Abstract:
Disclosed is a control device which performs voltage conversion control for a voltage conversion circuit between motor control circuits which control a plurality of motors and a power supply. The control device includes sampling means for sampling a DC voltage after voltage conversion, target voltage setting means for setting target voltages of the plurality of motors, selection means for selecting a target voltage to be converted by the voltage conversion circuit from among the plurality of target voltages, generation means for generating a sampling timing on the basis of a carrier signal of one of the motors having the unselected target voltage, and control means for performing voltage conversion control using the DC voltage sampled by the sampling means in response to the sampling timing for each sampling timing request of voltage conversion control.
Abstract:
A rotating electrical machine control system includes a frequency converting portion that is interposed between a rotating electrical machine for driving a vehicle and a DC power source for supplying electric power to the rotating electrical machine, and that converts an output of the DC power source to an AC output at least during powering operation of the rotating electrical machine; a voltage converting portion that is interposed between the DC power source and the frequency converting portion, and that boosts the output of the DC power source based on a boost command value which is set according to a target torque and a rotational speed of the rotating electrical machine; and a control portion for controlling the frequency converting portion and the voltage converting portion.
Abstract:
A motor control apparatus for an electric vehicle has an AC motor system including a power conversion unit and a motor/generator. The power conversion unit performs conversion between DC power and AC power to drive the motor/generator. The motor control apparatus further includes a decoupling control section configured to perform decoupling control, which restricts interference between system voltage control and motor torque control, by correcting a control state amount of one of the system voltage control and the motor torque control by a control state amount of the other of the system voltage control and the motor torque control.
Abstract:
When power storage units and are both in a normal condition, system relays are maintained in an ON state. A converter performs a voltage conversion operation in accordance with a voltage control mode, and a converter performs a boost operation in accordance with an electric power control mode. If some kind of fault condition occurs in the power storage unit and the system relay is driven to an OFF state, the converters stop the voltage conversion operation and maintain an electrically conducting state between the power storage units and a main positive bus, a main negative bus.
Abstract:
An electric power system includes a variable speed generator driven by an engine and an electrical energy storage device. The generator and the storage device are coupled to a variable voltage DC bus. An inverter converts DC electricity from the DC bus to AC electricity for one or more electrical loads. A detector is included to monitor electric current provided to the DC bus by the storage device and provide a corresponding signal. Control circuitry is responsive to this signal to regulate power output from the storage device to the DC bus.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and a control system for driving a three-strand brushless, electronically commutated electric motor (2), wherein a line AC voltage (UN) is rectified and fed via a slim DC link (8) with minimum DC link reactance as a DC link voltage (UZ) to an inverter (10) that can be driven to supply and commutate the electric motor (2). A pulsating DC voltage (UG) initially generated by rectifying the line AC voltage (UN) is dynamically increased with respect to its instantaneous values by a step-up chopper (18) in such a manner that the resulting DC link voltage (UZ) with a reduced ripple always lies above a defined limit voltage (U18/U1) over time. The control system consists of a network rectifier (6), a downstream slim DC link (8) with minimum DC link reactance and a controllable inverter (10) that can be supplied via the DC link and driven to commutate the electric motor (2). A step-up chopper (18) is integrated therein with a controller (20) designed in such a manner that, the pulsating DC voltage (UG) rectified by the network rectifier (6) is dynamically increased with respect to its instantaneous values in such a manner that the resulting DC link voltage (UZ) with a reduced ripple always lies above a defined limit voltage (U20/U1) over time. Stray inductances (Ls1-Ls3) of the motor winding heads present in the electric motor (2) are used as inductor (L) for the step-up chopper (18).
Abstract:
There is provided a motor drive control device which allows an improvement in fuel efficiency in terms of electric power while preventing the battery voltage from falling below the lower limit as rectangular wave control is performed. A motor drive control device 10 includes a battery B, a converter 12, an inverter 16, and a control section 20 for outputting control signals to the converter 12 and the inverter 16. The control section 20 has a first map and a second map regarding control of the alternating-current motor. The first map is a map in which a step-up starting point of the converter 12 is set in a higher revolution range than that in the second map, and which thus includes a relatively large rectangular wave control region a3, and the second map is a map for mainly performing pulse width modulation control. The control section 20 further includes a map switching section for switching from control based on the first map to control based on the second map in accordance with conditions of the battery B.
Abstract:
A maximum value selection unit (50) receives battery voltage values (Vb1, Vb2) and outputs the maximum value thereof to a lower limit value limiting unit (54). A maximum value selection unit (52) receives required voltage values (Vm1*, Vm2*) and outputs the maximum value thereof to the lower limit value limiting unit (54). The lower limit value limiting unit (54) outputs a voltage reference value (Vh*) by limiting the value so as not to fall below an output value of the maximum value selection unit (50). Switching commands (PWC1, PWC2) are generated based on a control computation using a combination of a voltage feedback control element and a voltage feedforward element, and a control computation using a combination of a current feedback control element and a voltage feedforward element, respectively.
Abstract:
Control mode switching determination is made as a part of a main loop (control period (Tm)) for overall control of an AC electric motor. Control period (Tc) of a rectangular wave voltage control mode is shorter than the execution period (Tm) of the control mode switching determination. When switching from the rectangular wave voltage control mode to PWM control mode is determined, change in voltage phase of the rectangular wave voltage is inhibited from the timing (time t0) of control mode switching determination until the next execution of the main loop, that is, until the timing (time t1) at which the control mode is actually switched, to maintain voltage phase of the rectangular wave voltage at the time of control mode switching determination. Consequently, in a drive controller for an AC electric motor allowing switching between control modes, control mode can appropriately be switched without making unstable the operation of the AC electric motor.
Abstract:
The present invention contemplates a hybrid vehicle capable of changing an amount to be charged to an electric power storage device in accordance with whether it is externally charged. The hybrid vehicle includes a control device inquiring of an occupant of the vehicle whether the occupant has an intention to go to a charging location for example at home. If so, the control device sets a target value for the electric power storage device's amount of a state (SOC) to have a value smaller than when the occupant does not have an intention to go to the charging location. This allows as much energy as possible to be received at the charging location and a vehicle can thus be obtained that less depends on an internal combustion engine and contributes to environmental protection.