Patent Publication Number: US-10770993-B2

Title: Power tool

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201810400941.2 filed on Apr. 28, 2018, Chinese Patent Application No. 201810665574.9, filed on Jun. 26, 2018, and Chinese Patent Application No. 201811127423.4, filed on Sep. 27, 2018, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The following relates to the field of power tools, and in particular, to control of a motor in a power tool. 
     BACKGROUND 
     An existing power tool may be powered by a battery pack and a motor is driven by a drive circuit to operate. However, in the current power tool, especially a hand-held power tool based on a 1P battery pack, the impulse current of the battery pack and an output torque of the motor are difficult to control under heavy loads. Here, the 1P battery pack refers to a battery pack composed of a plurality of single battery cells connected in series. 
     The existing power tool, especially a circular saw or an electric drill, will have a maximum impulse current up to 100 A or above in the locked rotor state. A High impulse current will seriously damage the power supply device of the power tool, such as the battery pack, thereby affecting the safety of the power tool. 
     Therefore, for safety reasons, the existing power tool is provided with an overload protection device, but the device would directly turn off the motor when the heavy loads of the power tool reach a preset threshold to prevent a current of the motor from impacting the power supply device. In this overload protection mode, the motor generally needs to be turned off when the maximum output torque of the hand-held power tool reaches 3.5N·m. That is, the practical load the power too can bear is only 3.5N·m. Under heavy loads, the anti-blocking capability and user experience of the existing power tool are difficult to meet the requirements. 
     Therefore, there is an urgent need to increase the maximum output torque of the power tool. 
     SUMMARY 
     To solve deficiencies in the related art, an object of the subject disclosure is to provide a power tool. 
     To achieve the object, the subject disclosure adopts the technical solutions described below in connection with an example power tool. 
     An example power tool includes a motor including a stator and a rotor, a transmission device configured to connect the rotor to a tool accessory, a drive circuit configured to output a switch signal to drive the rotor of the motor to operate, a control unit configured to output a drive signal to control the drive circuit, and a power supply device configured to supply power to the motor, the drive circuit and the control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a variable ΔPWM of a duty ratio according to a variable Δx of a characteristic parameter of the motor, where the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained by a function f(Δx) and ranges from 0.01 to 0.1, and according to the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio, output the drive signal to the drive circuit to control the rotor of the motor to operate to output a driving force. 
     In some examples, the power tool further includes a motor detection module configured to detect and obtain the characteristic parameter x of the motor, where the motor detection module is integrated into the control unit or disposed separated from the control unit. 
     In some examples, the characteristic parameter x of the motor includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a motor speed, a current, and an output torque. 
     In some examples, the power supply device includes a battery pack composed of a plurality of single battery cells connected in series. 
     In some examples, the variable Δx of the characteristic parameter of the motor is a variable Δn of a motor speed. 
     In some examples, when the variable Δn of the motor speed ranges from 500 rpm to 1000 rpm, the corresponding variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio ranges from 0.02 to 0.05 and, when the variable Δn of the motor speed ranges from 1000 rpm to 1500 rpm, the corresponding variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio ranges from 0.05 to 0.08. 
     Another example power tool includes a motor including a stator and a rotor, a transmission device configured to connect the rotor to a tool accessory, a drive circuit configured to output a switch signal to drive the rotor of the motor to operate, a control unit configured to output a drive signal to control the drive circuit, and a battery pack, configured to supply power to the motor, the drive circuit and the control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a variable ΔPWM of a duty ratio according to a variable Δx of a characteristic parameter of the motor, where the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained with a function f(Δx) and ranges from 0.1 to 0.2, the drive signal is outputted, according to the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio, to the drive circuit to control the rotor of the motor to operate to output a driving force. 
     In some examples, the characteristic parameter x of the motor includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a motor speed, a current, and an output torque. 
     In some examples, the variable Δx of the characteristic parameter of the motor is a variable Δn of a motor speed. 
     In some examples, when a variable Δn of a motor speed ranges from 500 rpm to 1000 rpm, the corresponding variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio ranges from 0.02 to 0.05 and, when the variable Δn of the motor speed ranges from 1000 rpm to 1500 rpm, the corresponding variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio ranges from 0.05 to 0.08. 
     Yet another example of the present invention provides a power tool. The power tool includes a brushless motor including a stator and a rotor; a transmission device configured to connect the rotor to a tool accessory; a drive circuit configured to output a switch signal to drive the rotor of the brushless motor to operate; a control unit configured to output a drive signal to control the drive circuit; and a power supply device, configured to supply power to the brushless motor, the drive circuit and the control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a variable ΔPWM of a duty ratio according to a variable Δx of a characteristic parameter of the motor and a characteristic parameter V of the power supply device, where the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained with a function f(Δx, V) and ranges from 0.01 to 0.2; the drive signal is outputted, according to the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio, to the drive circuit to control the rotor of the brushless motor to operate to output a driving force. 
     In some examples, the control unit is configured to determine the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio according to the variable Δx of the characteristic parameter of the motor, a number of P of a battery pack and the characteristic parameter V of the power supply device, where the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained with a function f(Δx, V, P) and ranges from 0.01 to 0.1 or ranges from 0.1 to 0.2, the drive signal is outputted, according to the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio, to the drive circuit to control the rotor of the brushless motor to operate to output the driving force. 
     In some examples, the power tool has a maximum output torque greater than or equal to 5N·m. 
     In some examples, the variable Δx of the characteristic parameter of the motor is a variable Δn of a motor speed. 
     In some examples, when a variable Δn of a motor speed ranges from 500 rpm to 1000 rpm, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio ranges from 0.02 to 0.05 and, when the variable Δn of the motor speed ranges from 1000 rpm to 1500 rpm, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio ranges from 0.05 to 0.08. 
     The beneficial effects are described below. 
     The subject disclosure determines the duty ratio under different working conditions according to an analysis of the characteristic parameter of the motor. When applied to a power tool, such as a circular saw or an electric drill, the corresponding duty ratio may be obtained by querying a table or through calculations according to the characteristic parameter x of the motor obtained in real time and the drive signal is outputted according to the duty ratio to control the motor to operate, thereby optimizing performances of the power tool. 
     The subject disclosure acquires the characteristic parameter V of the power supply device and the characteristic parameter x of the motor by use of the existing circuit hardware or mechanical structure of the power tool, and then the duty ratio may be obtained by merely adding a simple table look-up or computing control, so as to achieve optimal control of the motor. In particular, the maximum output torque of the power tool can be controlled to be not less than 5N·m in some cases. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram illustrating an external structure of an electric drill according to a first example of the subject disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic diagram of an internal circuit system according to the first example of the subject disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram illustrating an external structure of a circular saw according to a second example of the subject disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram of an internal circuit system according to the second example of the subject disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram illustrating an external structure of an angle grinder according to a third example of the subject disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic diagram of an internal circuit system according to the third example of the subject disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic diagram of a principle of a simulation system in the subject disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  illustrates a principle for selecting a PWM duty ratio under a first state in a simulation system; 
         FIG. 9  is a flowchart of a motor control method according to a first example of the subject disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  is a comparison diagram of a maximum impulse current in a first example of the subject disclosure compared to the related art; 
         FIG. 11  is a comparison diagram of a heavy load torque in a first example of the subject disclosure compared to the related art; and 
         FIG. 12  is a comparison diagram of a locked rotor test in a first example of the subject disclosure compared to the related art. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The various aspects of the subject disclosure will be described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific examples. 
     The motor control method and system provided by the subject disclosure can be applied to most hand-held power tools. Duty ratios under different working conditions is obtained by mere analyses of a characteristic parameter V of a power supply device and/or a characteristic parameter x of a motor. In a power tool, a corresponding duty ratio is determined according to the characteristic parameter V of the power supply device and/or the characteristic parameter x of the motor acquired in real time, to control a drive circuit based on the determined duty ratio to drive the motor to operate, thereby optimizing a maximum impulse current of the power tool and a maximum output torque of the power tool. 
     The specific examples of the subject disclosure are described below by taking three typical power tools as examples. In a first example of the subject disclosure, an electric drill as shown in  FIG. 1  includes a housing  11 , an output member  12 , a motor  13 , a transmission assembly  14 , a printed circuit board (PCB)  15 , and a power supply device  16 . The housing  11  is configured to accommodate the motor  13 , the transmission assembly  14 , the PCB circuit structure, etc., and an end of the housing  11  is further configured to mount the output member  12 . The motor  13 , the PCB circuit structure  15 , and the power supply device  16  are invisible in the view of  FIG. 1  due to being blocked by the housing  11 . In a front-rear orientation, the housing  11  may further include a main housing portion  111  and a head housing portion  112 . The main housing portion  111  may be configured to accommodate the motor  13 , the transmission assembly  14  and the PCB circuit structure  15 . The head housing portion  112  may be connected to the output member  12 . In a left-right orientation, the main housing portion  111  may be symmetrically disposed with respect to a section of a structure illustrated in  FIG. 2 . On both sides of the section, the main housing portion  111  may include a left housing portion and a right housing portion symmetrical to each other, respectively. The output member  12  is configured to output a power. For example, for the electric drill, the output member  12  may be specifically selected as a chuck capable of gripping a drill bit. The motor  13 , the transmission assembly  14  and the PCB circuit structure  15  are all disposed within the housing  11 . The power supply device  16  is configured to supply power to each electronic device within the electric drill. The PCB circuit structure  15  is configured to control the motor  13  to operate. The motor  13  is configured to drive the transmission assembly  14 . The transmission assembly  14  is configured to transfer the power outputted from the motor  13  to the output member  12  so as to drive the output member  12  to output power. 
     To control the motor  13  to operate, referring to  FIG. 2 , the above PCB circuit structure  15  may specifically include the following circuit hardware: a power supply control module  400 , a power supply device detection module  402 , a control unit  404 , a drive circuit  406 , and an optimal duty ratio storage device  408 . The power supply control module  400 , the power supply device detection module  402 , the control unit  404 , the drive circuit  406 , the optimal duty ratio storage device  408  and the motor  13  are all enclosed by the housing  11 . 
     The power supply device  16  of the hand-held electric drill illustrated in  FIG. 2  may be selected as a battery pack or an alternating current (AC) power supply. The battery pack may be composed of a group of battery units. For example, in this example, single battery cells or battery units may be connected in series to form a single power supply branch to form a 1P battery pack. An output voltage of the battery pack is varied by a specific power supply control module  400 , to output an appropriate supply voltage to the power supply device detection module  402 , the control unit  404 , the drive circuit  406 , the optimal duty ratio storage device  408  and the motor  13 , etc., and supply power to them. It is understandable by those skilled in the art that the power supply device  16  may also be selected as the AC power supply. An inputted alternating current may be converted by the corresponding power supply control module, which may also supply power to the power supply device detection module  400 , the control unit  404 , the drive circuit  406 , the optimal duty ratio storage device  408 , and the motor  13 , etc. 
     The power supply control module  400  may be implemented by a selected dedicated power chip or directly through a hardware circuit. Taking the AC power supply as an example, rectification, filtering, voltage division, and reduction voltage are performed on an AC signal outputted from the power supply through the hardware circuit to implement the power supply control module  400 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the drive circuit  406  is electrically connected to three-phase electrodes U, V and W of the motor  13  to drive the motor to operate. The drive circuit  406  includes a switch circuit  410  configured to output a drive signal to the three-phase electrodes of the motor  13  according to the control of the controller  404 , so as to control a rotor of the motor  13  to operate. The drive circuit  406  has an input end, an output end, and a sampling end. As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the switch circuit  410  includes switch elements VT 1 , VT 2 , VT 3 , VT 4 , VT 5 , and VT 6 . Field effect transistors, IGBT transistors and the like may be selected as the switch elements VT 1  to VT 6 . In this example, taking the field effect transistors as an example, a gate electrode of each switch element is used as an input end of the drive circuit  406  and is electrically connected to a drive signal port of the controller  404 , and a drain electrode or a source electrode of each switch element is electrically connected to a stator of the motor  13 . The switch elements VT 1  to VT 6  change a conducting state according to the drive signal outputted from the controller  404  to change a voltage state that the battery pack applies to windings of a brushless motor to drive the motor  13  to operate. 
     To rotate the motor  13 , the drive circuit  406  has a plurality of drive states. In one drive state, the stator of the motor  13  generates a magnetic field and the control unit  404  is configured to output the corresponding drive signal to the drive circuit  406  according to a rotational position of the rotor of the motor  13  to enable the drive circuit  406  to switch the drive state, so that the magnetic field generated by the stator rotates to drive the rotor to rotate then to drive the motor  13 . In this example, the rotational position of the rotor of the motor  13  may be calculated by a motor detection module  412  in the controller  404  through sampling a bus current and/or a terminal voltage of the motor  13 . 
     The control unit  404  is configured to determine a variable ΔPWM of a duty ratio according to a variable Δx of a characteristic parameter of the motor  13 . The variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained by a function f(Δx). That is to say, the characteristic parameter x of the motor  13  changes within every fixed variable Δx and the control unit  404  determines a fixed variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio according to the fixed variable Δx of the characteristic parameter x of the motor  13 . According to the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio, the drive signal is outputted to the drive circuit  406  to control the rotor of the motor  13  to operate to output a driving force. It will be described below in detail. 
     In some examples, the control unit  404  may be further configured to determine the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio according to the variable Δx of the characteristic parameter of the motor  13  and a characteristic parameter V of the power supply device  16 . The variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained by a function f(Δx, V). 
     In some examples, the control unit  404  may be further configured to determine the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio according to the variable Δx of the characteristic parameter of the motor  13 , a number of P of the battery pack and the characteristic parameter V of the power supply device  16 . The variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained by a function f(Δx, V, P). 
     Functional operation results for the above characteristic parameters of the motor  13  and the like may be pre-stored in the optimal duty ratio storage device  408  and obtained by the control unit  404  by querying the optimal duty ratio storage device  408 . An adjustment process of the duty ratio may refer to  FIG. 9  and be described below. 
     First, the motor detection module  412  samples the motor  13  and obtains the characteristic parameter x of the motor  13  by calculating. The characteristic parameter x of the motor  13  may include, but is not limited to, a motor speed n, a position of the stator or rotor, a torque, a current of the motor, and the like. An optimal duty ratio in the working condition of this tap position is obtained by calculating with the function f(Δx) according to the practical working condition of the battery pack and the characteristic parameter x of the motor  13 . The drive signal in a form of a pulse width modulation (PWM) is determined according to the duty ratio. The corresponding drive signal is outputted to the drive circuit  406  according to the rotational position of the rotor of the motor  13  and the duty ratio. Therefore, the drive circuit  406  drives the motor  13  according to the drive signal. 
     Here, the optimal duty ratio may be fixedly stored in a storage device. For example, the optimal duty ratios obtained by calculating with the function f(Δx) under different working conditions are stored in advance based on the analysis of the characteristic parameter x of the motor  13  to generate a PWM table. Therefore, the controller  404  may obtain the duty ratio directly by querying data in the storage device and output the corresponding drive signal according to the duty ratio, thereby optimizing performance of the current electric drill. Specifically, by selecting the optimal duty ratios under different working conditions, a current I b  on a power supply side and a current I m  on a motor side may be optimized. For example, when the same current I m  on the motor side is obtained by adjusting the duty ratio via the function f(Δx), that is, when the performances of the motors are the same, the duty ratio which makes the current I b  on the power supply side smaller is friendlier to the power supply device. By selecting the duty ratio of the drive signal in the PWM form in such a manner, the subject disclosure can effectively control a maximum impulse current of the battery pack and ensure a maximum output torque of the motor  13  when necessary, thereby optimizing the overall working performance of the power tool. The optimum duty ratios under different working conditions will be described in detail below in conjunction with the principles illustrated in  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8 . 
     In the circuit hardware in this example, all the power supply device detection module  402 , the motor detection module  412 , and the optimal duty ratio storage device  408  may be implemented by a dedicated chip or may be directly implemented in the control unit  404  through function modules integrated into the control unit  404 . The control unit  404  may be implemented by selecting a digital signal processor (DSP) chip, an Advanced (Reduced instruction set computer (RISC)) Machine (ARM) chip, a Microcontroller Unit (MCU) and the like according to requirements of the power tool on internal data signal processing. 
     Referring to a comparison chart of experimental data illustrated in  FIG. 10 , in a test for the maximum impulse current, the electric drill using the above technology can limit the maximum impulse current to be under 30 A when the torque reaches above 3N·m, as illustrated by a solid line in  FIG. 10 . However, as indicated by a dashed line in  FIG. 10 , the maximum impulse current of the existing electric drill using the prior art becomes larger with the torque and quickly exceeds a limit of 30 A. An excessive impulse current will damage the power supply device  16  of the electric drill. Especially when powered by a direct current (DC) power supply, the temperature of the battery pack is greatly increased, which affects the service life of the battery pack. By adopting the technology according to the subject disclosure, the electric drill would still be friendly to the battery pack under a heavy load with a large torque and can effectively avoid irreversible damage to the battery pack caused by an overcurrent and temperature rise. 
       FIG. 11  is a comparison diagram of maximum output torques under a heavy load of an electric drill using the technology of the subject disclosure compared with an electrical drill using the prior art. As illustrated by a solid line in  FIG. 11 , the electric drill using an existing overload protection mechanism starts overhead protection after the output torque reaches 3.7N·m and causes the motor to be locked and stop operating. However, as illustrated by a curve marked with triangles in  FIG. 11 , the electric drill using the technology of the subject disclosure maintains the current below an overload threshold under the heavy load so that the output torque may reach nearly 6N·m, which is close to 2 times the output torque in the prior art. 
       FIG. 12  shows comparison data of an electric drill using the technology of the subject disclosure compared with an electrical drill using the prior art in a locked rotor test. When the motor  13  has a completely locked rotor, and the speed is close to 0 or a back electromotive force is close to 0, the electric drill using the prior art, as illustrated by a dark color in  FIG. 12 , has an output torque of only 33N·m and a maximum impulse current as high as 100 A; however, the electric drill using the technology of the subject disclosure, as illustrated by a light color in  FIG. 12 , has an output torque of 36N·m which is 10% higher than that in the prior art and a maximum impulse current of only 70 A which is 30% lower than that in the prior art. Thus, the electric drill using the technology of the subject disclosure is friendlier to the battery pack. 
     In a second example according to the subject disclosure, a hand-held circular saw is shown in  FIG. 3 , and a mechanical structure of the circular saw specifically includes: a bottom plate  20 , a housing  21 , a saw blade cover  213 , a saw blade shaft  22 , a motor  23 , a motor shaft  231  and a transmission device  24 . The bottom plate  20  is configured to contact a workpiece. The housing  21  is mounted on the bottom plate. The saw blade cover  213  is connected to the housing. The saw blade shaft  22  is configured to rotate a saw blade in the blade cover to cut the workpiece. The motor  23  is disposed within the housing and includes a stator and a rotor. The motor shaft  231  is driven by the rotor of the motor. The transmission device  24  is configured to connect the motor shaft and the saw blade shaft to transfer a rotational motion of the motor shaft to the saw blade shaft to drive the saw blade to operate. The transmission device may specifically include a speed reduction mechanism, such as a reduction gear box, or a worm gear and a worm that engage with each other. The worm gear and worm or the reduction gear box may include a gear structure with different gear ratios or a synchronous belt transmission structure with different radials of synchronous wheels. In an exemplary example of the present invention, the motor is a brushless motor. 
     The operation of the hand-held circular saw described above also relies on electronic components mounted on a PCB  25 . The PCB  25  is accommodated in the housing  21  and is not exposed from the perspective of  FIG. 3 . Referring to  FIG. 4 , the PCB  25  specifically includes the following circuit hardware: a power supply control module  400 ′, a battery detection module  402 ′, a controller  404 ′, and a drive circuit  406 ′. The power supply control module  400 ′, the battery detection module  402 ′, the controller  404 ′, the drive circuit  406 ′, and the motor  23  are all enclosed by the housing  21 . The controller  404  further stores, temporarily stores, or buffers data of a PWM table. The data of the PWM includes duty ratios of ΔPWM modulated signals, i.e., duty ratios of drive signals, generated with a function f(Δx, V) under characteristic parameters V of different power supply devices and/or characteristic parameters x of different motor. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the electronic components of the hand-held circular saw cooperate in a same manner as the electronic devices of the electric drill in the first example. The difference only lies in that a control unit in this example is specifically selected as a controller with a storage function. In this example, the circular saw is directly powered by a battery pack and a rotational position of the rotor of the motor is directly acquired by a position sensor  414 , so information about a motor speed may be acquired through simple calculations by the controller  404 ′. Therefore, the motor speed n may be selected as a specific characteristic parameter of the motor  23 . In this way, the characteristic parameter x of the motor  23 ′, i.e., the motor speed n in this example, may be detected by detecting and calculating a signal of the position sensor  414 . Therefore, in this example, the step of sampling the bus current, the phase current or the terminal voltage of the motor in the first example may be omitted and complicated operations of these sampling signals by the controller is omitted. The detection of the motor speed n by the motor detection module  412  may be implemented by the position sensor  414  in conjunction with simple calculations such as accumulation, timing or integral operations in the controller. 
     A duty ratio of the drive signal outputted by the controller  404 ′ is similar to that in the first example and is obtained by querying the PWM table which simplifies the calculation of the function f(Δx, V). A query process may also refer to  FIG. 9 . 
     The battery detection module  402 ′ samples and acquires a practical working condition of the battery pack, such as a voltage V of the battery pack, as a specific characteristic parameter of the power supply device. Of course, the characteristic parameter V of the power supply device is not limited to the voltage of the battery pack, and may also be a voltage of the power supply device, a current of the battery pack, temperature, remaining power, a State of Charge (SOC) parameter (which is generally a ratio of a charging capacity to a rated capacity of the battery pack) of the battery pack, internal resistance of the power supply device, and the like. The rotational position of the rotor of the motor  23  is acquired by the position sensor  414  and a change rate of the rotational position of the rotor is calculated by the controller  404 ′, thereby obtaining the motor speed n as the specific characteristic parameter x of the motor  23 . The PWM table is searched for a corresponding tap position according to the voltage V of the battery pack and the motor speed n, then an optimal duty ratio, which is calculated with the function f(Δn, V) under this working condition correspondingly, may be obtained. The drive signal in the PWM form is determined according to the duty ratio, and the corresponding drive signal is outputted to the drive circuit  406 ′ according to the rotational position of the rotor of the motor and the duty ratio. Therefore, the drive circuit drives the motor  23  according to the drive signal. In the function f(Δn, V), Δn represents a variable of the motor speed. 
     Specifically, in this example, data of the duty ratios stored in the PWM table and corresponding to values of the function f(Δn, V) may be stored according to the following table structure. Each unit of the table may store the optimal duty ratios under different working conditions, that is, in this example, the data of the duty ratios corresponding to different voltages V of the battery pack and different motor speeds n are stored. For example, when the practical working condition of the battery pack obtained by the battery detection module  402 ′ falls into a case of the voltage V 1  of the battery pack and the control module  404 ′ determines that the characteristic parameter x of the motor  23  falls into a case of N3˜N4 according to the motor detection module or the position sensor  414 , the controller  404 ′ searches the table and selects to output the drive signal at a duty ratio, duty2, to the drive circuit  406 ′, and the drive circuit  406 ′ drives the motor to operate according to the drive signal. Here, a specific selection of the duty ratios (duty1, duty2, . . . ) according to the function f(Δn, V) will be specifically analyzed in conjunction with the principles illustrated in  FIG. 7  and  FIG. 8  in a next example. 
     A PWM table storage device may be implemented by a cache, a storage unit, a memory, etc., in the power tool, and may be updated and buffered in real time over the Cloud in a wireless way. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Battery Pack Voltage-V1 
                   
                 Battery Pack Voltage-V2 
                   
               
               
                   
                 (A fully charged state 
                   
                 (A not fully charged state 
               
               
                   
                 with an open circuit 
                   
                 with an open circuit 
               
               
                   
                 voltage of 25.2 V) 
                   
                 voltage of 23 V) 
               
               
                 Speed/rpm 
                 Duty Ratio 
                 Speed/rpm 
                 Duty Ratio 
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                 N1 = 12000 above 
                 1 
                 N9 = 11000 above 
                 1 
                   
               
               
                 N2~N3 = 11100~12000 
                 duty 1 = 0.95 
                 N10~N11 = 10100~11000 
                 duty 5 = 0.95 
               
               
                 N3~N4 = 10200~11100 
                 duty 2 = 0.90 
                 N11~N12 = 9200~10100 
                 duty 6 = 0.90 
               
               
                 N4~N5 = 9300~10200 
                 duty 3 = 0.85 
                 N12~N13 = 8300~9200 
                 duty 7 = 0.85 
               
               
                 N5~N6 = 8400~9300 
                 duty 4 = 0.80 
                 N13~N14 = 7200~8300 
                 duty 8 = 0.80 
               
               
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     For a clearer description, as illustrated in the above table 1, in the left column, when the battery pack is a 1P battery pack (in which the 1P battery pack refers to a battery pack composed of a plurality of single battery cells connected in series) and the voltage V 1  of the 1P battery pack is 25.2 V, as well as when the motor speed N1 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value such as 12000 rpm, the controller  404 ′ outputs a certain fixed duty ratio such as a duty ratio of 1; when the motor speed N2˜N3 is in a range of 11100˜12000 rpm, the controller  404 ′ outputs a fixed duty ratio, duty1=0.95; when the motor speed N3˜N4 is in a range of 10200˜11100 rpm, the controller  404 ′ outputs a fixed duty ratio, duty2=0.90; when the motor speed N4˜N5 is in a range of 9300˜10200 rpm, the controller  404 ′ outputs a fixed duty ratio, duty3=0.85; when the motor speed N5˜N6 is in a range of 8400˜9300 rpm, the controller  404 ′ outputs a fixed duty ratio, duty4=0.80. Every time the motor speed n is reduced by 900 rpm, the duty ratio PWM outputted from the controller  404 ′ is reduced by 0.05. The variable Δn of the motor speed is set to 900 rpm and the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio outputted from the controller  404 ′ has a function relationship with the variable Δn of the motor speed, that is, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained with the function f(Δx), where the variable Δn of the motor speed is 900 rpm and ΔPWM is set to 0.05. 
     As shown in the above table 1, in a right column, when the battery pack is a 1P battery pack and the voltage V 2  of the 1P battery pack is 23 V, when the motor speed N9 is greater than or equal to a predetermined value such as 11000 rpm, the controller outputs a certain fixed duty ratio such as a duty ratio of 1; when the motor speed N10˜N11 is in a range of 10100˜11000 rpm, the controller outputs a fixed duty ratio, duty5=0.95; when the motor speed N11˜N12 is in a range of 9200˜10100 rpm, the controller outputs a fixed duty ratio, duty6=0.90; when the motor speed N12˜N13 is in a range of 8300˜9200 rpm, the controller outputs a fixed duty ratio, duty7=0.85; when the motor speed N13˜N14 is in a range of 7200˜8300 rpm, the controller outputs a fixed duty ratio, duty8=0.80. Every time the motor speed n is reduced by 900 rpm, the duty ratio PWM outputted from the controller is reduced by 0.05. The variable Δn of the motor speed is set to 900 rpm and the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio outputted from the controller has a function relationship with the variable Δn of the motor speed, that is, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained with the function f(Δn), where the variable Δn of the motor speed is 900 rpm and ΔPWM is set to 0.05. 
     In some other examples of the subject disclosure, when the variable Δn of the motor speed is set to any predetermined value such as 300 rpm, 500 rpm, 10000 rpm or 12000 rpm, ΔPWM is set to any value between 0.01 and 0.2. That is to say, the control unit  404 ′ is configured to determine the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio according to the variable Δn of the characteristic parameter of the motor  23 , where the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained with the function f(Δn) and ranges between 0.01 and 0.2. According to the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio, the drive signal is outputted to the drive circuit  406 ′ to output a driving force for controlling the rotor of the motor to operate. 
     Here, the voltage V 2  of the 1P battery pack in the right column is 23V and smaller than the voltage V 1 , 25.2V, of the 1P battery pack in the left column. When the 1P battery pack has the voltage V 2 , an initial value N9 of the motor speed is set to 11000 rpm and also a little smaller than an initial value N1, 12000 rpm, of the motor speed set when the 1P battery pack has the voltage V 1 . That is to say, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio for the controller  404 ′ is related to the variable Δn of the motor speed and is also limited by the voltage V of the 1P battery pack, that is, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio for the controller  404 ′ is obtained by a function f(Δn, V). 
     In a case that different battery packs have different voltages and different motor speeds, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio may be set between 0.01 and 0.2. More specifically, when the motor speed n is selected as a specific characteristic parameter of the motor  23 , the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio and the variable Δn of the motor speed may have the following relationship: for battery packs with some voltages, when Δn has a variation range from 500 rpm to 1000 rpm or is any other value, the variable of the corresponding duty ratio is in a range of 0.01˜0.1; for battery packs with other voltages, when Δn has a variation range from 1000 rpm to 1500 rpm or is any other value, the variable of the corresponding duty ratio is in a range of 0.1˜0.2. That is to say, the battery packs with some voltages are applicable to the variable of the duty ratio with a range of 0.01˜0.1 so that a maximum output torque is significantly improved and/or a maximum impulse current is significantly reduced; while the battery packs with other voltages are applicable to the variable of the duty ratio with a range of 0.1˜0.2 so that the maximum output torque is significantly improved and/or the maximum impulse current is significantly reduced. 
     The control unit  404 ′ outputs the corresponding drive signal to the drive circuit  406 ′ according to the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio to output the driving force for controlling the rotor of the motor to operate. Since the duty ratio is adjusted in the range of 0.01 to 0.2 according to the function f(Δn, V), a duty ratio, which makes a current I b  on a power supply side smaller (i.e., is friendlier to the power supply device) when currents I m  on the motor side are the same (i.e., performances of the motors are the same), may be obtained. By selecting the corresponding duty ratio of the drive signal in the PWM form in such a manner, the subject disclosure through the selection of the duty ratio can effectively control the maximum impulse current of the battery pack and ensure the maximum output torque of the motor  23  when necessary, thereby optimizing the overall working performance of the power tool. 
     It is known to those skilled in the art that different power tools have different parameters and different battery packs have different characteristics, so that different variables of the duty ratio may be matched. For example, in one example, the variation range 0.01˜0.1 of the duty ratio is selected to match parameters of one power tool. In another example, the variation range 0.1˜0.2 of the duty ratio is selected to match parameters of another power tool. 
     The above description is given for cases where the 1P battery pack has different voltages, and the controller  404 ′ outputs the corresponding drive signal based on the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio. The variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is obtained with the function f(Δn, V), where Δn is the variable of the motor speed and V is the voltage of the battery pack. In addition, in some other examples of the present invention, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio for the controller  404 ′ is also appropriately adjusted or corrected according to a number of P of the battery pack. For example, there are a 2P battery pack, a 3P battery pack, a 4P battery pack, . . . , and an nP battery pack. The 2P battery pack refers to two 1P battery packs connected in parallel, the 3P battery pack refers to three 1P battery packs connected in parallel, the 4P battery pack refers to four 1P battery packs connected in parallel, and the nP battery pack refers to n 1P battery packs connected in parallel. In this case, ΔPWM is obtained with a function f(Δn, V, P). 
     It is to be noted that, in the examples of the subject disclosure, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio for the controller  404 ′ is obtained with the function f(Δn, V, P), where ΔPWM is mainly adjusted or controlled according to the variable Δn of the motor speed. In some other examples of the subject disclosure, ΔPWM may be adjusted or controlled according to the characteristic parameter x of the motor  23 , for example, the characteristic parameter x of the motor  23  may be at least one of the motor speed, a current, an output torque and a voltage. That is to say, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio for the controller is obtained with the function f(Δx, V, P), where Δx is variable(s) of one or more characteristic parameters of the motor. 
     In a third example of the subject disclosure, an angle grinder which acts as a representation of a power tool is described in conjunction with  FIG. 5  to illustrate an application of a motor control technique to a power tool in the subject disclosure. 
     The power tool as shown in  FIG. 5  has a mechanical structure which specifically includes: a housing  31 , a motor  33 , an output member  32  and a circuit component  35 . Of course, in this example, the angle grinder may further include a transmission device  34  and a clamping device  36 . 
     A receiving cavity  313  is formed inside the housing  31 , and the receiving cavity  313  is for accommodating the motor  33 , the transmission device  34  and the circuit component  35 . A handle for a user to hold may also be formed on an outer surface of the housing  31 . For the angle grinder, the housing  31  may be generally linear. The motor  33  is configured to drive the output member  32  to output a power. The motor  33  may further include a motor shaft for outputting the power. The output member  32  configured to output the power to the clamping device  36  to drive the clamping device  36  to rotate. The transmission device  34  is configured to implement transmission between the motor shaft of the motor  33  and the output member  32 . The clamping device  36  may mount a grinding disc to the output member  32  so that the grinding disc is driven by the output member  32  to grind a workpiece. A fan may be further mounted within the housing  31  to dissipate heat from a heat generating device inside the power tool to ensure that the angle grinder can operate in a normal thermal environment. 
     The operation of the angle grinder also needs to rely on the cooperative control of various electronic elements mounted on the circuit component  35 . The circuit component  35  is accommodated within the housing  31 . Referring to  FIG. 6 , the circuit component  35  specifically includes the following circuit: a power supply control chip  400 ″, a battery detection module  402 ″, a motor detection module  412 ′, a controller  404 ″ and a drive circuit  406 ″. The power supply control chip  400 ″, the battery detection module  402 ″, the motor detection module  412 ′, the controller  404 ″, the drive circuit  406 ″ and the motor  33  are all enclosed by the housing  31 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , the various circuit modules in the angle grinder cooperate in a similar manner as the various electronic devices in the electric drill in the first example. The only difference lies in that in this example, the motor detection module  412 ′ is separately disposed outside the controller  404 ″, and a function of a power supply device detection module, that is, a function for detecting a battery is implemented by a sampling port inside the controller  404 ″. In this example, the motor detection module  412 ′ may obtain a rotational position of a rotor of the motor  33  or a motor speed by sampling a phase current and/or a terminal voltage of the motor  33  in conjunction with corresponding calculations. The motor speed n reflects a characteristic parameter x of the motor  33 . In this example, a size of a current signal outputted from a battery pack may be collected by a sampling resistor R 3  connected in series to one side of the battery pack and is inputted to the battery detection module  402 ″. The battery detection module  402 ″ calculates and obtains a current, a number of level P and the like of the battery pack which are acted as a characteristic parameter V of a power supply device. The controller  404 ″ performs functional operations according to the above motor speed n, the characteristic parameter V of the power supply device and the number of P of the battery pack to obtain a corresponding variable ΔPWM=f(Δn, V, P) of a duty ratio, and thus the duty ratio is determined. To simplify the calculation, the characteristic parameter of the power supply device in this example may also be a voltage of the battery pack. The duty ratio is calculated and obtained with the function ΔPWM=f(Δn, V, P). According to the duty ratio and the rotational position of the rotor of the motor, a corresponding drive signal is outputted to the drive circuit  406 ″ to enable the drive circuit  406 ″ to switch a drive state, thereby enabling a magnetic field generated by a stator to rotate to drive the rotor to rotate to drive the motor  33 . 
     The duty ratio of the drive signal outputted from the controller  404 ″ is specifically obtained by calculating the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio with the function ΔPWM=f(Δn, V, P). 
     The battery detection module  402 ″ first samples and acquires a practical working condition of the battery pack, such as the voltage V of the battery pack; and the motor detection module  412 ′ calculates and obtains the characteristic parameter x of the motor such as the motor speed n. According to the voltage V of the battery pack, the motor speed n and the number of P of the battery pack, the variable ΔPWM=f(Δn, V, P) of the duty ratio under this working condition is calculated and obtained and a corresponding optimal duty ratio is calculated and obtained. A PWM signal is adjusted according to the duty ratio to obtain the drive signal suitable for a current working condition of the angle grinder. The controller outputs the drive signal to the drive circuit  406 ″ according to the duty ratio and the rotational position of the rotor of the motor  33 . Therefore, the drive circuit drives the motor  33  according to the drive signal. 
     In this example, the calculation of the function f(Δn, V, P) may be directly performed by the controller  404 ″ to obtain the corresponding data of the duty ratio and thus the PWM table storage device in the above example may be omitted. In this way, optimization selection of the corresponding optimal duty ratio under different working conditions may also be realized. The duty ratio is specifically a duty ratio of the drive signal for driving the motor  33  to operate under different characteristic parameters x of the motor and/or different working conditions of the battery pack. Similar to the above example, when the battery detection module  402 ″ obtains the voltage V=25.2 V of the battery pack and the number of P of the battery pack is 1, a relationship between the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio determined by the control module  404 ″ according to the function f(Δn, V, P) and the variable Δn of the motor speed may be specifically as follows: when the variable Δn of the motor speed is between 500 rpm and 1000 rpm, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is in a range of 0.01 to 0.1; and when the variable Δn of the motor speed is between 1000 rpm to 1500 rpm, the variable ΔPWM of the duty ratio is correspondingly in a range of 0.1 to 0.2. 
     Here, the function f(Δn, V, P) may be obtained by the steps described below. 
     A power tool simulation system model illustrated in  FIG. 7  is established first according to specific circuit characteristic parameters of the power tool. The circuit characteristic parameters of the power tool to be considered in the model include the characteristic parameter of the power supply device and the characteristic parameter of the motor. The characteristic parameter of the power supply device may include, but is not limited to, a voltage of the power supply device, remaining power, a SOC parameter of the battery pack, an internal resistance of the power supply device, and the like. The characteristic parameter of the motor may include, but is not limited to, the motor speed, a position, a torque and the like. 
     An example in which the battery pack is taken as the power supply device is used here and a case in which an AC power supply is taken as the power supply device may be achieved similarly. In a power tool control model illustrated in  FIG. 7 , a current I b  on a power supply side is outputted by the battery pack according to different numbers of P and/or characteristic parameters under working conditions, and the controller according to different duty ratios outputs the drive signal to drive the motor to operate. At this time, the motor outputs a corresponding current I m  on a motor side according to the characteristic parameter corresponding to a working condition of the motor. 
     Simulation is performed respectively based on different working conditions of the battery pack and different characteristic parameters x of the motor, to respectively obtain a relationship between the duty ratio of the drive signal and the current I b  on the power supply side and a relationship between the duty ratio of the drive signal and the current I m  on the motor side under a working condition (different working conditions of the battery pack and different characteristic parameters x of the motor). For example, in an example in which the working condition of the battery pack is the voltage V 2  of the battery pack and the characteristic parameter x of the motor falls into N10˜N11, the relationship between the duty ratio of the drive signal and the current I b  on the power supply side and the relationship between the duty ratio of the drive signal and the current I m  on the motor side are simulated and obtained. The relationships may be represented by curves illustrated in  FIG. 8 . 
     Because the current I m  on the motor side is proportional to an output torque of the motor, by querying  FIG. 8 , it is known that a highest point B of the curve of the current I m  on the motor side is a point of a maximum output torque under this working condition, that is, is a point of optimal output performance of the motor. The duty ratio of the drive signal under this working condition is 65%. When the current I m  on the motor side corresponding to the output torque of the motor is 49 A, two duty ratios may be found to implement the torque by querying the curve illustrated in  FIG. 8 . However, because the current I b  on the power supply side corresponding to the duty ratio at a point A is smaller, it may be determined that the point A is a battery friendly point, and the duty ratio of the drive signal under this working condition is 39%. 
     According to an analysis of the working condition of the battery pack and the characteristic parameter x of the motor, it is determined whether to protect the battery or to output a large torque under the working condition, or a compromised solution is required for both of them. In the example in which the working condition of the battery pack is the voltage V 2  of the battery pack and the characteristic parameter x of the motor falls into N10˜N11, if it tends to protect the battery under one working condition, (that is, a maximum impulse current on the battery pack needs to be limited), accordingly, the duty ratio of 39% at the point A may be selected as the optimal duty ratio under this working condition; if it tends to output the large torque under another working condition, accordingly, the duty ratio of 65% at the point B may be selected as the optimal duty ratio under this working condition. Alternatively, the above duty ratios are compromised, and it is determined that the optimal duty ratio is a duty ratio corresponding to a point appropriate to the working condition between the point A and the point B. Generally, in this manner, the duty ratio needs to be adjusted between 0.02 and 0.08. The optimal duty ratio selected for this working condition is stored at a position corresponding to duty5 in table 1 according to the working condition V 2  of the battery pack and N10˜N11 of the characteristic parameter x of the motor. Similarly, the duty ratios corresponding to different working conditions in the above PWM table are determined one by one and stored in the table. Alternatively, a process of adjusting the duty ratio according to characteristics of the power tool may be fitted with the function f(Δn, V, P), that is, the process of adjusting the duty ratio is fitted according to the characteristic parameter of the power supply device and the characteristic parameter of the motor. Alternatively, the above PWM table may be directly fitted. By replacing the storage of specific duty ratios with the calculation of the function f(Δn, V, P), the duty ratio may be adjusted directly according to real-time working conditions. 
     Therefore, during using the power tool, once it is determined that a practical working condition falls into the working condition V 2  of the battery pack and N10˜N11 of the characteristic parameter x of the motor, duty 5 is determined as the corresponding duty ratio accordingly by directly querying the table or fitting via the function f(Δn, V, P). The drive signal corresponding to the duty ratio is controlled, according to its corresponding policy, to be outputted to the drive circuit to drive the motor to operate. By selecting the optimal duty ratio in the simulation process, effects close to the simulation may be obtained in the practical applications, thereby limiting the maximum impulse current of the power tool, improving the maximum output torque, and being able to increase a ratio of the maximum output torque to a power supply capacity. Specifically, by using the above technology, the maximum output torque of the power tool may be not less than 5N·m, and/or the ratio of the maximum output torque of the power tool to the power supply capacity is not less than 3 Nm/Ah, and/or the maximum impulse current of the power tool does not exceed 30 A. 
     Under other operating conditions, the selection, storage and query mode of the duty ratio is similar to those described above, which is not repeated here. 
     It is understandable by those skilled in the art that when the power tool is nearly blocked under a working condition such as a low speed or a large torque, generally, an optimal performance point B is required to be selected as a basis of the duty ratio under the working condition to improve heavy load performance of the tool and avoid being blocked. 
     When the power tool is under a working condition of being completely blocked, the point A with smaller current may be selected to achieve a compromise between the protection of the battery and the output of the large torque. 
     The above selection of the optimal duty ratio under different working conditions may be applied to most power tools. When the above selection is applied to a specific power tool, it is only required to adjust the parameters in the power tool simulation system model shown in  FIG. 7  according to use requirements and circuit characteristics of the power tool and perform the corresponding simulation to determine specific values of the duty ratio. 
     For the existing power tool, the subject disclosure does not need to make any change on the circuit hardware or mechanical structure of the power tool, and it is only required to pre-store the PWM table (table 1) corresponding to the tool or directly execute the function f(Δn, V, P) through the operations of the control unit, so that the optimal control of the motor may be achieved at the optimal duty ratio, thereby optimizing the working performance of the power tool. 
     Referring to test data in  FIG. 10  to  FIG. 12 , the subject disclosure can easily control the maximum impulse current of the battery pack in the power tool to be less than 30 A and the maximum output torque of the power tool to be not less than 5N·m. In particular, in the locked rotor state illustrated in  FIG. 12 , for example, when the motor speed is 20% of or below of the original speed, a locked rotor current of the power tool may be limited to 70 A or below. 
     The above illustrates and describes basic principles, main features and advantages of the subject disclosure. It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples do not limit the subject disclosure in any form, and all solutions obtained by means of equivalent substitution or equivalent transformation fall within the protection scope of the appended claims.