Abstract: A state detecting system which can detect state of power storage at high precision even with lesser characteristic data to be used for calculation, and a device employing the same. The state detecting system has a memory for storing a characteristic data, calculation information, and set information, an arithmetic unit for calculating state information indicative of state of said power storage and calculating correction information for performing correction, a first correcting unit for correcting input of said arithmetic means, and a second correcting unit for correcting information stored or set in the storage.

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: 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 for a synchronous generator system has: a voltage instruction generator for generating voltage instructions (V.sub.u *, V.sub.v *, V.sub.w *) based on an output power reference (P*) of the synchronous generator, currents (I.sub.u, I.sub.v) flowing through the synchronous generator and position information (.theta..sub.0, .omega..sub.r) of magnetic poles of the synchronous generator; a zero crossing point detector for detecting a point that the voltage (V.sub.u) of the synchronous generator passes through zero volt.; and a magnetic pole position calculator for calculating the information (.theta..sub.0, .omega..sub.r) on the position of magnetic poles of the synchronous generator on the basis of the voltage instruction (V.sub.u *) 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: In a driving system comprising a permanent magnet type synchronous machine, an electric power converter for the synchronous machine and a driving controller for driving the electric power converter, the driving controller comprises a current command generator for generating a d-axis current command and a q-axis current command of the synchronous machine, a d, q-axis current control uni for generating AC voltage command values Vu*, Vv* and Vw* based on the d-, q-axis currents from the synchronous machines, and a PWM control unit for generating driving signals for the electric power converter based on the AC voltage command values. A phase generator generates a phase signal from zero-cross point information of the AC voltage command values and a phase difference angle .delta. between induced voltage and terminal voltage of the synchronous machine; and a magnet temperature compensating unit generates a phase signal from zero-cross point information of the AC voltage command values and a phase difference angle .