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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2024
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimitsu Aizawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Shibayama, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuro Iwamura, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Shinohara, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Tokyo, JP;
TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An embodiment provides a motor drive device including: a power conversion circuit having a configuration in which a plurality of arms including a series circuit of positive and negative semiconductor switching elements are connected in parallel to each other and configured to drive a motor; a controller configured to generate and output on/off signals for each of the semiconductor switching elements constituting the power conversion circuit by PWM control; a current detection unit configured to detect a current flowing through the power conversion circuit; a current limit unit configured to stop an operation of the controller when the current reaches a threshold; and a position estimation unit configured to estimate a rotational position of the motor using a motor current and a motor voltage, the position estimation unit being configured to correct the motor voltage used for estimation of the rotational position in a carrier cycle of the PWM control in which the operation of the controller is stopped.