Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle employs a permanent magnet type dynamo-electric machine having a stator with a stator iron core around which a stator coil is wound, and a rotor arranged in the stator at a rotational gap and having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged and fixed within a rotor iron core in a peripheral direction. A ratio exists between a maximum torque output by the dynamo-electric machine when the dynamo-electric machine normally rotates and a torque output by the dynamo-electric machine when reverse rotating establishes in a relation 1:1.05-1.2, whereby torque at the reverse rotation becomes greater.

Abstract: The invention provides a hybrid electric vehicle employing a permanent magnet type dynamo-electric machine structured such that a torque at a time of reverse rotation is greater than a maximum torque output by a dynamo-electric machine when the dynamo-electric machine normally rotates. Further, the present invention provides a hybrid electric vehicle in which a dynamo-electric machine and an engine are connected to a drive shaft in series and no gear for switching between forward and backward movements is provided, wherein there is employed a permanent magnet type dynamo-electric machine structured such that a torque output by the dynamo-electric machine when the hybrid electric vehicle moves backward (the dynamo-electric machine reverse rotates) is greater than a maximum torque output by the dynamo-electric machine when the hybrid electric vehicle moves forward (the dynamo-electric machine normally rotates).

Abstract: A permanent magnet type electric rotating machine comprises a stator having a salient-pole concentrated winding, and a rotor disposed with a rotational gap, and having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged and fixed in a circumferential direction inside, and an auxiliary salient pole provided between the permanent magnets. A ratio of the number of poles for the rotor and the number of slots for the stator is 2:3 and, when a slot pitch of the stator is ?s (electrical angle), an angle ? (electrical angle) made by a circumferential width of the permanent magnet in the surface of the stator side with an axis of the rotor is set at ??n×?s/2+8×m (n=1 or 2, and m=1, 2 or 3). Thus, pulsation torque, cogging torque or the waveform distortion of a no-load induced voltage is selectively reduced as occasion demands.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of unit windings 41 is formed by being divided into a first winding section 42 having opened end portions and a second winding section 43, and the first winding section 42 is shaped in such a manner that a step in radial direction of a stator core 2 is formed between opposing side sections 46 and 47 and the opened end sections are bent in the crossing over direction of the winding so that open ends 443 and 444 of the opened end sections 44 oppose each other in the radial direction of the stator core 2, then the open ends 443 and 444 are connected by winding conductor pieces 431 and 432 of the second winding section to complete the unit winding 41, thereby, end sections of a stator winding are shortened and a small size dynamo electric machine is realized.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of unit windings 41 is formed by being divided into a first winding section 42 having opened end portions and a second winding section 43, and the first winding section 42 is shaped in such a manner that a step in radial direction of a stator core 2 is formed between opposing side sections 46 and 47 and the opened end sections are bent in the crossing over direction of the winding so that open ends 443 and 444 of the opened end sections 44 oppose each other in the radial direction of the stator core 2, then the open ends 443 and 444 are connected by winding conductor pieces 431 and 432 of the second winding section to complete the unit winding 41, thereby, end sections of a stator winding are shortened and a small size dynamo electric machine is realized.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of unit windings 41 is formed by being divided into a first winding section 42 having opened end portions and a second winding section 43, and the first winding section 42 is shaped in such a manner that a step in radial direction of a stator core 2 is formed between opposing side sections 46 and 47 and the opened end sections are bent in the crossing over direction of the winding so that open ends 443 and 444 of the opened end sections 44 oppose each other in the radial direction of the stator core 2, then the open ends 443 and 444 are connected by winding conductor pieces 431 and 432 of the second winding section to complete the unit winding 41, thereby, end sections of a stator winding are shortened and a small size dynamo electric machine is realized.

Abstract: The invention provides a hybrid electric vehicle employing a permanent magnet type dynamo-electric machine structured such that a torque at a time of reverse rotation is greater than a maximum torque output by a dynamo-electric machine when the dynamo-electric machine normally rotates. Further, the present invention provides a hybrid electric vehicle in which a dynamo-electric machine and an engine are connected to a drive shaft in series and no gear for switching between forward and backward movements is provided, wherein there is employed a permanent magnet type dynamo-electric machine structured such that a torque output by the dynamo-electric machine when the hybrid electric vehicle moves backward (the dynamo-electric machine reverse rotates) is greater than a maximum torque output by the dynamo-electric machine when the hybrid electric vehicle moves forward (the dynamo-electric machine normally rotates).

Abstract: In an arrangement having an electric power inverter 2 which applies a voltage to an AC motor 1 and a control unit 4 which calculates a voltage command value applied in PWM signals, detection use voltages Vup, Vvp and Vwp are applied in synchronism with PWM signal generation use carrier waves in the control unit 4 as well as motor currents iv and iv are detected in response to current detection pulses Pd in synchronism therewith. In a magnetic pole position detection unit 12, counter electromotive forces of the synchronous motor 1 are estimated from a relationship between the detection use voltages Vup, Vvp and Vwp and current difference vectors of the motor current to determine a magnetic pole position &thgr; through calculation. The determined magnetic pole position &thgr; is inputted to coordinate conversion units 8 and 11 and a motor speed detection unit 13.

Abstract: A permanent magnet type electric rotating machine comprises a stator having a salient-pole concentrated winding, and a rotor disposed with a rotational gap, and having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged and fixed in a circumferential direction inside, and an auxiliary salient pole provided between the permanent magnets. A ratio of the number of poles for the rotor and the number of slots for the stator is 2:3 and, when a slot pitch of the stator is &tgr;s (electrical angle), an angle &thgr; (electrical angle) made by a circumferential width of the permanent magnet in the surface of the stator side with an axis of the rotor is set at &thgr;≈n×&tgr;s/2+8×m (n=1 or 2, and m=1, 2 or 3). Thus, pulsation torque, cogging torque or the waveform distortion of a no-load induced voltage is selectively reduced as occasion demands.

Abstract: Each of a plurality of unit windings 41 is formed by being divided into a first winding section 42 having opened end portions and a second winding section 43, and the first winding section 42 is shaped in such a manner that a step in radial direction of a stator core 2 is formed between opposing side sections 46 and 47 and the opened end sections are bent in the crossing over direction of the winding so that open ends 443 and 444 of the opened end sections 44 oppose each other in the radial direction of the stator core 2, then the open ends 443 and 444 are connected by winding conductor pieces 431 and 432 of the second winding section to complete the unit winding 41, thereby, end sections of a stator winding are shortened and a small size dynamo electric machine is realized.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle has a permanent magnet type dynamo-electric machine whose torque during reverse rotation is greater than its maximum torque in forward rotation. The dynamo-electric machine is connected in series with an engine and a drive shaft, and no gear is provided for switching between forward and backward movements. The dynamo-electric machine has a stator with a stator iron core around which a stator coil is wound, and a rotor arranged in the stator at a rotational gap and having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged and fixed within a rotor iron core in a peripheral direction. The ratio between a maximum torque output by the dynamo-electric machine when the dynamo-electric machine normally rotates and a torque output by the dynamo-electric machine when reverse rotating is in the range of 1:1.05-1.2, wherein the torque in reverse rotation is greater.

Abstract: A permanent magnet type electric rotating machine comprises a stator having a salient-pole concentrated winding, and a rotor disposed with a rotational gap, and having a plurality of permanent magnets arranged and fixed in a circumferential direction inside, and an auxiliary salient pole provided between the permanent magnets. A ratio of the number of poles for the rotor and the number of slots for the stator is 2:3 and, when a slot pitch of the stator is &tgr;s (electrical angle), an angle &thgr; (electrical angle) made by a circumferential width of the permanent magnet in the surface of the stator side with an axis of the rotor is set at &thgr;≈n×&tgr;s/2+8×m (n=1 or 2, and m=1, 2 or 3). Thus, pulsation torque, cogging torque or the waveform distortion of a no-load induced voltage is selectively reduced as occasion demands.

Abstract: Control equipment for an electric car and a control method thereof can be realized with control equipment for an electric car mounted with a plurality of rotating machines equipped with a plurality of microcomputers for individually controlling each rotating machine with a simple configuration in such a manner as to enable diagnosis of abnormalities of the control equipment to a high degree of precision. The plurality of microcomputers for individually controlling each rotating machine at the control equipment of the electric car comprise a control data calculator for generating control data for controlling respective target rotating machines and a fault diagnosis module for transmitting and receiving the control data to and from another microcomputer as control data for diagnosis use via a communication device, comparing the control data and the control data for diagnosis use, and diagnosing the presence or absence of a fault. An electric car comprising a plurality of microcomputers, e.g.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a motor control system comprising an R/D converter which is capable of outputting a good phase signal without being affected by the switching noise due to a PWM signal of an inverter and a motor control method. A motor control system comprising a motor 3 having a resolver 8 as a rotary sensor; an inverter 10 for driving the motor; and a control unit 11 for controlling the inverter, the control unit executing phase calculation processing based on a phase signal which is an output of the resolver converted by an R/D converter 15, calculating a voltage reference based on a current reference and a current value of the motor detected by a current sensor 12, generating a PWM signal for controlling the inverter based on the voltage reference, wherein a PWM synchronism signal 212 in synchronism with the PWM signal is generated in the control unit, and the R/D converter 15 is driven using the PWM synchronism signal.

Abstract: A power corresponding to an A/C voltage command id1* is applied in the d-axis direction of rotational coordinates of a stopped synchronous motor via a current control unit, a three-phase converting unit, and a power converter. Further, by using “an amplitude value of a current iq′ in the q-axis direction of the rotational coordinates generated in response to the A/C voltage command id1*” which is fed back and detected via a current detector and a dq converting unit, a field pole position estimation value &thgr;{circumflex over ( )} is converged. The field pole position is estimated by using the converged field pole position estimation value &thgr;{circumflex over ( )} as a true value of the field pole position &thgr; of the synchronous motor.

Abstract: A more compact and light-weight drive unit is required for an electric vehicle in order to improve its mileage per charge, acceleration performance and overall efficiency. A control apparatus which generates drive signals to drive power devices in the power converter includes: a current reference generator calculates from a torque reference value a d-axis exciting current reference value on the basis of which the ac motor generates a magnetic flux, and a q-axis torque current reference value, the d-axis and the q-axis being orthogonal to each other; a current control circuit generates ac voltage reference values Vu*, Vv* and Vw* from the d-axis exciting current reference value and the q-axis torque current reference value; and a drive signal generator generates drive signals to drive power devices from the ac voltage reference values. Both the current reference generator and the current control circuit are processed digitally by the same arithmetic unit.

Abstract: In an arrangement having an electric power inverter 2 which applies a voltage to an AC motor 1 and a control unit 4 which calculates a voltage command value applied in PWM signals, detection use voltages Vup, Vvp and Vwp are applied in synchronism with PWM signal generation use carrier waves in the control unit 4 as well as motor currents iv and iv are detected in response to current detection pulses Pd in synchronism therewith. In a magnetic pole position detection unit 12, counter electromotive forces of the synchronous motor 1 are estimated from a relationship between the detection use voltages Vup, Vvp and Vwp and current difference vectors of the motor current to determine a magnetic pole position &thgr; through calculation. The determined magnetic pole position &thgr; is inputted to coordinate conversion units 8 and 11 and a motor speed detection unit 13.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for driving an electric vehicle having a synchronous traction motor. A peak value of induced electromotive force of the synchronous motor at a maximum allowable rotating speed is set to a value which is lower than an allowable voltage of the smoothing capacitor of the inverter and lower than a maximum allowable voltage of the power switching elements composing the inverter. The synchronous motor is thus constructed so that a peak value V0max of the maximum induced electromotive force at the maximum allowable rotating speed N2 of the synchronous motor satisfies a relation of V0max≦VCmax where VCmax is an allowable voltage of the smoothing capacitor.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a synchronous generator system has: a voltage instruction generator for generating voltage instructions (Vu*, Vv*, Vw*) based on an output power reference (P*) of the synchronous generator, currents (Iu, Iv) flowing through the synchronous generator and position information (&thgr;0, &ohgr;r) of magnetic poles of the synchronous generator; a zero crossing point detector for detecting a point that the voltage (Vu) of the synchronous generator passes through zero volt.; and a magnetic pole position calculator for calculating the information (&thgr;0, &ohgr;r) on the position of magnetic poles of the synchronous generator on the basis of the voltage instruction (Vu*) and the power reference (P*) when the synchronous generator is under the generation mode, and on the basis of an output signal of the zero crossing point detector when the synchronous generator is under the stand-by mode.

Abstract: A control apparatus of an electric motor vehicle includes a device for operating an initial magnetic pole location based on three phase magnetic pole location signal pulses of a permanent magnet electric motor upon starting the electric motor vehicle, a device for operating a magnetic pole phase of the permanent magnet electric motor on the basis of the initial magnetic pole location, a rotation pulse of the permanent magnet electric motor, and a correction value which are operated with the rise and fall of the three phase magnetic pole location signal pulse after the starting, a device for determining a current to be supplied into the permanent magnet electric motor based on the magnetic pole phase and a torque reference value, and a device for correcting the magnetic pole phase when a predetermined one of the three phase magnetic pole location signal pulses rises or falls.