IP Library Granted Patent US 7,245,097
Granted Patent B2
US 7,245,097 · App. 10/935,964 · Granted Jul 17, 2007

Motor control system and vacuum pump equipped with the motor control system

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Patent No.
US 7,245,097
App. No.
10/935,964
Granted
Jul 17, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor control system has a rotary member, a motor for imparting a torque to the rotary member, a motor driving circuit for supplying power to the motor, and a drive control circuit for controlling a motor current supplied to the motor. An upper limit value of the motor current supplied to the motor is set so as to be variable. At the start of the motor, the drive control means controls the motor current by using the upper limit value as a set value.

Claims (18)

1. A motor control system comprising:

a rotary member;

a motor for imparting a torque to the rotary member;

a motor driving circuit for supplying power to the motor; and

drive control means for controlling a motor current supplied to the motor;

wherein an upper limit value of the motor current supplied to the motor is set so as to be variable; and

wherein at the start of the motor, the drive control means controls the motor current by using the upper limit value as a set value.

2. A motor control system according to claim 1 ; wherein the drive control means controls the motor current so as not to exceed the set value.

3. A motor control system according to claim 2 ; wherein a safety value is included in the set value.

4. In combination: a vacuum pump for use in an apparatus and having a pump main body for sucking and evacuating gas into and from a vacuum chamber of the apparatus; and a motor control system as claimed in claim 1 for controlling operation of the pump main body.

5. A motor control system according to claim 1 ; wherein the upper limit value of the motor current is a previously obtained upper limit value.

6. A motor control system comprising:

a rotary member;

a motor for imparting a torque to the rotary member;

a motor driving circuit for supplying power to the motor; and

drive control means for controlling a motor current supplied to the motor;

wherein a set value of the motor current is set so as to be variable; and

wherein the drive control means controls the motor current at the start of the motor by using the set value as a set value.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Nov 17, 2008
From: EDWARDS JAPAN LIMITED
To: EDWARDS JAPAN LIMITED
Reel/Frame 021838/0595 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 19, 2007
From: BOC EDWARDS JAPAN LIMITED
To: EDWARDS JAPAN LIMITED
Reel/Frame 020143/0721 →