A variable setting drivetrain for use with a vehicle including a controller in operable communication with an electric motor and configured to provide signals to the motor representative of a target output torque vector, where the controller is configured to calculate the target output torque vector by taking the weighted average of a first torque vector determined using a first output map, a second torque vector determined using a second output map, and a third torque vector determined using a third output map.

An external force estimation device is configured to estimate an external force acting on a motor. The external force estimation device includes a processor. The processor is configured to: calculate an output torque of the motor by using a value of a current supplied to the motor; estimate an inertia torque of the motor by using rotational position information of the motor; estimate a first friction torque of the motor by using the rotational position information of the motor; perform temperature-based correction for the first friction torque by using temperature information of the motor; and estimate the external force by subtracting the inertia torque and the first friction torque after the temperature-based correction from the output torque.

An external force estimation device is configured to estimate an external force acting on a motor. The external force estimation device includes a processor. The processor is configured to: calculate an output torque of the motor by using a value of a current supplied to the motor; estimate an inertia torque of the motor by using rotational position information of the motor; estimate a first friction torque of the motor by using the rotational position information of the motor; perform temperature-based correction for the first friction torque by using temperature information of the motor; and estimate the external force by subtracting the inertia torque and the first friction torque after the temperature-based correction from the output torque.

The invention relates to a method and system for calibrating a control device, in particular an inverter control device, of an electric motor, comprising operating the electric motor as part of a force flow; performing a force measurement by means of piezo elements which are arranged in the force flow in such a way that the force flow is applied, in particular exclusively, to the piezo elements; and adapting a control characteristic the control device on the basis of at least one force component derived from the force measurement, in particular a change in the at least one force component and/or at least one torque component derived from the force measurement, in particular a change in the torque component.

The invention relates to a method and system for calibrating a control device, in particular an inverter control device, of an electric motor, comprising operating the electric motor as part of a force flow; performing a force measurement by means of piezo elements which are arranged in the force flow in such a way that the force flow is applied, in particular exclusively, to the piezo elements; and adapting a control characteristic the control device on the basis of at least one force component derived from the force measurement, in particular a change in the at least one force component and/or at least one torque component derived from the force measurement, in particular a change in the torque component.

An operating mode control device includes a travel driving force information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series travel driving force when traveling on a travel route; a vehicle speed information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series vehicle speed when traveling on the travel route; a motor operation estimation unit configured to estimate a time-series torque and rotation speed of the motor on the basis of a time-series travel driving force and vehicle speed; an efficiency calculation unit configured to acquire a time-series efficiency value of each operating mode on the basis of the time-series torque and rotation speed and calculate a total efficiency value; an operating mode determination unit configured to determine the operating mode having the highest total efficiency value as a default operating mode; and an operation control unit configured to control an operation by the default operating mode.

An operating mode control device includes a travel driving force information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series travel driving force when traveling on a travel route; a vehicle speed information acquisition unit configured to acquire a time-series vehicle speed when traveling on the travel route; a motor operation estimation unit configured to estimate a time-series torque and rotation speed of the motor on the basis of a time-series travel driving force and vehicle speed; an efficiency calculation unit configured to acquire a time-series efficiency value of each operating mode on the basis of the time-series torque and rotation speed and calculate a total efficiency value; an operating mode determination unit configured to determine the operating mode having the highest total efficiency value as a default operating mode; and an operation control unit configured to control an operation by the default operating mode.

A motor control device capable of improving damping effects of a motor. In a motor control device, a control switching determination unit determines whether or not a control region of a motor is in a voltage saturation region. A voltage command value generator generates a voltage command value of the motor based on a velocity command value and a velocity of the motor. When the control switching determination unit determines that the control region of the motor is in the voltage saturation region, the voltage command value generator determines a voltage vector angle of an output voltage applied to the motor from a total torque command value and a limit value of the maximum voltage capable of being output to the motor, and generates a voltage command value based on the voltage vector angle.

A motor control device capable of improving damping effects of a motor. In a motor control device, a control switching determination unit determines whether or not a control region of a motor is in a voltage saturation region. A voltage command value generator generates a voltage command value of the motor based on a velocity command value and a velocity of the motor. When the control switching determination unit determines that the control region of the motor is in the voltage saturation region, the voltage command value generator determines a voltage vector angle of an output voltage applied to the motor from a total torque command value and a limit value of the maximum voltage capable of being output to the motor, and generates a voltage command value based on the voltage vector angle.

An electric machine is provided. A polyphase machine is provided. A power inverter is electrically connected to the polyphase machine. A controller is electrically connected to the power inverter, wherein the controller provides switching signals to the power inverter, wherein the controller comprises a trajectory calculator that provides an optimized trajectory for transitioning the polyphase machine from a first torque to a second torque.