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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2023
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Ganapathi Shankar, Bangalore, IN;
Varun Garg, Bengaluru, IN;
Venkata Naresh Kotikelapudi, Bengaluru, IN;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An example apparatus includes: memory including machine-readable instructions; programmable circuitry configured to execute the machine-readable instructions of the memory configured to: determine a first value of power transferred to a stepper motor during a first operation of the stepper motor; determine a second value of power transferred to the stepper motor during a second operation of the stepper motor; determine a load angle of power delivered by the stepper motor during the first operation and second operation of the stepper motor based on the first value, the second value, and a stall power; and compare the load angle to a stall threshold to detect a stall of the stepper motor.