Richtek Technology Corporation

Kuo-Chung Lee

Wei-Hsu Chang

An-Tung Chen

Pei-Cheng Huang

Jo-Yu Wang

Yen-Shin Lai

Shiue-Shr Jiang

Yu-Kuang Wu

Jen-Hung Chi

Haó-Yu Chang

Chien-Liang Kuo

Jo Yu Wang

Chih-Chang Chen

A multi-phase motor control method controls a multi-phase motor which includes multiple nodes respectively receiving a corresponding number of driving voltage signals to control a rotation of a rotor. The motor control method includes: sensing a signal phase of a current signal corresponding to at least one node, for example by sensing a zero-crossing point of the current signal; determining a reference phase for the current signal; calculating a phase difference between the signal phase and the reference phase; and controlling a phase switching frequency of the stator according to the phase difference, such that the signal phase is close to or in phase with the reference phase, to thereby obtain an optimum rotation speed of the rotor corresponding to a given driving voltage. The present invention also provides a multi-phase motor control device using the motor control method.

Multi-phase motor control method and device using the same

A level shifter includes an input stage circuit, a latch circuit and a transient speed-up circuit. The input stage circuit receives an input signal. The latch circuit is coupled to the input stage circuit through a first output terminal and a second output terminal, and determining steady-state levels of the first and the second output terminals according to the input signal. The transient speed-up circuit is coupled to the first and the second output terminals. When the transient speed-up circuit determines the first and the second output terminals are at the same logic level, the transient speed-up circuit accelerates the positive edge transition of the first or the second terminals.

Level shifter

A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting a dead time of a BLDC motor during a phase change detect the winding current of the BLDC motor during the dead time, and terminate the dead time when the winding current is detected to be substantially or close to zero. Thus, the method and apparatus can optimize the dead time and switch the BLDC motor between two phases at a zero-current point, without reducing the maximum rotation speed of the BLDC motor.

Method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting a dead time of brushless direct current motor during a phase change

A zero-crossing detection circuit and a commutation device using the zero-crossing detection circuit are provided. The zero-crossing detection circuit is adapted into a three-phase brushless DC (direct current) motor with first to third coils. One terminal of each of the first to third coils is electrically coupled together with each other. The detection circuit comprises a first selection circuit, a second selection circuit and a comparator. The first selection circuit and the second selection circuit are both electrically coupled to another terminals of the first to third coils, to obtain first to third terminal voltages, and output one of the first to third terminal voltages according to a selection signal. The comparator is configured for comparing an output of the first selection circuit and an output of the second selection circuit, to output a comparing result.

Zero-crossing detection circuit and commutation device using the zero-crossing detection circuit

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Taipei, Taiwan

Kuo-Chung Lee