Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Driving circuit and driving method of stepping motor and electronic machine using the same
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Application No.: US16815645Application Date: 2020-03-11
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Publication No.: US11251728B2Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Masanori Tsuchihashi , Mitsuo Okada
- Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: ROHM CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Priority: JPJP2019-046805 20190314
- Main IPC: H02P8/12
- IPC: H02P8/12 ; H02P8/36 ; H02P6/08 ; H03K5/24 ; H02P6/182

Abstract:
A back electromagnetic force detection circuit detects a counter EMF generated in a coil of a stepping motor. A revolution count detection circuit generates a revolution count detection signal. A determining circuit generates a determination signal that is asserted if the revolution count detection signal is stable across multiple consecutive cycles. A current value setting circuit generates a current setting value indicating a target value of a coil current. The current value setting circuit sets the current setting value to a predetermined value in a period in which the determination signal is negated, and adjusts the current setting value according to the counter EMF in a period in which the determination signal is asserted. A constant current chopper circuit generates a pulse modulation signal that modulates by way of having a detection value of a coil current approach close to a target value of the current setting value.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200295683A1 DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DRIVING METHOD OF STEPPING MOTOR AND ELECTRONIC MACHINE USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2020-09-17
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