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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2012
Shinji Shibuya, Gunma-ken, JP;
Tamotsu Iwazaki, Gunma-ken, JP;
Sadami Hino, Gunma-ken, JP;
Mitsuba Corporation, Kiryu-shi, JP;
Abstract
A driving apparatus including an inverter unit for energizing the coil by switching ON and OFF of the switching element, an energization pattern determination unit for selecting a plurality of energization patterns, each of which indicates a direction of a current that flows through the coil, one by one when driving of a motor is started, and energizing the coil by switching ON and OFF of the switching element based on a selected energization pattern at a duty ratio corresponding to a value of a maximum current capable of being supplied by the power supply apparatus, a current applied time measurement unit for measuring an energization time, which is a time until a value of the current flowing through the coil reaches a predetermined target current value for each energization pattern, and a rotor stop position estimation unit for estimating a position at which the rotor stops.