Options for current limiting abound. The simplest to use a resistor. This option is easy to implement but has drawbacks. It causes significant heating and (because factors such as stepper motor inductance change with rotor position and frequently go undocumented) can be difficult to implement.
Another option — linear current limiters — employ a pair of power resistors. They offer better performance than simple limiters using a single resistor. Instead of limiting current linearly as resistor circuits, they limit current asymptotically … and usually the limit is far above a motor’s rated current. Both types of current limiters are automatic. However, they generate heat.
Still other methods exist to set current limit as part of open-loop systems .
One is to use a voltage boost at the beginning of startup. The controller delivers almost the entire supply voltage early. At the target current, the voltage drops down to only what’s necessary to maintain target current. Use of a dual-voltage supply is also possible. Here the drive applies high voltage until the current reaches the target level, then it switches to operating voltage and the high voltage switches off.
One caveat: This scheme can pose a problem if the drive applies the high voltage applies too long — as that can risk of burning out the motor or demagnetizing it. If the design uses software control to run this circuit and the programmer is unfamiliar with the application, the software may not prevent this situation.
Pulse-width modulation or chopping is another option. Here as current increases, the controller holds supply input to 100% duty cycle.
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