Patents Assigned to SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.I.
  • Patent number: 5838128
    Abstract: The sensing of BEMF signals in the motor's windings for synchronizing the phase switchings, in driving a brushless and sensorless motor with predefined constant voltage or current values or predefined voltage or current profiles stored permanently in a memory, is greatly simplified through a reconstruction technique that avails itself of the knowledge of the predefined drive values. The sensing does not require access to the center star point and is performed by sensing either the voltage difference between the terminals of two windings or of the current flowing in two windings, depending on whether a current or voltage mode is employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: SGS-Thomson Microelectronics S.r.I.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Maiocchi, Marco Viti