To provide a control apparatus for AC rotary machine and an electric power steering apparatus which can reduce the error component of the current detection value close to the mechanical resonance period of AC rotary machine. A control apparatus for AC rotary machine detects currents which flow into three-phase windings at a current detection period which is a first natural number times of a carrier period; calculates current detection values, by performing a current addition processing which adds current detection values detected at this time, and current detection values detected before an addition period which is a second natural number times of the current detection period; and calculates the voltage command values of three-phase based on the current detection values after current addition processing, wherein the second natural number is set to a natural number that the addition period becomes the closest to the half period of the mechanical resonance period.

A control circuit of a power conversion apparatus is provided with a switch driving unit that drives the upper and lower arm switches; a short circuit control unit that causes the switch driving unit to execute a short circuit control when a failure occurs in the system, the short circuit control turning an ON side switch to an ON state and turning an OFF side switch to an OFF state; a checking unit that executes a checking process to check whether the short circuit control is able to perform correctly; and a protection control unit that causes the switch driving unit to execute a protection control when a failure occurs on either the upper arm switch or the lower arm switch, the protection control turning the switch where the failure occurs to an OFF state. The control circuit enables the protection control during execution of the checking process.

A current detection device includes: a first conductor providing a part of a current path between a first inverter and a first rotary electric machine; a second conductor providing a part of a current path between a second inverter and a second rotary electric machine; a third conductor providing a part of a current path between a DC power supply and a converter; and first to third elements respectively arranged to face the first to third conductors. Each of the first to third elements is configured to detect a magnetic flux generated by an electric current flowing through a corresponding conductor in a coreless manner. A maximum value of the electric current in the second conductor is smaller than maximum values of the electric current in the first and third conductors. The second conductor is arranged between the first conductor and the third conductor in a predetermined direction.

A current detection device includes: a first conductor providing a part of a current path between a first inverter and a first rotary electric machine; a second conductor providing a part of a current path between a second inverter and a second rotary electric machine; a third conductor providing a part of a current path between a DC power supply and a converter; and first to third elements respectively arranged to face the first to third conductors. Each of the first to third elements is configured to detect a magnetic flux generated by an electric current flowing through a corresponding conductor in a coreless manner. A maximum value of the electric current in the second conductor is smaller than maximum values of the electric current in the first and third conductors. The second conductor is arranged between the first conductor and the third conductor in a predetermined direction.

This application discloses a drive circuit of a bridge arm switching transistor, a drive circuit, and a power converter. The bridge arm switching transistor includes a first switching transistor and a second switching transistor. A first terminal of the first switching transistor is connected to a power supply, a second terminal of the first switching transistor is connected to a first terminal of the second switching transistor, and a second terminal of the second switching transistor is grounded. The drive circuit includes a low-voltage region and at least two high-voltage regions isolated which include a first high-voltage region and a second high-voltage region. A semiconductor device configured to drive the second switching transistor is disposed in the low-voltage region. P-type semiconductor devices are disposed in each of the first high-voltage region and the second high-voltage region, and the P-type semiconductor devices are configured to drive the first switching transistor.

This application discloses a drive circuit of a bridge arm switching transistor, a drive circuit, and a power converter. The bridge arm switching transistor includes a first switching transistor and a second switching transistor. A first terminal of the first switching transistor is connected to a power supply, a second terminal of the first switching transistor is connected to a first terminal of the second switching transistor, and a second terminal of the second switching transistor is grounded. The drive circuit includes a low-voltage region and at least two high-voltage regions isolated which include a first high-voltage region and a second high-voltage region. A semiconductor device configured to drive the second switching transistor is disposed in the low-voltage region. P-type semiconductor devices are disposed in each of the first high-voltage region and the second high-voltage region, and the P-type semiconductor devices are configured to drive the first switching transistor.

A charging system has: a number of connections for connecting at least one electric energy store to be charged; a number n of at least three inverter bridges, each of which has a center tap; a number n of electric filters, wherein the input of each filter of the number n of filters is electrically connected to a respective corresponding center tap of an inverter bridge of the number of inverter bridges; a controllable assigning unit which is inserted between a respective output of a filter of the number n of filters and the number of connections and which is designed to electrically assign the output of each filter of the number n of filters to a respective corresponding connection of the number of connections depending on at least one actuation signal; and a control unit which is designed to generate the at least one actuation signal depending on a desired charge mode of the charging system.

A charging system has: a number of connections for connecting at least one electric energy store to be charged; a number n of at least three inverter bridges, each of which has a center tap; a number n of electric filters, wherein the input of each filter of the number n of filters is electrically connected to a respective corresponding center tap of an inverter bridge of the number of inverter bridges; a controllable assigning unit which is inserted between a respective output of a filter of the number n of filters and the number of connections and which is designed to electrically assign the output of each filter of the number n of filters to a respective corresponding connection of the number of connections depending on at least one actuation signal; and a control unit which is designed to generate the at least one actuation signal depending on a desired charge mode of the charging system.

A system may be provided that may include a first battery, and an inverter coupled to the battery. The system may also include a first active filter including a first switch element, second switch element, third switch element, and fourth switch element. Each switch element may be coupled to the first battery or the inverter. The first, second, third, and fourth switch elements may be configured to increase or decrease an applied voltage or current of the first battery.

A system may be provided that may include a first battery, and an inverter coupled to the battery. The system may also include a first active filter including a first switch element, second switch element, third switch element, and fourth switch element. Each switch element may be coupled to the first battery or the inverter. The first, second, third, and fourth switch elements may be configured to increase or decrease an applied voltage or current of the first battery.