At least one embodiment is directed to a system including a motor, a battery that provides power to the motor, and control circuitry that provides one or more first current pulses to the motor using power from the battery to cause one or more second current pulses in the battery that heat the battery to a desired temperature while maintaining zero torque in the motor.

A control unit calculates a motor voltage vector including a corresponding excitation voltage command and a torque voltage command in response to an output request for a motor and distributes the motor voltage vector to a first inverter voltage vector and a second inverter voltage vector while maintaining the motor voltage vector obtained to control modes of operation (PWM, overmodulation, and square wave mode) of a first inverter or a second inverter. The first inverter voltage vector includes an excitation voltage command and a torque voltage command associated with an output from the first inverter, and the second inverter voltage vector includes an excitation voltage command and a torque voltage command associated with an output from the second inverter.

A control unit calculates a motor voltage vector including a corresponding excitation voltage command and a torque voltage command in response to an output request for a motor and distributes the motor voltage vector to a first inverter voltage vector and a second inverter voltage vector while maintaining the motor voltage vector obtained to control modes of operation (PWM, overmodulation, and square wave mode) of a first inverter or a second inverter. The first inverter voltage vector includes an excitation voltage command and a torque voltage command associated with an output from the first inverter, and the second inverter voltage vector includes an excitation voltage command and a torque voltage command associated with an output from the second inverter.

A motor controller includes a current controller configured to generate control signals for driving a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), where the current controller is configured to measure voltage information and current information of the PMSM; a power constant controller configured to receive the voltage information and the current information, and generate a first target speed based on a target power of the PMSM and based on the voltage information and the current information; first signal generator configured to generate a second target speed; a speed constant controller coupled between the power constant controller and the current controller, wherein the speed constant controller is configured to switchably receive the first target speed and the second target speed, and regulate a motor speed of the PMSM based on the received first target speed or the received second target speed.

A motor controller includes a current controller configured to generate control signals for driving a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM), where the current controller is configured to measure voltage information and current information of the PMSM; a power constant controller configured to receive the voltage information and the current information, and generate a first target speed based on a target power of the PMSM and based on the voltage information and the current information; first signal generator configured to generate a second target speed; a speed constant controller coupled between the power constant controller and the current controller, wherein the speed constant controller is configured to switchably receive the first target speed and the second target speed, and regulate a motor speed of the PMSM based on the received first target speed or the received second target speed.

A method and system for communication between a motor controller and an analytic module includes a Single Pair Ethernet interface with power supplied over the two data lines. The analytic module, in turn, connects to a motor or other devices proximate the motor. The analytic module receives input signals from the motor or different types of sensors or devices. A processing unit in the analytic module may perform some initial processing on the incoming data. The processing unit is configured to transmit either the raw input signals or processed data via the Single Pair Ethernet connection back to the motor controller or to other controllers in the system with the motor controller acting solely as a pass-through gateway. The analytic module unit may be configured to transmit data at different update rates. One of the update rates may be synchronized to an update period in the motor controller.

A method and system for communication between a motor controller and an analytic module includes a Single Pair Ethernet interface with power supplied over the two data lines. The analytic module, in turn, connects to a motor or other devices proximate the motor. The analytic module receives input signals from the motor or different types of sensors or devices. A processing unit in the analytic module may perform some initial processing on the incoming data. The processing unit is configured to transmit either the raw input signals or processed data via the Single Pair Ethernet connection back to the motor controller or to other controllers in the system with the motor controller acting solely as a pass-through gateway. The analytic module unit may be configured to transmit data at different update rates. One of the update rates may be synchronized to an update period in the motor controller.

A method suitable for characterizing a motor, for instance a permanent magnet synchronous motor, includes obtaining a plurality of winding flux linkage values or terminal voltages of the motor, each corresponding to a different combination of phase current magnitude and phase advance. The resultant flux-linkage values or terminal voltages are transformed into the rotor dq reference frame. The flux linkage model is fitted to the one or more dq-axis flux-linkage values or terminal voltages and their linked phase current magnitude and phase advance using a process of parametric optimisation.

A motor inductance measurement device comprises an energization control circuitry to perform energization control of the motor such that an AC voltage is applied to at least one axis on two-axis orthogonal rotation coordinates of the motor to cause the AC current to flow, and an inductance calculation circuitry to generate the characteristic regarding the instantaneous value of the AC magnetic flux corresponding to the instantaneous value of the AC current as the inductance information by calculating the instantaneous value of the AC magnetic flux by integrating a residual voltage which is obtained by subtracting a resistance voltage from the AC voltage, the resistance voltage being obtained from the AC current based on a detection current detected from the motor, and from resistances of the motor.

A motor inductance measurement device comprises an energization control circuitry to perform energization control of the motor such that an AC voltage is applied to at least one axis on two-axis orthogonal rotation coordinates of the motor to cause the AC current to flow, and an inductance calculation circuitry to generate the characteristic regarding the instantaneous value of the AC magnetic flux corresponding to the instantaneous value of the AC current as the inductance information by calculating the instantaneous value of the AC magnetic flux by integrating a residual voltage which is obtained by subtracting a resistance voltage from the AC voltage, the resistance voltage being obtained from the AC current based on a detection current detected from the motor, and from resistances of the motor.