H02P21/141

Motor controller, active short circuit thereof, and method for controlling active short via the same
11177751 · 2021-11-16 · ·

A motor controller, an active short circuit thereof, and a method for controlling active short via the same. An enabling signal is generated and outputted in response to determining that a vehicle is to enter a safe mode and a speed of a motor exceeds a threshold. Currents of a direct-axis and a quadrature-axis of the motor are adjusted to characteristic currents according to the enabling signal. An action flag signal and a control signal that corresponds to the enabling signal are generated and outputted in response to determining that the currents of the direct-axis and the quadrature-axis are adjusted to be the characteristic currents. A driving signal corresponding to the control signal is generated and outputted according to the action flag signal. A driving circuit safely controls a corresponding switch transistor in the inverter to be turned on based on the driving signal.

Position Observer for Electrical Machines
20210351728 · 2021-11-11 ·

A control system for an electrical motor comprises a rotor, a stator having a plurality of phase windings, and an inverter for applying voltage to the plurality of phase windings by connecting individual phase windings to a first or second voltage level. The control system is configured to measure a first rate of change of current in a first phase winding, of said plurality of phase windings, connected to the first voltage level, to measure a second rate of change of current in a second, different phase winding connected to the first voltage level, and to calculate a difference between the first and second rate of change of current. The control system is further configured to use the calculated difference to obtain data related to a position of the rotor.

MEMORY MOTOR WINDING MULTIPLEXING CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLUX LINKAGE OBSERVATION
20220006404 · 2022-01-06 · ·

A memory motor winding multiplexing control method and system for flux linkage observation. The method comprises the following steps: I: when the magnetization state of a memory motor needs to be adjusted, selecting a flux regulation current reference value according to a rotation speed of the motor; II: by means of current feedback control, driving a direct-current flux regulation winding to generate a flux regulation current so as to adjust the magnetization state of a permanent magnet; III: when the memory motor is operating normally, collecting an induction voltage of the flux regulation winding and extracting an induced electromotive force of the flux regulation winding; and IV: using the induced electromotive force of the flux regulation winding to calculate the flux linkage of the permanent magnet for vector control of the motor.

POWER TOOL
20220006406 · 2022-01-06 ·

A power tool includes a motor, a power supply device, a driver circuit, a parameter acquisition module, and a controller. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The motor is configured to generate a reluctance torque. The driver circuit is electrically connected to the motor to drive the motor. The parameter acquisition module is configured to acquire a current of the motor, a rotational speed of the motor, and a position of the rotor. The controller is configured to: according to at least one of the current of the motor, the rotational speed of the motor, or the position of the rotor, dynamically adjust a current applied to the stator so that an included angle between a stator flux linkage of the motor and a rotor flux linkage of the motor ranges from 90° to 135°.

Magnetic field coupling analysis and modulation method for field-modulated permanent magnet motor based on harmonic group

A magnetic field coupling analysis and modulation method for a field-modulated permanent magnet motor based on a harmonic group is provided. The method includes: if a permanent magnet excitation source includes an outer surface-mounted permanent magnet and an intermediate permanent magnet and an armature magnetic source is an outer armature winding, acquiring a normal flux density component of an outer air-gap magnetic field of the motor; if the permanent magnet excitation source includes an inner surface-mounted permanent magnet and the intermediate permanent magnet and the armature magnetic source is an inner armature winding, acquiring a coupled flux density component of the outer air-gap magnetic field; calculating a coupling effect ratio, a harmonic characteristic factor, and a harmonic coupling efficiency in sequence from an air-gap flux density; determining positive and negative coupled harmonics according to the harmonic coupling efficiency; and establishing positive and negative coupled harmonic groups respectively.

Controller for AC rotary electric machine
11799408 · 2023-10-24 · ·

To provide a controller for AC rotary electric machine which can suppress that the control accuracy of current is deteriorated, when switching from the all phase short circuit state to the switching control. A controller for AC rotary electric machine calculates voltage command values based on current command values and current detection values; carries out switching between a switching control that turns on and off plural switching devices provided in the inverter based on the voltage command values, and all phase short circuit control that turns on and off the plural switching devices so that the plural-phase windings are short-circuited mutually; and when switching from the all the phase short circuit control to the switching control, sets the current command values to switching current values which are current values corresponding to currents which flow in executing the all phase short circuit control.

ROTARY MACHINE CONTROL APPARATUS, MACHINE LEARNING APPARATUS, AND INFERENCE APPARATUS

A rotary machine control apparatus includes: a current detector detecting an alternating current flowing through a rotary machine and outputting a current detection value; a power converter supplying power to the rotary machine by applying an AC voltage based on a voltage command value; a current controller adjusting the voltage command value so that the current detection value matches a current command value; an estimator obtaining a magnetic-flux estimation value that is an estimation value of an amplitude of a magnetic flux vector in the rotary machine; and a magnetic flux controller adjusting the current command value so that the magnetic-flux estimation value matches a set magnetic-flux command value in a start-up control period from when the rotary machine is put in a state where the rotary machine rotates by inertia after interruption of power supply of the power converter until the power supply is resumed.

Method of starting a synchronous motor and a controller therefor

A closed-loop method of starting a permanent magnet synchronous motor comprises driving the rotor by energizing stator windings using motor control signals based on an initial standstill rotor angle. Periodically estimating values of rotor flux linkage magnitude and/or angle based on back-electromotive force (emf) induced in the stator windings by the rotating rotor. The estimated values of rotor flux linkage magnitude are used to estimate respective new rotor angles which are used to generate updated motor control signals to drive the rotor. Control of the motor is switched-over to a closed-loop synchronous operation motor control algorithm in response to any one or any combination of the following conditions: at a predetermined period of time from initiation of the closed-loop start-up method; or upon determination that the rotor has reached a minimum operating speed; or upon determination that the estimated value of rotor flux linkage magnitude reaches or exceeds a threshold value.

METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ASYNCHRONOUS INDUCTION MOTOR AND MOTOR SYSTEM
20230361702 · 2023-11-09 ·

A method for controlling an asynchronous induction motor, a control device for implementing the method, a motor system including the control device, and a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program for implementing the method is stored. The method for controlling the asynchronous induction motor includes: A. determining a target value of d-axis current according to a target value of q-axis current of the asynchronous induction motor; B. determining a correction value of the target value of the d-axis current based on q-axis voltage and d-axis voltage of the asynchronous induction motor; and C. determining target values of the d-axis voltage and the q-axis voltage of the asynchronous induction motor based on the correction value of the target value of the d-axis current and the target value of the q-axis current.

Memory motor winding multiplexing control method and system for flux linkage observation
11522481 · 2022-12-06 · ·

A memory motor winding multiplexing control method and system for flux linkage observation. The method comprises the following steps: I: when the magnetization state of a memory motor needs to be adjusted, selecting a flux regulation current reference value according to a rotation speed of the motor; II: by means of current feedback control, driving a direct-current flux regulation winding to generate a flux regulation current so as to adjust the magnetization state of a permanent magnet; III: when the memory motor is operating normally, collecting an induction voltage of the flux regulation winding and extracting an induced electromotive force of the flux regulation winding; and IV: using the induced electromotive force of the flux regulation winding to calculate the flux linkage of the permanent magnet for vector control of the motor.