Abstract: A device for driving a plurality of motors, including an inverter connected to a DC terminal; a multi-phase motor connected to the inverter; and a single-phase motor serially connected to the multi-phase motor, wherein a number of frequency of current input to the multi-phase motor when driving the single-phase motor and the multi-phase motor at the same speed is smaller than the number of frequency of current input to the multi-phase motor when driving the single-phase motor and the multi-phase motor at different speeds. Accordingly, a plurality of motors can be simultaneously driven at different speeds, by using a single inverter.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor driving method, which includes the following steps: detecting a detected voltage value between a first switch and a second switch in a driving circuit, wherein the driving circuit is configured to control the first switch and the second switch according to a switching frequency to provide a driving current to a motor device; determining a driving current according to the detected voltage value; when the driving current is less than a predetermined value, the first switch and the second switch are turned off for a detection period, wherein the length of the detection period is a fixed value; during the detection period, detecting a back electromotive force to calculate a zero crossing time of the back electromotive force; and adjusting the switching frequency according to the zero crossing time.

Abstract: A motor drive device: a power conversion unit; a current detection unit that detects a phase current of the alternating-current motor; a position/speed specifying unit that specifies a magnetic pole position and a rotational speed of the alternating-current motor; a d-axis current pulsation generating unit that generates a d-axis current pulsation command based on q-axis current pulsation or a q-axis current pulsation command, which being in synchronization with the q-axis current pulsation or the q-axis current pulsation command and preventing or reducing an increase or decrease in amplitude of the voltage command; and a dq-axis current control unit that generates the voltage command for controlling the phase current on the dq rotating coordinates, which rotate in synchronization with the magnetic pole position, by using the magnetic pole position, the rotational speed, the phase current, the q-axis current pulsation or the q-axis current pulsation command, and the d-axis current pulsation command.

Abstract: A transport apparatus includes an electric motor having a mover and coils, and a control device that controls the electric motor and includes a measuring unit and a control unit. The coils drives the mover by applying a current to each of the coils. The measuring unit measures an impedance of each coil. The control unit controls the current flowing through each of the coils based on a third current command value in which a first current command value, indicating a current corresponding to a thrust command value indicating a thrust applied to the mover, and a second current command value, indicating a current for measuring the impedance, are superimposed. The control unit determines the second current command value such that the mover does not receive a thrust due to a component corresponding to the second current command value in the current flowing through each coil when measuring the impedance.

Abstract: A drive system with one or more electrically driven axles, a transmission subsystem, which is drivingly coupled to a drive gearbox of each of the electrically driven axles, first and second motors, which are each drivingly coupled to the transmission subsystem and have different motor characteristics, and a controller. The drive gearbox of each axle transmits rotary power to an associated set of vehicle wheels. The controller controls the first and second motors responsive to at least a torque request. Over a significant portion of the operating range of the drive system, the controller is configured to vary the respective magnitudes of the rotary power provided by the first and second motors to satisfy the torque request in a manner that maximizes a combined efficiency of the motors in a predetermined manner.

Abstract: A turboelectric distributed propulsion based on brushless doubly-fed machines (BDFMs) is provided, which minimizes power conversion, enhances mechanical reliability, and strengthens fault-tolerance capability of a DC-based propulsion system. A turboelectric distributed propulsion (TeDP) architecture using BDFMs for aviation applications, and a designed BDFM, inverter, and controller are provided. Simulations and systems are also provided.

Abstract: A motor controller 100-1 includes an inverter 23, a current detection unit 24, and a current detector 27. The motor controller includes a duty-cycle setting unit 31 that sets a duty cycle of each of a first PWM signal, a second PWM signal, and a third PWM signal, based on a corresponding detected value for a given phase. The motor controller includes a PWM signal generator 32. The PWM signal generator 32 adjusts, upon occurrence of a condition in which a given setting value changes, a time sequence order of timings at which the first PWM signal, the second PWM signal, and the third PWM signal respectively change after a change in the given setting value, to be the same as a time sequence order of timings at which the first PWM signal, the second PWM signal, and the third PWM signal respectively change prior to the change in the given setting value, so that a first energization time period and a second energization time period are ensured within half of one period of the carrier.

Abstract: A motor system comprises a motor comprising: a stator with a plurality of subwindings each having a plurality of phase connections for receiving phase voltages, wherein each of the subwindings is electrically insulated from each of the other subwindings; a rotor comprising a plurality of permanent magnets or energisable electromagnets; a controller comprising a plurality of control parts, each control part associated with a respective subwinding, each control part being configured to monitor phase voltages of the associated subwinding, between phase connections. The system further comprises a controller configured to: obtain, from each control part, at set discrete time intervals, a plurality of back measured electromotive force, EMF, readings for each of the respective subwindings; using the plurality of measured back EMF readings and an a priori knowledge of the motor's construction to estimate a commutation event timing.

Abstract: A microcomputer stores an offset correction value for correcting an offset of a detected current along with a pulse shift for each of a detected current of a maximum phase to which power is supplied for the longest time among three phases and a detected current of a minimum phase to which power is supplied for the shortest time among the three phases, and corrects the detected current of each of the phases with use of the stored offset correction values for the detected current of the maximum phase and the detected current of the minimum phase.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicular work machine (10) comprising a first electric motor arrangement (31) comprising one or more electric motors (21, 21?), and a second electric motor arrangement (32) comprising one or more electric motors (22, 22?) separate from said one or more electric motors (21, 21?) of the first electric motor arrangement (31). The vehicular work machine (10) further comprises a power connection (8) adapted to be connected to an external electric power source (17), an energy storage arrangement (23) and a hydraulic pump assembly (24) that is adapted to power hydraulic devices (5, 18, 19, 20) comprised in the vehicular work machine (10). At least one electric motor (21, 21?; 22, 22?) in each electric motor arrangement (31, 32) is adapted to propel the hydraulic pump assembly (24).

Abstract: A sound generating apparatus for a vehicle includes: a motor controller that generates a motor torque corresponding to a target sound; and an output device that outputs the target sound based on vibration generated by the motor torque to generate a sound of the vehicle without requiring an external amplifier or a separate actuator, thus preventing increases in cost and weight.

Abstract: A motor control device according to an embodiment comprises a first signal generator, a second signal generator, a main controller, and a driver. The first signal generator is configured to generate, based on a clock signal indicating a stepping drive cycle of a motor, a first control signal. The second signal generator is configured to generate, based on a command phase indicating a target phase of a rotor of the motor, a second control signal. The main controller is configured to control the first signal generator and the second signal generator to output at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal. The driver is configured to drive the motor based on at least one of the first control signal and the second control signal.

Abstract: A method of driving a three-phase motor includes, while a first phase is energized, driving a second phase using a first drive function which is sinusoidal. The first phase is switched to a non-energized state and a back electromotive force (BEMF) voltage of the first phase is detected. For at least a portion of a time when the first phase is non-energized the driving of the second phase depends on the output of a second drive function different from the first drive function. The second drive function may be non-sinusoidal and may be a cosine function. The second drive function may drive the second phase when the output of the second drive function is a modulation ratio less than 1. When the output of the second drive function is a modulation ratio greater than or equal to 1 the second phase may be driven to a modulation ratio of 1.

Abstract: A sensor-less detection circuit includes a first voltage adjustment circuit providing a first output voltage at a first node using one of three input voltages. A second voltage adjustment circuit provides a second output voltage at a second node using all three, or only two, of the three input voltages. The second voltage adjustment circuit acts as an internal virtual neutral point for detecting a zero crossing event of the motor. A differential amplifier is coupled with the first and second nodes and outputs a third output voltage at a third node. A reference buffer has a reference voltage input and provides a fourth output voltage at a fourth node. A comparator is coupled with the third and fourth nodes and outputs a fifth output voltage at a fifth node, the fifth voltage indicating a zero cross event.

Abstract: A short-circuit fault-tolerant control method based on deadbeat current tracking for a five-phase permanent magnet motor with a sinusoidal back-electromotive force or a trapezoidal back-electromotive force (EMF) is provided. By fully utilizing a third harmonic space of a five-phase permanent magnet motor in a fault state, the method proposes a fault-tolerant control strategy for a five-phase permanent magnet motor with a sinusoidal back-EMF or a trapezoidal back-EMF in case of a single-phase short-circuit fault. The method enables the five-phase permanent magnet motor to make full use of the third harmonic space during fault-tolerant operation, thereby improving the torque output of the motor in a fault state and improving the fault-tolerant operation efficiency of the motor. The method achieves desirable fault-tolerant performance and dynamic response of the motor, and expands the speed range of the motor during fault-tolerant operation.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a power conversion device including a plurality of inverter circuits connected in parallel to a load, the power conversion device being capable of performing control with a smaller number of microcomputers, having high reliability, and being advantageous for miniaturization and cost reduction. Provided are: a plurality of inverter circuits connected in parallel to a load; a microcomputer which controls the plurality of inverter circuits; a plurality of signal selection units which select a drive signal of each of the plurality of inverter circuits; and a first transmission path and a second transmission path which are connected in parallel between the microcomputer and the plurality of signal selection units and transmit the drive signal of each of the plurality of inverter circuits from the microcomputer to each of the plurality of signal selection units.

Abstract: A propulsion system for a device includes an electric motor configured to generate torque to propel the device. The electric motor includes a stator and a rotor with one or more permanent magnets. A controller is in communication with the electric motor and has recorded instructions for a method for minimizing demagnetization in the one or more permanent magnets. The controller is adapted to select a starting point and an intermediate point on a current trajectory in a stator current graph. The controller is adapted to obtain a final point on the stator current trajectory based on a comparison of the intermediate point and a predetermined voltage limit. A demagnetized torque capability is generated based on the final point on the current trajectory.

Abstract: A method of detecting a connection fault of an electric motor, applies to a driving mechanism of an inverter, and includes: measuring a three-phase stator current of the electric motor; transforming the three-phase stator current to acquire dual-axis current components in a stationary coordinate; calculating an angle of rotation of the electric motor according to the dual-axis current components; calculating an angular velocity according to the angle of rotation; comparing a frequency of the angular velocity with a frequency of an output voltage of the inverter; and determining that the electric motor occurs a connection fault if a difference between the frequency of the angular velocity and the frequency of the output voltage is greater than a predetermined frequency difference value.

Abstract: A first input coupling and a second input coupling are coupled to rotatably drive an output coupling at the same time. In one embodiment, the output coupling rotates a robotic surgery endoscope about a longitudinal axis of the output coupling. A first motor drives the first input coupling while being assisted by a second motor that is driving the second input coupling. A first compensator produces a first motor input based on a position error and in accordance with a position control law, and a second compensator produces a second motor input based on the position error and in accordance with an impedance control law. In another embodiment, the second compensator receives a measured torque of the first motor. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: A motor control method includes the following steps: adjusting a voltage component of an estimated voltage command to a steady-state voltage value; performing a coordinate axis conversion on another voltage component of the estimated voltage command and the steady-state voltage value, and generating a three-phase excitation current to make a synchronous motor rotate to a rotating position and stop; calculating an estimated current signal; calculating an estimated value of the rotating position and adjusting the another voltage component of the estimated voltage command when determining that the current component is not maintained at a steady-state current value; calculating an effective inductance of the synchronous motor based on the steady-state voltage value, the another voltage component of the estimated voltage command, the steady-state current value, and another current component of the estimated current signal when determining that the current component is maintained at the steady-state current value.