| CPC H02P 23/14 (2013.01) [H02P 3/22 (2013.01); H02P 6/24 (2013.01); H02P 6/28 (2016.02); H02P 27/06 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A control method for a home appliance including a motor that is driven by a driving current, the control method comprising:
receiving a stop signal to stop the motor;
based on receiving the stop signal, performing open brake control that stops supply of the driving current to the motor;
based on a motor phase current of the motor at a start of the open brake control, estimating an initial motor speed of the motor at the start of the open brake control;
based on the estimated initial motor speed, determining a start time point of short brake control that applies a torque in a reverse direction to a rotation direction of the motor; and
performing the short brake control at the determined start time point of the short brake control.
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