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Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2018
Applicant:

Melexis Bulgaria Ltd., Sofia, BG;

Inventors:

Dirk Leman, Lier, BE;

Xing Zuo, ShenZhen, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 23/14 (2006.01); H02P 6/20 (2016.01); H02P 6/08 (2016.01); H02P 25/03 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 23/14 (2013.01); H02P 6/08 (2013.01); H02P 6/20 (2013.01); H02P 25/03 (2016.02);
Abstract

A method for controlling a single coil brushless DC motor, the method comprising at least a first EHP sequence which comprises: driving the motor using a driving signal during a torque generating period, to accelerate the motor, such that during a subsequent generator mode period a phase current goes in generator mode; driving the motor during the generator mode period using a generator mode signal, which allows the phase current to be in generator mode; monitoring the phase current during the generator mode period thereby obtaining phase current information; and determining parameters of a next EHP sequence based on the obtained phase current information.


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