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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Fanuc Corporation, Yamanashi, JP;
Masaya Tateda, Yamanashi, JP;
Youichirou Ooi, Yamanashi, JP;
Akira Hirai, Yamanashi, JP;
Kiichi Inaba, Yamanashi, JP;
FANUC CORPORATION, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
A motor drive apparatus according to the present invention comprises: an electric shunt which shunts a current flowing through a power line connected to a motor; a first current detection unit and a second detection unit, each disposed on either side of a node shunted by the electric shunt, for detecting the current flowing through the power line; a shunt commanding unit which gives a shunt command to the electric shunt to effect shunting of the current; and a determining unit which determines the presence or absence of a fault in the electric shunt, based on the shunt command and on current values detected by the first current detection unit and the second detection unit.