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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Itoh, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A motor control apparatus includes: a current supply unit configured to supply coil current to a plurality of coils of a motor by controlling, based on a first command value of excitation current and a second command value of torque current, voltage to be applied to the plurality of coils; a first setting unit configured to set the first command value; a second setting unit configured to set the second command value; and a control unit configured to use first control in starting of rotation of a rotor of the motor, and switch control to second control after rotation speed of the rotor becomes greater than predetermined speed. The first setting unit is further configured to set a value greater than 0 as the first command value before the control unit switches control from the first control to the second control.