Vector Control (e.g., Dq-axis Control, 3-2 Phase Conversion, Etc.) Patents (Class 318/400.02)
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Patent number: 8847541Abstract: A motor inverter is provided with switching elements for each phase of a 3-phase motor, and driving the motor by turning on and off the switching elements. In an example of a control device of the motor inverter, the control device includes: a stationary phase determination unit for defining a phase in a plurality of phases provided with switching elements for each area as a stationary phase in which a switching operation is not performed, based on current command value of each phase acquired from d-axis current command value and q-axis current command value of the motor, with one rotation in electrical angle of a rotor of the motor divided into a plurality of areas; and a drive unit for performing the switching operation of switching elements of the phases other than the stationary phase determined for each area to perform, and realizing 2-phase modulation control.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota JidoshokkiInventors: Daiki Mizuguchi, Shigeki Ikeda, Seiki Sakata
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Publication number: 20140285124Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of forming a circuit to control an electrical machine may include, configuring the circuit to obtain voltage and current information of the voltage over and current in one or more stator coils; configuring the circuit to determine a stator current vector and a stator voltage vector; configuring the circuit to determine an amplitude and phase of a fundamental vector of the stator voltage vector and stator current vector; and configuring the circuit to determine a fundamental vector of a back-EMF.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicants: Universiteit Gent, Semiconductor Components Industries, LLCInventors: Stijn Derammelaere, Kurt Stockman
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Publication number: 20140285125Abstract: This motor control device generates a voltage command value from a current command value, performs feedback control by means of a detected current flowing through a motor, and is provided with: a speed control unit that performs speed control of the motor; a voltage measurement unit that measures a voltage command value that is on the basis of the output of the speed control unit when the motor is rotating at a set speed; and a correction value calculation unit that calculates a correction value for the rotational position of the motor on the basis of the measured voltage command value.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventor: Yoshiki Kato
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Publication number: 20140265953Abstract: A current reference generator to control a brushless motor in a motor control system is provided. The current reference generator includes a locate peak torque module that determines a maximum possible torque and a direct axis current that corresponds to the maximum possible torque based on motor parameters, a maximum voltage, a motor velocity of the brushless motor, and a sign of a torque command. A limit torque command module limits the torque command to the maximum possible torque. A locate minimum current module determines a value of the direct axis current that results in a minimum motor current. A solve current reference module generates a reference vector that satisfies the torque command as limited by the direct axis current that corresponds to the maximum possible torque and the direct axis current that results in the minimum motor current.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Steering Solutions IP Holding CorporationInventor: Steven J. Collier-Hallman
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Publication number: 20140265952Abstract: Input-output linearization (IOL) and extended state observer (ESO) techniques are applied to a Field Oriented Control (FOC) for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM). In one such approach, at least one gain value is determined based at least in part on a given bandwidth value. Operating parameters for the motor are determined based on the at least one gain value and information from a current sensor regarding motor current. Control signals used to the control the motor are determined based on the determined operating parameters. Accordingly, automated control can be effected through setting a bandwidth value through the implementation of IOL and ESO techniques.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Ashish S. Katariya, David P. Magee
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Publication number: 20140265954Abstract: In a rotating electric machine control device, a voltage command value calculation section calculates a voltage command value based on a current command value and a motor current. An inverter power estimation section estimates an inverter power based on the motor current. A power supply current estimation section estimates a power supply current based on the inverter power and a power supply voltage. A limit gain determination section determines a limit gain based on the power supply current and a target power supply current. A limited voltage command value calculation section calculates a limited voltage command value based on the voltage command value and the limit gain. A current limitation section is capable of limiting the power supply current by outputting a command value corresponding to the limited voltage command value to an inverter portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke KOBAYASHI
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Publication number: 20140265951Abstract: A motor control system for determining a reference d-axis current and a reference q-axis current is provided. The motor control system includes a motor, a DC power source and DC input lines, and a current command controller. The DC power source generates a bridge voltage across the DC input lines. The current command controller is configured to monitor the bridge voltage and a torque reference command. The current command controller is configured to calculate the reference q-axis current based on a torque reference command. The current command controller is configured to calculate the reference d-axis current based on a magnitude of the reference q-axis current.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Steering Solutions IP Holding CorporationInventors: Abraham Gebregergis, Ramakrishnan RajaVenkitasubramony, Tomy Sebastian, Siddharth Ballal
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Patent number: 8836253Abstract: A control apparatus for an AC rotary machine includes: a current detection section detecting current from a power converter to the AC rotary machine; and a control section generating a three-phase AC voltage instruction to the power converter, based on current detected by the current detection section and a torque instruction. The control section includes: an observer calculating a magnetic flux estimated value of the AC rotary machine, based on detected current and the voltage instruction; a current instruction calculation unit calculating current instruction values on rotational two axes, based on the torque instruction and the magnetic flux estimated value from the observer; and a voltage instruction calculation unit calculating the voltage instruction, based on the current instruction values from the current instruction calculation unit and the magnetic flux estimated value from the observer.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Sho Kato, Hisanori Yamasaki, Keita Hatanaka, Hidetoshi Kitanaka, Yoshinori Yamashita
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Publication number: 20140253001Abstract: A motor rotational position detecting device includes a control current command output unit configured to generate and supply a torque current command and an excitation current command according to a control command for a permanent magnet motor having magnetic saliency, when receiving a control command. The control current command output unit includes a command value storage unit configured to store a value of the excitation current command supplied so that a rotational position error amount obtained by a rotational position detection unit is rendered zero when the control current command output unit supplies any torque current command value while the motor maintains any rotational position. When generating the torque current command in response to the control command, the control current command output unit is configured to read from the command value storage unit an excitation current command corresponding to the torque current command and to set the read command.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Toshifumi HINATA, Sari Maekawa
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Publication number: 20140253000Abstract: A motor control system for determining a reference d-axis current is provided, and includes a motor, a DC power source and DC input lines, and a current command controller. The DC power source generates a bridge voltage across the DC input lines. The current command controller is in communication with the motor and the DC input lines. The current command controller is configured to monitor the bridge voltage and a torque reference command. The current command controller is configured to determine a peak current based on the torque reference command. The current command controller is configured to determine a current angle based on the peak current. The current command controller is configured to determine the reference d-axis current based on the current angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Steering Solutions IP Holding CorporationInventors: Abraham G. Gebregergis, Ramakrishnan RajaVenkitasubramony, Tomy Sebastian, Siddharth Ballal
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Patent number: 8829831Abstract: A parameter estimating apparatus for permanent magnet synchronous motor driving system is disclosed, the apparatus estimating an inductance and a magnet flux linkage of a permanent magnet through a real-time magnetic flux estimation, whereby an operation performance of the PMSM can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: LSIS Co., Ltd.Inventor: An No Yoo
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Patent number: 8829846Abstract: A method for driving a motor is provided. Pulse width modulation (PWM) signals are generated from a voltage signal and a commanded angle signal, which drives a motor with multiple phases. A motor current from a motor is measured with a single shunt and converted into a digital signal. Based on the digital signal and the commanded angle signal, direct-axis and quadrant-axis currents for the motor can be determined, and the voltage signal and the commanded angle signal can be adjusted based at least in part on the direct-axis and quadrant-axis currents.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Texas Instruments IncorporatedInventor: Ling Qin
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Patent number: 8829828Abstract: A controller device for controlling a power converter device of an electrical generator during rotation of the electrical generator includes a signal converter which is configured to receive an angle signal and in response hereto transposes a current feedback onto two axes of a rotating d, q-reference frame. Further, a current controller has a regulator receiving a d-axis feedback and a d-axis demand and provides in response hereto a d-axis response operative in reducing the difference between the d-axis feedback and the d-axis demand. An error unit provides an error signal indicative of an angle error of the rotating reference frame on the basis of the d-axis response of the d-axis regulator.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Paul Godridge
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Patent number: 8829832Abstract: A controller 40 performs a control operation in a cycle based on a carrier frequency fc of a carrier, specifically, at timings corresponding to the peaks and troughs of the carrier signal. Moreover, in the case where the carrier frequency fc is switched, a disturbance estimation part forming the controller 40 updates control constants that are used for disturbance estimation and are dependent on the control operation cycle, in a control operation performed one cycle after a control operation immediately after the switching of the carrier frequency fc.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventor: Mitsuhiro Shouji
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Patent number: 8829827Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems and apparatus for controlling operation of an electric machine in a vector controlled motor drive system when the electric machine operates in an overmodulation region. The disclosed embodiments can reduce variations/errors in the phase voltage command signals applied to the multi-phase machine so that phase current may be properly regulated thus reducing current/torque oscillation, which can in turn improve machine efficiency and performance, as well as utilization of the DC voltage source.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, LLCInventors: Michael H. Kinoshita, Milun Perisic, Gabriel Gallegos-Lopez, Ray M. Ransom
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Patent number: 8829830Abstract: A control command generator that generates an armature interlinkage flux command and a torque current command by a torque command, a rotation speed, and an operation target command, includes a first flux command generator generating a first flux command by the toque command or the torque current command, a second flux generator generating a second flux command by the torque command or the torque current command and the rotation speed of the synchronous machine, a command allocation setting unit setting an allocation coefficient equivalent to an allocation ratio of the two first and second flux commands by the operation target command, a flux command adjuster outputting an armature interlinkage flux command by the two flux commands and the allocation coefficient, and a torque current command generator generating the torque current command by the torque command and the armature interlinkage flux command.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Takahiko Kobayashi, Kiyoharu Anzai, Noriyuki Wada, Daiki Matsuura
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Patent number: 8829829Abstract: In a system, a superimposing element sets a command value vector of a high-frequency voltage signal and superimposes the high-frequency voltage signal with the command value vector on an output voltage of an inverter. The high-frequency voltage signal has a frequency higher than an electrical angular frequency of a rotary machine. The command value vector is correlated with a measured high-frequency component value of a current signal flowing in the rotary machine. A calculating element calculates a rotational angle of the rotary machine based on the measured high-frequency component value of the current signal flowing in the rotary machine. A reducing element controls at least one of the inverter and a direct voltage power supply to reduce a difference due to the dead time between the command value vector and a vector of a high-frequency voltage signal to be actually superimposed on the output voltage of the inverter.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Hiroko Yoneshima, Yasuaki Aoki, Hideji Yoshida
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Publication number: 20140246997Abstract: A control unit of a rotary electric machine control apparatus includes a rotation position calculation section, which calculates a sensor angle by correcting a detection signal of a rotation position sensor based on correction value information specific to each sensor, and a correction value abnormality check section, which checks whether the correction value information is normal. When the correction value information is abnormal, the rotation angle calculation section corrects the detection signal of the rotation position sensor by using default value information in place of the correction value information. Each default value is limited to be different from the correction value within a predetermined range. A current command value calculation section sets a d-axis current command value to zero and fixes a current command phase to 90[°]. The current command phase is changed to be most remote from 0[°] and 180[°] thereby ensuring a tolerable range.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Takashi SUZUKI
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Patent number: 8823301Abstract: A device and method to determine the stopping rotor position of a washing machine motor includes an inverter, a permanent magnet synchronous motor, and an electronic motor controller. The controller determines the stopped rotor position of the motor by measuring induced currents in the stator field coils of the motor. While the motor is de-energized and slowly rotating, the controller directs the inverter to connect all of the stator field coils of the motor together. The stator field coils may be connected to a common D.C. rail, output from an A.C.-D.C. converter of the washing machine. In an embodiment, the controller determines the rotor position based on the polarities of current induced in the stator field coils. In another embodiment, the controller determines the rotor position based on the phase angle and angular frequency of the three phase currents, transformed into a stationary reference frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Biao He, Qiang Mei
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Patent number: 8823300Abstract: An electric motor control device includes a control section adapted to control supply of a drive current to an electric motor, and a rotational speed detection section adapted to detect a rotational speed of the electric motor, the drive current includes a d-axis current and a q-axis current, and the control section calculates a q-axis current command value based on a torque command value to the electric motor, calculates a d-axis current command value using a difference between the rotational speed of the electric motor and a previously determined base rotational speed of the electric motor, and the q-axis current command value, and performs vector control on the electric motor using the d-axis current command value and the q-axis current command value.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Isamu Sejimo
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Patent number: 8816622Abstract: A control apparatus for an AC rotating machine that can reliably and stably start up an AC rotating machine, particularly a synchronous motor using a permanent magnet, in position-sensorless vector control thereof, includes: a steady speed calculator that calculates, during steady state control of the AC rotating machine, a rotation angular frequency of the AC rotating machine based on an AC current and voltage commands; and a start-up speed calculator that calculates, during start-up control within a predetermined period after the AC rotating machine has been started up, the rotation angular frequency of the AC rotating machine based on the AC current and the voltage commands. The control apparatus corrects during the start-up control current commands so that the AC voltage amplitude of the voltage commands will be a constant value not more than the maximum output voltage of a power converter.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Sho Kato, Hisanori Yamasaki, Keita Hatanaka, Hidetoshi Kitanaka, Yoshinori Yamashita
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Patent number: 8816630Abstract: An electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance Rm using a resistance map, and calculates an estimated inducted voltage based on a motor current and a motor voltage. If the estimated induced voltage is determined as being equal to or smaller than a determination value that is set in accordance with the current level, the electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance (estimated motor resistance Rma) and updates the resistance map based on the estimated motor resistance Rma.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Kozo Niimi, Yuji Kariatsumari
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Patent number: 8816616Abstract: A method of controlling a synchronous motor that may include windings and a power driving stage coupled to the windings, may include using a feedback loop including using a feedback circuit coupled to the windings to generate current feedback components, using current controllers for generating respective voltage signals, and using an anti-transform circuit for generating control signals for the power driving stage. Using the feedback loop may include generating additional compensation signals for compensating the control signals, and adding the additional compensation signals from the current controllers by one of generating the additional compensation signals as quadrature and direct voltage compensation signals and adding them to the voltage signals to generate compensated quadrature and direct signals, and supplying the compensated quadrature and direct signals to the power driving stage by providing the compensated quadrature and direct signals to the anti-transform circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.R.L.Inventors: Dino Costanzo, Stello Matteo Billé
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Patent number: 8816623Abstract: Disclosed herein is a motor control apparatus and a method thereof. The operation efficiency of a compressor may be maintained by using a sensorless algorithm, sampling a current applied to a motor more than twice within a period of the triangular carrier wave for performing pulse width modulation to calculate a reference voltage, driving the motor according to the calculated reference voltage to improve control resolution, and performing a high-speed operation while reducing a volume of the compressor, without adding a separate hardware when controlling the operation of the motor provided in the compressor at a high speed.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Mingi Kim, Jongwon Heo, Kyunghoon Lee
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Three-phase motor controller, three-phase motor system, three-phase motor control method and program
Patent number: 8816617Abstract: A three-phase motor control apparatus 4 controlling a driver which drives a three-phase motor includes: a desired rotation angle generation section 5 which generates a desired rotation angle; a rotation angle detector 2 which detects a detected rotation angle which is the rotation angle of said three phase motor; a feedback controller 6 which generates a q-axis command reference value which controls the q-axis voltage or the q-axis current of the three-phase motor 1 in response to the desired rotation angle and the detected rotation angle; a drive torque correction section and an adder 10 which generate a q-axis command value by correcting the q-axis command reference value; and a two-phase to three-phase transformation section 8 which generates a control signal which controls the driver circuit 3 which drives the three-phase motor in response to the q-axis command.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Yoshiho Yanagita, Kazuhiko Aoki -
Patent number: 8816618Abstract: A current sensor detects a bus current flowing to an inverter. An estimation section uses actual currents id and id outputted from a d-q conversion section as initial values, estimates currents flowing in a motor/generator and calculates estimated currents ide and iqe. A UVW conversion section converts the estimated current ide and iqe to three phase currents. A selection section inputs, as currents flowing in each phase of the motor/generator, three out of outputs of the UVW conversion section and the bus current. The bus current is used as the current of one phase, if a voltage vector representing an operation state of the inverter is an effective voltage vector.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventor: Kiyoshi Fujii
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Publication number: 20140232306Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnet flux amount estimation device includes a magnetic pole position detector configured to detect a magnetic pole position of a permanent magnet synchronous motor including a permanent magnet within a rotor; an inductance-equivalent value determination module configured to determine an inductance-equivalent value of a d-axis corresponding to a determined magnetic pole direction; and a magnet flux amount estimator configured to calculate an estimation value of a magnet flux amount of the permanent magnet, based on the inductance-equivalent value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Kazuya YASUI, Shun Taniguchi, Masaru Kano
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Publication number: 20140232308Abstract: An object of the present invention is to achieve stable inverter control by means of current detection using one current sensor in all of periods in which overmodulation control is performed. An inverter controller includes a ?-axis current calculation section that holds, in advance, a ?-axis current arithmetic expression including a direct current as a parameter, and calculates a ?-axis current using a direct current detected by a current sensor for the ?-axis current arithmetic expression.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES AUTOMOTIVE THERMAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kyohei Watanabe, Kenichi Aiba, Takayuki Takashige
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Publication number: 20140232304Abstract: Regenerated power fed from a rotary electric machine is immediately reduced where connection between an electric machine and a DC power source is blocked. An inverter control section controls the inverter by controlling an armature current in a two-axis orthogonal coordinate system that rotates in synchronization with the rotary electric machine, the armature current being a vector obtained by synthesizing a field current and a drive current extending along respective axes of the orthogonal coordinate system. If it is determined that connection between the DC power source section and the inverter is in a blocked state, the inverter control section executes zero-torque control in which the inverter is controlled such that torque regenerated by the rotary electric machine becomes zero, and executes high-loss control in which the field current is varied so as to increase the armature current while maintaining a torque command provided in the zero-torque control.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.Inventors: Takaomi Sekiya, Subrata Saha, Mitsuru Nakamura, Arinori Shimada
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Publication number: 20140232307Abstract: A vector control device includes a vector control unit computing an output voltage output from the electric power converter according to vector control based on torque command and flux command and generating a PWM signal for controlling the electric power converter based on the output voltage, a first flux-command generation unit generating a flux command for asynchronous PWM mode, and a second flux-command generation unit generating a flux command for synchronous PWM mode. When an output frequency of the electric power converter is lower than a predetermined value, a flux command generated by the first flux-command generation unit is input to the vector control unit, and when the output frequency of the electric power converter is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, a flux command generated by the second flux-command generation unit is input to the vector control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ryo Yokozutsumi, Yuruki Okada, Hisanori Yamasaki, Sho Kato
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Publication number: 20140232309Abstract: In a power converter, vibration and noise of a motor due to pulsation of a direct current link voltage are reduced. An inverter circuit is provided, which is configured to convert a direct current link voltage having a pulsating component to an alternating current to output the alternating current to a permanent magnet synchronous motor. A controller is provided, which is configured to control the inverter circuit by vector control and which, in a control state in which fundamental voltage vectors do not include a zero vector (voltage vector for which a motor terminal voltage is zero), performs such control that the phase of a resultant voltage vector of a d-axis voltage vector and a q-axis voltage vector of the permanent magnet synchronous motor varies depending on pulsation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yueqiang Zhou, Toshiyuki Maeda
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Patent number: 8810168Abstract: In a norm setting section, a norm of an output voltage vector of an inverter is set based on a required torque and an electrical angle speed. In a phase setting section, a phase is set as controlled variables for performing a feedback control of an estimated torque to the required torque. In an operation signal generating section, operation signals are generated based on the norm set by the norm setting section and the phase set by the phase setting section, and the signals are outputted to the inverter. Based on the value of the phase, existence of abnormalities of a permanent magnet of a motor-generator is determined.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Denso CorporationInventor: Hiroya Tsuji
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Patent number: 8810167Abstract: A method for driving a brushless motor including a first coil and a second coil for two phases but does not include a coil for one of three phases. A three-phase inverter circuit is connected to the first coil and the second coil. Currents having a phase difference corresponding to an electrical angle of 60 degrees are applied to the first coil and the second coil to generate a circular rotating magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Asmo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetoshi Suzuki, Makoto Morisaki
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Publication number: 20140225539Abstract: A control device of a three phase AC motor includes: an inverter for driving the motor; a current sensor for sensing current in a sensor phase of the motor; and a controller for switching multiple switching elements in the inverter to control the current of the motor. The controller includes: a revolution number calculation device for calculating the revolution number of the motor; a three-phase voltage command operation device for operating three phase voltage commands to be applied to the motor based on a current command and an electric angle; and a current concentration determination device for determining whether a current concentration is caused based on the three phase voltage commands when the revolution number is not more than a predetermined revolution number. In the current concentration, current not less than a predetermined threshold value flows continuously for a predetermined period in one or more phases of the inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuji OMATA, Takeshi ITOH, Hirofumi KAKO
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Publication number: 20140225538Abstract: A control device of a three phase AC motor includes: an inverter for driving the motor; a current sensor for sensing current flowing in a sensor phase of the motor; and a controller for switching multiple switching elements in the inverter to control the current of the motor. An electric angle is defined as ?e based on one phase. A phase is defined as ? based on a dq axis. A phase angle of a current command vector is defined as (?e+?+C). When the motor is stopped, the controller determines whether the current command vector is orthogonal to an axis of the sensor phase. When the current command vector is orthogonal to the axis of the sensor phase, the controller operates the phase or the electric angle to set the current command vector not to be orthogonal to the axis of the sensor phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuji OMATA, Takeshi ITOH, Hirofumi KAKO
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Publication number: 20140225537Abstract: A control apparatus includes an inverter for driving a three-phase AC motor when connected to a DC power source, a smoothing capacitor interposed between the DC power source and an input side of the inverter and connected in parallel to the DC power source, a current sensor for detecting a current of one phase of the motor, and a controller for controlling the motor through the inverter. The controller performs a discharge process to discharge the capacitor, when the DC power source is disconnected from the capacitor. The controller calculates a d-axis voltage command reference value based on d-axis and q-axis current command values. The controller sets a q-axis voltage command reference value to zero. The controller generates d-axis and q-axis voltage command values by correcting at least the d-axis voltage command reference value and outputs the d-axis and q-axis voltage command values to the inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Ryuji OMATA, Takeshi ITOH, Hirofumi KAKO
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Patent number: 8803345Abstract: An inverter generator includes a motor, an electric generator and an ECU generating a pulse at each predetermined rotation angle of the motor. Estimating means estimates an initial electrical angle of alternating voltage produced by the generator from the pulse and calculates a phase shift angle to estimate continuous electrical angle of the alternating voltage. A converter converts the alternating current electric power into direct current electric power under d-q control based on the phase shift angle. An inverter converts the direct current electric power into alternating current output electric power.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Narutoshi Yokokawa, Junichi Kanai, Naoyuki Mashima
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Patent number: 8803454Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention permit the optimization of torque control of a permanent magnet machine including obtaining instantaneous terminal voltages of the machine, transforming the instantaneous terminal voltages to a zero direct axis voltage and a non-zero quadrature axis voltage, using a mathematical transformation, regulating the electrical frequency of the permanent-magnet machine such that the zero direct-axis voltage is adjusted to have a value of zero, determining a non-final electrical angle of the permanent-magnet machine by applying an integrator to the regulated electrical frequency of the machine, determining a final electrical angle of the of the machine by integrating the non-final electrical angle and an electrical angle from a previous calculation cycle, and regulating the current vector of the machine such that the current vector is perpendicular to the final electrical angle of the machine, thereby optimizing the torque of the machine.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: AeroVironment, Inc.Inventors: Zaher Abdallah Daboussi, Scott Garrett Berman
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Publication number: 20140210386Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a motor control circuit and related method that includes a transform component configured to receive current values associated with a motor being driven by the motor control circuit, and output polar coordinate values representing a magnitude component and a direction component of a current space vector. The motor control circuit further includes a control component configured to receive the magnitude component and the direction component of the current space vector, and generate motor control signals for driving the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: Tao Zhao, Arno Rabenstein, Theng Kiong Gan, Choon Keat Kok, Sze Main Wong
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Publication number: 20140210385Abstract: A motor driving device comprises a first arithmetic section calculating a rotational speed and a magnetic pole electrical angle of a motor rotor, a current command setting section setting a d-axis current command and a q-axis current command in a rotating coordinate dq system based on a difference between the rotational speed and a target rotational speed, a driving command generating section generating a sinusoidal wave driving command based on the d-axis current command, the q-axis current command, the rotational speed and the magnetic pole electrical angle and a PWM signal generating section. When the rotational speed has a positive value indicating a positive rotational state, the current command setting section sets the q-axis current command of acceleration driving, and when the rotational speed has a negative value indicating a reverse rotational state, the current command setting section sets the q-axis current command of deceleration driving.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Junichiro KOZAKI
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Publication number: 20140210387Abstract: A motor control system and associated method includes a transform component configured to receive current values associated with a motor being driven by the motor control system, and output rotating coordinate system values representing a flux generating component and a torque generating component of a current space vector. The motor control system and method further includes a control component configured to receive the flux generating component and the torque generating component of the current space vector, and generate motor control signals for driving the motor by performing a Cartesian to polar transform to obtain values associated with a rotating coordinate system followed by an angle addition to convert the rotating coordinate system values to values of a stationary coordinate system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: Tao Zhao, Arno Rabenstein, Theng Kiong Gan, Choon Keat Kok, Sze Main Wong
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Patent number: 8791659Abstract: A F/B gain control unit computes a first change component by executing torque feedback control based on a torque deviation using a feedback gain that is computed by a F/B gain variable control unit. The F/B gain variable control unit computes one of two different feedback gains that correspond to a “first computation mode” in which the first change component is used as an addition angle and a “second computation mode” in which a value obtained by correcting the first change component by an estimated motor rotation angular velocity is used as the addition angle, respectively. A feedback gain used in the first computation mode is set such that a response at the feedback gain is higher than that at a feedback gain used in the second computation mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Isao Namikawa, Terutaka Tamaizumi, Yuji Kariatsumari
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Publication number: 20140203742Abstract: A motor driving device comprises an inverter, a first arithmetic section, a driving command generating section and a PWM signal generating section. The first arithmetic section calculates a rotational speed and a magnetic pole electrical angle of a motor rotor based on information about a motor phase voltage and information about a motor phase current. The first arithmetic section includes a counter electromotive voltage arithmetic section, a converting section, a second arithmetic section, a third arithmetic section, and a fourth arithmetic section. The first arithmetic section outputs a sum of the magnetic pole phase error and the integrated value as the magnetic pole electrical angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: SHIMADZU CORPORATIONInventor: Junichiro KOZAKI
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Patent number: 8786222Abstract: An open-loop or closed-loop control method for a converter which supplies an electric motor, wherein a current space vector is acquired as motor current, and the motor voltage, in particular a voltage space vector, is set, an induced voltage space vector UI is determined, which is forwarded to an integration element, a flux space vector being generated, whose angular position is perpendicular to the voltage space vector, the amount of the flux space vector corresponding to a predefined nominal value, the difference of the integration result and the flux space vector thus produced being used as feedback in the integration element.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2009Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Sew-Eurodrive GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Harald Wolf, Wolfgang Hammel
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Patent number: 8786223Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle, the vehicle including a permanent magnet (PM) synchronous motor, includes a controller. The controller is configured to control the motor with a motor current. In the presence of a predetermined condition, the motor current results in increased winding loss and reduced torque ripple with respect to optimal motor current for minimal winding loss.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Franco Leonardi, Dean Richard Canini, Michael W. Degner
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Patent number: 8786226Abstract: In a method for operating a drive unit having an electric machine, in a normal operating mode the electric machine is operated with current provided by an inverter on at least two phases, and particular phase voltages for the electric machine are set on the phases. Upon an occurrence of an error of the inverter, the inverter is operated in an emergency operating mode for the further operation of the electric machine.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Ulrich Vollmer, Ekkehard Hoffmann
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Patent number: 8786221Abstract: A method for controlling a permanent magnet synchronous motor includes detecting an absolute angular position and using the angular position to calculate a rotational speed of the motor; detecting a voltage of a battery as a power source; calculating a compensated speed from a rotational speed of the permanent magnet synchronous motor based on a torque command, the rotational speed of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, and the battery voltage; generating a d-axis current command and a q-axis current command corresponding to the torque command and the compensated speed; calculating a d-axis voltage command and a q-axis voltage command based on the d-axis current command and the q-axis current command; converting the d-axis voltage command and the q-axis voltage command into three-phase voltage commands based on the detected absolute angular position; and controlling the operation of the permanent magnet synchronous motor based on the three-phase voltage commands.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors CorporationInventors: Bum Sik Kim, Young Kook Lee, Jin Hwan Jung
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Patent number: 8779702Abstract: A control system for use with a motor is disclosed. The control system may have a controller that is configured to receive a torque command for the motor and receive a rotor angular velocity signal indicative of an angular velocity of a rotor of the motor. The controller may also be configured to generate a field weakening command by adding a field weakening adjustment signal to the rotor angular velocity signal, and generate a torque voltage command and a flux voltage command based on the torque command and the field weakening command. Further, the controller may be configured to convert the torque voltage command and the flux voltage command into phase voltage commands and output the phase voltage commands.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Baojun Si, Seok-Hee Han, Osama Mohammad Alkhouli
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Patent number: 8779703Abstract: A method for operating a polyphase machine having a pulse-width-modulated inverter includes: determining a setpoint current value respectively for a current in the longitudinal direction and/or the transverse direction based on a specified torque, ascertaining a setpoint voltage value respectively for a voltage in the longitudinal direction and/or the transverse direction with the aid of the setpoint current value and/or of an actual current value determined at the pulse-width-modulated inverter, controlling and/or regulating the polyphase machine corresponding to the ascertained setpoint voltage value. In this context it is provided that, in addition, using a model, a model value is determined respectively for the voltage in the longitudinal direction and/or the transverse direction, the difference between the setpoint voltage value and the model value is ascertained, and in response to the exceeding of a specifiable maximum difference, an error signal is triggered.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2010Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Daniel Raichle, Gunther Goetting, Martin Eisenhardt
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Patent number: 8779701Abstract: A sinusoidal signal is superimposed on a current command value of a q-axis (torque shaft) supplied from a host, and according to the resulting current command value, the output voltage of a power converter is controlled. For the calculation of the superimposed signal added to the current command value of the q-axis, with the use of the ripple component information of induced voltage coefficients of the d-axis and q-axis of the rotating coordinate system of a permanent magnet motor, the current command values of the d-axis and q-axis, an average value of induced voltage coefficients of the d-axis, and inductance values of the d-axis and q-axis, the sinusoidal superimposed signal is calculated and added to the above-described current command value of the q-axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Kokusan Denki Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuaki Tobari, Rikio Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro Mochizuki