current spikes induced into said power source are reduced. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling a brushless direct current motor comprising first and second windings, said method comprising:
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providing an input terminal; providing a pulse width modulated control signal generator circuit responsive to input signals at said input terminal providing a motor drive circuit to energize first and second windings of a brushless direct current motor in response to said pulse width modulated control signal generator; operating said motor drive circuit such that it does not apply power to said second winding until a first predetermined condition occurs; and operating said motor drive circuit such that it does not apply power to said first winding until a second predetermined condition occurs; said first predetermined condition being selected such that leakage inductance voltage induced into said second winding when said first winding is de-energized is less than said supply voltage and whereby current spikes induced into said power source are reduced and said second predetermined condition is selected such that leakage inductance voltage induced into said first winding when said second winding is de-energized is less than said supply voltage and whereby that current spikes induced into said power source are reduced. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A PWM controller for a direct current brushless motor comprising first and second windings, said controller comprising:
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a single input terminal for receiving an analog control signal and a digital control signal; a pulse width modulation control circuit coupled to said single input terminal, said control circuit being responsive to said digital control signal and to said analog control signal at said single input terminal to provide pulse width modulated control signals; a motor drive circuit coupled to said pulse width modulation control circuit and to said first and said second windings; and a control circuit having inputs coupled to said first and said second windings to control said pulse width modulation control circuit such that pulse width modulated control signals are provided to said motor drive circuit to drive one of said first or second windings only when the voltage across the other of said first and said second windings is at a predetermined level such that leakage inductance voltage induced into said one winding when said other winding is de-energized is less than said supply voltage and whereby that current spikes induced into said power source are reduced.
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