IP Library Granted Patent US 8,890,447
Granted Patent B2
US 8,890,447 · App. 13/241,359 · Granted Nov 18, 2014

Startup control circuit of drive circuit

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Patent No.
US 8,890,447
App. No.
13/241,359
Granted
Nov 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Startup of motor is reliably executed and sonic noise is reduced. A control circuit controls a selector to apply control to output a full-drive waveform at startup and then output a PWM modulation waveform. The full-drive waveform which is an alternating waveform in which positive and negative are inverted at 180° is output. Then, the PWM drive waveform is selected.

Claims (39)

1. A startup control circuit of a drive circuit which controls driving of a motor at startup, the startup control circuit comprising:

a full-drive waveform outputting circuit which outputs a full-drive waveform which is an alternating waveform in which positive and negative are inverted at 180°;

a limited drive waveform outputting circuit which outputs a limited drive waveform in which a predetermined drive stop period is provided at a time when the positive and the negative are inverted;

a PWM circuit which obtains a PWM drive waveform by applying pulse-width modulation to the limited drive waveform;

a selector which selects one of the full-drive waveform and the PWM drive waveform; and

a control circuit which controls the selector to apply control to output the full-drive waveform at startup and then output the PWM drive waveform.

2. The startup control circuit of the drive circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

switching of the drive waveform in the control circuit is executed according to a count value of a number of alternations in a rotational state signal detecting rotation of the motor.

3. The startup control circuit of claim 1 , further comprising a 150°-electricity application generating circuit which modifies the PWM drive waveform after an initial period of time.

4. The startup circuit of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit applies control to output the full-drive waveform at startup, then output the PWM drive waveform, and then output the limited drive wave to which the pulse-width modulation is applied.

5. The startup circuit of claim 1 , further comprising a comparator circuit that provides an output signal to the full-drive waveform outputting circuit and the limited drive waveform outputting circuit, wherein the output of the comparator is produced by comparing the output of an offset controlling circuit with a reference voltage, wherein the offset controlling circuit receives an output from a Hall device that senses a rotational position of the motor and wherein the offset controlling circuit adds an offset to the output of the Hall device.

6. The startup control circuit of claim 5 , wherein switching of the drive waveform in the control circuit is executed according to a count value of a number of alternations in a rotational state signal detecting rotation of the motor.

7. The startup control circuit of claim 1 , further comprising an output circuit that outputs the selected one of the full-drive waveform and the PWM drive waveform to an output circuit that alternates current direction through a coil in accordance with the selected waveform.

8. A startup control circuit of a drive circuit which controls driving of a motor at startup, the startup control circuit comprising:

a full-drive waveform outputting circuit which outputs a full-drive waveform which is an alternating waveform in which positive and negative are inverted at 180°;

a limited drive waveform outputting circuit which outputs a limited drive waveform in which a predetermined drive stop period is provided at a time when the positive and the negative are inverted;

a selector which receives the full-drive waveform and the limited drive waveform and which selects and outputs one of the full-drive waveform and the limited drive waveform;

a PWM circuit which applies pulse-width modulation to the limited drive waveform; and

a control circuit which controls the selector and the PWM circuit to apply a control to output the full-drive waveform at startup and then output a limited drive wave obtained by applying the pulse-width modulation to the limited drive waveform.

9. The startup control circuit of the drive circuit according to claim 8 , wherein

the control circuit applies control to output the full-drive waveform at startup, then output the limited drive waveform, and then output the limited drive wave to which the pulse-width modulation is applied.

10. The startup control circuit of the drive circuit according to claim 9 , wherein

switching of the drive waveform in the control circuit is executed according to a count value of a number of alternations in a rotational state signal detecting rotation of the motor.

11. The startup control circuit of the drive circuit according to claim 8 , wherein

switching of the drive waveform in the control circuit is executed according to a count value of a number of alternations in a rotational state signal detecting rotation of the motor.

12. The startup control circuit of claim 8 , further comprising a 150°-electricity application generating circuit which modifies the limited drive waveform after an initial period of time.

13. The startup control circuit of claim 12 , further comprising an output circuit that outputs the selected one of the full-drive waveform and the PWM drive waveform to an output circuit that alternates current direction through a coil in accordance with the selected waveform.

14. A motor control circuit, comprising:

a full-drive waveform outputting circuit which outputs a full-drive waveform which is an alternating waveform in which positive and negative are inverted at 180°;

a limited drive waveform outputting circuit which outputs a limited drive waveform in which a predetermined drive stop period is provided at a time when the positive and the negative are inverted;

a selector which receives the full-drive waveform and the limited drive waveform and which selects and outputs one of the full-drive waveform and the limited drive waveform;

a PWM circuit which applies pulse-width modulation to the limited drive waveform; and

a control circuit which controls the selector and the PWM circuit to apply a control to output the full-drive waveform at startup and then output a limited drive wave obtained by applying the pulse-width modulation to the limited drive waveform, wherein switching of the drive waveform in the control circuit is executed according to a count value of a number of alternations in a rotational state signal detecting rotation of the motor.

15. The motor control circuit of claim 14 , wherein the control circuit applies control to output the full-drive waveform at startup, then output the limited drive waveform, and then output the limited drive wave to which the pulse-width modulation is applied.

16. The motor control circuit of claim 14 , wherein switching of the drive waveform in the control circuit is executed according to a count value of a number of alternations in a rotational state signal detecting rotation of the motor.

17. The motor control circuit of claim 14 , further comprising an output circuit that outputs the selected one of the full-drive waveform and the PWM drive waveform to an output circuit that alternates current direction through a coil in accordance with the selected waveform.

18. The motor control circuit of claim 17 , wherein the output circuit is a second selector.

19. The motor control circuit of claim 14 , wherein the limited drive waveform inverts at 150°.

20. The motor control circuit of claim 14 , further comprising a comparator circuit that provides an output signal to the full-drive waveform outputting circuit and the limited drive waveform outputting circuit, wherein the output of the comparator is produced by comparing the output of an offset controlling circuit with a reference voltage, wherein the offset controlling circuit receives an output from a Hall device that senses a rotational position of the motor and wherein the offset controlling circuit adds an offset to the output of the Hall device.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 038620, FRAME 0087 Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT PATENT NUMBER 5859768 AND TO RECITE COLLATERAL AGENT ROLE OF RECEIVING PARTY IN THE SECURITY INTEREST PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 038620 FRAME 0087. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Aug 25, 2016
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2016
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2014
From: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING SARL
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 23, 2014
From: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING, LTD.
To: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING SARL
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2011
From: OGAWA, TAKASHI
To: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING, LTD.
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