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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2003
Raye Abdoulie Sosseh, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
James Wilford Dulaney, Edmond, OK (US);
Ryan Todd Lyle, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Raye Abdoulie Sosseh, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
James Wilford DuLaney, Edmond, OK (US);
Ryan Todd Lyle, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for accelerating a multi-phase motor having a rotatable rotor are disclosed. A first commutation state in which the rotor resides is identified, after which a Proportional, Integral and Derivative (PID) control routine is executed for closed loop control of an acceleration of the rotor from a stopped position to an intermediate velocity, after which back electromotive force (Bemf) commutation is used to control the motor. The PID control routine utilizes a loop gain value optimized through voltage feedback indicative of a response of windings of the rotor to an application of a drive current across the windings. Based on the voltage feedback a controller programmed with the PID control routine provides an updated commanded current for each successive commutation state of the motor for use by a motor driver circuitry, which drives the motor through each commutation state until attainment of the intermediate velocity.