Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.

Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.

Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.

Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.

Abstract: An antenna unit includes a conductive ground plate, a first antenna element, and a second antenna element. The first antenna element includes a first end connected to a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. A part of the first antenna element is disposed along the conductive ground plate. The second antenna element branches off the first antenna element at a branch point on the first antenna element. The second antenna element is disposed between the part of the first antenna element disposed along the conductive ground plate and the conductive ground plate. The first antenna element resonates at a first frequency. The second antenna element and a segment between the first end and the branch point of the first antenna element resonate at a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency.

Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.

Abstract: An antenna unit includes a conductive ground plate, a first antenna element, and a second antenna element. The first antenna element includes a first end connected to a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. A part of the first antenna element is disposed along the conductive ground plate. The second antenna element branches off the first antenna element at a branch point on the first antenna element. The second antenna element is disposed between the part of the first antenna element disposed along the conductive ground plate and the conductive ground plate. The first antenna element resonates at a first frequency. The second antenna element and a segment between the first end and the branch point of the first antenna element resonate at a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency.

Abstract: An antenna unit includes a plate-shaped dielectric substrate, as well as an antenna element and a stub element. The dielectric substrate has a first edge extending along a longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate and a second edge extending along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate, and the second edge is opposite to the first edge. The antenna element is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The Antenna element has a first end containing a feedpoint and a second end containing an open end. The stub element is disposed between a section of the antenna element having a predetermined length containing the first end of the antenna element and the first edge of the dielectric substrate along the longitudinal direction of the dielectric substrate. The stub element has a first end connected to a reference potential and a second end containing an open end.

Abstract: A portable wireless unit having high antenna performance, which comprises: a first case having a first antenna element, a second antenna element and a second feeding section; a second case having a third antenna element, a third feeding section and a circuit board provided with a ground pattern; and a coupling section consisting of first and second electrically connected conductive coupling elements and coupling the first case and the second case to be extended and housed freely. The second coupling element is provided in the first case while being connected electrically with the first antenna element, the first coupling element is provided in the second case while being connected electrically with the first feeding section, and the first antenna element, the coupling section, and the ground pattern are operated as a dipole antenna.

Abstract: A portable wireless unit having high antenna performance, which comprises: a first case having a first antenna element, a second antenna element and a second feeding section; a second case having a third antenna element, a third feeding section and a circuit board provided with a ground pattern; and a coupling section consisting of first and second electrically connected conductive coupling elements and coupling the first case and the second case to be extended and housed freely. The second coupling element is provided in the first case while being connected electrically with the first antenna element, the first coupling element is provided in the second case while being connected electrically with the first feeding section, and the first antenna element, the coupling section, and the ground pattern are operated as a dipole antenna.

Abstract: A single-phase motor comprising a rotor magnet, a stator core having salient poles, and a coil wound around the stator core, a rising portion and a falling portion of a voltage applied to the coil have different inclinations, wherein the salient pole is separated into three angle portions, a radius of an outer shape of the salient pole is reduced little by little with respect to a rotating direction of the rotor in a first angle portion with respect to the rotating direction of the rotor, is increased little by little with respect to the rotating direction of the rotor in a second angle portion with respect to the rotating direction of the rotor, and is increased little by little with respect to the rotating direction of the rotor in a third angle portion with respect to the rotating direction of the rotor, and a rate of increase of the third angle portion is gentler than that of the second angle portion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a driving device for a motor such as a stepping motor etc. for controlling an angle and a speed of the motor, wherein the driving device comprises exciting current detectors for detecting exciting currents of motor windings of the motor, an exciting current amplitude computation means for computing an exciting current amplitude value or the square of the exciting current amplitude value from exciting current detection values detected by the exciting current detectors, and a voltage impression unit for impressing voltages at values corresponding to a deviation value of the exciting current amplitude value and the current amplitude command or a deviation value of the square of the exciting current amplitude value and the square of the current amplitude command to the motor windings.

Abstract: A stepping motor driver comprises: an excitation angle generating means which generates an excitation angle from an external command pulse; a current control means which controls exciting currents for a stepping motor according to the excitation angle and a current command; a current detection means which detects phase currents of the stepping motor; an angle detection means which detects a rotor rotation angle of the stepping motor; a torque component current calculating means which calculates a torque component current from the phase currents and the rotor rotation angle; an absolute converting means which obtains the absolute value of the torque component current; and a current command output means which outputs the current command depending on the absolute value of the torque component current.

Abstract: A stepping motor driver which drives a stepping motor for position and speed control. The stepping motor driver comprises: a current control means which outputs values corresponding to applied voltages; current sensors which detect phase currents; and a magnetic pole position estimation unit which uses the values corresponding to applied voltages and detected phase current values as outputs of the current sensors to obtain a magnetic pole position estimate. The magnetic pole position estimation unit calculates a magnetic pole position estimate from speed electromotive force estimates or from differences between phase currents at zero speed and detected phase current values.

Abstract: A stepping motor driver comprises: an excitation angle generating means which generates an excitation angle from an external command pulse; a current control means which controls exciting currents for a stepping motor according to the excitation angle and a current command; a current detection means which detects phase currents of the stepping motor; an angle detection means which detects a rotor rotation angle of the stepping motor; a torque component current calculating means which calculates a torque component current from the phase currents and the rotor rotation angle; an absolute converting means which obtains the absolute value of the torque component current; and a current command output means which outputs the current command depending on the absolute value of the torque component current.

Abstract: The stepping motor driver comprises an angle computing element that receives rotor position detection signals from an encoder and calculates a detected angle representing the rotational angle of the rotor, and a lead angle controller that generates a corrected command angle based on the difference between a command angle given from outside and the detected angle. The lead angle controller calculates an angle deviation that is the difference between the command angle and the detected angle, compares the angle deviation with a predetermined value, outputs the command angle as the corrected command angle if the angle deviation is less than the predetermined value, and outputs a value obtained by adding an approximated lead angle to the detected angle as the corrected command angle if the angle deviation is greater than, or equal to, the predetermined value, and the phase of voltage applied to the motor is controlled according to the corrected command angle.

Abstract: A stepping motor driver which drives a stepping motor for position and speed control. The stepping motor driver comprises: a current control means which outputs values corresponding to applied voltages; current sensors which detect phase currents; and a magnetic pole position estimation unit which uses the values corresponding to applied voltages and detected phase current values as outputs of the current sensors to obtain a magnetic pole position estimate. The magnetic pole position estimation unit calculates a magnetic pole position estimate from speed electromotive force estimates or from differences between phase currents at zero speed and detected phase current values.

Abstract: The controller comprises current sensors for detecting motor currents, an inverter containing a current control means for feeding currents to motor windings, a coordinate transformer that transforms the motor currents in a fixed coordinates system into currents in a first rotational coordinates system, and an angle calculator that transforms a command pulse into a command angle. A second rotational coordinates system composed of a dp axis and a qp axis perpendicular to the dp axis is determined from the command angle. A command current on the dp axis is set to be a value corresponding to a motor current amplitude and another command current on the qp axis is set to be zero. The motor current is projected on the dp and qp axes and controlled so as to make the components on the dp and qp axes coincide with the respective command currents on the dp and qp axes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a driving device for a motor such as a stepping motor etc. for controlling an angle and a speed of the motor, wherein the driving device comprises exciting current detectors for detecting exciting currents of motor windings of the motor, an exciting current amplitude computation means for computing an exciting current amplitude value or the square of the exciting current amplitude value from exciting current detection values detected by the exciting current detectors, and a voltage impression unit for impressing voltages at values corresponding to a deviation value of the exciting current amplitude value and the current amplitude command or a deviation value of the square of the exciting current amplitude value and the square of the current amplitude command to the motor windings.

Abstract: A stepping motor driver having current sensors that detect winding current values, an angle detection device that detects a rotational angle of a rotor, a first coordinate transformation device that transforms winding current values in a rotational coordinate system, an angle calculation device that calculates a command angle value. A third coordinate transformation device transforms the command current values in the rotational coordinate system according to the difference between the command angle value and the rotor angle value, a current control device that generates current control signals in the rotational coordinate system based on the differences between the command current values in the rotational coordinate system and the winding current values in the rotational coordinate system.