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Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2003
Applicants:

Jae-mo Lee, Seoul, KR;

Kyung-bum Heo, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Inventors:

Jae-Mo Lee, Seoul, KR;

Kyung-Bum Heo, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Assignee:

LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus and method for controlling driving of a linear motor, which is configured to increase efficiency of a linear compressor and stably drive the linear motor when the linear motor is overloaded. The apparatus includes a detector that detects a current applied to a motor, a controller that outputs a control signal based on the detected current and a switch that varies the number of windings of the linear motor coil on the basis of the control signal.

Published as:
US2004108825A1; KR20040049583A; CN1507147A; JP2004190657A; DE10334213A1; BR0302458A; KR100486596B1; CN1229907C; US6998736B2; JP4354753B2; DE10334213B4; BR0302458B1;

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