Systems and method for controlling an alternating current (AC) electrodynamic machine (390) with a variable frequency drive (VFD) (380) include a control system (300) with a phase-locked-loop (PLL) circuit (382) for providing a stator flux angle signal (338) to the VFD (380), the PLL circuit (382) comprising a proportional integral (PI) regulator (332) providing an output signal (334); and a feedforward generator (350) in communication with the PLL circuit (382), wherein the feedforward generator (350) tracks a stator flux position of the AC electrodynamic machine (390) such that the feedforward generator (350) determines a stator frequency signal (352) based on stator flux signals (308, 310, 312) and supplies the stator frequency signal (352) downstream of the PI regulator (332), and wherein the stator frequency signal (352) is summed with the output signal (334) of the PI regulator (332) to provide a dynamically adapted output signal (335) of the PI regulator (332), and wherein the adapted output signal (335) is used to determine the stator flux angle signal (338).

A method for operating an electric machine comprises ascertaining an electric stator current of the electric machine, calculating a magnetic flux which is generated based on the ascertained electric stator current, and controlling a torque generated by means of the electric machine, as a function of the calculated magnetic flux.

A method for operating an electric machine comprises ascertaining an electric stator current of the electric machine, calculating a magnetic flux which is generated based on the ascertained electric stator current, and controlling a torque generated by means of the electric machine, as a function of the calculated magnetic flux.

A method estimating position and speed of a rotor of an alternating current machine for a motor vehicle. The method: determines stator currents in a three-phase reference frame and values of stator voltages of the machine in the three-phase reference frame; determines components of the stator currents in a two-phase reference frame depending on the stator currents in the three-phase reference frame by Concordia transformation; determines components of the stator voltages in the two-phase reference frame depending on the stator voltages in the three-phase reference frame by Concordia transformation; iteratively determines rotor speed depending on the stator voltages in the two-phase reference frame and adjustment parameters; determines stator fluxes of the machine in the two-phase reference frame depending on the rotor speed and rejection parameters; and determines rotor position depending on the stator fluxes in the two-phase reference frame, the stator currents in the two-phase reference frame, and equivalent inductance.

The present disclosure relates to a motor driving device and a laundry treatment apparatus. An inverter is configured to convert a DC voltage of DC terminals into an AC voltage according to a switching operation and to output the AC voltage to a motor. A DC terminal voltage detector is configured to detect the voltage of the DC terminals, and an output current detector is configured to detect an output current flowing through the motor. A controller is configured to control the inverter based on the detected output current. The controller controls the motor to operate based on a flux current command value from among the flux current command values and a torque current command value for driving the motor in an overvoltage protection mode when the detected DC terminal voltage is higher than a first predetermined value and power is supplied from the motor to the DC terminals. Abrupt DC terminal voltage increase may be prevented.

The present disclosure relates to a motor driving device and a laundry treatment apparatus. An inverter is configured to convert a DC voltage of DC terminals into an AC voltage according to a switching operation and to output the AC voltage to a motor. A DC terminal voltage detector is configured to detect the voltage of the DC terminals, and an output current detector is configured to detect an output current flowing through the motor. A controller is configured to control the inverter based on the detected output current. The controller controls the motor to operate based on a flux current command value from among the flux current command values and a torque current command value for driving the motor in an overvoltage protection mode when the detected DC terminal voltage is higher than a first predetermined value and power is supplied from the motor to the DC terminals. Abrupt DC terminal voltage increase may be prevented.

Systems and method for controlling an alternating current (AC) electrodynamic machine (390) with a variable frequency drive (VFD) (380) include a control system (300) with a phase-locked-loop (PLL) circuit (382) for providing a stator flux angle signal (338) to the VFD (380), the PLL circuit (382) comprising a proportional integral (PI) regulator (332) providing an output signal (334); and a feedforward generator (350) in communication with the PLL circuit (382), wherein the feedforward generator (350) tracks a stator flux position of the AC electrodynamic machine (390) such that the feedforward generator (350) determines a stator frequency signal (352) based on stator flux signals (308, 310, 312) and supplies the stator frequency signal (352) downstream of the PI regulator (332), and wherein the stator frequency signal (352) is summed with the output signal (334) of the PI regulator (332) to provide a dynamically adapted output signal (335) of the PI regulator (332), and wherein the adapted output signal (335) is used to determine the stator flux angle signal (338).

Systems and method for controlling an alternating current (AC) electrodynamic machine (390) with a variable frequency drive (VFD) (380) include a control system (300) with a phase-locked-loop (PLL) circuit (382) for providing a stator flux angle signal (338) to the VFD (380), the PLL circuit (382) comprising a proportional integral (PI) regulator (332) providing an output signal (334); and a feedforward generator (350) in communication with the PLL circuit (382), wherein the feedforward generator (350) tracks a stator flux position of the AC electrodynamic machine (390) such that the feedforward generator (350) determines a stator frequency signal (352) based on stator flux signals (308, 310, 312) and supplies the stator frequency signal (352) downstream of the PI regulator (332), and wherein the stator frequency signal (352) is summed with the output signal (334) of the PI regulator (332) to provide a dynamically adapted output signal (335) of the PI regulator (332), and wherein the adapted output signal (335) is used to determine the stator flux angle signal (338).

In some examples, a controller device includes processing circuitry configured to determine an alpha voltage and a beta voltage based on time durations for control signals for power-conversion circuitry that drives an electric motor including a rotor. In some examples, the controller device also includes a flux estimator configured to estimate a speed of the rotor and an angle of the rotor based on the alpha voltage and the beta voltage.

A method for operating an electric machine comprises ascertaining an electric stator current of the electric machine, calculating a magnetic flux which is generated based on the ascertained electric stator current, and controlling a torque generated by means of the electric machine, as a function of the calculated magnetic flux.