Fujitsu MHU2100AT Spindle motor control, Start mode, Acceleration mode, Stable rotation mode

4.7 Servo Control

4.7.5 Spindle motor control

Hall-less three-phase twelve-pole motor is used for the spindle motor, and the 3- phase full/half-wave analog current control circuit is used as the spindle motor driver (called SVC hereafter). The firmware operates on the MPU manufactured by Fujitsu. The spindle motor is controlled by sending several signals from the MPU to the SVC. There are three modes for the spindle control; start mode, acceleration mode, and stable rotation mode.

(1) Start mode

When power is supplied, the spindle motor is started in the following sequence:

a)After the power is turned on, the MPU sends a signal to the SVC to charge the charge pump capacitor of the SVC. The charged amount defines the current that flows in the spindle motor.

b)When the charge pump capacitor is charged enough, the MPU sets the SVC to the motor start mode. Then, a current (approx. 0.3 A) flows into the spindle motor.

c)A phase switching signal is generated and the phase of the current flowed in the motor is changed in the order of (V-phase to U-phase), (W-phase to U- phase), (W-phase to V-phase), (U-phase to V-phase), (U-phase to W-phase), and (V-phase to W-phase) (after that, repeating this order).

d)During phase switching, the spindle motor starts rotating in low speed, and generates a counter electromotive force. The SVC detects this counter electromotive force and reports to the MPU using a PHASE signal for speed detection.

e)The MPU is waiting for a PHASE signal. When no phase signal is sent for a specific period, the MPU resets the SVC and starts from the beginning. When a PHASE signal is sent, the SVC enters the acceleration mode.

(2) Acceleration mode

In this mode, the MPU stops to send the phase switching signal to the SVC. The SVC starts a phase switching by itself based on the counter electromotive force. Then, rotation of the spindle motor accelerates. The MPU calculates a rotational speed of the spindle motor based on the PHASE signal from the SVC, and waits till the rotational speed reaches 4,200 rpm. When the rotational speed reaches 4,200 rpm, the SVC enters the stable rotation mode.

(3) Stable rotation mode

The SVC calculates a time for one revolution of the spindle motor based on the PHASE signal. The MPU takes a difference between the current time and a time for one revolution at 4,200 rpm that the MPU already recognized. Then, the MPU keeps the rotational speed to 4,200 rpm by charging or discharging the charge pump for the different time. For example, when the actual rotational speed is 4,000 rpm, the time for one revolution is 15.000 ms. And the time for one revolution at 4,200 rpm is 14.286 ms. Therefore, the MPU charges the charge

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