Abstract: Provided is a motor drive controller capable of a locking energization operation while preventing increase in temperature of a coil. The motor drive controller includes a motor drive section selectively energizing coils with a plurality of phases of a motor and a locking energization control section. The locking energization control section performs a locking energization operation when the motor is started or restarted and holds a rotor of the motor in a position corresponding to the coil in which the lock current flows. In case of performing the locking energization operation, the locking energization control section switches a locking energization pattern for applying the lock current in the coil from a locking energization pattern when the preceding locking energization operation was performed. The locking energization control section controls the motor drive section so that the lock current flows in the coil in accordance with the switched locking energization pattern.

Abstract: Provided is a motor drive control device capable of accurately and speedily detecting an abnormal condition of a motor. When the motor is started, the control circuit section determines the commanded rotational speed in accordance with an actual rotational speed calculated based on the position signal, the control circuit section determines whether or not the motor is in an abnormal condition based on a predetermined determination condition for a predetermined period, upon determining that the motor is in the abnormal condition, the control circuit section outputs the drive control signal to the motor drive section to stop the motor, and the abnormal condition includes a reversely rotating state. In the reversely rotating state the motor rotating in a direction opposite to a rotating direction when the motor is successfully started.

Abstract: The control circuit includes a current detecting part detecting a driving current of the motor, a set duty generating part generating a set duty for outputting the driving control signal based on the speed command information and the actual rotational frequency information, a limit value determining part determining a current limit value based on the set duty and an instructed duty corresponding to the speed command information and a limiting part limiting the driving current of the motor based on the driving current of the motor detected by the current detecting part and the current limit value determined by the limit value determining part.

Abstract: A motor drive controller includes: an advance-angle reference voltage generator that generates an advance-angle reference voltage; a back electromotive voltage comparator that generates phase signals of phases at a cross timing of the advance-angle reference voltage and back electromotive voltages of phases of a motor; and a controller that operates to perform a process including: detecting a rotation speed of the motor based on the phase signals of the phases; increasing the advance-angle reference voltage when the rotation speed moves from a high speed to a low speed; and decreasing the advance-angle reference voltage when the rotation speed moves from a low speed to a high speed.

Abstract: A motor drive controller includes: a motor drive unit; and a lock energization control circuit configured to control the motor drive unit to cause a lock current for holding the rotor at a predetermined lock position to flow from the motor drive unit to the drive coils for lock energization duration before rotation of the motor is started. The lock energization control circuit includes: a first lock energization unit that controls the motor drive unit such that a magnitude of the lock current becomes a first predetermined value when first predetermined duration has elapsed after the lock energization duration is started; and a second lock energization unit that controls the motor drive unit such that the magnitude of the lock current becomes a second predetermined value smaller than the first predetermined value when the lock energization duration is terminated after the first predetermined duration has elapsed.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a motor drive control device driving a motor using position information detected by one sensor includes: a current detection unit detecting a magnitude of a coil current flowing through a coil of the motor; a rotation position detection unit detecting a rotation position of the motor based on the position information; and a hunting determination unit determining, based on the magnitude of the coil current, the rotation position of the motor, and a driving command for driving the motor, whether or not the motor is in a hunting condition.

Abstract: A motor drive control device, which drives a motor including a plurality of phase coils and a rotor, includes: a motor driver, which outputs a drive signal to the phase coils on a drive control signal; one position sensor, which is provided in a position where a timing of at least one of a rising edge and a falling edge of a rotor position signal is near a zero cross timing of a phase signal of any phase coil; and a controller that: generates the drive control signal based on the phase signal in a case where a rotational speed of the motor is less than a predetermined rotational speed; and generates the drive control signal based on the rotor position signal output from the one position sensor in a case where the rotational speed is equal to or more than the predetermined rotational speed.

Abstract: A motor drive control device drives a motor including a plurality of phase coils and a rotor rotatably supported with respect to the plurality of phase coils, and the motor drive control device includes a controller, which generates a drive control signal; a motor driver, which outputs a drive signal to each of the phase coils of the motor, based on the drive control signal; and a back-electromotive-voltage detector, which is connected to each of the phase coils and includes resistive voltage dividing circuits having respectively different voltage-dividing ratios, wherein the back-electromotive-voltage detector detects a rotational position of a rotor for sensorless driving by using the resistive voltage dividing circuits.

Abstract: A motor driving controller comprising a motor driver applying voltage to each phase of a motor and driving the motor, a rotary position detection circuit detecting a rotary position of a rotor and generating rotary position information, and a control part outputting, to the motor driver, a driving control signal to execute control based on the detected rotary position information, so that an overlap energization operation at a time of energization switching is repeated in a predetermined pattern.

Abstract: A motor drive controller is provided with: a motor drive circuit that drives a motor and having a position detector that detects a position of a rotor of the motor and outputs a position detection signal; a motor control circuit that generates a rotation pulse signal based on the position detection signal output by the motor drive circuit; and a microcomputer that is provided with at least one timer and outputs a conversion signal that is obtained by multiplying the rotation pulse signal by n, where n is a natural number equal to or greater than two.

Abstract: A motor drive controller includes: a motor driver that applies a voltage to each phase of a motor to rotate; a rotational position detector that detects rotational position of the motor and generates rotational position information indicating the rotational position; and a controller that outputs, to the motor driver, driving control signals for repeatedly adjusting an advance angle and a lag angle at energization switching of the each phase of the motor in a prescribed pattern based on the rotational position information generated by the rotational position detector.

Abstract: A motor drive control device, which drives a motor including a plurality of phase coils and a rotor, includes: a motor driver, which outputs a drive signal to the phase coils on a drive control signal; one position sensor, which is provided in a position where a timing of at least one of a rising edge and a falling edge of a rotor position signal is near a zero cross timing of a phase signal of any phase coil; and a controller that: generates the drive control signal based on the phase signal in a case where a rotational speed of the motor is less than a predetermined rotational speed; and generates the drive control signal based on the rotor position signal output from the one position sensor in a case where the rotational speed is equal to or more than the predetermined rotational speed.

Abstract: A motor drive control device drives a motor including a plurality of phase coils and a rotor rotatably supported with respect to the plurality of phase coils, and the motor drive control device includes a controller, which generates a drive control signal; a motor driver, which outputs a drive signal to each of the phase coils of the motor, based on the drive control signal; and a back-electromotive-voltage detector, which is connected to each of the phase coils and includes resistive voltage dividing circuits having respectively different voltage-dividing ratios, wherein the back-electromotive-voltage detector detects a rotational position of a rotor for sensorless driving by using the resistive voltage dividing circuits.

Abstract: A motor drive controller is for controlling a motor having multiple phases and includes: a comparison reference voltage generator that generates a predetermined constant voltage as a comparison reference voltage; a counter-electromotive voltage comparator that compares the comparison reference voltage with a counter-electromotive voltage of each phase of the motor; and a rotation state detector that detects a rotation state of the motor based on positive/negative polarities of counter-electromotive voltages of other phases with respect to the comparison reference voltage at the time of an occurrence of a zero cross between the counter-electromotive voltage of any one phase and the comparison reference voltage.

Abstract: A motor drive controller includes: a motor driver that applies a voltage to each phase of a motor to rotate; a rotational position detector that detects rotational position of the motor and generates rotational position information indicating the rotational position; and a controller that outputs, to the motor driver, driving control signals for repeatedly adjusting an advance angle and a lag angle at energization switching of the each phase of the motor in a prescribed pattern based on the rotational position information generated by the rotational position detector.

Abstract: A motor drive controller includes: an advance-angle reference voltage generator that generates an advance-angle reference voltage; a back electromotive voltage comparator that generates phase signals of phases at a cross timing of the advance-angle reference voltage and back electromotive voltages of phases of a motor; and a controller that operates to perform a process including: detecting a rotation speed of the motor based on the phase signals of the phases; increasing the advance-angle reference voltage when the rotation speed moves from a high speed to a low speed; and decreasing the advance-angle reference voltage when the rotation speed moves from a low speed to a high speed.

Abstract: A motor drive controller is for controlling a motor having multiple phases and includes: a comparison reference voltage generator that generates a predetermined constant voltage as a comparison reference voltage; a counter-electromotive voltage comparator that compares the comparison reference voltage with a counter-electromotive voltage of each phase of the motor; and a rotation state detector that detects a rotation state of the motor based on positive/negative polarities of counter-electromotive voltages of other phases with respect to the comparison reference voltage at the time of an occurrence of a zero cross between the counter-electromotive voltage of any one phase and the comparison reference voltage.

Abstract: A motor drive controller is provided with: a motor drive circuit that drives a motor and having a position detector that detects a position of a rotor of the motor and outputs a position detection signal; a motor control circuit that generates a rotation pulse signal based on the position detection signal output by the motor drive circuit; and a microcomputer that is provided with at least one timer and outputs a conversion signal that is obtained by multiplying the rotation pulse signal by n, where n is a natural number equal to or greater than two.

Abstract: There is provided a power controller including a drive circuit connected to a DC power supply to apply a first voltage to the drive circuit and configured to supply power to an external load, a current detection circuit configured to detect a current flowing in the drive circuit by converting the current into a second voltage corresponding to the current, and a current-voltage control unit configured to generate a reference voltage corresponding to a limit value of the current flowing in the drive circuit when the first voltage is applied to the drive circuit, and configured to control the drive circuit to operate in a desired current according to the first voltage, based on a comparison result of the reference voltage and the second voltage.

Abstract: There is provided a power controller including a drive circuit connected to a DC power supply to apply a first voltage to the drive circuit and configured to supply power to an external load, a current detection circuit configured to detect a current flowing in the drive circuit by converting the current into a second voltage corresponding to the current, and a current-voltage control unit configured to generate a reference voltage corresponding to a limit value of the current flowing in the drive circuit when the first voltage is applied to the drive circuit, and configured to control the drive circuit to operate in a desired current according to the first voltage, based on a comparison result of the reference voltage and the second voltage.