Patent ID: 8886433

Claim:
An electric braking control apparatus for controlling an electric braking apparatus which includes a brake pad, a motor which generates a rotational torque, and a rotation/linear motion conversion mechanism which causes the brake pad to generate a pressing force based on the torque, the electric braking control apparatus comprising: an inverter configured to convert and output electric current supplied from a power supply to the motor; a microcomputer configured to receive power from the power supply, to detect the value of a voltage supplied from the power supply to the inverter, and to control the electric current output from the inverter in accordance with a result of the detection; a first power introducing terminal connected to an external power supply line to which power is supplied from the power supply; a first power supply path arranged to connect the first power introducing terminal with the inverter; a second power introducing terminal connected to the first power introducing terminal; a second power supply path arranged to connect the second power introducing terminal to the microcomputer and supply power from the first power introducing terminal to the microcomputer; and a third power supply path arranged to connect the second power introducing terminal to the microcomputer; wherein the microcomputer is configured to detect an inverter application voltage in the third power supply path and control a current to be supplied to the inverter so that a minimum operation voltage of an element between the second power introducing terminal and the microcomputer remains below the inverter application voltage in the third power supply path, which is applied by the inverter to the motor of the electric braking apparatus.