Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Isao Yoshida

Hiromitsu Nakano

Mitsuharu Ota

Hiroshi Minakuchi

Kazutsugu Kobayashi

Kenichiroh Takahashi

Yoshio Tetsugu

Tomio Oyama

Mitsuru Yamane

A speed control apparatus for a DC motor operable with a low voltage battery has a reference voltage generating circuit capable of operable with a low voltage such as 1 V and is settable for output voltage and for temperature coefficient independently each other and has a differential amplifier which is operable with a very small input voltage and capable of operable with such a low voltage.

Speed control apparatus for a DC motor

A speed control apparatus for DC motor (1), comprises a bridge circuit formed by the winding of the motor (1), a resistor (2) series thereto, and two resistors (3 and 4). Therein, a reference voltage (E.sub.r) is produced by dividing a voltage V.sub.ref of a constant voltage circuit (20) by a divider network (21+22). The voltage difference this reference voltage (E.sub.r) and a voltage produced across the detection output terminals 'a' and 'b' which is proportional to a counter electromotive force (E.sub.a) of the DC motor (1) is amplified by a differential amplifier (23+24). A current mirror circuit is formed by transistors (16), (17) and (18). The first transistor (16) regulated of its collector current (I.sub.r) by a constant current circuit (19) controls collector current of the second transistor (17), which controls input current of the constant voltage circuit (20). The third transistor (18) regulated of its collector current constantly controls the input current to the differential amplifier (23+24) for controlling the transistor (7) to control the motor current.

Speed control apparatus for DC motor

An overcurrent protection apparatus for a DC motor which can be used with a speed control system of a DC motor to prevent an overcurrent condition arising when the DC motor is run with a heavy load or locked by an overload from burning or overheating windings of the motor. The apparatus is constructed using at least one integrated circuit and includes a current mirror circuit for detecting an overcurrent and for cutting off the supply current of the DC motor. A timing circuit prevents overcurrents lasting only a short time from triggering the apparatus to shut down the motor. Once the apparatus is triggered to shut off the motor, the motor will remain off for an indefinite period of time until the apparatus is reset.

Overcurrent protection apparatus for DC motor

Speed control apparatus for DC motor comprising a current mirror circuit including a first transistor 11 and second transistors 12-14 with their bases connected in common, the collectors of the second transistors 12-14 being in-common connected to one end of the DC motor 9 so as to control the motor current, the bases of the transistors being fed with such base current that saturates the transistors, thereby to raise their maximum controlling torque and starting torque of the DC motor.

A speed control system for a d-c electric motor comprising a three-terminal space control IC to provide a constant voltage source having a negative internal resistance equal in absolute value to the internal resistance of the motor and thereby render the motor rotatable at a constant controlled speed. A resistance element having a positive temperature coefficient is used as an external circuit element for the IC so that rotation speed variations relative to load torque variations will be substantially constant despite variations in the ambient temperature.

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Suita, Japan

Isao Yoshida