H02P5/74

Configuration of a battery of a vehicle having a plurality of drive units

A method for configuring a battery for operation of at least two N-phase electric machines, in which a battery includes a plurality of energy modules, and the energy modules each have at least one energy cell and at least two power switches. A respective N-phase electric machine is assigned a respective group of the plurality of energy modules, and the assignment is carried out in accordance with an estimation of a respective energy consumption of the respective N-phase electric machines on the basis of a respective load of the respective N-phase electric machines which load is to be assumed.

TANDEM CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MACHINE TOOL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME
20230023782 · 2023-01-26 ·

A tandem control system for a machine tool, according to the present invention, comprises: a numerical control unit; a main operation unit; a PLC which executes a control command via communication with the numerical control unit or the main operation unit; a servo drive which includes a notch filter unit and executes the control command from the PLC; a servo motor unit which is driven under the control of the servo drive; and a power conversion unit which is electrically connected to the servo motor unit and the servo drive so as to apply current to the servo motor unit, wherein the servo drive suppresses resonance due to the operation of the servo motor unit by controlling the application state of current transferred to the power conversion unit according to changes of notch &; filter coefficients calculated in real time at the notch filter unit.

CART
20230023514 · 2023-01-26 · ·

A cart may include: a driving wheel; a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel; a motor drive circuit configured to drive the motor; a motor brake circuit configured to electrically brake the motor; a rotation speed sensor configured to detect a rotation speed of the motor; and a control device configured to control the motor via the motor drive circuit and the motor brake circuit based on a target rotation speed of the motor and the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed sensor. The motor brake circuit may include an electronically variable resistance element configured to operate in a linear mode and a switching mode in response to a control input signal. The motor brake circuit may be configured to operate. the electronically variable resistance element in the linear mode when braking the motor.

CART
20230023514 · 2023-01-26 · ·

A cart may include: a driving wheel; a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel; a motor drive circuit configured to drive the motor; a motor brake circuit configured to electrically brake the motor; a rotation speed sensor configured to detect a rotation speed of the motor; and a control device configured to control the motor via the motor drive circuit and the motor brake circuit based on a target rotation speed of the motor and the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed sensor. The motor brake circuit may include an electronically variable resistance element configured to operate in a linear mode and a switching mode in response to a control input signal. The motor brake circuit may be configured to operate. the electronically variable resistance element in the linear mode when braking the motor.

CART
20230027921 · 2023-01-26 · ·

A cart may include a driving wheel, a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel, a motor drive circuit configured to drive the motor, a motor brake circuit configured to electrically brake the motor, a control device configured to control the motor via the motor drive circuit and the motor brake circuit so that a travelling speed of the cart becomes equal to or lower than an upper limit travelling speed, and a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the motor brake circuit. The control device may be configured to change the upper limit travelling speed to a second upper limit travelling speed lower than the first upper limit travelling speed when the upper limit travelling speed is a first upper limit travelling speed and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor exceeds a first predetermined temperature.

CART
20230027921 · 2023-01-26 · ·

A cart may include a driving wheel, a motor configured to rotate the driving wheel, a motor drive circuit configured to drive the motor, a motor brake circuit configured to electrically brake the motor, a control device configured to control the motor via the motor drive circuit and the motor brake circuit so that a travelling speed of the cart becomes equal to or lower than an upper limit travelling speed, and a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the motor brake circuit. The control device may be configured to change the upper limit travelling speed to a second upper limit travelling speed lower than the first upper limit travelling speed when the upper limit travelling speed is a first upper limit travelling speed and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor exceeds a first predetermined temperature.

Parameter monitoring and control for an electric driven hydraulic fracking system

An electric driven hydraulic fracking system is disclosed. A pump configuration includes the single VFD, the single shaft electric motor, and the single hydraulic pump mounted on the single pump trailer. A controller associated with the single VFD and is mounted on the single pump trailer. The controller monitors operation parameters associated with an operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system as each component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system operates to determine whether the operation parameters deviate beyond a corresponding operation parameter threshold. Each of the operation parameters provides an indicator as to an operation status of a corresponding component of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system. The controller initiates corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold. Initiating the corrected actions when each operation parameter deviates beyond the corresponding operation threshold maintains the operation of the electric driven hydraulic fracking system.

VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20230226936 · 2023-07-20 ·

A vehicle electrical system includes an electrical storage, a first multiphase electrical machine having a plurality of stator windings connected to common neutral point, a first inverter operatively connected to the electrical storage and to the first multiphase electrical machine, wherein the first inverter has a plurality of switch legs with switches, a second multiphase electrical machine having a plurality of stator windings connected to a common neutral point, a second inverter operatively connected to the electrical storage and to the second multiphase electrical machine, wherein the second inverter has a plurality of switch legs with switches, a bidirectional buck-boost DC/DC converter operatively connected to the common neutral point of the first multiphase electrical machine and to the common neutral point of the second multiphase electrical machine and configured for using at least one stator winding of each of the first and second multiphase electrical machines as buck-boost inductance.

VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20230226936 · 2023-07-20 ·

A vehicle electrical system includes an electrical storage, a first multiphase electrical machine having a plurality of stator windings connected to common neutral point, a first inverter operatively connected to the electrical storage and to the first multiphase electrical machine, wherein the first inverter has a plurality of switch legs with switches, a second multiphase electrical machine having a plurality of stator windings connected to a common neutral point, a second inverter operatively connected to the electrical storage and to the second multiphase electrical machine, wherein the second inverter has a plurality of switch legs with switches, a bidirectional buck-boost DC/DC converter operatively connected to the common neutral point of the first multiphase electrical machine and to the common neutral point of the second multiphase electrical machine and configured for using at least one stator winding of each of the first and second multiphase electrical machines as buck-boost inductance.

Motor control device

A motor control device drives a motor based on a vehicle signal including drive assist information and performs vehicle control. The motor control device includes: a first controller and a second controller that perform a calculation operation concerning drive control over the motor. A first microcomputer corresponds to a calculation portion of the first controller. A second microcomputer corresponds to a calculation portion of the second controller. The first microcomputer and the second microcomputer mutually transmit and receive operation results by inter-microcomputer communication, or the first microcomputer unilaterally transmits an operation result from the first microcomputer by the inter-microcomputer communication. The first microcomputer and the second microcomputer synchronize timings to start and end control by performing at least one of three types of arbitration processes including: an AND-start arbitration process; an OR-start arbitration process; and a forced arbitration process.