Abstract: An object is to suppress an increase in current variation amount of a power storage device. A control device sets an allowable modulation factor, based on a circuit characteristic of a DC part that is on a power storage device side of an inverter, such that a current variation amount of the power storage device becomes equal to or smaller than an allowable current variation amount, and sets switching pattern commands of a plurality of switching elements, based on a set allowable modulation factor.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving shifting of a transmission are described. The systems and methods may be applied to automatic or manual transmissions, but the systems and methods may be particularly suited for automatic transmissions. In one example, electrical input to an alternator and electrical output from the alternator is adjusted in response to a request to upshift a transmission.

Abstract: A system including a vehicle having a motive electrical power path; a power distribution unit including a current protection circuit disposed in the motive electrical power path, the current protection circuit including a breaker/relay, the breaker/relay including: a fixed contact, a moveable contact, and a physical opening response portion responsive to a current value; a current source circuit electrically coupled to the breaker/relay and structured to inject a current across the fixed contact; and a voltage determination circuit electrically coupled to the breaker/relay and structured to determine at least one of an injected voltage amount and a contactor impedance value, wherein the voltage determination circuit comprises an analog hardware filter having a cutoff frequency selected in response to a frequency of the injected current.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a controller that controls, by vector control, voltages and currents to be supplied to plural phases of a brushless motor. The vector control is performed through rotation control using a q-axis current predominantly to control rotation of a rotor, and field fixing control using a d-axis current predominantly in response to reception of a stop command signal. The controller controls the brushless motor with reduced influence of a dead time, in which a high-side switching element and a low-side switching element of each of plural half-bridge circuits are simultaneously set to OFF. The plural half-bridge circuits are provided in association with the plural phases of the brushless motor and are configured to supply the voltages and the currents to the respective phases. The influence of the dead time is reduced through the field fixing control.

Abstract: A motor system may include three switching circuits, each of which includes two upper switching elements and two lower switching elements. A controller includes a signal output module, a signal distribution module, and a signal adjusting module. The signal output module outputs upper and lower PWM signals. The signal distribution module distributes each of the upper (lower) PWM signals alternately to the first upper (lower) switching element and the second upper (lower) switching element of corresponding one of the switching circuits. The signal adjusting module inverts all the PWM signals output by the signal output module when (1) each of currents flowing through two of the three coils has a negative value and all the three upper PWM signals are at HIGH level, or (2) each of currents flowing through two of the three coils has a positive value and all the three lower PWM signals are at LOW level.

Abstract: A method for controlling an inverter configured to power electrically a motor including a stator and a rotor capable of being rotated relative to the stator when the motor is electrically powered, the inverter including a plurality of switches suitable for being controlled to open/close in order to regulate the power supply of the motor, each switch having a predetermined transition time from a closed state to an open state, and a predetermined transition time from the open state to the closed state, wherein the method includes the step of not generating the command to open and close the switches when this violates the predetermined transition times from a closed state to an open state, and the predetermined transition times from the open state to the closed state.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece can prevent overrunning when driving a motor at a high speed. The electronic timepiece has a controller that controls a driver to an on state or an off state according to the current value detected by the current detector; a polarity changer that determines driving one step of the motor ended and changes the polarity of the drive current when the on time or off time is detected to meet a specific condition; and a drive period adjuster that sets the terminal supplying the drive current to the coil to a first state if the remaining drive step count is greater than the remaining count evaluation number, and if the remaining drive step count is less than or equal to the remaining count evaluation number, sets the terminal to a second state in which the brake force applied to the rotor is greater than in the first state.

Abstract: To enable overmodulation control having high controllability and low noise characteristics, a control device of an AC motor includes an inverter for driving an AC motor and a controller for controlling the inverter by pulse width modulation. The controller, when over-modulating the inverter, limits the amplitude of the voltage command in the pulse width modulation to a predetermined upper limit value or less.

Abstract: A gate driving circuit applied to motor inverter includes first power switch circuit, first and second bootstrap fast charging circuits, and first, second and third capacitors. The first power switch circuit includes first and second power switches. The first bootstrap fast charging circuit is electrically connected to the first power switch. The second bootstrap fast charging circuit is electrically connected to the second power switch. The first capacitor is electrically connected to the first power switch. The second capacitor is electrically connected to the first bootstrap fast charging circuit and first insulated switch. The third capacitor is electrically connected to the second bootstrap fast charging circuit and second insulated switch. When the first power switch is disabled and the second power switch is enabled, an independent power supply enables the second bootstrap fast charging circuit to charge the third capacitor to enable the second insulated switch.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for controlling compressor braking, a frequency converter and a variable speed compressor. The method includes steps of: determining to brake a compressor, wherein a brake circuit includes three switching units and the three switching units are respectively electrically connected to three phases of windings of a motor of the compressor; actuating two of the three switching units to short-circuit two phases of windings of the motor. The two phases of windings of the motor are short-circuited by controlling the three switching units to generate braking torque, such that the compressor is braked without introducing a DC voltage, and thus the braking energy consumption is reduced. Besides, by turning on only two switches at a time, the switching abrasion is reduced, and the overall service life of the three switching units is effectively improved.

Abstract: Motor overload protection device is equipped with a thermal monitor that can determine expected rotor temperature rise from rotor resistance estimates. The thermal monitor determines expected rotor temperature rise by using a correlation between rotor temperature rise computed from rotor resistance estimates, and motor thermal state estimates. The correlation can be derived by fitting a line to a plurality of points, with each point defined by an ordered pair composed of a rotor temperature rise estimate and a corresponding motor thermal state estimate, and determining a slope of the line. This rotor temperature slope can then be used by the thermal monitor to determine a rotor temperature rise given a rotor resistance estimate and a corresponding motor thermal state estimate. If the rotor temperature rise exceeds an expected rotor temperature rise by more than a predefined threshold, the thermal monitor issues an alarm and/or takes corrective actions in some embodiments.

Abstract: A fault-tolerant power system architecture for aircraft electric propulsion. The fault-tolerant systems continue to operate in the event of the failure of (or one or more faults within) some component. The fault-tolerant design enables the system to continue its intended operation, possibly at a reduced level, rather than failing completely, when some part of the system fails. When a turn-to-turn fault in an AC motor is detected, a motor controller will short three top or three bottom switches in the inverter together (effectively shorting the associated stator windings) to divert fault current from the motor windings to the motor controller, where cooling is available. Also, when a fault in or at the input to a motor controller is detected, the motor controller cuts off power to the motor by issuing a command that causes an upstream contactor with high-voltage DC bus input to open.

Abstract: A multi-port power converter including a housing including a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having distinct electrical characteristics; a plurality of solid-state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs; a plurality of solid-state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid-state components and the plurality of ports; and a controller, the controller including: a component bank configuration circuit structured to interpret a port electrical interface description during a run-time operation of the multi-port power converter, the port electrical interface description comprising a description of at least a portion of the distinct electrical characteristics; and a component bank implementation circuit structured to provide solid switch states in response to the port electrical interface description, and wherein the plurality of s

Abstract: A mobile application includes a motive power circuit, the motive power circuit including a power storage device and an electrical load, where the power storage device and the electrical load are selectively electrically coupled through a power bus; a power distribution unit (PDU) electrically interposed between the power storage device and the electrical load, where the PDU comprises a breaker/relay positioned on one of a high side and a low side of the power storage device; wherein the breaker/relay includes a fixed contact electrically coupled to the power bus, a moveable contact selectively electrically coupled to the fixed contact, an armature operationally coupled to the moveable contact, and a biasing member biasing the armature.

Abstract: A signal conversion device includes a first signal input terminal, a second signal input terminal, and a detector. A first AC signal is supplied to the first signal input terminal from a signal source. The second signal input terminal is supplied with an in-phase signal that is in phase with the first AC signal and an opposite-phase signal that is opposite in phase with the first AC signal. The second signal input terminal is supplied with a second AC signal whose phase has been switched by a switchover between the in-phase signal and the opposite-phase signal from the signal source. The detector detects, using the supplied first AC signal, whether the supplied second AC signal is the in-phase signal or the opposite-phase signal.

Abstract: A multi-port power converter includes a housing that includes a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having distinct electrical characteristics. The multi-port power converter also includes a plurality of solid state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs and a plurality of solid state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid state components and the plurality of ports.

Abstract: In a technique for reducing the number of input terminals of a motor control device, flexibility of designing is improved. A terminal allocating section (23) is provided for setting, in accordance with selection by a user, which of a plurality of input terminals (11) is to be allocated to each of a plurality of function input terminals (21).

Abstract: A mobile application including a motive power circuit including a power storage device and an electrical load, where the power storage device and the electrical load are selectively electrically coupled through a power bus; a power distribution unit (PDU) electrically interposed between the power storage device and the electrical load, wherein the PDU comprises a breaker/relay including: a fixed contact electrically coupled to the power bus; a movable contact selectively electrically coupled to the fixed contact; an armature operationally coupled to the movable contact; a first biasing member biasing the armature; a contact force spring operationally interposed between the armature and the movable contact; and a means for adjusting an opening velocity of the moveable contact during a run-time operation of the power bus, wherein the opening velocity comprises an initial velocity of the moveable contact away from the fixed contact in response to a physical opening response.

Abstract: A rotating electric machine apparatus including: a rotating electric machine (REM) including a rotor and a stator; an inverter device including an inverter circuit (IC) for driving the REM and an inverter control unit (ICU) for controlling the IC; a detector, in which a first antenna is connected to a resonance circuitry, which is mounted to the REM and has a resonance characteristic that changes depending on a change in a physical quantity; and a detection processor receiving a response radio wave indicating a detection result of the change in the physical quantity from the first antenna while transmitting a transmission radio wave at a set carrier frequency from a second antenna, and comparing the detection result and the set value, to thereby obtain an abnormal state in the REM. The ICU controls output of the IC in accordance with an abnormal state signal from the detection processor.

Abstract: An electric motor connected to a switching device is braked from an active operating state by actuating a semiconductor switch arranged in parallel with an electromechanical switch to reduce a current intensity in the electromechanical switch, opening the electromechanical switch, blocking the semiconductor switch for an adjustable period, determining a resulting torque of the electric motor, and determining an actuation time for braking the electric motor based on the resulting torque and actuating the semiconductor switch at the actuation time. The resulting torque is opposite a present direction of rotation of the electric motor at the actuation time. The semiconductor switch is turned on for an adjustable actuation period. Also disclosed are a computer program product and a soft starter configured to implement the described method.