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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Takeo Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Takeo Seki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/00 (2006.01); H02P 23/14 (2006.01); H02P 21/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 23/14 (2013.01); H02P 21/20 (2016.02);
Abstract
A load torque estimation apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a smoothed signal, the smoothed signal being obtained by smoothing a signal indicating a composite current of electric currents flowing in respective phases of an electric motor; and an estimation unit configured to estimate load torque of the electric motor based on the smoothed signal and a rotational speed of the electric motor.