The present disclosure relates to a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle for increasing control accuracy of the motor for driving the vehicle, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle, which may accurately perform a motor control even when a battery voltage (i.e., motor voltage) applied to the motor upon the driving control of the motor is changed.

A method for protecting a motor from overloading includes: acquiring a present effective value of a phase current of a motor; performing time integration on the present effective value of the phase current, to obtain a first integral value; obtaining a first threshold; performing overload detection according to the first threshold and the first integral value; determining a target limiting current for operation of the motor if an overload occurs; and controlling the operation of the motor based on the target limiting current.

A method of controlling a permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) includes: determining an estimated back-electromotive force (BEMF) generated in windings of the PMSM based on an estimated voltage applied to the windings of the PMSM, an estimated motor current of the PMSM, an estimated motor circuit resistance, and an estimated synchronous inductance of the PMSM. The method also includes determining an estimated permanent magnet (PM) flux linkage in the PMSM based on the estimated motor current of the PMSM; determining a BEMF correction term based on the estimated PM flux linkage; and determining an estimated rotor flux space vector based on the estimated BEMF and the BEMF correction term.

A control system configured to control a rotating electrical machine of a battery electric vehicle (BEV), having one or more microprocessors that execute a low-efficiency mode of operation for the BEV, such that the low-efficiency mode of operation includes determining a high-efficiency mode current command corresponding to operation at a determined physical rotor angular velocity of a rotor of the rotating electrical machine at a commanded torque value, and increasing current supplied to the rotating electrical machine to a level corresponding to operation at an angular velocity higher than the determined physical angular velocity of the rotor at the commanded torque value.

A control system configured to control a rotating electrical machine of a battery electric vehicle (BEV), having one or more microprocessors that execute a low-efficiency mode of operation for the BEV, such that the low-efficiency mode of operation includes determining a high-efficiency mode current command corresponding to operation at a determined physical rotor angular velocity of a rotor of the rotating electrical machine at a commanded torque value, and increasing current supplied to the rotating electrical machine to a level corresponding to operation at an angular velocity higher than the determined physical angular velocity of the rotor at the commanded torque value.

A method for controlling transient operation of a variable flux machine (VFM) includes, during a shunt angle transition, receiving a commanded and measured shunt angle when operating in a predetermined operating region, e.g., maximum torque per ampere or field weakening. The method includes calculating d-axis and q-axis delta current terms (I.sub.d and I.sub.q) required to maintain an output torque level of the VFM through a duration of the shunt angle transition, then applying the required I.sub.d and I.sub.d terms as feed-forward terms to adjust a d-axis current (I.sub.d) term and a q-axis current (I.sub.q) term from a respective lookup table. In this manner the controller maintains the output torque level of the VFM during the shunt angle transition. An electric powertrain includes the VFM, a TPIM, and the controller. A PM machine may be controlled by substituting temperature for shunt angle.

A motor driving apparatus, a motor system, and an electric vehicle are described that improve running efficiency of a motor and avoid damaging an inverter. The motor driving apparatus includes a three-level inverter, a motor parameter obtaining circuit, and a control circuit. The three-level inverter is configured to invert a direct current provided by the first power supply into an alternating current, and provide the alternating current for the motor; the motor parameter obtaining circuit is configured to be separately coupled to the motor and the control circuit, and is configured to: obtain a motor working condition signal of the motor, and provide the motor working condition signal for the control circuit; and the control circuit is configured to control the three-level inverter in the target working mode so that a midpoint voltage of the three-level inverter is less than a first voltage threshold.

A motor driving apparatus, a motor system, and an electric vehicle are described that improve running efficiency of a motor and avoid damaging an inverter. The motor driving apparatus includes a three-level inverter, a motor parameter obtaining circuit, and a control circuit. The three-level inverter is configured to invert a direct current provided by the first power supply into an alternating current, and provide the alternating current for the motor; the motor parameter obtaining circuit is configured to be separately coupled to the motor and the control circuit, and is configured to: obtain a motor working condition signal of the motor, and provide the motor working condition signal for the control circuit; and the control circuit is configured to control the three-level inverter in the target working mode so that a midpoint voltage of the three-level inverter is less than a first voltage threshold.

The controller of the electric vehicle is configured to control the torque of the electric motor using the MT vehicle model based on the operation amount of the accelerator pedal, the operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal, and the shift position of the pseudo-shifter. Further, the controller is configured to execute the stall production process for changing the engine output torque used for calculation of the driving wheel torque to zero when the calculated virtual engine speed using the MT vehicle model becomes lower than the prescribed stall engine speed.

The controller of the electric vehicle is configured to control the torque of the electric motor using the MT vehicle model based on the operation amount of the accelerator pedal, the operation amount of the pseudo-clutch pedal, and the shift position of the pseudo-shifter. Further, the controller is configured to execute the stall production process for changing the engine output torque used for calculation of the driving wheel torque to zero when the calculated virtual engine speed using the MT vehicle model becomes lower than the prescribed stall engine speed.