A motor drive control device capable of determining a drive state of a motor is provided. The motor drive control device includes a plurality of motor drive circuits performing, based on drive control signals (Sca1 and Sca2) for controlling the number of rotations of a motor, control of energization of the motor and outputting FG signals (fg1 and fg2) having a cycle corresponding to the actual number of rotations of the motor, a composite signal generation circuit receiving an input of each of the FG signals output from the motor drive circuits and generating a composite signal by combining input signals, and a drive control circuit generating, based on a speed command signal indicating a target number of rotations of the motor, the drive control signals and outputting the drive control signals to each of the motor drive circuits. The FG signals output from the motor drive circuits have a phase difference from each other.

A control circuit for a power converter that configures a system that is mounted to a vehicle and includes a rotating electric machine that has multiple phases and includes a rotor that is capable of transmitting power to and from a drive wheel, and the power converter that includes upper- and lower-arm switches that are electrically connected to phase windings of the rotating electric machine. The control circuit determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the system, determines whether the system has been started based on an output voltage of the insulating power supply, and performs short-circuit control to turn on an on-side switch that is either one of the upper- and lower-arm switches and to turn off an off-side switch that is the other of the upper- and lower-arm switches, in response to the system being determined to have been started, and the abnormality being determined to have occurred.

A control circuit for a power converter that configures a system that is mounted to a vehicle and includes a rotating electric machine that has multiple phases and includes a rotor that is capable of transmitting power to and from a drive wheel, and the power converter that includes upper- and lower-arm switches that are electrically connected to phase windings of the rotating electric machine. The control circuit determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the system, determines whether the system has been started based on an output voltage of the insulating power supply, and performs short-circuit control to turn on an on-side switch that is either one of the upper- and lower-arm switches and to turn off an off-side switch that is the other of the upper- and lower-arm switches, in response to the system being determined to have been started, and the abnormality being determined to have occurred.

A motor driving apparatus of driving a motor including a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is disclosed. The motor driving apparatus includes a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the windings, a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings, and a controller electrically connected to the first switching elements and the second switching elements and configured to generate limited pole voltage commands for space vector pulse width modulation based on preset voltage commands of the motor and to distribute the limited pole voltage commands to generate first pole voltage commands for switching of the first switching elements and second pole voltage commands for switching of the second switching elements.

A motor driving apparatus of driving a motor including a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases is disclosed. The motor driving apparatus includes a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the windings, a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings, and a controller electrically connected to the first switching elements and the second switching elements and configured to generate limited pole voltage commands for space vector pulse width modulation based on preset voltage commands of the motor and to distribute the limited pole voltage commands to generate first pole voltage commands for switching of the first switching elements and second pole voltage commands for switching of the second switching elements.

The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine (100) having a power converter (100) and multiple phases, in which method, phase currents flowing through the phases during operation of the electric machine (100) are determined and are used for continued operation of the electric machine (100), the phase currents being determined taking account of a fundamental wave and at least one harmonic of the current profile of each phase current.

A motor drive control apparatus includes energization systems for energizing a motor having a plurality of independent winding sets, with the energization systems corresponding one-to-one to the winding sets. A plurality of sensors is provided for each of the energization systems. A controller is provided for each of the energization systems and controls energization of the corresponding winding set based on output signals of the corresponding sensors. A plurality of sub power supply paths is provided for their respective energization systems. Each sub power supply path connects a power supply path for supplying power to the corresponding sensors and a power supply path in another energization system. A semiconductor switch is provided for each of the sub power supply paths, and, between two different energization systems, when one of the two energization systems exhibits a sensor power supply failure, electrically connects the power supply paths of these two energization systems.

A motor drive control apparatus includes energization systems for energizing a motor having a plurality of independent winding sets, with the energization systems corresponding one-to-one to the winding sets. A plurality of sensors is provided for each of the energization systems. A controller is provided for each of the energization systems and controls energization of the corresponding winding set based on output signals of the corresponding sensors. A plurality of sub power supply paths is provided for their respective energization systems. Each sub power supply path connects a power supply path for supplying power to the corresponding sensors and a power supply path in another energization system. A semiconductor switch is provided for each of the sub power supply paths, and, between two different energization systems, when one of the two energization systems exhibits a sensor power supply failure, electrically connects the power supply paths of these two energization systems.

The present disclosure relates to a motor assembly and a method for controlling the motor assembly. The motor assembly is characterized by comprising: a stator having a plurality of slots; a first coil and a second coil isolated from the first coil, the first and second coils being wound on each of the plurality of slots such that three-phase alternating currents are applied thereto; a rotor rotated by rotation magnetic fields generated by the first coil and the second coil; a first inverter unit for controlling the three-phase alternating current which is applied to the first coil in order to generate the rotation magnetic field; and a second inverter unit for controlling the three-phase alternating current which is applied to the second coil in order to generate the rotation magnetic field. Control signals for turning on and off the three-phase alternating currents applied to the first coil and the second coil are generated so as to be left-right symmetric by the first inverter unit and the second inverter unit during a preset switching cycle.

The present disclosure relates to a motor assembly and a method for controlling the motor assembly. The motor assembly is characterized by comprising: a stator having a plurality of slots; a first coil and a second coil isolated from the first coil, the first and second coils being wound on each of the plurality of slots such that three-phase alternating currents are applied thereto; a rotor rotated by rotation magnetic fields generated by the first coil and the second coil; a first inverter unit for controlling the three-phase alternating current which is applied to the first coil in order to generate the rotation magnetic field; and a second inverter unit for controlling the three-phase alternating current which is applied to the second coil in order to generate the rotation magnetic field. Control signals for turning on and off the three-phase alternating currents applied to the first coil and the second coil are generated so as to be left-right symmetric by the first inverter unit and the second inverter unit during a preset switching cycle.