IP Library Granted Patent US 8,704,478
Granted Patent B2
US 8,704,478 · App. 13/241,867 · Granted Apr 22, 2014

Motor drive circuit

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Patent No.
US 8,704,478
App. No.
13/241,867
Granted
Apr 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor-drive circuit includes: a filter circuit to attenuate a frequency band including a resonance frequency of an actuator in a target-current signal, which is a digital signal indicating a target value of a driving current to be supplied to a voice-coil motor that drives the actuator; a digital-analog converter to convert an output signal of the filter circuit into an analog signal, to be outputted as a current-control signal; and a driving circuit to supply the driving current to the motor in accordance with the current-control signal, the filter circuit including: a digital-notch filter to attenuate a frequency band around the resonance frequency in the target-current signal; and a digital-low-pass filter to attenuate a frequency band greater than or equal to a predetermined frequency in the output signal of the digital-notch filter, the digital-low-pass filter having a sampling frequency higher than a sampling frequency of the digital-notch filter.

Claims (64)

1. A motor drive circuit comprising:

a filter circuit configured to attenuate a frequency band including a resonance frequency of an actuator in a target current signal, the target current signal being a digital signal indicating a target value of a driving current to be supplied to a voice coil motor configured to drive the actuator;

a digital-analog converter configured to convert an output signal of the filter circuit into an analog signal, to be outputted as a current control signal; and

a driving circuit configured to supply the driving current to the voice coil motor in accordance with the current control signal,

the filter circuit including:

a digital notch filter configured to attenuate a frequency band around the resonance frequency in the target current signal; and

a digital low-pass filter configured to attenuate a frequency band greater than or equal to a predetermined frequency in the output signal of the digital notch filter,

the digital low-pass filter having a sampling frequency higher than a sampling frequency of the digital notch filter.

2. The motor drive circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the sampling frequency of the digital low-pass filter is n times (n is an integer greater than 2) the sampling frequency of the digital notch filter.

3. The motor drive circuit according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a selection circuit to which a step signal is inputted as the target current signal in accordance with a mode selection signal, the selection circuit configured to select a first mode in which the step signal is supplied to the digital-analog converter or a second mode in which the inputted target current signal is supplied to the filter circuit, wherein

the digital-analog converter is configured to convert the step signal into an analog signal, to be outputted as the current control signal, in the first mode; and

the filter circuit has the frequency band to be attenuated set therefor in accordance with the resonance frequency measured in advance in the first mode, in the second mode.

4. The motor drive circuit according to claim 3 , wherein

the selection circuit is configured to supply the target current signal to the filter circuit only for a predetermined period every time the target current signal changes in a stepped manner, in the second mode.

5. The motor drive circuit according to claim 4 , wherein

the filter circuit includes:

a digital filter configured to function as the digital notch filter or the digital low-pass filter;

a selection circuit configured to select a coefficient, a sampling frequency, and an input signal of the digital filter in a time division manner; and

a memory configured to store an output signal of the digital filter, wherein

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital notch filter, and supply the target current signal to the digital filter, in the first period; and

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital low-pass filter, and supply the signal stored in the memory in the first period to the digital filter, in the second period.

6. The motor drive circuit according to claim 2 , wherein

the filter circuit includes:

a digital filter configured to function as the digital notch filter or the digital low-pass filter;

a selection circuit configured to select a coefficient, a sampling frequency, and an input signal of the digital filter in a time division manner; and

a memory configured to store an output signal of the digital filter, wherein

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital notch filter, and supply the target current signal to the digital filter, in the first period; and

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital low-pass filter, and supply the signal stored in the memory in the first period to the digital filter, in the second period.

7. The motor drive circuit according to claim 3 , wherein

the filter circuit includes:

a digital filter configured to function as the digital notch filter or the digital low-pass filter;

a selection circuit configured to select a coefficient, a sampling frequency, and an input signal of the digital filter in a time division manner; and

a memory configured to store an output signal of the digital filter, wherein

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital notch filter, and supply the target current signal to the digital filter, in the first period; and

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital low-pass filter, and supply the signal stored in the memory in the first period to the digital filter, in the second period.

8. The motor drive circuit according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a selection circuit to which a step signal is inputted as the target current signal in accordance with a mode selection signal, the selection circuit configured to select a first mode in which the step signal is supplied to the digital-analog converter or a second mode in which the inputted target current signal is supplied to the filter circuit, wherein

the digital-analog converter is configured to convert the step signal into an analog signal, to be outputted as the current control signal, in the first mode; and

the filter circuit has the frequency band to be attenuated set therefor in accordance with the resonance frequency measured in advance in the first mode, in the second mode.

9. The motor drive circuit according to claim 8 , wherein

the selection circuit is configured to supply the target current signal to the filter circuit only for a predetermined period every time the target current signal changes in a stepped manner, in the second mode.

10. The motor drive circuit according to claim 9 , wherein

the filter circuit includes:

a digital filter configured to function as the digital notch filter or the digital low-pass filter;

a selection circuit configured to select a coefficient, a sampling frequency, and an input signal of the digital filter in a time division manner; and

a memory configured to store an output signal of the digital filter, wherein

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital notch filter, and supply the target current signal to the digital filter, in the first period; and

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital low-pass filter, and supply the signal stored in the memory in the first period to the digital filter, in the second period.

11. The motor drive circuit according to claim 8 , wherein

the filter circuit includes:

a digital filter configured to function as the digital notch filter or the digital low-pass filter;

a selection circuit configured to select a coefficient, a sampling frequency, and an input signal of the digital filter in a time division manner; and

a memory configured to store an output signal of the digital filter, wherein

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital notch filter, and supply the target current signal to the digital filter, in the first period; and

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital low-pass filter, and supply the signal stored in the memory in the first period to the digital filter, in the second period.

12. The motor drive circuit according to claim 1 , wherein

the filter circuit includes:

a digital filter configured to function as the digital notch filter or the digital low-pass filter;

a selection circuit configured to select a coefficient, a sampling frequency, and an input signal of the digital filter in a time division manner; and

a memory configured to store an output signal of the digital filter, wherein

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital notch filter, and supply the target current signal to the digital filter, in the first period; and

the selection circuit is configured to select the coefficient and the sampling frequency so that the digital filter functions as the digital low-pass filter, and supply the signal stored in the memory in the first period to the digital filter, in the second period.

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