Electricity: motive power systems – Automatic and/or with time-delay means – Responsive to thermal conditions
Patent
1994-02-02
2000-07-25
Salata, Jonathan
Electricity: motive power systems
Automatic and/or with time-delay means
Responsive to thermal conditions
H02P 104
Patent
active
060940263
ABSTRACT:
A method and integrated circuit for providing drive signals to a polyphase dc motor. The integrated circuit is fabricated on a semiconductor substrate for providing drive signals to a polyphase dc motor. The circuit includes a coil drive circuit for connection to drive coils of the motor to selectively supply drive currents thereto in a predetermined sequence. A sequencer circuit commutatively selects the drive coils to which the drive currents are selectively supplied, and a motor, speed controlling circuit controls the speed of the motor by controlling the speed of commutation. A temperature sensing element, such as a diode, is fabricated in the substrate to indicate the temperature of the substrate, and a temperature measuring circuit is connected to the temperature sensing element and to the motor speed controlling circuit to operate the motor speed controlling circuit to slow the speed of the motor when the temperature of the substrate exceeds a first predetermined temperature. If desired, temperature measuring circuit can include a circuit for measuring a second temperature higher than the first predetermined temperature to operate a shut down circuit to turn off the motor if the substrate temperature is too high.
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Galanthay Theodore E.
Jorgenson Lisa K.
Larson Renee M.
Salata Jonathan
STMicroelectronics Inc.
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