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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1999
Hideo Matsushiro, Kusatsu, JP;
Takahito Chinomi, Shiga-ken, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka-fu, JP;
Abstract
Device and method are provided for starting a brushless motor easily enables reliable motor starting, and prevents overcurrent supply when starting the motor. The permanent magnet rotor is firstly positioned by supplying current from one phase to another phase (or the other two phases) before starting the motor. The motor is then started by controlling the switch-operation of the switching devices of the inverter based on output signals from Hall ICs which detect the pole position of the magnet rotor. Thus positioning the rotor before starting motor ensures output of stable Hall IC signals, and enables the brushless motor to be started without affection of electrical noise or the slight moving of the magnet rotor.