Abstract: A battery heating system and method using a motor driving system are provided. A temperature of a battery is increased by injecting an alternating current into the battery so that charging and discharging of the battery is repeated using the motor driving system including an inverter and a motor provided in a vehicle.

Abstract: A flying DC-to-DC converter has a capacitor protection function of preventing a flying capacitor from overheating. The flying DC-to-DC converter estimates the temperature of a capacitor on the basis of a switching duty and an inductor current determined according to a result of comparison between an output voltage and a voltage instruction value, and determines whether to perform de-rating.

Abstract: A charging system using a motor driving system, the motor driving system including: a battery and an inverter, the inverter configured to receive and convert a direct current (DC) power stored in the battery into a three-phase alternating current (AC) power and to output the three-phase AC power to a motor when the motor is driven and the motor configured to generate a rotation force using the three-phase AC power output from the inverter, the charging system includes a controller configured to control the inverter to boost a voltage at a neutral point of the motor and to output the boosted voltage to the battery by determining duty values of switching elements in the inverter when an external charging current is provided to the neutral point of the motor.

Abstract: A charging system and a charging method using a motor driving system are disclosed which may enable charging between vehicles each having a battery for providing power to a vehicle driving motor, such as electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Abstract: A charging system and method using a motor driving system which can charge a vehicle battery using charging equipment providing various voltages using a motor driving system provided in a vehicle and improve charging efficiency by selectively determining a charging mode in response to an actual voltage state of the vehicle battery.

Abstract: A DC-to-DC converter includes a first capacitor, first to fourth switches connected in series between first and second electrodes of the first capacitor, a second capacitor connected to a connection node of the first switch and the second switch and a connection node of the third switch and the fourth switch, an inductor connected to a connection node of the second switch and the third switch, and a controller that performs PWM control. In a case where a failure occurs in the second capacitor, the DC-to-DC converter performs PWM control such that the first switch and the second switch enter the same state and the third switch and the fourth switch enter the same state on the basis of a result of comparison between a first detection voltage that is a measured output voltage and a target output voltage of the DC-to-DC converter.

Abstract: A DC-to-DC converter includes a first capacitor, first, second, third, and fourth switches connected in series between first and second electrodes of the first capacitor, a second capacitor connected to a connection node of the first switch and the second switch and a connection node of the third switch and the fourth switch, an inductor connected to a connection node of the second switch and the third switch, and a controller that controls an on/off state of each of the first to fourth switches on the basis of a value obtained by applying a reciprocal of a detection current that is a measured current flowing through the inductor to a difference between a first detection voltage and a first voltage instruction value and a difference between a second detection voltage and a second voltage instruction value.

Abstract: A flying DC-to-DC converter has a capacitor protection function of preventing a flying capacitor from overheating. The flying DC-to-DC converter estimates the temperature of a capacitor on the basis of a switching duty and an inductor current determined according to a result of comparison between an output voltage and a voltage instruction value, and determines whether to perform de-rating.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an inverter to drive a motor includes: a current control processor generating a voltage command for generating d/q axis current detection values, which are obtained by measuring current supplied to the motor, to follow a d/q axis current command for driving the motor, the current control processor converting the voltage command, which is sampled according to a sampling frequency generated based on a voltage vector phase of the voltage command, into a voltage vector corresponding to a point on each vertex and each side of a hexagon in a voltage vector diagram to apply a resulting value to the inverter driving the motor; and a sample frequency computing processor computing the sampling frequency based on the voltage vector phase of the voltage command and a reference number of sampling times during one rotation period of the motor.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing failure of a motor driving system using a resolver signal includes a resolver sensing a rotor position and a rotational frequency of a motor, a fast Fourier transform operation unit configured to perform fast Fourier transform on an output signal of the resolver to convert the output signal into frequency signals, a specific frequency band extraction unit configured to extract, from among the frequency signals, a specific frequency band including one or more frequencies selected from among a PWM switching frequency applied to an inverter, a motor's rotational frequency, and a preset resolver excitation signal frequency, and a failure diagnosing unit configured to diagnose failure by comparing a sum or a highest voltage among voltages corresponding to the frequencies included in the specific frequency band with a predetermined reference value.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an inverter driving a motor is provided. The apparatus includes a current controller that generates a voltage instruction for causing a current detection value, obtained by measuring a current provided from an inverter to a motor, to correspond to a current instruction for driving the motor. A voltage modulator generates a pulse width modulation signal for controlling on/off states of switching devices in the inverter at a predetermined switching frequency based on the voltage instruction. A frequency determiner determines the switching frequency based on driving information of the motor, determines a plurality of synchronization frequencies based on a speed of the motor, and randomly selects and determines one of the plurality of synchronization frequencies as the switching frequency.

Abstract: A system for increasing a temperature of a battery includes an inverter including a plurality of legs each including one pair of switching devices connected in series to each other between opposite ends of the battery and corresponding to a plurality of phases, respectively, a motor including a plurality of coils corresponding to the plurality of phases, respectively, where one end of each of the plurality of coils is connected to a connection node between one pair of switching devices included in a corresponding leg and other ends of the coils are connected to each other, and a controller configured to select two phases of the plurality of phases, and to alternately control an on/off state of switching devices included in two legs in the inverter, corresponding to the two selected phases, at a preset switching frequency to generate alternating current (AC) supplied to the battery.

Abstract: A charging system and a charging method using a motor driving system are disclosed which may enable charging between vehicles each having a battery for providing power to a vehicle driving motor, such as electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Abstract: A charging system for a vehicle includes: a power transmitter transmitting power for charging a battery of a vehicle; a charger including a three-phase motor and inverter, and receiving the power from the power transmitter; an input voltage calculating processor selecting any one of a plurality of predetermined duty ratios and calculating a value of an input voltage supplied to the charger based on the selected duty ratio and a voltage value of the battery of the vehicle; an input current calculating processor calculating a value of an input current based on the calculated value of the input voltage and a value of the power transmitted by the power transmitter; a power transmission controller instructing the calculated input current to be input to the charger; and a charging controller instructing the battery of the vehicle to be charged.

Abstract: A charging power supplying system using a motor driving system includes an inverter that is connected to a battery, includes at least one switching device, and is configured to change an on/off state of the switching device and to convert power stored in the battery to output the converted power to an output terminal of the inverter, a motor including a plurality of coils that each receive power provided from the output terminal of the inverter, a charging power output terminal that is connected to a neutral point to which the plurality of coils of the motor is commonly connected and outputs current output from the neutral point to an external charging target, and a controller configured to control the switching device in the inverter based on current of the output terminal of the inverter.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an inverter driving a motor is provided. The apparatus includes a current controller that generates a voltage instruction for causing a current detection value, obtained by measuring a current provided from an inverter to a motor, to correspond to a current instruction for driving the motor. A voltage modulator generates a pulse width modulation signal for controlling on/off states of switching devices in the inverter at a predetermined switching frequency based on the voltage instruction. A frequency determiner determines the switching frequency based on driving information of the motor, determines a plurality of synchronization frequencies based on a speed of the motor, and randomly selects and determines one of the plurality of synchronization frequencies as the switching frequency.

Abstract: A method and a system for compensating an offset of a resolver, may include sampling an output signal of the resolver at a predetermined sampling frequency, comparing magnitudes of the sampled output signals of the resolver, when a difference in magnitude between the sampled output signals of the resolver is greater than a predetermined reference value, controlling the motor by a random pulse width modulation (RPWM) scheme in which switching frequencies of the switching elements in the inverter are arbitrarily changed, and compensating an offset of the resolver coupled to the motor while controlling the motor with the RPWM scheme.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing failure of a motor driving system using a resolver signal includes a resolver sensing a rotor position and a rotational frequency of a motor, a fast Fourier transform operation unit configured to perform fast Fourier transform on an output signal of the resolver to convert the output signal into frequency signals, a specific frequency band extraction unit configured to extract, from among the frequency signals, a specific frequency band including one or more frequencies selected from among a PWM switching frequency applied to an inverter, a motor's rotational frequency, and a preset resolver excitation signal frequency, and a failure diagnosing unit configured to diagnose failure by comparing a sum or a highest voltage among voltages corresponding to the frequencies included in the specific frequency band with a predetermined reference value.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an inverter for driving a motor includes a processor which includes: a current processor for generating a voltage command for causing a current detection value obtained by measuring a current supplied from the inverter to the motor to follow a current command for driving the motor; a voltage modulator for generating a pulse width modulation signal for controlling on and off states of switching elements in the inverter with a predetermined switching frequency based on the voltage command; and a frequency determining processor for setting a frequency change range within which the switching frequency will be randomly changed and randomly determining the switching frequency within the frequency change range when a random pulse width modulation method is applied to control of the inverter.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling an inverter for a motor driving includes: a current controller configured to generate a d/q-axis voltage reference for allowing a d/q-axis current detection value, which is obtained by measuring a current supplied from the inverter to the motor, to converge on the d/q-axis current reference for driving the motor, and a voltage modulator configured to control switching of the inverter by selectively applying one among a plurality of predetermined pulse width modulations (PWM) based on a point at which the d/q-axis voltage reference is located in a hexagonal space voltage vector diagram.