IP Library Granted Patent US 7,279,858
Granted Patent B2
US 7,279,858 · App. 11/120,863 · Granted Oct 9, 2007

Drive regenerative control system

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Patent No.
US 7,279,858
App. No.
11/120,863
Granted
Oct 9, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a drive regenerative control system of a drivee with a motor superior in torque and weight balance and suitable for miniaturization as the drive source. In a drive regenerative control system having a drive source with an electric motor, a drivee, a control circuit having a drive control circuit of the motor and a regenerative control circuit, and a detection unit for detecting the driving status of the drivee, the drive control circuit and regenerative control circuit have a control unit for controlling, linearly or in multiple stages, the duty ratio of the drive or regenerative signal to be supplied to the motor based on the phase difference of the phase of the detection signal from the detection unit and the command value signal to the motor.

Claims (24)

1. A drive regenerative control system, comprising:

a drive system for driving a driven body in which an electric motor is combined with another drive source as necessary;

a mechanism for transmitting the driving force from the drive system to the driven body;

an electric motor operation control circuit for controlling the drive and regeneration of the electric motor;

a storage mechanism for storing regenerative energy;

a storage control circuit;

a sensor for detecting the motion of the driven body; and

an operation control device for outputting a drive control signal to the electromotive drive system based on the sensor output;

wherein the electric motor has a movable body constituted from a magnetic body, and a plurality of phase coils, and the operation control device controls one or a plurality of the phase coils for driving and/or regeneration according to the operation status of the driven body; and

wherein, when the driven body is running on a low load, said operation control device performs control so as to simultaneously use a part of the a plurality of phase coils for driving and the other phase coils for regeneration.

2. A drive regenerative control system, comprising:

a drive system for driving a driven body in which an electric motor is combined with another drive source as necessary;

a mechanism for transmitting the driving force from the drive system to the driven body;

an electric motor operation control circuit for controlling the drive and regeneration of the electric motor;

a storage mechanism for storing regenerative energy;

a storage control circuit;

a sensor for detecting the motion of the driven body; and

an operation control device for outputting a drive control signal to the electromotive drive system based on the sensor output;

wherein the electric motor has a movable body constituted from a magnetic body, and a plurality of phase coils, and the operation control device controls one or a plurality of the phase coils for driving and/or regeneration according to the operation status of the driven body; and

wherein the electric motor operation control circuit has a comparison circuit for comparing a detection signal and a reference signal obtained based on the comparison result and supplies the drive control signal to the drive circuit of the electric motor, and further forms the regenerative control signal based on the comparison result and supplies the regenerative control signal to the storage control unit;

wherein the comparison circuit compares the phase of the detection signal and the reference signal, and the drive control signal or regenerative control signal is formed based on the phase difference;

wherein the electric motor operation control circuit determines the duty ratio of the drive signal of the electric motor to be supplied to the drive circuit based on the phase difference, and determines the duty ratio of the regenerative enabling signal to be supplied to the storage control unit based on said phase difference; and

further comprising a magnetic sensor in relation to the movable body for each of the phase coils, and the electric motor operation control circuit determines the hysteresis level in relation to the output of the magnetic sensor based on the comparison result, and determines the duty ratio from the hysteresis level and the magnetic sensor output.

3. A system according to claim 2 , wherein the output of the sensor is directly supplied to the phase coils as an excitation current.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2020
From: GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1
To: PARKSIDE IP LLC
Reel/Frame 053196/0829 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2016
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1
Reel/Frame 040030/0262 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2005
From: TAKEUCHI, KESATOSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 016535/0575 →