MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND MOTOR CONTROL METHOD

• US 20150303858A1
• Filed: 11/28/2013
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: KATSUMATA, Yuji, ITO, Ken, NAKAJIMA, Takashi, SAWADA, Akira, OONO, Shou, KOMATSU, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,461,578 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/20 for control of the vehicle or its driving motor to achieve a desired performance, e.g. speed, torque, programmed variation of speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/2072 for drive off
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 15/2081 for drive off on a slope
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2220/12 Induction machines
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/421 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/423 Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/429 Current
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/461 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/465 Slip
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/547 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/26 Transition between different drive modes
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/145 Structure borne vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: B60T 1/005 by locking of wheel or transmission rotation
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 10/00 Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function for propulsion of purely electrically-propelled vehicles with power supplied within the vehicle B60L50/00 - B60L58/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 1/00 Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters starting of synchronous motors with electronic commutators H02P6/20, H02P6/22; starting dynamo-electric motors rotating step by step H02P8/04; vector control H02P21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 21/05 specially adapted for damping motor oscillations, e.g. for reducing hunting
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 27/06 using dc to ac converters or inverters H02P27/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 Electric machine technologies in electromobility
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility

Abstract

A motor control device of a vehicle includes a motor and a lock mechanism for locking the rotation of vehicle wheels. The motor control device includes a detection device for detecting release of the lock mechanism, a damping control device for suppressing torsional vibration of a drive shaft, and a current control device for controlling current flowing to the motor on the basis of a motor torque command value set by the damping control device. The current control device channels an excitation current for generating a magnetic flux in the motor on the basis of the detection result of the detection device.

Claims

1. A motor control device for a vehicle having a motor and a lock mechanism for locking a rotation of vehicle wheels, the motor control device comprising:

a detection device configured to detect for release of the lock mechanism;

a damping control device configured to suppress torsional vibration of a drive shaft; and

a current control device configured to control current flowing to the motor on the basis of a motor torque command value set by the damping control device,

the current control being configured to channel an excitation current for generating a magnetic flux in the motor on the basis of the detection result of the detection device while the motor is not rotating.

2. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the current control device is configured to channel the excitation current before the lock of the lock mechanism is released when the detection device has detected the release of the lock mechanism.

3. The motor control device according to claim 1, further comprising

a conversion circuit having a semiconductor element, the conversion circuit being configured to convert power supplied from a battery, and to supply the power to the motor;

the current control device being configured to enable the excitation current up to a first excitation current, and

the first excitation current being a current value which enables the current flowing to the semiconductor element to be equal to or less than an allowable current of the semiconductor element when the motor is not rotating.

4. The motor control device according to claim 3, wherein

the first excitation current is a current value lower than a second excitation current, and

the second excitation current being a current value which enables the current flowing to the semiconductor element to be equal to or less than the allowable current of the semiconductor element when the motor is not rotating.

5. The motor control device according to claim 1, further comprising

a conversion circuit having a semiconductor element, the conversion circuit being configured to convert power supplied from a battery, and to supply the power to the motor,

the current control device being configured to enable the excitation current up to a third excitation current higher than a first excitation current during a first time,

the first time representing a time duration from the time a signal for releasing the lock mechanism is received from the detection device until the time the lock of the lock mechanism is released, and the first time being set to a time duration longer than a thermal time constant of the semiconductor element, and

the first excitation current being a current value which enables the current flowing to the semiconductor element to be equal to or less than an allowable current of the semiconductor element when the motor is not rotating.

6. The motor control device according to claim 5, wherein

the current control device enables the excitation current up to the third excitation current, which is the product of the first excitation current and a gain, satisfying the following formula:

7. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the current control device is configured to channel a torque current of the motor on the basis of the torque command value before the lock of the lock mechanism is released.

8. The motor control device according to claim 7, wherein

after the lock of the lock mechanism has been released, the current control device is configured to maintain the excitation current channeled before the lock of the lock mechanism was released.

9. The motor control device according to claim 7, wherein

the current control device is configured to calculate a magnetic flux estimated value on the basis of a time lag in at least one of the current response and a magnetic flux response of the motor and an excitation current command value of the motor,

calculate a torque current command value of the motor on the basis of the torque command value, the magnetic flux estimated value, and a motor constant, and

control the motor on the basis of the torque current command value and the excitation current command value, and

satisfy the following formulas:

10. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the current control device is configured to channel the excitation current from a time a signal indicating release of the lock mechanism is received from the detection device, at least until an elapsing of a second time, and

the second time is equal to or greater than a time lag of the magnetic flux response of the motor to the excitation current.

11. The motor control device according to claim 10, further comprising:

a lock mechanism control device configured to control the lock mechanism;

the lock mechanism control device being configured to release a lock of the lock mechanism when the second time has elapsed from the time the signal was received by the current control device.

12. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the detection device is configured to determine release of the lock mechanism when the position of a shift lever of the vehicle has been changed from a parking position to a position other than parking.

13. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the detection device is configured to determine release of the lock mechanism when a parking release switch of a shift lever of the vehicle has been set to a release state.

14. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the detection device is configured to determine release of the lock mechanism when the position of a shift lever of the vehicle is in a parking position and a brake switch of a brake pedal of the vehicle has been switched from off to on.

15. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the detection device is configured to determine release of the lock mechanism when the rotational speed of the motor is lower than a predetermined first determination threshold and a brake switch of a brake pedal of the vehicle has been switched from off to on.

16. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the current control device is configured to cause the excitation current, after the end of damping control performed by the damping control device, to be less than the excitation current during damping control performed by the damping control device.

17. The motor control device according to claim 16, wherein

the current control device is configured to cause the excitation current, after damping control has ended, to be less than the excitation current during damping control after a predetermined time has elapsed from a time the detection device detects release of the lock mechanism.

18. The motor control device according to claim 16,

the current control device is configured to cause the excitation current, after damping control has ended, to be less than the excitation current during damping control after the detection device has detected release of the lock mechanism, and when the motor speed is lower than a predetermined second determination threshold and the torque command value is zero.

19. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the current control device is configured to calculate the excitation current command value of the motor on a basis of a registered value of a slope sensor configured to register the slope of the vehicle.

20. The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein

the current control device is configured to calculate the excitation current command value of the motor on a basis of one of an amount of torsion of a drive shaft of the vehicle and a rotational angle of a rotor of the motor from a time a shift lever of the vehicle is set to a parking position.

21. The motor control device according to claim 1, further comprising

a conversion circuit having a semiconductor element, the conversion circuit being configured to convert power supplied from a battery, and to supply the power to the motor,

the current control device being configured to enable the excitation current up to a fourth excitation current higher than a first excitation current, and to set the fourth excitation current on the basis of a registered value of a slope sensor for registering a slope of the vehicle, and

the first excitation current being a current value which enables the current flowing to the semiconductor element to be equal to or less than an allowable current of the semiconductor element when the motor is not rotating.

22. The motor control device according to claim 1, further comprising

a conversion circuit having a semiconductor element, the conversion circuit being configured to convert power supplied from a battery, and to supply the power to the motor,

the current control device being configured to set the excitation current to a fifth excitation current higher than a first excitation current, and to set the fifth excitation current on the basis of one of an amount of torsion of a drive shaft of the vehicle and a rotational angle of a rotor of the motor from a time the position of a shift lever of the vehicle is changed to a parking position, and

the first excitation current being a current value which enables the current flowing to the semiconductor element equal to or less than the allowable current of the semiconductor element when the motor is not rotating.

23. A method for controlling a motor and a lock mechanism for locking a rotation of vehicle wheels;

the motor control device comprising;

detecting with a detection device release of the lock mechanism;

suppressing torsional vibration of a drive shaft by a damping control device;

controlling current flowing to the motor on the basis of a motor torque command value set by the damping control device; and

channeling an excitation current for generating a magnetic flux in the motor on the basis of the detection result of the detection device while the motor is not rotating.