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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Kouji Sakaguchi, Kariya, JP;
Seiji Nakayama, Kariya, JP;
Jun Yamada, Kariya, JP;
Haruka Miyano, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A shift range control device that switches a shift range by controlling driving of a motor includes a plurality of control units and a plurality of motor drivers. The plurality of control units respectively have an energization control unit for controlling energization to the motor and an abnormality monitor unit for performing abnormality monitoring. The energization control unit turns off energization of the own system in a state of temporary abnormality before determining a decisive abnormality when abnormality affecting the other system is detected in the own system while driving the motor by the plurality of systems, and the abnormality monitor unit determines whether a state of abnormality is the temporary abnormality or the decisive abnormality after turning off energization of the own system.