IP Library Granted Patent US 11,817,801
Granted Patent B2
US 11,817,801 · App. 16/726,062 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Motor speed controller and speed control system

Inventors: Menghua Hu (Wuxi, CN); Jinbao Li (Changzhou, CN); Yufeng Zhou (Wuxi, CN); Shuqing Wang (Gushi Xian, CN); Zuolin Ren (Wuxi, CN)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
H02P7/063H02P7/29
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Patent No.
US 11,817,801
App. No.
16/726,062
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric motor speed controller includes a processor connected to the following terminals, a base voltage terminal receiving a base voltage, a first voltage terminal provided with a constant voltage, and a second voltage terminal receiving a first motor coil voltage from the processor, and a third voltage terminal receiving a second motor coil voltage from the processor. The processor provides a first control period having the second motor coil voltage be zero and a second control period having the first motor coil voltage be zero. The processor determines the motor speed by controlling a difference between a first time period in the first control period and a second time period in the second control period. The first time period corresponds to a first output voltage increase and the second time period corresponds to a second output voltage increase.

Claims (198)

1. A speed controller for determining and controlling operation speeds of a motor, the speed controller comprising:

a processor operable to send control signals and receive feedback signals;

a base voltage terminal electrically connected to the processor and receiving a base voltage U+;

a first voltage terminal electrically connected to the processor and provided with a constant voltage;

a second voltage terminal electrically connected to the processor and receiving a first motor coil voltage U 2 determined by the processor; and

a third voltage terminal electrically connected to the processor and receiving a second motor coil U 3 voltage determined by the processor;

wherein the processor provides a first control period T 1 having the second motor coil voltage of the third voltage terminal be zero and a second control period having the first motor coil voltage U 2 of the second voltage terminal be zero, and wherein the processor determines a rotation speed of the motor by controlling a value difference between a first time period t 1 in the first control period T 1 and a second time period t 3 in the second control period, the first time period t 1 corresponding to a first increase in an output voltage U 0 and the second time period t 3 corresponding to a second increase in the output voltage U 0 ,

wherein the output voltage U o , the base voltage U + constant voltage U 1 , the first motor coil voltage U 2 , and the second motor coil voltage U 3 satisfy the following relationship:

U

O

=

U

+

+

U

+

C

F

(

1

R

1

+

1

R

2

+

1

R

3

)

dt

-

1

C

F

(

U

1

R

1

+

U

2

R

2

+

U

3

R

3

)

dt

wherein C F is a value of a capacitor in an amplifier integrator circuit and R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are values of respective resistors between the first voltage terminal, the second voltage terminal and the third voltage terminal and the amplifier integrator circuit.

2. The speed controller of claim 1 , wherein the processor receives a feedback signal produced from the output voltage U 0 .

3. The speed controller of claim 1 , wherein a value RS of armature and brush resistance of the motor and a value R Sense of a resistor sensor measuring motor coil current of the motor satisfy the following relationship:

R

s

=

R

2

R

Sense

R

3

4. The speed controller of claim 3 , wherein a first time difference between the first control period T 1 and the first time period t 1 is the same as a second time difference between the second control period T 2 and the second time period t 3 , the first time difference denoted to and the second time difference denoted t 2 .

5. The speed controller of claim 4 , wherein the rotation speed n of the motor is proportional to a constant value difference between t 3 and t 1 .

6. The speed controller of claim 5 , wherein the rotation speed n and the constant value difference between t 3 and t 1 satisfy the following relationship:

n

=

R

2

t

0

K

E

[

U

+

(

1

R

1

+

1

R

2

+

1

R

3

)

-

U

1

R

1

]

(

t

1

-

t

3

)

wherein K E is a constant of back electromotive force of the motor.

7. The speed controller of claim 6 , wherein the base voltage U + is set at zero, the constant voltage U 1 is set at 5 V, the first motor coil voltage U 2 is greater than zero, and the second motor coil voltage U 3 is set at zero during the first time difference t 0 .

8. The speed controller of claim 6 , wherein the base voltage U + is set at 0.5 V, the constant voltage U 1 is set at 5 V, the first motor coil voltage U 2 is set at zero, and the second motor coil voltage U 3 is set at zero during the first time period t 1 .

9. The speed controller of claim 8 , wherein the processor sends a command voltage of 5 V to an input terminal IN 1 of the speed controller during the first time period t 1 .

10. The speed controller of claim 6 , wherein the base voltage U + is set at zero, the constant voltage U 1 is set at 5 V, the first motor coil voltage U 2 is set at zero, and the second motor coil voltage U 3 is greater than zero during the second time difference t 2 .

11. The speed controller of claim 6 , wherein the base voltage U + is set at 0.5 V, the constant voltage U 1 is set at 5 V, the first motor coil voltage U 2 is set at zero, and the second motor coil voltage U 3 is set at zero during the second time period t 3 .

12. The speed controller of claim 11 , wherein the processor sends a command voltage of 5 V to an input terminal IN 1 of the speed controller during the second time period t 3 .

13. The speed controller of claim 1 , wherein the motor is a brushed direct current motor and the processor provides a pulse width modulation signal to drive the motor.

14. An actuator control system for use with a motor operable to move an actuator, the actuator control system comprising:

a speed controller configured to determine and control a speed of the motor, wherein the speed controller comprises:

a processor configured to send control signals and receive feedback signals; and

an interface configured to receive a base voltage U+,

provide a constant voltage,

receive a first motor coil voltage U 2 , and

receive a second motor coil voltage U 3 ;

wherein the processor is configured to provide a first control period T 1 having the second motor coil voltage U 3 be zero and a second control period having the first motor coil voltage be zero, and wherein the processor in configured to determine the speed of the motor by maintaining a constant value difference between a first time period t 1 in the first control period T 1 and a second time period t3 in the second control period, the first time period t 1 corresponding to a first increase in an output voltage U 0 and the second time period t 3 corresponding to a second increase in the output voltage U 0 ,

wherein the output voltage U o , the base voltage U + constant voltage U 1 , the first motor coil voltage U 2 , and the second motor coil voltage U 3 satisfy the following relationship:

U

O

=

U

+

+

U

+

C

F

(

1

R

1

+

1

R

2

+

1

R

3

)

dt

-

1

C

F

(

U

1

R

1

+

U

2

R

2

+

U

3

R

3

)

dt

wherein C F is a value of a capacitor in an amplifier integrator circuit and R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are values of respective resistors between first voltage terminal, second voltage terminal and third voltage terminal and the amplifier integrator circuit, and wherein the motor is a direct current brush motor and the processor is configured to provide a pulse width modulation signal to drive the motor.

15. The actuator control system of claim 14 , wherein the processor comprises an integrator circuit and a comparator circuit, and the processor is configured to receive a feedback signal produced from the output voltage U 0 .

16. The actuator control system of claim 14 , wherein a value RS of armature and brush resistance of the motor and a value R Sense of a resistor sensor measuring motor coil current of the motor satisfy the following relationship:

R

s

=

R

2

R

Sense

R

3

17. The actuator control system of claim 16 , wherein a first time difference between the first control period T 1 and the first time period t 1 is the same as a second time difference between the second control period T 2 and the second time period t 3 , the first time difference denoted t 0 and the second time difference denoted t 2 ; and wherein rotation speed n of the motor is proportional to the constant value difference between t 3 and t 1 .

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 066957/0796 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2023
From: HU, MENGHUA; LI, JINBAO; REN, ZUOLIN
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064838/0141 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Sep 8, 2023
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY (WUXI) CO., LIMITED
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064839/0051 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 8, 2023
From: WANG, SHUQING
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY (WUXI) CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064841/0423 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 8, 2023
From: ZHOU, YUFENG
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGY (WUXI) CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064841/0436 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058959/0764 →