POWER DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE AND POWER DEVICE

• US 20110266984A1
• Filed: 04/14/2011
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Original Assignee: Renesas Electronics Corporation
• Inventors: Asano, Masahiro, WATANABE, Hisaaki
• Application Number:
  US13/087,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20110266984A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 318/400.21
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 9/03 with multiple-channel loop, i.e. redundant control systems
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 29/032 Preventing damage to the motor, e.g. setting individual current limits for different drive conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 5/74 controlling two or more ac dynamo-electric motors H02P5/46, H02P5/60 take precedence

Abstract

A power drive control device is provided, in which, even if drive of a synchronous motor becomes impossible due to abnormalities of a control circuit for controlling the synchronous motor, it is possible to perform the drive control of the synchronous motor concerned easily with a simple configuration as emergency action. Failure of one of a first controller and a second controller is recovered by configuration of the other. Here, the first controller performs rotational drive control and regenerative control of a synchronous motor, based on a current signal of a fixed winding of the synchronous motor and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, and the second controller performs power generation control of a synchronous generator based on a current signal of a fixed winding of the synchronous generator and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator. The drive control and the regenerative control (power generation control) which are performed by the first controller for controlling the synchronous motor and the second controller for controlling the synchronous generator are inextricably linked control.

Claims

1. A power drive control device comprising:

a first controller operable to input a current signal of a fixed winding of a synchronous motor and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, and operable to perform drive control for rotating the synchronous motor and regenerative control for controlling power generation by the synchronous motor; and

a second controller operable to input a current signal of a fixed winding of a synchronous generator and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator, and operable to perform power generation control for controlling power generation by the synchronous generator,

wherein, when it is detected that the first controller has unusable failure in the drive control of the synchronous motor, the second controller performs instead all or a part of the drive control to be performed by the first controller.

2. The power drive control device according to claim 1,

wherein, when unusable failure is detected in all or a part of the drive control of the synchronous motor performed by the first controller, the second controller performs instead all of the drive control of the synchronous motor to be performed by the first controller, by inputting a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor or a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, and performing the drive control for rotating the synchronous motor.

3. The power drive control device according to claim 1,

wherein, when unusable failure is detected in a part of the drive control of the synchronous motor performed by the first controller, the second controller performs instead the control related to the unusable failure in the first controller.

4. The power drive control device according to claim 1,

wherein the first controller and the second controller are respectively a first microcomputer and a second microcomputer, each provided with a different CPU.

5. The power drive control device according to claim 4,

wherein, when it is detected that the first microcomputer has unrecognizable failure to a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor, the second microcomputer performs instead processing to recognize the current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor among the drive control of the synchronous motor to be performed by the first microcomputer.

6. The power drive control device according to claim 5,

wherein the first microcomputer detects the unrecognizable failure to the current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor, and notifies the detection result of the failure concerned to the second microcomputer.

7. The power drive control device according to claim 5,

wherein the second microcomputer recognizes the current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor, and returns the recognition result to the first microcomputer successively.

8. The power drive control device according to claim 4,

wherein, when it is detected that the first microcomputer has unrecognizable failure to a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, in place of the first microcomputer performing the drive control of the synchronous motor, the second microcomputer performs the drive control of the synchronous motor by recognizing a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and estimating a rotational position and speed of the synchronous motor.

9. The power drive control device according to claim 8,

wherein the first microcomputer detects the unrecognizable failure to the sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, and notifies the detection result of the failure concerned to the second microcomputer.

10. The power drive control device according to claim 4,

wherein, when it is detected that the first microcomputer has failure of a CPU, in place of the first microcomputer performing the drive control of the synchronous motor, the second microcomputer performs the drive control of the synchronous motor by recognizing a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and estimating a rotational position and speed of the synchronous motor.

11. The power drive control device according to claim 10,

wherein, when the CPU of the second microcomputer detects a state of communication failure by performing a periodical communication with the CPU of the first microcomputer, the second microcomputer provides instructions to set an output of the first microcomputer to a high impedance state.

12. The power drive control device according to claim 10, further comprising:

a reset circuit operable to initialize a timer count value, when a response from the first microcomputer is received before count-out of the timer count value, and operable to provide a reset instruction to the first microcomputer concerned to hold the state, when a response from the first microcomputer is not received before the count-out.

13. The power drive control device according to claim 2,

wherein the first microcomputer comprises:

a first A/D conversion circuit operable to input a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and to convert the inputted current signal into a digital signal;

a first angle conversion circuit operable to input a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor and to convert the inputted sense output into angle data;

a first pulse generating circuit operable to generate an inverter switch control signal for a inverter switch operation in response to a drive command of the synchronous motor, and operable to generate a rectifier switch control signal for a rectifier switch operation in response to a regeneration command of the synchronous motor, the inverter switch control signal and the rectifier switch control signal being generated for a first switching circuit which performs the inverter switch operation to generate a driving current to the fixed winding of the synchronous motor, and the rectifier switch operation to rectify a regenerative current from the fixed winding of the synchronous motor; and

a first CPU operable to perform the drive control of the synchronous motor, by inputting outputs from the first A/D conversion circuit and the first angle conversion circuit, and by outputting the inverter switch control signal from the first pulse generating circuit to the first switching circuit in response to the drive command, and operable to perform the regenerative control of the synchronous motor, by outputting the rectifier switch control signal from the first pulse generating circuit to the first switching circuit in response to the regeneration command,

wherein the second microcomputer comprises;

a second A/D conversion circuit operable to input a current signal of the synchronous generator and to convert the inputted current signal into a digital signal;

a second angle conversion circuit operable to input a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator and to convert the inputted sense output into angle data;

a second pulse generating circuit operable to generate a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation in response to a power generation command of the synchronous generator, the rectifier switch control signal being generated for a second switching circuit which performs a rectifier switch operation to rectify current from the fixed winding of the synchronous generator; and

a second CPU operable to perform the power generation control of the synchronous generator, by inputting outputs from the second A/D conversion circuit and the second angle conversion circuit, and by outputting the rectifier switch control signal from the second pulse generating circuit to the second switching circuit, in response to the power generation command, and

wherein, when failure of the first A/D conversion circuit, the first pulse generating circuit, or the first CPU is detected, in response to the drive command, the second A/D conversion circuit inputs a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and converts the inputted current signal into a digital signal, the second CPU estimates a rotational position and speed of the synchronous motor based on the digital signal converted by the second A/D conversion circuit, and the drive control of the synchronous motor is performed, with the second pulse generating circuit letting the switching circuit perform the inverter switch operation.

14. The power drive control device according to claim 4,

wherein the first controller and the second controller are one microcomputer which shares a CPU and comprises a first peripheral circuit for the first controller and a second peripheral circuit for the second controller.

15. The power drive control device according to claim 14,

wherein, when it is detected that the first peripheral circuit has unrecognizable failure to the feedback signal, the CPU performs recognition of a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor by using the second peripheral circuit instead, among the drive control of the synchronous motor to be performed by using the first peripheral circuit.

16. The power drive control device according to claim 14,

wherein, when it is detected that the first peripheral circuit has unrecognizable failure to a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, the CPU performs the drive control of the synchronous motor, by recognizing a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor using the second peripheral circuit, and estimating the rotational position and speed of the synchronous motor, instead of the drive control of the synchronous motor to be performed by using the first peripheral circuit.

17. The power drive control device according to claim 14,

wherein the first peripheral circuit comprises:

a first A/D conversion circuit operable to input a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and to convert the inputted current signal into a digital signal;

a first angle conversion circuit operable to input a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor and to convert the inputted sense output into angle data; and

a first pulse generating circuit operable to generate an inverter switch control signal for the inverter switch operation in response to a drive command of the synchronous motor, and operable to generate a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation in response to a regeneration command of the synchronous motor, the inverter switch control signal and the rectifier switch control signal being generated for a first switching circuit which performs the inverter switch operation to generate a driving current to the fixed winding of the synchronous motor, and the rectifier switch operation to rectify a regenerative current from the fixed winding of the synchronous motor,

wherein the second peripheral circuit comprises;

a second A/D conversion circuit operable to input a current signal from the synchronous generator and to convert the inputted current signal into a digital signal;

a second angle conversion circuit operable to input a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator and to convert the inputted sense output into angle data;

a second pulse generating circuit operable to generate a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation in response to a power generation command of the synchronous generator, the rectifier switch control signal being generated for a second switching circuit which performs a rectifier switch operation to rectify current from the fixed winding of the synchronous generator;

wherein the CPU performs the drive control of the synchronous motor by inputting an output from the first A/D conversion circuit and the first angle conversion circuit, and outputting the inverter switch control signal from the first pulse generating circuit to the first switching circuit in response to the drive command, performs the regenerative control of the synchronous motor by outputting the rectifier switch control signal from the first pulse generating circuit to the first switching circuit in response to the regeneration command, and performs the power generation control of the synchronous generator by inputting outputs from the second A/D conversion circuit and the second angle conversion circuit, and by outputting the rectifier switch control signal from the second pulse generating circuit to the second switching circuit in response to the power generation command, and

wherein, when failure is detected in the first A/D conversion circuit or the first pulse generating circuit, the second A/D conversion circuit inputs a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and converts the inputted current signal into a digital signal, in response to the drive command, and the CPU performs the drive control of the synchronous motor with the second pulse generating circuit letting the switching circuit perform the inverter switch operation, by estimating a rotational position and speed of the synchronous motor based on the digital signal converted by the second A/D conversion circuit.

18. A power drive control device comprising:

a first controller operable to input a current signal of a fixed winding of a synchronous motor and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, and operable to perform drive control for rotating the synchronous motor and regenerative control for controlling power generation by the synchronous motor; and

a second controller operable to input a current signal of a fixed winding of a synchronous generator and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator, and operable to perform power generation control for controlling power generation by the synchronous generator,

wherein the first controller and the second controller are respectively a first microcomputer and a second microcomputer, each provided with a different CPU,

wherein the first microcomputer comprises multiplexed A/D conversion circuits which convert a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor into a digital signal,

wherein, when a main A/D conversion circuit is in failure, an auxiliary A/D conversion circuit is switched so as to act as a substitute and converts a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor into a digital signal,

wherein the first microcomputer comprises an angle conversion circuit which inputs a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor and converts the sense output into angle data, and

wherein, when the angle conversion circuit is in failure, the first microcomputer performs the drive control of the synchronous motor, by estimating a rotational position and speed of the synchronous motor based on the digital signal into which the A/D conversion circuit has converted the current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor.

19. A power device comprising:

a synchronous motor;

a first switching circuit operable to perform an inverter switch operation to generate a driving current to a fixed winding of the synchronous motor, and a rectifier switch operation to rectify a regenerative current from the fixed winding of the synchronous motor;

a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor;

a first controller operable to input a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, operable to output an inverter switch control signal for the inverter switch operation to the first switching circuit in response to a drive command of the synchronous motor, and operable to output a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation to the first switching circuit in response to a regeneration command of the synchronous motor;

a synchronous generator;

a second switching circuit operable to perform a rectifier switch operation to rectify current from a fixed winding of the synchronous generator;

a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator; and

a second controller operable to input a sense signal of the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator and a current signal from the fixed winding of the synchronous generator, and operable to output a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation to the second switching circuit in response to a power generation command of the synchronous generator,

wherein, when it is detected that the first controller has unusable failure in the drive control of the synchronous motor, the second controller performs instead all or a part of the drive control to be performed by the first controller.

20. The power device according to claim 19,

wherein the first controller and the second controller are respectively a first microcomputer and a second microcomputer, each provided with a different CPU.

21. The power device according to claim 20,

wherein, when it is detected that the first microcomputer has unrecognizable failure to a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor, the second microcomputer performs instead processing to recognize the current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor among the drive control of the synchronous motor to be performed by the first microcomputer.

22. The power device according to claim 20,

wherein, when it is detected that the first microcomputer has unrecognizable failure to a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, in place of the first microcomputer performing the drive control of the synchronous motor, the second microcomputer performs the drive control of the synchronous motor by recognizing a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and estimating a rotational position and speed of the synchronous motor.

23. The power device according to claim 20,

wherein, when it is detected that the first microcomputer has failure of a CPU, in place of the first microcomputer performing the drive control of the synchronous motor, the second microcomputer performs the drive control of the synchronous motor by recognizing a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and estimating a rotational position and speed of the synchronous motor.

24. The power device according to claim 19,

wherein the first controller and the second controller are one microcomputer which shares a CPU and comprises a first peripheral circuit for the first controller and a second peripheral circuit for the second controller.

25. A power device comprising:

a synchronous motor;

a first switching circuit operable to perform an inverter switch operation to generate a driving current to a fixed winding of the synchronous motor, and a rectifier switch operation to rectify a regenerative current from the fixed winding of the synchronous motor;

a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor;

a first controller operable to input a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, operable to output an inverter switch control signal for the inverter switch operation to the first switching circuit in response to a drive command, and operable to output a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation to the first switching circuit in response to a regeneration command;

a synchronous generator;

a second switching circuit operable to perform a rectifier switch operation to rectify current from a fixed winding of the synchronous generator;

a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator; and

a second controller operable to input a sense signal of the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator and a current signal from the fixed winding of the synchronous generator, and operable to output a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation to the second switching circuit in response to a power generation command,

wherein the first controller and the second controller are respectively a first microcomputer and a second microcomputer, each provided with a different CPU,

wherein the first microcomputer comprises multiplexed A/D conversion circuits which convert a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor into a digital signal,

wherein, when a main A/D conversion circuit is in failure, an auxiliary A/D conversion circuit is switched so as to act as a substitute and converts a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor into a digital signal,

wherein the first microcomputer comprises an angle conversion circuit which inputs a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor and converts the sense output into angle data, and

wherein, when the angle conversion circuit is in failure, the first microcomputer performs drive control of the synchronous motor, by estimating a rotational position and speed of the synchronous motor based on the digital signal into which the A/D conversion circuit has converted the current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor.

26. A power drive control device comprising:

a first controller operable to input a current signal of a fixed winding of a synchronous motor and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, and operable to perform drive control for rotating the synchronous motor and regenerative control for controlling power generation by the synchronous motor; and

a second controller operable to input a current signal of a fixed winding of a synchronous generator and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator, and operable to perform power generation control for controlling power generation by the synchronous generator,

wherein, when it is detected that the second controller has unusable failure in the power generation control of the synchronous generator, the first controller performs instead all or a part of the power generation control of the synchronous generator to be performed by the second controller.

27. A power drive control device comprising:

a first controller operable to input a current signal of a fixed winding of a synchronous motor and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, and operable to perform drive control for rotating the synchronous motor and regenerative control for controlling power generation by the synchronous motor; and

a second controller operable to input a current signal of a fixed winding of a synchronous generator and a sense output from a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator, and operable to perform power generation control for controlling power generation by the synchronous generator,

wherein the first controller and the second controller are respectively a first microcomputer and a second microcomputer, each provided with a different CPU,

wherein the second microcomputer comprises multiplexed A/D conversion circuits which convert the current signal into a digital signal,

wherein, when a main A/D conversion circuit is in failure, an auxiliary A/D conversion circuit is switched so as to act as a substitute and converts the current signal into a digital signal,

wherein the second microcomputer comprises an angle conversion circuit which inputs a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator and converts the sense output into angle data, and

wherein, when the angle conversion circuit is in failure, the second microcomputer performs the power generation control of the synchronous generator, by estimating a rotational position and speed of the synchronous generator based on the digital signal into which the A/D conversion circuit has converted the current signal.

28. A power device comprising:

a synchronous motor;

a first switching circuit operable to perform an inverter switch operation to generate a driving current to a fixed winding of the synchronous motor, and a rectifier switch operation to rectify a regenerative current from the fixed winding of the synchronous motor;

a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor;

a first controller operable to input a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, operable to output an inverter switch control signal for the inverter switch operation to the first switching circuit in response to a drive command, and operable to output a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation to the first switching circuit in response to a regeneration command;

a synchronous generator;

a second switching circuit operable to perform a rectifier switch operation to rectify current from a fixed winding of the synchronous generator;

a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator; and

a second controller operable to input a sense signal of the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator and a current signal from the fixed winding of the synchronous generator, and operable to output a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation to the second switching circuit in response to a power generation command,

wherein, when it is detected that the second controller has unusable failure in the power generation control of the synchronous generator, the first controller performs instead all or a part of the power generation control to be performed by the second controller.

29. A power device comprising:

a synchronous motor;

a first switching circuit operable to perform an inverter switch operation to generate a driving current to a fixed winding of the synchronous motor, and a rectifier switch operation to rectify a regenerative current from the fixed winding of the synchronous motor;

a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor;

a first controller operable to input a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous motor and a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous motor, operable to output an inverter switch control signal for the inverter switch operation to the first switching circuit in response to a drive command, and operable to output a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation to the first switching circuit in response to a regeneration command;

a synchronous generator;

a second switching circuit operable to perform a rectifier switch operation to rectify current from a fixed winding of the synchronous generator;

a rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator; and

a second controller operable to input a sense signal of the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator and a current signal from the fixed winding of the synchronous generator, and operable to output a rectifier switch control signal for the rectifier switch operation to the second switching circuit in response to a power generation command,

wherein the first controller and the second controller are respectively a first microcomputer and a second microcomputer, each provided with a different CPU,

wherein the second microcomputer comprises multiplexed A/D conversion circuits which convert a current signal of a fixed winding of the synchronous generator into a digital signal,

wherein, when a main A/D conversion circuit is in failure, an auxiliary A/D conversion circuit is switched so as to act as a substitute and converts a current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous generator into a digital signal,

wherein the second microcomputer comprises an angle conversion circuit which inputs a sense output from the rotation angle sensor of the synchronous generator and converts the sense output into angle data, and

wherein, when the angle conversion circuit is in failure, the second microcomputer performs the power generation control of the synchronous generator, by estimating a rotational position and speed of the synchronous generator based on the digital signal into which the A/D conversion circuit has converted the current signal of the fixed winding of the synchronous generator.