A motor control system includes a main control unit, a power supply unit, and a driving unit. The main control unit obtains sampling data of a motor and a power supply signal from the driving unit, generates a motor control signal according to the sampling data, and outputs a safety enable signal when determining that motor drive is abnormal according to the sampling data or when determining that power supply to the driving unit is abnormal according to the power supply signal. The power supply unit supplies power to the main control unit, monitors a state of the main control unit, and outputs a safety cut-off signal when the power supply unit or the main control unit is abnormal. The driving unit drives the motor according to the motor control signal, and switches to a safe path when receiving any one of the safety enable or safety cut-off signal.

An electric motor control system includes a master control module, a drive module, and a monitoring module. The master control module is configured to output a low-voltage drive signal to the drive module, the drive module converts the low-voltage drive signal into a high-voltage drive signal and outputs the high-voltage drive signal to a power unit, and the power unit outputs, according to the high-voltage drive signal, a power supply drive signal provided by a high-voltage battery. The monitoring module is electrically connected with the master control module and the drive module, and is configured to acquire the low-voltage drive signal, and output a fault signal to the master control module when the low-voltage drive signal is abnormal, to control the master control module to stop outputting the low-voltage drive signal.

A system may include a power supply that generates a first voltage. The power supply may couple upstream from an electrical load. The electrical load may operate based at least in part on the first voltage. In some cases, a solid-state circuit breaker may be coupled between the power supply and the electrical load. Furthermore, a control system may be communicatively coupled to the power supply, the electrical load, and the solid-state circuit breaker. The control system may receive an operational status from the solid-state circuit breaker and may update a visualization rendered on a graphical user interface based at least in part on the operational status. The operational status may indicate an operation of the solid-state circuit breaker coupling the power supply to the electrical load.

A protection function of an electronic device is realized with a lower cost. A load drive circuit 102 includes: transistors Qa and Qb for protection of an N-channel type connected between a power source terminal P1 and a power source end P7 for driving; an inverter circuit 14 that drives a load based on an input drive control signal Sd, the inverter circuit 14 being disposed between the power source end P7 for driving and a ground potential; and a booster unit 16 including a capacitor C1 having one terminal connected to an output end of the inverter circuit 14, the booster unit 16 generating, across another terminal of the capacitor C1, a voltage exceeding a power source voltage Vdc, and applying the voltage to control electrodes of the transistors Qa and Qb for protection.

A bi-directional switch for an inductive machine is described. The bi-directional switch may include a first power semiconductor transistor with a first source, a first drain, and a first gate. The bi-directional switch may further include a second power semiconductor transistor with a second source, a second drain, and a second gate. The bi-directional switch may include the second source connected to the first source. The bi-directional switch may include a soft-starter device including a control circuit configurable to provide a first control signal to the first power semiconductor transistor and a second control signal to the second power semiconductor transistor.

A motor control system and a vehicle. The motor control system includes: a vehicle control unit, configured to obtain vehicle state data and output an instruction for cutting off motor output torque when determining an unexpected power transmission failure according to the vehicle state data; and a motor controller unit, connected to the vehicle control unit, and configured to stop outputting motor control torque in response to the instruction for cutting off motor output torque.

The present disclosure provides an electric motor control system and a vehicle. The electric motor control system includes a motor drive module, a multi-core processing module, and a safety logic module. The multi-core processing module includes a main function core and a lockstep monitoring core. The main function core is configured to obtain sampling data, and when any one of the sampling data, a running status of the main function core, a motor control signal, and a running status of a motor is abnormal, the lockstep monitoring core outputs a safety trigger signal; and the safety logic module is configured to output an instruction for prohibiting execution of the motor control signal to the motor drive module when receiving the safety trigger signal.

There is provided a diagnostic apparatus including: a data acquisition unit configured to acquire target data relating to a current value between a power conversion apparatus and a motor; a detection unit configured to detect a peak value in a time series waveform of the target data; a counting operation unit configured to use a frequency counting method to calculate an amplitude of the peak value and a frequency of occurrence of the amplitude; and a diagnostic unit configured to diagnose an abnormality of the motor based on the amplitude and the frequency of occurrence. The diagnostic unit diagnoses that the motor is abnormal when a statistic which is calculated from the amplitude and the frequency of occurrence of the amplitude does not satisfy a predetermined reference.

Central vacuum cleaning system comprising a vacuum source including: a motor within a motor housing and a motor control circuit connected to the motor; a handle to be held by an operator, a flexible hose for connecting the handle to a conduit system that is connected to the vacuum source; a user input interface at an input location on the handle for controlling an operation of the motor through the motor control circuit; and a communications system to transfer control signals from the user input interface to the motor control circuit wherein the communications system comprises an RF wireless transceiver in the handle, and an RF wireless transceiver at the motor control circuit.

A thermal management system is provided. The system includes a temperature sensor, a fan, an electronic circuit breaker (ECB) coupled to the fan to provide electric power to the fan. The system includes a controller coupled to the temperature sensor and the ECB, to direct the ECB to turn off the electric power to the fan responsive to detecting a temperature, from the temperature sensor less than a temperature threshold based on a temperature rating of the fan.