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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukio Kawabata, Hitachinaka, JP;
Tsunehiro Endo, Hitachiota, JP;
Makoto Ishii, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yuhachi Takakura, Oyama, JP;
Toru Inoue, Ohira, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 6/20 ; H02P 6/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 6/20 ; H02P 6/18 ;
Abstract
After the rotor position has been fixed prior to the start of a motor, the driving mode can be rapidly switched to sensorless driving and the motor can be started and controlled, by conducting current conversions in such a power supply pattern that increases the starting output torque of the motor, and controlling the inverter output voltage.