Abstract: An electromechanical device includes a first drive member having a magnetic coil, a second drive member capable of moving relatively to the first drive member, and a control section adapted to drive the magnetic coil and to perform regeneration of energy from the magnetic coil when decelerating the second drive member, and the control section includes a first regeneration mode of setting a first regenerative interval centered on a zero crossing point of an induced voltage caused in the magnetic coil, and performing the regeneration.

Abstract: An electromechanical device includes a rotor, a stator having a magnetic coil, a sensor adapted to detect an electric angle of the rotor, a control section adapted to perform a PWM drive on the magnetic coil based on a signal from the sensor, a resistor connected in series to the magnetic coil when measuring temperature of the electromechanical device, and a voltage measurement section adapted to measure a voltage between both ends of the resistor, and the control section calculates an electric resistance of the magnetic coil using the voltage between the both ends of the resistor measured by the voltage measurement section, and then determines the temperature of the magnetic coil using the electric resistance of the magnetic coil in a measurement period in which application of a drive voltage to the magnetic coil is stopped in the PWM drive.

Abstract: An energy converter includes magnetic coils of N phases (N is an integer of 3 or more), and a PWM drive circuit for driving the magnetic coils of N phases, wherein the magnetic coil of each phase can be independently controlled by the PWM drive circuit.

Abstract: A relative driving device includes a stator; a first rotor; and a second rotor, in which the stator includes a first electromagnetic coil and a first control unit that controls current supplied to the first electromagnetic coil, the first rotor includes a first magnet and a second magnet, the second rotor includes a second electromagnetic coil and a second control unit that controls current supplied to the second electromagnetic coil, the first electromagnetic coil and the first magnet are disposed so as to face each other to form the first driving mechanism, and the second electromagnetic coil and the second magnet are disposed so as to face each other to form the second driving mechanism.

Abstract: An electrical machine apparatus includes an electromagnetic coil, a rotor magnet, n (n is an integer not less than 2) magnetic sensors to detect an electric angle of the rotor magnet, and a position detection part to detect a position of the rotor magnet by using outputs of the magnetic sensors. Each of the magnetic sensors generates a sensor output signal having a curved line waveform and a period of electric angle 2? of the electrical machine apparatus. The respective n magnetic sensors are arranged to generate the sensor output signals with a phase difference other than an integer times ? in electric angle. The position detection part calculates a movement amount of the rotor magnet from a starting point as a position before movement by using the sensor output signals of the n magnetic sensors.

Abstract: An electric machine device includes: a rotor including a rotor magnet arranged along the outer circumference of a center shaft; a stator arranged on the outer circumference of the rotor; a rotating mechanism coupled to the rotor and used for transmission of rotation driving force; and a load connecting section that connects the rotating mechanism and a load. In the rotor, a housing space that is opened on one side in an axis direction of the center shaft and houses at least a part of the rotating mechanism is formed between the center shaft and the rotor magnet. The rotating mechanism includes: an input section connected to or formed integrally with the rotor; a fixed section connected to or formed integrally with the stator; and an output section connected to or formed integrally with the load connecting section. The rotting mechanism functions as a speed-increasing gear or a reduction gear.

Abstract: To provide a technique that improves an efficiency of using a magnetic field in a brushless electric machine. A brushless electric machine includes a first member having N sets (N is an integer of 2 or more) of electromagnetic groups, and a second member that has N+1 sets of magnetic field forming member groups and can move in a predetermined moving direction in relative to the first member. One set of the electromagnetic coil group and one set of the magnetic field forming member group are alternately disposed along a direction perpendicular to the moving direction.

Abstract: The PWM control circuit is provided. The PWM control circuit includes: a PWM control signal generator that generates a PWM period signal defining a period of a PWM signal and a PWM resolution signal specifying a resolution in one period of the PWM period signal; and a PWM unit that generates the PWM signal based on the PWM period signal and the PWM resolution signal, wherein the PWM control signal generator changes a frequency of the PWM resolution signal while keeping a frequency of the PWM period signal unchanged.

Abstract: The PWM control circuit is provided. The PWM control circuit includes: a PWM control signal generator that generates a PWM period signal defining a period of a PWM signal and a PWM resolution signal specifying a resolution in one period of the PWM period signal; and a PWM unit that generates the PWM signal based on the PWM period signal and the PWM resolution signal, wherein the PWM control signal generator changes a frequency of the PWM resolution signal while keeping a frequency of the PWM period signal unchanged.

Abstract: The electrically powered device is provided. The electrically powered device includes: multiple stators structured to respectively have electromagnetic coils and position sensors; a shaft fastened to the multiple stators; and multiple rotors structured to respectively have permanent magnets and arranged to rotate around the shaft; wherein the multiple rotors are connected with a driven member driven by the electrically powered device.

Abstract: The fluid power generator is provided. The fluid power generator includes: a rotating member that rotates by fluid force; a generator motor that is mechanically linked with the rotating member and that is configured to function both as a generator and as a motor; a rotation speed meter that measures a rotation speed of the generator motor; and a controller that controls the generator motor, wherein the controller has a control mode to keep the rotation of the rotating member irrespective of a variation in flow rate of the fluid.

Abstract: A linear motor includes a slider unit having a magnet row in which plural permanent magnets are arranged in series so that the same poles are opposed to each other and moving in an arrangement direction of the magnet row by electromagnetic force, a stator unit in which the slider unit is inserted at an inner circumference side and electromagnetic coils for plural phases that receive supply of drive currents at different phases with respect to each phase are arranged along a movement direction of the slider unit, and a back yoke provided at an outer circumference side of the electromagnetic coils for plural phases in the stator unit, wherein plural slits along the movement direction of the slider unit for dividing a generation region of eddy currents into plural parts are formed in the back yoke.

Abstract: A linear motor includes a slider unit having a magnet row in which plural permanent magnets are arranged in series so that the same poles are opposed to each other, a stator unit including electromagnetic coils for plural phases arranged along a movement direction of the slider unit, and plural magnetic detector devices, wherein the plural magnetic detector devices are provided in response to the phases of the electromagnetic coils for plural phases and detect magnetic flux radially extending in a direction perpendicular to the arrangement direction of the permanent magnets at boundaries between the permanent magnets of the magnet row and output signal waveforms for plural phases at phases equal to phases of waveforms of back electromotive forces generated in the respective electromagnetic coils for plural phases when the magnet row moves.

Abstract: A control device includes a drive controller that controls the driving of an electromagnetic coil, and a regeneration controller that controls the regeneration of power from the electromagnetic coil. The drive controller includes an excitation interval setting unit that sets excitation and non-excitation intervals such that voltage is applied to the electromagnetic coil during the excitation interval but is not applied during the non-excitation interval. The excitation and non-excitation intervals are symmetrical with centers that respectively correspond to the ?/2 and ? phase points of the induced voltage waveform. The regeneration controller includes a regeneration interval setting unit that sets regeneration and non-regeneration intervals such that power is regenerated from the electromagnetic coil during the regeneration interval but is not regenerated during the non-regeneration interval.

Abstract: An electromechanical device includes a central shaft; a rotor having a rotor magnet disposed along the periphery of the central shaft; a stator disposed on the periphery of the rotor; and a rotation mechanism connected to the rotor and used for transfer of a rotational driving force, wherein in the rotor, between the central shaft and the rotor magnet, a space which opens in at least one of an axial direction of the central shaft and houses at least part of the rotation mechanism is formed.

Abstract: A drive mechanism @is comprised with a set comprising a plurality of magnetic bodies, means for supplying a frequency signal to said set, and means for producing movement caused by the attraction/repulsion between the magnetic bodies. The movement is the driving source of the drive mechanism.

Abstract: A drive control circuit includes: an original drive signal generator generating an original drive signal based on a positional signal indicating a relative position of a first member and a second member of an electric motor; an excitation ratio signal generator generating an excitation ratio signal indicating a ratio of excitation interval to non-excitation interval of coils of the electric motor based on a speed signal indicating a relative speed of the first member and the second member of the electric motor; an excitation interval signal generator generating a binary excitation interval signal specifying the excitation interval and the non-excitation interval of the coils of the electric motor based on the positional signal and the excitation ratio signal; and a mask circuit generating a drive signal for driving the electric motor by masking part of the original drive signal based on the excitation interval signal.

Abstract: The PWM control circuit is provided. The PWM control circuit includes: a PWM control signal generator that generates a PWM period signal defining a period of a PWM signal and a PWM resolution signal specifying a resolution in one period of the PWM period signal; and a PWM unit that generates the PWM signal based on the PWM period signal and the PWM resolution signal, wherein the PWM control signal generator changes a frequency of the PWM resolution signal while keeping a frequency of the PWM period signal unchanged.

Abstract: The brushless electric machine includes a first drive member (30U) having a plurality of permanent magnets (32U); a second drive member (10) having a plurality of electromagnetic coils and capable of movement relative to the first drive member (30U); and a third drive member (30L) disposed at the opposite side from the first drive member (30U) with the second drive member (10) therebetween. The second drive member (10) has magnetic sensors (40A, 40B) for detecting the relative position of the first and second drive members. The third drive member (30L) has at locations facing the permanent magnets of the first drive member (30U) a plurality of magnetic field strengthening members (32L) for strengthening the magnetic field at the location of the second drive member (10) in conjunction with the permanent magnets.

Abstract: A display method for a liquid crystal panel is provided. The method includes a step of scanning pixels, arranged in a matrix, in an horizontal direction and in a vertical direction, to write video signals, thereby performing display; and a step of delaying the vertical-direction scanning for writing the video signals by a predetermined amount of time and writing a first predetermined fixed-level signal to all pixels in a row specified by the vertical-direction scanning delayed by the predetermined amount of time, in a predetermined time in the horizontal blanking period, thereby performing display.