摘要 |
Rotation slip between the rotor and the armature of an electromagnetic clutch results in the exciting current I in the electromagnetic coil decreasing locally abruptly to form a unique waveform. The locally abruptly rising variations in the current is taken out as a locally abruptly variation (an alternating current component) in an inverted and amplified voltage, and the alternating current component is applied to a comparing circuit (400). The instantaneous value of the alternating current component is compared with a threshold which rises as the rotational speed of the rotor becomes higher, and while the instantaneous value exceeds the threshold, a comparison output is outputted. The comparison output is applied to a continuous waveform confirming circuit (500), and if the predetermined number of comparison outputs are detected with a predetermined time after a first comparison output has been generated, it is determined that a rotation slip has occurred. If the predetermined number of comparison outputs are not detected within the predetermined time a comparison output which is next generated is set as a first comparison output and the rotation slip decision operation is repeated.
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