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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1984
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mai Tu Xuan, Chavannes, CH;
Michel Grosjean, Bienne, CH;
Assignee:
Omega S.A., Bienne, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318696 ; 318685 ; 368157 ;
Abstract
A method for slaving a stepping motor proposes several levels of width of the control pulses U in order to adapt the torque provided by the motor to the load imposed thereon. The method includes measurement of the induced voltage Ui during a time interval T.sub.Ui situated immediately before the end of the control pulse U if the duration of such pulse does not exceed a predetermined duration T.sub.n (FIG. 8) or within a gap T.sub.x opened in the control pulse U if such pulse does exceed said predetermined duration T.sub.n (FIG. 11). The method may be applied to slaving stepping motors wherein the stator exhibits air gaps or saturable zones.