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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to driving apparatus for a brushless direct current motor, comprising: at least three half-bridge circuits, each having two switches connected in series and being configured to supply a voltage to a terminal of a rotor coil; a zero crossing detection module configured to detect whether the rotor coils experience BEMF zero crossing and provide a control module with an indication signal that indicates whether the rotor coils experience BEMF zero crossing, based on a type of the brushless direct current motor; and a control module configured to transmit to the zero crossing detection module information regarding the type of the brushless direct current motor, and generate and output, based on the indication signal, pulse width modulation signals to control the switches of the half-bridge circuits. The driving apparatus may drive a plurality of types of brushless direct current motors.