Method and system for acquiring rotor position of rotary transformer

• US 10,644,626 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2019
• Issued: 05/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yu, Anbo, Zhang, Chengwei, Du, Enli
• Primary Examiner(s): Ro, Bentsu
• Application Number:
  US16/283,402
• Publication Number:
  US 20190372491A1
• Time in Patent Office: 438 Days
• Field of Search: 318599-608
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/204 by influencing the mutual induction between two or more coils G01D5/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 2203/01 Motor rotor position determination based on the detected or calculated phase inductance, e.g. for a Switched Reluctance Motor
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 23/14 Estimation or adaptation of motor parameters, e.g. rotor time constant, flux, speed, current or voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 6/16 Circuit arrangements for detecting position
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 6/186 using difference of inductance or reluctance between the phases

Abstract

A method and a system for acquiring a rotor position of a rotary transformer are provided. The system includes: a rotary transformer decoder, a low pass filter and a microprocessor, which includes a synchronous demodulation module and a calculation module. The rotary transformer decoder outputs an excitation signal and acquires first position information of the motor rotor. The calculation module performs calculation to acquire second position information of the motor rotor. The rotary transformer decoder and software decoding are integrated to acquire two rotor positions, and the two rotor positions are compared. In a case that a preset determining condition is met, one of the rotor positions is used for motor control, and the other is used as redundant data for backup, thereby improving the reliability of the acquired rotor position.

Claims

1. A system for acquiring a rotor position of a rotary transformer, comprising:

a rotary transformer decoder, a low pass filter and a microprocessor, wherein

the microprocessor comprises a synchronous demodulation module and a calculation module,

the rotary transformer decoder is electrically connected to the rotary transformer through the low pass filter, and is configured to output an excitation signal to drive the rotary transformer and acquire first position information of the motor rotor, the first position information comprising at least a first rotor position and a first rotor speed,

the synchronous demodulation module is electrically connected to the rotary transformer decoder and the rotary transformer, and is configured to collect at least a rotary transformer cosine signal and a rotary transformer sinusoidal signal outputted from the rotary transformer and output a feedback signal, the feedback signal comprising at least a target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and a target rotary transformer cosine signal,

the calculation module is connected to the synchronous demodulation module, and is configured to perform calculation to acquire second position information of the motor rotor based on the feedback signal and according to a preset algorithm, the second position information comprising at least a second rotor position and a second rotor speed.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a comparison module, configured to compare the first position information with the second position information, wherein

in a case that a difference between the first position information and the second position information is less than or equal to a first preset threshold, one of the first position information and the second position information is outputted as target output information of the rotary transformer, and

in a case that the difference between the first position information and the second position information is greater than the first preset threshold, an alarm message is sent.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the synchronous demodulation module comprises:

a first analog-to-digital conversion module, a first low pass filter, and a first data decimation module,

the first analog-to-digital conversion module is configured to acquire a first excitation signal with a phase delay of a first preset value obtained based on the excitation signal, the rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the rotary transformer cosine signal with a phase delay of a second preset value, output a first digitalized excitation signal, a first digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal, and a first digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal, wherein calculation is performed based on the first digitalized excitation signal, the first digitalized rotating sinusoidal signal, and the first digitalized rotating cosine signal, to acquire a first signal and a second signal,

the first low pass filter is configured to filter the first signal and the second signal to acquire a first filtered signal and a second filtered signal, and

the first data decimation module is configured perform data decimation on the first filtered signal and the second filtered signal to acquire the target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the target rotary transformer cosine signal, respectively.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein,

an absolute value of a difference between the first preset value and the second preset value is less than or equal to 45 degrees.

5. The system according to claim 3, wherein the calculation performed based on the first digitalized excitation signal, the first digitalized rotating sinusoidal signal, and the first digitalized rotating cosine signal, to acquire the first signal and the second signal comprises:

obtaining a product of the first digitalized excitation signal and the first digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal as the first signal, and

obtaining a product of the first digitalized excitation signal and the first digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal as the second signal.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the calculation module being configured to perform calculation to acquire the second position information of the motor rotor based on the feedback signal and according to the preset algorithm comprises:

the calculation module being configured to

lock phases of the target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the target rotary transformer cosine signal and acquire the second rotor position and the second rotor speed of the rotary transformer, based on an observer.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the synchronous demodulation module comprises:

a pulse capture module, a signal construction module, a second analog-to-digital conversion module, a second low pass filter, and a second data decimation module,

the excitation signal is converted into a second excitation signal by a preset comparator,

the pulse capture module is configured to acquire a period of the second excitation signal,

the signal construction module is connected to the pulse capture module, and is configured to acquire a signal parameter of the excitation signal and construct a constructed excitation signal based on the signal parameter, the signal parameter comprising at least a frequency and a phase of the excitation signal,

the second analog-to-digital conversion module is configured to acquire the rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the rotary transformer cosine signal, and output a second digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and a second digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal, wherein calculation is performed based on the constructed excitation signal, the second digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal, and the second digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal, to acquire a third signal and a fourth signal,

the second low pass filter is configured to filter the third signal and the fourth signal to acquire a third filtered signal and a fourth filtered signal, and

the second data decimation module is configured to perform data decimation on the third filtered signal and the fourth filtered signal to acquire the target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the target rotary transformer cosine signal.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the calculation performed based on the constructed excitation signal, the second digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal, and the second digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal, to acquire the third signal and the fourth signal comprises:

obtaining a product of the constructed excitation signal and the second digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal as the third signal, and

obtaining a product of the constructed excitation signal and the second digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal as the fourth signal.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the calculation module being configured to perform calculation to acquire the second position information of the motor rotor based on the feedback signal and according to the preset algorithm comprises:

the calculation module being configured to

lock phases of the target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the target rotary transformer cosine signal and acquire the second rotor position and the second rotor speed of the rotary transformer, based on an observer.

10. A method for acquiring a rotor position of a rotary transformer, comprising:

outputting an excitation signal to drive the rotary transformer,

acquiring first position information of the motor rotor, the first position information comprising at least a first rotor position and a first rotor speed,

acquiring at least a rotary transformer cosine signal and a rotary transformer sinusoidal signal outputted from the rotary transformer and outputting a feedback signal, the feedback signal comprising at least a target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and a target rotary transformer cosine signal, and

performing calculation to acquire second position information of the motor rotor, based on the feedback signal and according to a preset algorithm, the second position information comprising at least a second rotor position and a second rotor speed.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

comparing the first position information with the second position information,

outputting one of the first position information and the second position information as a target output information of the rotary transformer, in a case that a difference between the first position information and the second position information is less than or equal to a first preset threshold, and

sending an alarm message, in a case that the difference between the first position information and the second position information is greater than the first preset threshold.

12. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

acquiring a first excitation signal with a phase delay of a first preset value obtained based on the excitation signal, the rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the rotary transformer cosine signal with a phase delay of a second preset value, outputting a first digitalized excitation signal, a first digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal, and a first digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal, and performing calculation based on the first digitalized excitation signal, the first digitalized rotating sinusoidal signal, and the first digitalized rotating cosine signal, to acquire a first signal and a second signal,

filtering the first signal and the second signal to acquire a first filtered signal and a second filtered signal, and

performing data decimation extraction on the first filtered signal and the second filtered signal to acquire the target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the target rotary transformer cosine signal, respectively.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein,

an absolute value of a difference between the first preset value and the second preset value is less than or equal to 45 degrees.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the performing calculation based on the first digitalized excitation signal, the first digitalized rotating sinusoidal signal, and the first digitalized rotating cosine signal, to acquire the first signal and the second signal comprises:

obtaining a product of the first digitalized excitation signal and the first digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal as the first signal, and

obtaining a product of the first digitalized excitation signal and the first digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal as the second signal.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the performing calculation to acquire the second position information of the motor rotor based on the feedback signal and according to the preset algorithm comprises:

locking phases of the target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the target rotary transformer cosine signal and acquire the second rotor position and the second rotor speed of the rotary transformer, based on an observer.

16. The method according to claim 10, further comprising:

converting the excitation signal into a second excitation signal,

acquiring a period of the second excitation signal,

acquiring a signal parameter of the excitation signal and constructing a constructed excitation signal based on the signal parameter, the signal parameter comprising at least a frequency and a phase of the excitation signal,

acquiring the rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the rotary transformer cosine signal, outputting a second digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and a second digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal, and performing calculation based on the constructed excitation signal, the second digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal, and the second digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal, to acquire a third signal and a fourth signal,

filtering the third signal and the fourth signal to acquire a third filtered signal and a fourth filtered signal, and

performing data decimation on the third filtered signal and the fourth filtered signal to acquire the target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the target rotary transformer cosine signal.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the performing calculation based on the constructed excitation signal, the second digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal, and the second digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal, to acquire the third signal and the fourth signal comprises:

obtaining a product of the constructed excitation signal and the second digitalized rotary transformer sinusoidal signal as the third signal, and

obtaining a product of the constructed excitation signal and the second digitalized rotary transformer cosine signal as the fourth signal.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the performing calculation to acquire the second position information of the motor rotor based on the feedback signal and according to the preset algorithm comprises:

locking phases of the target rotary transformer sinusoidal signal and the target rotary transformer cosine signal and acquire the second rotor position and the second rotor speed of the rotary transformer, based on an observer.