WO2006067975A1 - モータ駆動装置およびそれを用いた冷却装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a motor drive device.
- LSIs Large Scale Integrated Circuits
- CPUs Central Processor Units
- DSPs Digital Signal Processors
- Such LSIs have larger heat generation as their operating speed, ie, clock frequency, increases. There is a problem that heat generated from an LSI leads to the thermal runaway of the LSI itself or affects surrounding circuits. Therefore, proper thermal cooling of LSI is a very important technology.
- An example of a technique for cooling an LSI is an air cooling method using a cooling fan.
- a cooling fan is provided facing the surface of the LSI, and cold V and air are blown onto the LSI surface by the cooling fan.
- the temperature in the vicinity of the LSI is monitored, and the degree of cooling is adjusted by changing the rotation of the fan according to the temperature (Patent Document 1, 2).
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-31190
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-284868
- the amount of heat generated by an LSI, its temperature, the threshold temperature for thermal runaway, and the like may vary from LSI to LSI. Therefore, it is desirable that the rotation speed of the cooling fan can be set flexibly according to the LSI to be cooled.
- the present invention has been made in view of these problems, and an object of the present invention is to flexibly set the number of rotations of the cooling fan motor according to the temperature and to cool the cooling target to a desired degree.
- the present invention provides a fan motor drive device and a cooling device.
- One embodiment of the present invention relates to a motor drive device.
- This motor drive device is a motor drive circuit that drives a motor based on a pulse-modulated external control signal inputted from the outside, and generates a pulse-modulated temperature control signal whose duty ratio changes depending on the temperature.
- a temperature control signal generation unit that performs the operation, a signal synthesis unit that synthesizes the external control signal and the temperature control signal, and a drive control unit that drives the motor based on the output of the signal synthesis unit.
- Pulse modulation refers to pulse width modulation, pulse density modulation, pulse frequency modulation, etc.
- duty ratio refers to the ratio of high level time to period time.
- the duty ratio of the control signal obtained by synthesizing the temperature control signal and the external control signal at the signal synthesis unit is equal to the duty ratio of the external control signal and the temperature-dependent duty ratio. Therefore, the number of motor rotations can be controlled according to temperature and external instructions.
- the temperature control signal generator includes a periodic signal generator that generates a periodic signal whose frequency is proportional to the number of rotations of the motor, and a temperature detector that generates a temperature detection voltage whose voltage value varies depending on the temperature. And a voltage comparator for comparing the periodic signal with the temperature detection voltage, and generating the temperature control signal based on the output of the voltage comparator.
- the duty ratio of the temperature control signal is changed depending on the temperature. be able to.
- the temperature control signal generation unit sets at least one of the maximum value and the minimum value as the duty ratio of the temperature control signal by setting at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the temperature detection voltage.
- the motor speed in a high temperature state or a low temperature state can be set individually.
- the motor drive device includes a minimum rotation speed control signal generation unit that generates a pulse signal whose duty ratio is set corresponding to the minimum rotation speed of the motor, and a rotation that detects the rotation speed of the motor. And a rotation number detecting unit.
- the signal combining unit may shift to the minimum rotation number fixing mode when the motor rotation number decreases to a predetermined threshold value, and combine the noise signal and the temperature control signal with the fixed duty ratio.
- the motor speed is monitored, and when it falls below a predetermined threshold value, the pulse signal corresponding to the minimum speed is used instead of the external control signal, and the duty ratio of the temperature control signal is fixed, thereby fixing the motor Can be driven stably with a minimum rotation speed.
- the signal combining unit combines a pulse signal for setting the minimum rotation speed and a temperature control signal with a fixed duty ratio.
- the second period for synthesizing the external control signal and the temperature control signal with a fixed duty ratio may be repeated at a predetermined time ratio.
- the duty ratio of the external control signal can be reflected in the minimum rotation speed fixed mode by driving the motor using the external control signal.
- the duty ratio of the external control signal becomes high, the rotational speed of the motor gradually increases, becomes higher than a predetermined threshold value, and can be returned to the normal drive mode.
- the signal synthesis unit When the temperature becomes higher than a predetermined threshold value, the signal synthesis unit returns to the normal drive mode for synthesizing the minimum rotation speed fixed mode force external control signal and the temperature-dependent temperature control signal. Do it.
- Another aspect of the present invention is a cooling device.
- This device includes a fan motor and a motor driving device that controls driving of the fan motor.
- the fan motor can be driven according to the temperature and the external control signal, so that the object to be cooled can be suitably cooled.
- the number of rotations of the fan motor can be set flexibly, and the object to be cooled can be cooled to a desired degree.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a cooling device according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a process of generating a temperature control signal in a temperature control signal generator.
- FIG. 3 is a time chart of input / output signals of a signal synthesis unit.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the ambient temperature of the fan motor drive device of FIG. 1 and the rotational speed of the fan motor.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a fan motor drive device according to a second embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of the mode selector of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 7 is a time chart showing an operating state of a rotation speed detection unit.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the ambient temperature of the fan motor drive device of FIG. 5 and the rotational speed of the fan motor.
- FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operating state of the fan motor drive device in the minimum rotation speed fixed mode.
- the fan motor drive device drives a fan motor provided facing the CPU.
- the fan motor driving device receives an external control signal that is pulse width modulated to instruct the number of rotations of the fan motor from the outside, and drives the fan motor based on the external control signal.
- a temperature detection element is provided around the CPU, and the fan motor driving device reflects the ambient temperature in driving the fan motor.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a cooling device 1000 according to the first embodiment.
- Cooling device 1000 The fan motor 110 and the fan motor driving device 100 for controlling the fan motor 110 are provided, and the fan motor 110 is driven at the number of rotations based on the external control signal CNText or the ambient temperature Ta input from the external force, and the CPU to be cooled is Cooling.
- the fan motor drive device 100 includes a temperature control signal generation unit 10, a signal synthesis unit 30, a drive control unit 40, and a control unit 50.
- the fan motor driving apparatus 100 receives an external control signal CNText that instructs the rotational speed of the fan motor 110 from the outside.
- the external control signal CNText is pulse width modulated, and the rotational speed of the fan motor 110 is controlled according to the duty ratio.
- the control unit 50 is a logic circuit that controls the entire fan motor driving apparatus 100.
- a speed signal SPD indicating the rotation speed of the fan motor 110 is input to the control unit 50.
- the rotational speed of the fan motor 110 is detected by a speed detector (not shown).
- the speed detection unit may perform speed detection using a Hall element, or may detect current flowing in the motor and convert it into speed information.
- the speed signal SPD is a periodic signal having a frequency proportional to the rotational speed of the motor.
- the temperature control signal generation unit 10 generates a pulse-modulated temperature control signal CNTtmp whose duty ratio changes depending on the ambient temperature Ta of the CPU to be cooled.
- the temperature control signal generator 10 includes a temperature detector 12, a CR circuit 14, a first voltage comparator 16, and a logic circuit 18.
- the temperature detection unit 12 detects the ambient temperature Ta and generates a temperature detection voltage Vtmp having a voltage value depending on the ambient temperature Ta.
- the temperature detection unit 12 includes a first resistor R1 and a thermistor Rth connected in series, and a stabilized constant voltage Vreg is applied to these resistors.
- the thermistor Rth is provided around the CPU to be cooled, and its resistance value changes depending on the ambient temperature Ta.
- the temperature detector 12 outputs the voltage at the connection point of the first resistor R1 and the thermistor Rth as the temperature detection voltage Vtmp.
- the resistance value of the thermistor Rth has a negative temperature characteristic. When the ambient temperature Ta increases, the resistance value decreases.
- the temperature detector 12 configured as described above is charged with the increase of the ambient temperature Ta.
- the temperature detection voltage Vtmp at which the pressure value decreases is output.
- the CR circuit 14 generates a sawtooth waveform periodic voltage Vcr having a frequency proportional to the rotational speed of the motor.
- the CR circuit 14 includes a second resistor R2, a first capacitor Cl, and a first transistor Q1.
- the second resistor R2 and the first capacitor C1 are connected in series, and the stabilized constant voltage Vreg is applied.
- the CR circuit 14 outputs the voltage at the connection point of the first capacitor C1 and the second resistor R2 as the periodic voltage Vcr.
- the collector terminal of the first transistor Q1 is connected to the connection point of the first capacitor C1 and the second resistor 2, and the charge / discharge control signal Vch output from the logic circuit 18 is input to the base terminal. ing. Since the first transistor Q1 is turned on while the charge / discharge control signal Vch is at the high level, the charge stored in the first capacitor C1 is discharged, and the periodic voltage Vcr decreases.
- the first transistor Q1 Since the first transistor Q1 is turned off while the charge / discharge control signal Vch is at the low level, the first capacitor C1 is charged by the constant voltage Vreg, and the periodic voltage Vcr increases with time.
- the charge / discharge control signal Vch output from the logic circuit 18 to the base terminal of the first transistor Q 1 is a periodic signal proportional to the rotational speed of the fan motor 110. Therefore, the periodic voltage Vcr generated by the CR circuit 14 becomes a periodic signal having a frequency proportional to the rotational speed of the fan motor 110.
- the first voltage comparator 16 receives the temperature detection voltage Vtmp and the periodic voltage Vcr.
- the first voltage comparator 16 compares the two voltages and outputs a high level when the periodic voltage Vcr is higher, and outputs a low level when the temperature detection voltage Vtmp is higher.
- the first voltage comparator 16 further receives an upper limit voltage VH and a lower limit voltage VL that determine the maximum and minimum values of the duty ratio of the temperature control signal. In the first voltage comparator 16, when the temperature detection voltage Vtmp is higher than the upper limit voltage VH, the temperature detection voltage Vtmp is compared with the upper limit voltage VH, and when the temperature detection voltage Vtmp is lower than the lower limit voltage VL, the temperature detection voltage Vtmp and lower limit voltage VL are compared.
- the first voltage comparator 16 can be configured by combining a plurality of voltage comparators.
- the logic circuit 18 receives the output signal SIG1 of the first voltage comparator 16 and the periodic signal SIG2 proportional to the rotational speed of the fan motor 110 output from the control unit 50, and is based on the two signals. Temperature control signal CNTtmp. The logic circuit 18 sets the temperature control signal CNTtmp to the noise level for a period from when the high level is output from the first voltage comparator 16 until the period signal SIG2 next becomes the high level.
- the temperature control signal CNTtmp generated in this way is output to the signal synthesis unit 30.
- a temperature control signal CNTtmp and an external control signal CNText are input to the signal synthesis unit 30.
- This signal synthesis unit 30 is an AND circuit, and outputs a logical product of the temperature control signal CNTtmp and the external control signal CNText as the control signal CNTout.
- the control signal CNTout output from the signal synthesis unit 30 is input to the drive control unit 40.
- the drive control unit 40 includes a driver circuit 42, switching transistors M1 to M4, and a detection resistor Rd. First, the fan motor 110 is driven.
- the switching transistors M1 to M4 are MOSFETs, which perform a switching operation in accordance with a voltage applied to the gate terminal, and intermittently supply a driving voltage to the fan motor 110. These switching transistors M1 to M4 constitute an H-bridge circuit.
- the switching transistors M2 and M3 are turned off, and the switching transistors Ml and M4 are turned on and off in synchronization, so that the power supply voltage Vdd is close to one terminal of the fan motor 110 and the ground voltage is close to the other terminal. Is applied, and the fan motor 110 can be rotated in a certain direction.
- the detection resistor Rd may convert a motor current flowing through the fan motor 110 into a voltage and feed it back to the driver circuit 42.
- the driver circuit 42 controls on / off of the switching transistors Ml to M4 based on the control signal CNTout output from the signal synthesis unit 30.
- the driver circuit 42 turns on the pair of switching transistors Ml and M4 or the pair of M2 and M3 and applies the drive voltage to the fan motor 110 while the control signal CNTout is at a high level. Therefore, the longer the ON period of the control signal CNTout is, the more the driving voltage is applied to the fan motor 110, and the fan motor 110 rotates with a large torque, that is, at a high rotational speed.
- the operation of fan motor driving apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described. Now, the external control signal CNText with the duty ratio Dext is input to the fan motor driving apparatus 100!
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a process of generating the temperature control signal CNTtmp in the temperature control signal generation unit 10.
- the control unit 50 outputs a periodic signal SIG2 with a period proportional to the rotational speed of the fan motor 110. Let Tp be the periodic time of this periodic signal SIG2.
- the charge / discharge control signal Vch goes low, the first transistor Q1 is turned off, and charging of the first capacitor C1 is started.
- the periodic voltage Vcr rises according to the CR time constant, and reaches the temperature detection voltage Vtm P at time T1.
- Vcr> Vtmp at time T1 the output signal SIG1 of the first voltage comparator 16 goes high.
- the logic circuit 18 switches the charge / discharge control signal Vch to high level and discharges the first capacitor C1.
- the periodic voltage Vcr decreases due to the discharge of the first capacitor C1.
- the logic circuit 18 outputs the temperature control signal CNTtmp during the period from when the output signal SIG1 of the first voltage comparator 16 indicated by Ton in the figure becomes a low level until the next periodic signal SIG2 changes to a high level. High level.
- the duty ratio of the temperature control signal CNTtmp is given by TonZTp, and this duty ratio decreases as the temperature detection voltage Vtmp increases.
- the temperature detection voltage Vtmp decreases as the ambient temperature Ta increases. Therefore, the duty ratio of the temperature control signal CNTtmp increases as the temperature rises.
- the first voltage comparator 16 when the temperature detection voltage Vtmp is higher than the upper limit voltage VH, the periodic voltage Vcr and the upper limit voltage VH are compared, so the ON period of the temperature control signal CNTtmp is fixed at Tmin.
- the duty ratio is fixed to the minimum duty ratio Dmin.
- the ON period of the temperature control signal CNTtmp is fixed at Tmax, and the duty ratio is fixed at the maximum duty ratio Dmax. It is included in the range of the upper limit value and lower limit value set by VH and lower limit voltage VL.
- FIG. 3 shows a time chart of input / output signals of the signal synthesis unit 30.
- the time axis is enlarged and reduced for each signal for ease of viewing, and is different from the actual time scale.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the relationship between the ambient temperature Ta and the rotational speed SPD of the fan motor, using the duty ratio Dext of the external control signal as a parameter.
- the duty ratio Dext of the external control signal CNText is constant and the ambient temperature Ta rises, the duty ratio of the control signal CNTout increases accordingly, so the voltage application time of the fan motor 110 increases and the number of rotations also increases.
- the ambient temperature Ta reaches a predetermined upper limit value Tamax
- the duty ratio of the temperature control signal CNTtmp is fixed, so that the rotation speed of the fan motor 110 does not depend on the temperature.
- the ambient temperature Ta falls to a predetermined lower limit value Tamin
- the duty ratio of the temperature control signal CNTtmp is fixed to the minimum value, so that the rotational speed of the fan motor 110 does not depend on the temperature.
- the fan motor 110 is driven at a high rotational speed, and the degree of cooling is increased. Conversely, when the ambient temperature Ta is low, the fan motor 110 is driven at a low rotational speed. And reduce the degree of cooling.
- fan motor 110 for cooling the CPU can be driven at a rotational speed in which ambient temperature Ta is reflected in external control signal CNText.
- the duty ratio of the temperature control signal CNTtmp is set.
- the fan motor 110 can be driven at an appropriate rotational speed even at high temperatures and low temperatures.
- the fan motor drive device monitors the rotational speed of the fan motor drive device according to the first embodiment described above, and drives at the minimum rotational speed when a predetermined condition is satisfied. A function is added.
- the fan motor drive device includes a minimum rotation speed fixing mode for fixing the rotation speed of the fan motor to a predetermined minimum rotation speed, and a normal drive mode in which the rotation speed changes based on an external control signal and ambient temperature. Switch the.
- FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a fan motor driving apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment.
- the fan motor drive device 200 includes a temperature control signal generation unit 10, a signal synthesis unit 30, a drive control unit 40, a control unit 50, and a mode selector 240.
- Mode selector 240 detects the rotation speed of fan motor 110, and switches between the minimum rotation speed fixed mode and the normal drive mode based on the detected rotation speed, cycle signal SIG2, and ambient temperature Ta.
- the mode selector 240 outputs the first selection signal SEL1 and the second selection signal SEL2 to the temperature control signal generation unit 10 and the signal synthesis unit 30, respectively.
- the temperature control signal generator 10 includes a temperature detector 12, a CR circuit 14, a first voltage comparator 16, a first selector 210, a second voltage comparator 212, and a logic circuit 18.
- the second voltage comparator 212 compares the periodic voltage Vcr output from the CR circuit 14 with the lower limit voltage VL.
- the second voltage comparator 212 outputs a temperature control signal SIG3 in which the duty ratio is fixed to the minimum value.
- the first selector 210 receives the output signal SIG1 of the first voltage comparator 16 and the output signal SIG3 of the second voltage comparator 212, and is based on the first selection signal SEL1 output from the mode selector 240. Select either one of them and output.
- the logic circuit 18 generates the temperature control signal CNTtm P based on the output signal of the first selector 210.
- the signal synthesis unit 30 includes an AND circuit 230, a second selector 220, and a minimum rotation speed control signal generation unit. Includes 222.
- Minimum rotation speed control signal generation section 222 generates minimum rotation speed control signal CNTmin, which is a pulse signal whose duty ratio is set corresponding to the minimum rotation speed of the motor.
- the second selector 220 receives the minimum rotation speed control signal CNTmin and the external control signal CNText, and selects and outputs either one based on the second selection signal SEL2 output from the mode selector 240.
- the AND circuit 230 receives the temperature control signal CNTtmp output from the temperature control signal generation unit 10 and the control signal SIG5 output from the second selector 220, and outputs a logical product of the two input signals. .
- FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of mode selector 240.
- the mode selector 240 includes a rotation number detection unit 250, a temperature detection unit 260, and a logic circuit 270.
- the rotational speed detection unit 250 monitors the rotational speed of the fan motor 110, and detects that the rotational speed is equal to or lower than a predetermined rotational speed.
- the rotation speed detector 250 includes a third resistor R3, a second capacitor C2, a second transistor Q2, a third voltage comparator 242 and a first voltage source 246.
- the third resistor R3 and the second capacitor C2 are connected in series, and a second transistor Q2 is provided in parallel with the second capacitor C2.
- the periodic signal SIG2 is input to the base terminal of the second transistor Q2.
- FIG. 7 is a time chart showing the operation of the rotation speed detection unit 250.
- the second transistor Q2 When the periodic signal SIG2 becomes high level, the second transistor Q2 is turned on, the second capacitor C2 is discharged, and the voltage Vx decreases. During the period Tp when the periodic signal SIG2 is low, the second transistor Q2 is turned off, so that the second capacitor C2 is charged and the voltage VX increases.
- the third voltage comparator 242 compares the threshold voltage Vthl generated by the first voltage source 246 with the voltage Vx appearing on the second capacitor.
- the output signal SIG4 of the third voltage comparator 242 is high when Vx> Vthl, and low when Vx> Vth1.
- the rotation speed detection unit 250 detects that the rotation speed of the fan motor 110 has decreased to a predetermined minimum rotation speed by detecting that the voltage Vx has reached the threshold voltage Vthl.
- the temperature detection unit 260 includes a second voltage source 248 and a fourth voltage comparator 244. By comparing the temperature detection signal Vtmp with a predetermined threshold voltage Vth2, the ambient temperature Ta is less than the predetermined threshold. Detects that it has become high.
- the logic circuit 270 switches between the minimum rotation speed fixed mode and the normal drive mode based on the outputs of the rotation speed detection unit 250 and the temperature detection unit 260.
- the rotational speed detection unit 250 When the rotational speed of the fan motor 110 decreases and becomes lower than a predetermined threshold value, the rotational speed detection unit 250 outputs a high level. While a high level is output from the rotation speed detector 250, the logic circuit 270 outputs the first selection signal SEL1 and the second selection signal SEL2 corresponding to the minimum rotation speed fixed mode.
- the logic circuit 270 cancels the minimum rotation speed fixing mode and corresponds to the normal driving mode. Outputs the first selection signal SEL1 and the second selection signal SEL2.
- the output signal SIG1 of the first voltage comparator 16 is selected as the output of the first selector 210 by the first selection signal SEL1.
- the external control signal CNText is selected as the output of the second selector 220 by the second selection signal SEL2.
- the signal synthesizer 30 synthesizes the external control signal CNText and the temperature control signal CNTtmp depending on the ambient temperature Ta, and the fan motor driving device 200 generates the external control signal CNText and the ambient temperature Ta. Based on this, the fan motor 110 is driven.
- the output signal SIG3 of the second voltage comparator 212 is selected as the output of the first selector 210 by the first selection signal SEL1.
- the minimum speed control signal CNTmin is selected as the output of the second selector 220 by the second selection signal SEL2. Selected.
- the signal synthesis unit 30 combines the minimum rotation speed control signal CNTmin and the temperature control signal CNTth with the duty ratio fixed to the minimum value.
- the fan motor 110 is driven at a predetermined minimum rotational speed.
- FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the ambient temperature and the rotational speed of the fan motor, with the ambient temperature Ta as a parameter and the duty ratio Dext of the external control signal as a parameter in the fan motor drive device according to the present embodiment.
- the duty ratio Dext of the external control signal CNText is constant and the ambient temperature Ta increases, the duty ratio of the control signal CNTout also increases accordingly, so the voltage application time of the fan motor 110 increases and the rotation speed also increases.
- the ambient temperature Ta reaches a predetermined upper limit value Tamax
- the duty ratio of the temperature control signal CNTtmp is fixed, so the rotational speed of the fan motor 110 does not depend on the temperature.
- the ambient temperature Ta falls to the predetermined lower limit value Tamin
- the duty ratio of the temperature control signal CNTtmp is fixed to the minimum value, and the rotation speed of the fan motor 110 does not depend on the temperature.
- the minimum number of rotations can be fixed, and strict rotation number control can be performed.
- the rotation speed of the fan motor 110 is fixed at the minimum rotation speed. Therefore, once the mode is shifted to the minimum rotation speed fixing mode, the ambient temperature Ta becomes a predetermined threshold V and value voltage. Do not return to normal mode until it rises!
- the output of the second selector 220 is set to a predetermined time ratio between the minimum rotation speed control signal CNTmin and the external control signal CNText. It may be switched with.
- FIG. 9 is a time chart showing the operating state of fan motor drive apparatus 200 in the minimum rotation speed fixed mode.
- the mode selector 240 switches between the minimum speed control signal CNTmin and the external control signal CNText at a time ratio of 8: 2 in the minimum speed fixed mode. Replace.
- the external control signal CNText in the minimum rotation speed fixing mode, by reflecting the duty ratio of the external control signal CNText, the external control signal CNText not only with the ambient temperature Ta is also used to change from the minimum rotation speed fixing mode to normal. It is possible to return to the drive mode.
- the fan motor to be driven is a single-phase drive motor.
- the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a fan motor using a two-phase drive motor. Even so.
- the thermistor Rth used in the temperature control signal generation unit 20 may be a posistor having the positive temperature characteristic described above when it has the negative temperature characteristic. . In this case, the positions of the first resistor R1 and the thermistor Rth may be switched.
- the force S described when the drive control unit 40 of the fan motor 110 is an H-bridge circuit is not limited to this, and other drive control circuits may be used.
- all of the elements constituting the fan motor driving apparatus 100 may be integrated or divided into separate integrated circuits, or a part thereof. It may be composed of discrete parts. Which part should be decided depends on the cost, occupied area, and usage.
- the number of rotations of the fan motor can be set flexibly, and the object to be cooled can be cooled to a desired degree.
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