H02P2207/076

FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND AIR VEHICLE
20220340022 · 2022-10-27 ·

To provide a fuel cell system configured to charge a battery with maintaining the independence and redundancy of a fuel cell and a battery as power sources. A fuel cell system for air vehicles, wherein the fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a battery, a motor and a controller; wherein the fuel cell and the battery are connected to the motor as independent power sources, and the motor includes a double three-phase winding that uses a double inverter; and wherein, when normal output is requested from the motor, the controller operates the motor by a predetermined first output from the fuel cell, and the controller charges the battery by a torque generated in the motor.

Method for controlling a multi-phase electric machine by way of space vector modulation, control device, and drive arrangement

A method is provided for controlling a multi-phase electric machine, wherein a stator of the electric machine includes a first sub-system and a second sub-system having the same number of phases and separate star points. The method includes controlling an inverter device by way of space vector modulation in order to generate output voltages for each of the phases, and outputting the output voltages as pulse sequences, wherein each of the pulse sequences in the second sub-system is output inverted with respect to respective pulse sequence in the first sub-system.

System and method for providing grid-forming control for a double-fed wind turbine generator using virtual impedance

A method for providing grid-forming control of a double-fed wind turbine generator connected to an electrical grid includes receiving at least one control signal associated with a desired total power output or a total current output of the double-fed wind turbine generator. The method also includes determining a contribution of at least one of power or current from the line-side converter to the desired total power output or to the total current output of the double-fed wind turbine generator, respectively. The method also includes determining a control command for a stator of the double-fed wind turbine generator based on the contribution of at least one of the power or the current from the line-side converter and the at least one control signal. Further, the method includes using the control command to regulate at least one of power or current in the stator of the double-fed wind-turbine generator.

Modular multi-phase electric machine
09742335 · 2017-08-22 · ·

A multi-phase electric motor is proposed that comprises a rotor and a stator. The rotor has a number of magnets directed towards the stator and the stator includes a plurality of phase windings directed towards the magnets. The phase windings are connected to control units that are adapted to selectively apply a current to the phase windings to induce an electromagnetic force which acts upon the magnets to effect a rotation of the rotor. The motor comprises at least two control units, each being configured to control the supply of current to three phase windings such that a different phase current is supplied to each of the three phase windings with a phase shift between said different phase currents being 120°, and wherein no two control units utilize the same current phase. By distributing current over at least six phases and utilizing two or more control units operating as simple 3-phase motors, low voltage operation is enabled without the associated disadvantages of high winding currents, while control is simplified over conventional systems.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GRID-FORMING CONTROL FOR A DOUBLE-FED WIND TURBINE GENERATOR USING VIRTUAL IMPEDANCE
20220178349 · 2022-06-09 ·

A method for providing grid-forming control of a double-fed wind turbine generator connected to an electrical grid includes receiving at least one control signal associated with a desired total power output or a total current output of the double-fed wind turbine generator. The method also includes determining a contribution of at least one of power or current from the line-side converter to the desired total power output or to the total current output of the double-fed wind turbine generator, respectively. The method also includes determining a control command for a stator of the double-fed wind turbine generator based on the contribution of at least one of the power or the current from the line-side converter and the at least one control signal. Further, the method includes using the control command to regulate at least one of power or current in the stator of the double-fed wind-turbine generator.

ELECTROMAGNETIC MACHINE USING MAGNETIC FIELD BINDING OF MULTIPLE MULTI-PHASE WINDING WIRES
20220140711 · 2022-05-05 ·

The present invention relates to an electromagnetic machine comprising: rotation shaft; a stator comprising a multi-phase winding wire; a mover (rotor 1) comprising the multi-phase winding wire and spaced apart from the stator at a preset interval; and a controller for independently controlling a first magnetic field of the stator and a second magnetic field of the mover (rotor 1). The electromagnetic machine according to the present invention can resolve, by means of the mover (rotor 1) and the wound-type stator that can be independently and actively controlled, a torque issue at start-up or when needed and, thereby, has the effects of producing a maximum driving torque while having a minimum size, and of maximizing efficiency.

Electromagnetic machine using magnetic field binding of multiple multi-phase winding wires
11777384 · 2023-10-03 ·

The present invention relates to an electromagnetic machine comprising: rotation shaft; a stator comprising a multi-phase winding wire; a mover (rotor 1) comprising the multi-phase winding wire and spaced apart from the stator at a preset interval; and a controller for independently controlling a first magnetic field of the stator and a second magnetic field of the mover (rotor 1). The electromagnetic machine according to the present invention can resolve, by means of the mover (rotor 1) and the wound-type stator that can be independently and actively controlled, a torque issue at start-up or when needed and, thereby, has the effects of producing a maximum driving torque while having a minimum size, and of maximizing efficiency.

Method for Controlling a Multi-Phase Electric Machine by Way of Space Vector Modulation, Control Device, and Drive Arrangement
20220109392 · 2022-04-07 ·

A method is provided for controlling a multi-phase electric machine, wherein a stator of the electric machine includes a first sub-system and a second sub-system having the same number of phases and separate star points. The method includes controlling an inverter device by way of space vector modulation in order to generate output voltages for each of the phases, and outputting the output voltages as pulse sequences, wherein each of the pulse sequences in the second sub-system is output inverted with respect to respective pulse sequence in the first sub-system.

Doubly fed induction motor
10790773 · 2020-09-29 · ·

Electric motor, in particular induction motor, comprising a stator, a rotor and a control device which is arranged at the rotor. The three rotor windings are connected to a Rotor Control device with inverter and controller unit mounted on the rotor. A capacitor is placed in the DC link. The capacitor is supplied from the EMF induced in the rotor. The current in the rotor windings is advanced in order to achieve a 90 degree phase shift between rotor current and stator MMF vector. To achieve this the frequency and amplitude of the rotor current as well as the phase shift can be varied. Wherein the frequency of the rotor inverter is matching the slip frequency.

Drive Train and Method for Operating a Drive Train
20200112281 · 2020-04-09 ·

A drive train, which is configured to electrically operate a vehicle, includes an electric motor and a first and second energy store, each of which is electrically connected to the electric motor. The drive train also includes a first inverter and a second inverter, where the first inverter is provided between the first energy store and the electric motor, and where the second inverter is provided between the second energy store and the electric motor. The electric motor has four phases.