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Motor control device
11716043 · 2023-08-01 · ·

A motor control device including a PWM control part is provided. The PWM control part has a two-phase complementary PWM control part, and when driving opening and closing of an opening/closing body, PWM-controls upper switching elements and lower switching elements of three phases in a three-phase inverter circuit based on an energization mode that sequentially switches among energized phases, which are two of the three phases, and a non-energized phase, which is a remaining one phase. The two-phase complementary PWM control part, in one of the energized phases, controls one of the upper switching element and the lower switching element by a PWM signal, and controls the other by a complementary PWM signal having a polarity opposite to the PWM signal, and, in the non-energized phase, controls one of the upper switching element and the lower switching element to be off, and controls the other by the complementary PWM signal.

Method and an Arrangement for Controlling Vibration of a Variable Frequency Drive Controlled Electric Machine

A field of electric drive devices and electric machines, such as electric motors and electric generators for industrial applications and more particularly to a method and an arrangement for controlling vibration of a variable frequency drive controlled electric machine. In the method for controlling vibration of a variable frequency drive controlled electric machine, the resonance frequency/frequencies and the stiffness are determined in a ramp up/ramp down test; amount of damping is determined in an impulse test; a mechanical transfer function is determined in a steady drive test; a vibration control model is determined utilizing said resonance frequency/frequencies, said stiffness, the amount of damping and the mechanical transfer function; and vibration is controlled utilizing the vibration control model.

MOTOR CONTROLLING CIRCUIT
20230022386 · 2023-01-26 ·

A motor controlling circuit is provided. A first terminal of a first high-side transistor and a first terminal of a second high-side transistor are coupled to a common voltage. A first terminal of a first low-side transistor is connected to a second terminal of the first high-side transistor. A first node between the first terminal of the first low-side transistor and the second terminal of the first high-side transistor is connected to a first terminal of a motor. A first terminal of a second low-side transistor is connected to a second terminal of the second high-side transistor. A second node between the first terminal of the second low-side transistor and the second terminal of the second high-side transistor is connected to a second terminal of the motor. The driver circuit regulates at least one of the transistors such that no current flows to the common voltage.

PULSE MODULATED CONTROL WITH FIELD WEAKENING FOR IMPROVED MACHINE EFFICIENCY
20230219426 · 2023-07-13 ·

Modulated pulse control of electric machines to deliver a desired output in a more energy efficient manner by either (a) operating the electric machine in a continuous mode when a requested torque demand is greater than the peak efficiency torque of the electric machine or (b) in a pulsed modulation mode when the requested torque demand is less than the peak efficiency torque of the electric machine. When operating in the pulsed modulation mode, the inverter may be deactivated to further improve the system efficiency when field weakening is not required to mitigate or eliminate generation of a retarding torque in situations when Back Electromagnetic Force (BEMF) exceeds a supply voltage for the inverter of the machine.

APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REDUCING VIBRATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE
20230211671 · 2023-07-06 · ·

An apparatus and a method of reducing vibration of an electric vehicle capable of effectively reducing vibration by applying a drivetrain torsion speed during anti jerk control to extract a vibration-induced portion and processing the vibration-induced portion to generate a final output torque, include a drivetrain torsion speed calculator, a motor speed calculator, a model speed calculator, a vibration-induced portion calculator, a high-pass filter, a phase delay unit, and an anti jerk compensation torque generator.

Electronic device and human-powered vehicle system
11527980 · 2022-12-13 · ·

An electronic device includes an artificial intelligence processor that is configured to generate second information for controlling an electric component including at least one of a drive unit that applies propulsion force to a human-powered vehicle, an electric adjustable seatpost, and an electric suspension in accordance with first information related to at least one of the human-powered vehicle, a rider of the human-powered vehicle, and an environment of the human-powered vehicle. The artificial intelligence processor changes a process for generating the second information in accordance with the first information and in accordance with an operation of a first operation unit for operating the at least one of the drive unit, the electric adjustable seatpost, and the electric suspension.

Human-powered vehicle control device, electronic device, and human-powered vehicle control system
11527981 · 2022-12-13 · ·

A human-powered vehicle control device includes an artificial intelligence processor, an operation device, and a communication device. The artificial intelligence processor is configured to generate second information for controlling an electric component of a human-powered vehicle in accordance with first information related to at least one of the human-powered vehicle, a rider of the human-powered vehicle, and an environment of the human-powered vehicle. The operation device operates the electric component. The communication device is configured to communicate with an external device. The artificial intelligence processor is configured to change a process for generating the second information in accordance with the first information and an operation of the operation device. The communication device is configured to transmit third information related to a process for generating the second information to the external device.

Adaptive torque disturbance cancellation for electric motors

An adaptive torque disturbance cancellation method and motor control system for rotating a load are described. The system has: (i) a speed controller for receiving a first input signal indicating a desired motor speed and, in response, for outputting a motor control signal; (ii) current sensing circuitry for sensing current through a motor that rotates in response to the speed controller; (iii) circuitry for storing, into a storage device, history data representative of the current through a motor when the motor operates to rotate the load; and (iv) circuitry for modifying the motor control signal in response to the history data.

Method for detecting a motor phase fault of a motor arrangement and drive circuit for driving an electronically commutated motor

In a method for detecting a motor phase fault of a motor arrangement, the motor phases of which are connected to a drive circuit having a DC voltage intermediate circuit and an inverter. A motor phase voltage at at least one of the motor phases with respect to a reference potential is captured while the inverter is switched off; and a voltage profile of the captured motor phase voltage is used to determine whether there is a motor phase fault on one of the motor phases of the motor arrangement.

Monitoring device, motor driving apparatus, and monitoring method
11595138 · 2023-02-28 · ·

A monitoring device includes: an acquisition unit for acquiring a clock signal output from a communication circuit that outputs the clock signal; and a monitoring unit for analyzing the waveform of the clock signal acquired by the acquisition unit, based on a predetermined reference clock signal having a period equal to or shorter than a period of the clock signal to thereby determine whether or not there is a sign of malfunction in the communication circuit.