Motor driving circuit, cooling device and electronic apparatus including the same

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PATENT NO 9800185
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14793136

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A circuit for driving a fan motor includes: a control input interface circuit configured to generate a first digital value indicating an input duty ratio; a duty calculation unit configured to generate a duty command value linearly increasing with a slope with respect to the first digital value; a digital pulse width modulator configured to generate a control pulse having an output duty ratio corresponding to the duty command value; an output circuit configured to drive a fan motor based on the control pulse; a lock protection circuit configured to switch between an enable state and a disable state and to stop supply of power to the fan motor when lock of the fan motor is detected in the enable state; and a torque-off determination unit configured to switch the lock protection circuit to the disable state in a torque-off state.

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  • ROHM CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gohara, Yuki Kyoto, JP 9 35
Mishima, Tomofumi Kyoto, JP 14 147

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