Speed control circuit for a DC motor having a Hall generator

Claim 2

A DC motor and control system therefor comprising: a. a first and second terminal for having a source of electrical power supplied thereto, b. a rotor having magnetic poles of opposite polarities thereon, c. a stator having field windings positioned in torque-producing relation to said rotor, wherein a first end of each of said windings is coupled to the first power source terminal, generating an induction voltage which corresponds to the rotation speed of said rotor at a second end of each of said windings, d. a detecting means, which is connected to the second end of each of said windings detecting and synthesizing the induction voltage of each of the windings, e. an input means for reference rotation speed information, which is coupled to said terminal of said power source for providing as an output a prescribed level of voltage corresponding to a standard rotation speed of the motor, f. a voltage level shifting means, which is coupled to said detecting means to produce an output voltage shifted to a constant voltage level from the output voltage of the detecting means, g. a comparator means, which consists of a differential type amplification circuit having two input terminals, wherein one of the input terminals is connected to said voltage level shifting means while the other input terminal is connected to the input means for the reference rotation speed information so as to provide a signal representing the difference between said two inputs, h. Hall generators positionedd in flux-sensing relationship to said magnetic poles, an input terminal of the Hall generator being connected to an output terminal of said comparator means, and wherein an input voltage which corresponds to the output voltage of the above mentioned comparator means is impressed and a Hall voltage which corresponds to said input voltage is generated, and i. a driving control means connected to the output of Hall generators and said stator windings, for applying exciting current to said windings in response to the output voltage of said Hall generators.

Claim 3

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 1, in which said voltage level shifting means has a constant current circuit and a bleeder circuit having a potentiometer being connected in series thereto, wherein said potentiometer is connected to one of the input terminals of said differential type amplification circuit.

Claim 4

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 1, in which said voltage level shifting means contains a bleeder circuit including a plural number of resistances being connected together in series, wherein the connecting points of said resistances are connected to one of the input terminals of said differential type amplification circuit.

Claim 5

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 3, in which said bleeder circuit contains a variable resistance, and said variable resistance is connected in series with the resistance of said bleeder circuit, wherein the rotation speed of motor is varied by change over by setting the resistance value of the variable resistance.

Claim 6

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 1, in which the comparator means contains semi-conductor elements being connected in series, wherein said semi-conductor elements are connected between one of the input terminals of the above mentioned differential amplification circuit and the above mentioned input means of reference rotation speed information and between the other input terminal of the differential amplification circuit and the voltage level shifting means, and the number of said elements is suitably changed over for varying the rotation speed of the motor.

Claim 7

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 1, in which said detecting means contains a plural number of diodes being connected in series with the output terminal of said detecting means, wherein said plural number of diodes being connected inseries are connected between said voltage level shifting means and said detecting means or compensating the variation in the input voltage of said voltage level shifting means derived from temperature variation.

Claim 8

A DC motor and control system therefor comprising: a first and second terminal for having a source of electrical power supplied thereto, a rotor having magnetic poles of opposite polarities thereon, a stator having field windings positioned in torque-producing relation to said rotor, wherein a first end of each of said windings is coupled to the first power source terminal to generate an induction voltage which corresponds to the rotation speed of the rotor, a detecting means which is connected to the second ends of said windings to detect and synthesize the induction voltage, a constant voltage means, which is connected to one of the power source terminals to always supply electric potential of a substantially constant voltage to said terminal, an input means for rotation speed information, which is connected to said detecting means and to the output terminal of the constant voltage means, to supply a voltage which corresponds to the rotation speed of the motor, g. an input means for reference rotation speed information which is connected to the both ends of the above mentioned constant voltage means to output a constant voltage which corresponds to the reference rotation speed of the motor, h. a comparator means, which includes a differential type amplification circuit having two input terminals, wherein one of said input terminals is connected to said input means for rotation speed information, while the other input terminal is connected to the input means for the reference rotation speed information so as to provide a signal representing the difference between said two inputs, i. Hall generators positioned in flux-sensing relationship to said magnetic poles, wherein an input voltage which corresponds to the output voltage of said comparator means is impressed and such Hall voltage which corresponds to said input voltage is generated, and j. a driving control means connected to the output of Hall generators and said stator windings, for applying exciting current to said windings in response to the output voltage of said Hall generators.

Claim 9

A DC motor and control system therefor comprising: a first and second terminal for having a source of electrical power supplied thereto, a rotor having magnetic poles of opposite polarities thereon, a stator having field windings positioned in torque-producing relation to said rotor, wherein a first end of each of said windings is coupled to the first power source terminal to generate an induction voltage which corresponds to the rotation speed of the rotor, a detecting means which is connected to the second ends of said windings to detect and synthesize the induction voltage, a constant voltage means, which is connected to one of the power source terminals to always supply electric potential of a substantially constant voltage to said terminal, an input means for rotation speed information, which is connected to said detecting means and to the output terminal of the constant voltage means, to supply a voltage which corresponds to the rotation speed of the motor, g. an input means for reference rotation speed information which is connected to the both ends of the above mentioned constant voltage means to output a constant voltage which corresponds to the reference rotation speed of the motor, h. a comparator means, which includes a differential type amplification circuit having two input terminals, wherein one of said input terminals is connected to said input means for rotation speed information, while the other input terminal is connected to the input means for the reference rotation speed information so as to provide a signal representing the difference between said two inputs, i. Hall generators positioned in flux-sensing relationship to said magnetic poles, wherein an input voltage which corresponds to the output voltage of said comparator means is impressed and such Hall voltage which corresponds to said input voltage is generated, and j. a driving control means connected to the output of Hall generators and said stator windings, for applying exciting current to said windings in response to the output voltage of said Hall generators.

Claim 10

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 7, in which said differential type amplification circuit contains a high impedance means, one end of which is connected to the connecting point between the input terminal of said differential amplification circuit and said input means of reference rotation speed information, while the other end of said high impedance means is connected to a second power source terminal.

Claim 11

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 7, in which said comparator means contains a capacitor, which is connected between both input terminals of said differential type amplification circuit.

Claim 12

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 9, in which said capacitor is connected between the input terminal of said differential type amplification circuit and said second power source terminal.

Claim 13

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 7, in which said comparator means contains an output transistor circuit and a damper circuit consisting of capacitors and resistances, wherein said output transistor and damper circuit are connected between the output terminal of said differential amplification circuit and the input terminals of said Hall generators to eliminate ripple generated at the output terminal of the differential type amplification circuit.

Claim 14

A DC motor and control system therefor according to claim 7, in which said comparator means contains a pulse signal generation means, which is connected between the output terminal of said differential type amplification circuit and the input terminals of said Hall generators, to generate a rectangular wave signal with a pulse width which corresponds to the output of said differential type amplification circuit for controlling duty cycle of the input of the Hall generators by the output of said pulse signal generation means.

Claim 15

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the Claim 7, in which said differential type amplification circuit is an operational amplifier.

Claim 16

A DC motor and control system therefor according to the claim 13, in which said operational amplifier contains a damper circuit consisting of capacitors and resistances, wherein said damper circuit is connected to the reverse input terminal and the output terminal of said operational amplifier.

Claim 17

A DC motor and control system therefor comprising: a power source, a rotor having magnetic poles of opposite polarities thereon, a stator having flux-producing windings positioned in torque-producing relation to said rotor, wherein one end of each of said windings is connected to said power source, generating induction voltage corresponding to rotation speed of said rotor, a detecting means connected to the other end of each of said flux-producing windings for detecting and synthesizing said induction voltage of each of the windings, a voltage level shifting means connected to the detecting means to produce an output voltage shifted to a constant voltage level from the output voltage of the detecting means, reference rotation speed voltage producing means for producing a reference voltage corresponding to a standard rotation speed of said rotor, a comparator means, consisting of a differential type amplification circuit having two input terminals, wherein one of the input terminals is connected to said voltage level shifting means while the other input terminal is connected to said reference rotation speed voltage producing means so as to provide an output signal representing the difference between said two inputs, h. Hall generators positioned in flux-sensing relationship to magnetic poles, generating a Hall voltage corresponding to said output signal of said comparator means; and i. a driving control means connected to the output of Hall generator and said windings for applying exciting current to said windings in response to the output voltage of said Hall generators.

Claim 18

A DC motor and control system therefor comprising: a power source, a rotor having magnetic poles of opposite polarities thereon, a stator having flux-producing windings positioned in torque-producing relation to said rotor, wherein one end of each of said windings is connected to said power source, generating induction voltage corresponding to rotation speed of said rotor, a detecting means connected to the other end of each of said flux-producing windings for detecting and synthesizing said induction voltage of each of the windings, a voltage level shifting means connected to the detecting means to produce an output voltage shifted to a constant voltage level from the output voltage of the detecting means, reference rotation speed voltage producing means for producing a reference voltage corresponding to a standard rotation speed of said rotor, a comparator means, consisting of a differential type amplification circuit having two input terminals, wherein one of the input terminals is connected to said voltage level shifting means while the other input terminal is connected to said reference rotation speed voltage producing means so as to provide an output signal representing the difference between said two inputs, h. Hall generators positioned in flux-sensing relationship to magnetic poles, generating a Hall voltage corresponding to said output signal of said comparator means; and i. a driving control means connected to the output of Hall generator and said windings for applying exciting current to said windings in response to the output voltage of said Hall generators.