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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
David H Peters, Westminster, CA (US);
Jeff Harth, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Systems, Inc., Tustin, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K / ; H02P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
318254 ; 318138 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus to commutate the drive voltages of a brushless DC motor. The present invention determines rotor position and velocity by detecting the polarity reversal of the Back-EMF of an undriven leg when compared to a transformed pseudo-reference. In an extra measure of efficiency, the present invention is independent of hardware sensors; it includes a commutation delay timing circuit for optimization of motor operation, and it minimizes the participation of a microprocessor or other microcontroller.