IP Library Granted Patent US 8,179,075
Granted Patent B2
US 8,179,075 · App. 12/055,183 · Granted May 15, 2012

Motor driving integrated circuit

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Patent No.
US 8,179,075
App. No.
12/055,183
Granted
May 15, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor driving integrated circuit comprising: a speed control circuit configured to control a rotation speed of a motor according to a speed control signal; a detecting circuit configured to detect whether the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor; and a shut-off circuit configured to shut off power supply to a circuit included in the motor driving integrated circuit when the detecting circuit detects that the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor.

Claims (45)

1. A motor driving integrated circuit comprising:

a speed control circuit configured to control a rotation speed of a motor according to a speed control signal;

a detecting circuit configured to detect whether the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor;

a shut-off circuit configured to shut off power supply to a circuit included in the motor driving integrated circuit when the detecting circuit detects that the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor;

a binarizing circuit configured to output a binary signal obtained by binarizing a signal having a frequency corresponding to rotation speed of the motor, the signal being obtained from the motor;

an edge detecting circuit configured to detect an edge of the binary signal; and

a counter configured to be reset according to the edge of the binary signal detected by the edge detecting circuit, wherein

the shut-off circuit shuts off the power supply when the detecting circuit detects that the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor and the counter counts for a predetermined period longer than an interval between edges of the binary signal.

2. The motor driving integrated circuit of claim 1 , wherein

the motor includes a sensorless motor including drive coils of multiple phases, and wherein

the motor driving integrated circuit includes an energization control circuit configured to switch energization for the drive coils when the counter counts for the predetermined period, in a case of starting the sensorless motor.

3. The motor driving integrated circuit of claim 1 , wherein

the speed control signal is a pulse width modulated signal having a pulse width corresponding to rotation speed of the motor, and

the detecting circuit is configured to

determine whether the pulse width is detected within a predetermined period, and

detect that the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor, when determining that the pulse width is not detected within the predetermined period.

4. The motor driving integrated circuit of claim 1 , wherein

the speed control signal is a speed control voltage having a level corresponding to rotation speed of the motor,

the speed control circuit is configured to generate a pulse width modulated signal by slicing a predetermined triangular wave signal with a level of the speed control voltage, and

the detecting circuit is configured to

determine whether the pulse width is detected within a predetermined period, and

detect that the speed control input signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor, when determining that the pulse width is not detected within the predetermined period.

5. A motor driving integrated circuit comprising:

a speed control circuit configured to receive a speed control signal indicating a target rotation speed of a motor and to control a rotation speed of the motor according to the speed control signal;

a detecting circuit configured to detect whether the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor; and

a shut-off circuit configured to shut off power supply to a circuit included in the motor driving integrated circuit when the detecting circuit detects that the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor, wherein

the speed control signal is a pulse width modulated signal having a pulse width corresponding to rotation speed of the motor, and

the detecting circuit is configured to

determine whether the pulse width is detected within a predetermined period, and

detect that the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor, when determining that the pulse width is not detected within the predetermined period.

6. The motor driving integrated circuit of claim 5 , wherein

the motor includes a sensorless motor including drive coils of multiple phases, and wherein

the motor driving integrated circuit includes an energization control circuit configured to switch energization for the drive coils when the counter counts for the predetermined period, in a case of starting the sensorless motor.

7. A motor driving integrated circuit comprising:

a speed control circuit configured to receive a speed control signal indicating a target rotation speed of a motor and to control a rotation speed of the motor according to the speed control signal;

a detecting circuit configured to detect whether the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor; and

a shut-off circuit configured to shut off power supply to a circuit included in the motor driving integrated circuit when the detecting circuit detects that the speed control signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor, wherein

the speed control signal is a speed control voltage having a level corresponding to rotation speed of the motor,

the speed control circuit is configured to generate a pulse width modulated signal by slicing a predetermined triangular wave signal with a level of the speed control voltage, and

the detecting circuit is configured to

determine whether the pulse width is detected within a predetermined period, and

detect that the speed control input signal indicates stop of rotation of the motor, when determining that the pulse width is not detected within the predetermined period.

8. The motor driving integrated circuit of claim 7 , wherein

the motor includes a sensorless motor including drive coils of multiple phases, and wherein

the motor driving integrated circuit includes an energization control circuit configured to switch energization for the drive coils when the counter counts for the predetermined period, in a case of starting the sensorless motor.

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