Abstract: An electric machine for a motor vehicle, includes a rotor, and a stator. The stator has a coil device for generating a magnetic rotary field for driving the rotor. the coil device has a soft magnetic flux-guiding device for guiding the rotary field, wherein the coil device is only partially arranged in the flux-guiding device, wherein at least one winding overhang of the coil device extends out of the flux guiding device into an environment of the stator. The electric also includes and an electrically conductive shielding element arranged on the at least one winding overhang and configured to electrically and/or electromagnetically shield the winding overhang against an environment, wherein the shielding element is connected to a frame potential connection of the electric machine.

Abstract: An inverter for an electric machine includes multiple phase systems, each including a high-side switching device and a low-side switching device, the high-side switching device being connected on one side to a first pole of an intermediate circuit and on another side to the low-side switching device, the low-side switching device being connected on one side to the high-side switching device and on the other side to a second pole of the intermediate circuit, the high-side switching device and the low-side switching device each having a circuit breaker which has a switching input, a power input and a power output, the power input and the power output being electrically connected with each other when the circuit breaker is closed and are electrically disconnected from each other when the circuit breaker is open. The inverter further has a control circuit and an intermediate circuit voltage limiting circuit.

Abstract: An inverter for an electric machine includes multiple phase systems, each including a high-side switching device and a low-side switching device, the high-side switching device being connected on one side to a first pole of an intermediate circuit and on another side to the low-side switching device, the low-side switching device being connected on one side to the high-side switching device and on the other side to a second pole of the intermediate circuit, the high-side switching device and the low-side switching device, each having a circuit breaker which has a switching input, a power input and a power output, the power input and the power output being electrically connected with each other when the circuit breaker is closed and are electrically disconnected from each other when the circuit breaker is open.

Abstract: An electric machine for a motor vehicle, includes a rotor, and a stator. The stator has a coil device for generating a magnetic rotary field for driving the rotor. the coil device has a soft magnetic flux-guiding device for guiding the rotary field, wherein the coil device is only partially arranged in the flux-guiding device, wherein at least one winding overhang of the coil device extends out of the flux guiding device into an environment of the stator. The electric also includes and an electrically conductive shielding element arranged on the at least one winding overhang and configured to electrically and/or electromagnetically shield the winding overhang against an environment, wherein the shielding element is connected to a frame potential connection of the electric machine.

Abstract: A method and a system for determining the rotor temperature of an electric motor of a hybrid vehicle. In a method for determining the rotor temperature of an electric motor of a hybrid vehicle in which it is possible to reliably determine the rotor temperature using simple means, the rotor temperature of the electric motor being ascertained by measuring an operating parameter of the electric motor during operation of the hybrid vehicle.

Abstract: A method for shutting down an electric machine having a pulse-controlled inverter in the event of a malfunction. Undesirable side effects during shut-down of the electric machine may be minimized and the regular machine operation may be maximized when the electric machine is first switched to a disconnect mode in which all switches of the pulse-controlled inverter are open and subsequently is switched to a short-circuit mode in which the switches connected to the high potential are open and the switches connected to the low potential are closed.

Abstract: A method and a system for determining the rotor temperature of an electric motor of a hybrid vehicle. In a method for determining the rotor temperature of an electric motor of a hybrid vehicle in which it is possible to reliably determine the rotor temperature using simple means, the rotor temperature of the electric motor being ascertained by measuring an operating parameter of the electric motor during operation of the hybrid vehicle.

Abstract: A method for shutting down an electric machine having a pulse-controlled inverter in the event of a malfunction. Undesirable side effects during shut-down of the electric machine may be minimized and the regular machine operation may be maximized when the electric machine is first switched to a disconnect mode in which all switches of the pulse-controlled inverter are open and subsequently is switched to a short-circuit mode in which the switches connected to the high potential are open and the switches connected to the low potential are closed.

Abstract: A method for identifying the sensor assignment to the output signals of an electrical machine having at least two standardized sensor elements, that are assigned to a rotating body. An arbitrary signal sequence of sensor signals of the at least two standardized sensor elements is recorded for a first direction of rotation of the electrical machine. The arbitrary signal sequence is sorted with respect to the electrical angle ? of the electrical machine corresponding to an offset of the electrical angle ? per sensor signal. The zero crossings of phases of the electrical machine are assigned to the sensor signals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a six-phase generator for a motor vehicle having two three-phase systems displaced with respect to one another by 30°, the phase windings of one of the three-phase systems being positioned in a wye connection and the phase windings of the other three-phase system being positioned in a delta connection.

Abstract: A method and a device for providing field-oriented regulation of a synchronous machine excited by a permanent magnet, in which a direct-axis voltage component and a quadrature-axis voltage component of the control voltage for the synchronous machine are determined from a quadrature-axis current component setpoint value thus determined and from rotational speed information using a stationary machine model in a decoupling network. These voltage components are converted into triggering pulses for the synchronous machine. The regulating system does not require any information regarding the phase currents of the polyphase system.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for field-oriented control of a permanent-magnet-excited synchronous machine. Conversion of an ascertained longitudinal voltage component and an ascertained transverse voltage component into triggering pulses for the synchronous machine is accomplished in a low rotation speed range using a pulse-width-modulated inverter, and in a high rotation speed range using a block switching mechanism or a software program functionally corresponding to a block switching mechanism. The invention reduces output oscillations in the upper rotation speed range that occur in known systems as a result of angular inaccuracies with respect to the target voltage zero transition and the voltage zero transition that is actually implemented.

Abstract: A method and a device for determining the rotor temperature in a permanent-magnet-excited synchronous machine are described, in which field-oriented regulation takes place. An estimator is provided which is supplied with the manipulated variables for the direct-axis current and the cross current made available by a direct-axis current controller and a cross current controller. The estimator determines an estimate for the rotor temperature using the manipulated variables mentioned and a temperature model of the synchronous machine.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for field-oriented control of a permanent-magnet-excited synchronous machine. Conversion of an ascertained longitudinal voltage component and an ascertained transverse voltage component into triggering pulses for the synchronous machine is accomplished in a low rotation speed range using a pulse-width-modulated inverter, and in a high rotation speed range using a block switching mechanism or a software program functionally corresponding to a block switching mechanism. The invention reduces output oscillations in the upper rotation speed range that occur in known systems as a result of angular inaccuracies with respect to the target voltage zero transition and the voltage zero transition that is actually implemented.

Abstract: A method and a device for providing field-oriented regulation of a synchronous machine excited by a permanent magnet, in which a direct-axis voltage component and a quadrature-axis voltage component of the control voltage for the synchronous machine are determined from a quadrature-axis current component setpoint value thus determined and from rotational speed information using a stationary machine model in a decoupling network. These voltage components are converted into triggering pulses for the synchronous machine. The regulating system does not require any information regarding the phase currents of the polyphase system.

Abstract: An inverter for an electric machine is specified that includes a plurality of switching elements, in particular six, which are positioned in a bridge circuit and produce a connection between the electric machine and a battery. The switching elements built into the low-side branch of the inverter are ones that are conductive without a control voltage present, i.e., normally-on switching elements. That ensures that if the supply voltage is absent and the electric machine is rotating the windings of the electric machine are short circuited and no overvoltages are able to occur. In normal operation the inverter is operated like a conventional inverter, by clocked actuation, but with reversed actuation of the control electrodes, i.e., with control voltage for non-conductive time phases and without control voltage in conductive phases.

Abstract: A method and a device for regulating a polyphase machine, in particular a synchronous machine, in which a direct-axis voltage and a quadrature-axis voltage are determined as manipulated variables of the regulating system, and also including a pulse-width-modulation inverter which generates the phase voltages of the individual phases and is triggered to operate either in PWM mode or in block mode as a function of the operating mode of the electric machine. To simplify the hardware component of the regulating device, PWM control signals and block control signals are generated via software and sent to a PWM/block signal device as a function of the operating mode, the device being capable of generating either PWM signals or block signals as a triggering signal for the pulse-width-modulation inverter as a function of the control signal supplied.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a six-phase generator for a motor vehicle having two three-phase systems displaced with respect to one another by 30°, the phase windings of one of the three-phase systems being positioned in a wye connection and the phase windings of the other three-phase system being positioned in a delta connection.

Abstract: A method and a device for determining the rotor temperature in a permanent-magnet-excited synchronous machine are described, in which field-oriented regulation takes place. An estimator is provided which is supplied with the manipulated variables for the direct-axis current and the cross current made available by a direct-axis current controller and a cross current controller. The estimator determines an estimate for the rotor temperature using the manipulated variables mentioned and a temperature model of the synchronous machine.

Abstract: An inverter for an electric machine is specified that includes a plurality of switching elements, in particular six, which are positioned in a bridge circuit and produce a connection between the electric machine and a battery. The switching elements built into the low-side branch of the inverter are ones that are conductive without a control voltage present, i.e., normally-on switching elements. That ensures that if the supply voltage is absent and the electric machine is rotating the windings of the electric machine are short circuited and no overvoltages are able to occur. In normal operation the inverter is operated like a conventional inverter, by clocked actuation, but with reversed actuation of the control electrodes, i.e., with control voltage for non-conductive time phases and without control voltage in conductive phases.