METHOD FOR FORMING A CAPACITOR MODULE CIRCUIT IN AN INVERTER USING IMPEDANCE MATCHING

• US 20110094075A1
• Filed: 04/26/2010
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Motors Corporation (Kia Corp.)
• Inventors: Shin, Sang Cheol, Yoo, In Pil, Shin, Dong Min, Jeon, Woo Yong, Lee, Jeong Yun, Jang, Ki Young, Joo, Jung Hong, Jung, Jin Hwan
• Granted Patent: US 8,264,175 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 29/25.41
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/142 acoustic
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/147 electro magnetic [EMI]
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/52 characterised by DC-motors
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/44 Circuits or arrangements for compensating for electromagnetic interference in converters or inverters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/53873 with digital control
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/43 Electric condenser making

Abstract

The present invention is directed to methods for forming an inverter circuit for operating a drive motor of an electric vehicle, which can more effectively reduce the switching noise generated by a power module during the operation of an inverter.

Claims

1. A method for forming a capacitor module circuit including a Y-capacitor to suppress switching noise in an inverter for driving a drive motor of an electric vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) forming a capacitor module by predetermining the capacitance of the Y-capacitor and measuring actual voltage or current waveforms from the Y-capacitor;

(b) extracting and separating independent and detailed frequency components by filtering the voltage or current waveforms with respect to frequency bands and forming a parallel equivalent circuit including an impedance resistor, an inductor, and a capacitor at each of the separated frequency components;

(c) determining a value of each element by comparing simulation waveforms obtained by sequentially changing the value of each element (resistance, inductance, and capacitance) in the parallel equivalent circuit with the actually measured voltage or current waveforms; and

(d) forming an actual capacitor module using the Y-capacitor having the determined capacitance when a parallel impedance equivalent circuit including the elements having the determined values is finally completed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (d), the capacitor module is formed by adding a damping impedance circuit including at least one element selected from the group consisting of:

a resistor and an inductor in accordance with the final impedance equivalent circuit.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (b), the frequency components are extracted and separated using a bandpass filter that passes only a frequency component of a specific frequency band.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (c), the simulation waveforms are voltage or current waveforms, which are obtained from the parallel equivalent circuit in each step of changing the value of each element, and the values of the elements in the equivalent circuit, which have the same simulation waveforms as the actually measured voltage or current waveforms, are determined.

5. A method for forming a capacitor module circuit including a Y-capacitor to suppress switching noise in an inverter for driving a drive motor of an electric vehicle, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) forming a capacitor module;

(b) extracting and separating independent and detailed frequency components;

(c) determining a value of each element; and

(d) forming an actual capacitor module.

6. The method for forming a capacitor module circuit of claim 5, wherein the capacitor module is formed by predetermining the capacitance of a Y-capacitor and measuring actual voltage or current waveforms from the Y-capacitor.

7. The method for forming a capacitor module circuit of claim 5, wherein extracting and separating independent and detailed frequency components is carried out by filtering the voltage or current waveforms with respect to frequency bands and forming a parallel equivalent circuit including an impedance resistor, an inductor, and a capacitor at each of the separated frequency components.

8. The method for forming a capacitor module circuit of claim 5, wherein determining the value of each element is determined by comparing simulation waveforms obtained by sequentially changing the value of each element (resistance, inductance, and capacitance) in the parallel equivalent circuit with the actually measured voltage or current waveforms.

9. The method for forming a capacitor module circuit of claim 5, wherein the capacitor module is formed using the Y-capacitor having a determined capacitance when a parallel impedance equivalent circuit including the elements having the determined values is completed.