METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRIVING MOTOR FOR ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLE

• US 20200136535A1
• Filed: 06/10/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2018
• 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: Cha, Ji Wan, Park, Han Hee, Lee, Jae Hyeon, Kim, Seong Min, Noh, Hyun Woo, Yoo, Tae Il
• Granted Patent: US 11,133,765 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 1/12 Stationary parts of the magnetic circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 29/00 Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices, e.g. discharge tubes or semiconductor devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 25/18 with arrangements for switching the windings, e.g. with mechanical switches or relays
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 25/188 wherein the motor windings are switched from series to parallel or vice versa to control speed or torque
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 6/08 Arrangements for controlling the speed or torque of a single motor H02P6/10, H02P6/28 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/72 Electric energy management in electromobility

Abstract

An apparatus for driving a motor for an eco-friendly vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a motor that has a rotor and a stator and a controller that operates the motor. The motor includes a plurality of stator coils and stator relays and the controller operates the stator relays based on an operation mode to adjust the number of turns of the stator coils.

Claims

1. An apparatus for driving a motor for an eco-friendly vehicle, comprising:

a motor including a rotor and a stator; and

a controller configured to operate the motor,

wherein the motor includes a plurality of stator coils and stator relays, and

wherein the controller is configured to operate the stator relays based on an operation mode to adjust the number of turns of the stator coils.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to select the operation mode based on vehicle driving mode information.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to select any one of a first operation mode, in which the number of turns of the stator coils is increased, and a second operation mode, in which the number of turns of the stator coils is decreased, as the operation mode.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the motor includes three phases.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the motor includes series circuits, in which at least two stator coils are connected in series, in each phase, and wherein at least two series circuits are connected in parallel.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the number of stator relays is determined by:

number of relays in each phase;

[(S−

1 )*2]*P

wherein, S denotes the number of stator coils of each of the series circuits and P denotes the number of series circuits connected in parallel.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the motor includes:

a first stator coil;

a second stator coil;

a first stator relay connected to the second stator coil in parallel; and

a second stator relay connected to the second stator coil in series, and

wherein the first stator coil, the second stator relay, and the second stator coil are connected in series, and

wherein the first stator relay and the second stator relay are connected in parallel.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to turn off the first stator relay and turn on the second stator relay, when the operation mode is a first operation mode.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to turn on the first stator relay and turn off the second stator relay, when the operation mode is a second operation mode.

10. A method of driving a motor for an eco-friendly vehicle, comprising:

selecting, by a controller, an operation mode;

operating, by the controller, stator relays in a motor based on the operation mode; and

operating, by the controller, the motor based on the operation of the stator relays.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the selecting of the operation mode includes selecting, by the controller, the operation mode based on vehicle driving mode information.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the selecting of the operation mode includes selecting, by the controller, any one of a first operation mode, in which the number of turns of the stator coils is increased, and a second operation mode, in which the number of turns of the stator coils is decreased, as the operation mode.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the motor includes three phases.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the motor includes series circuits, in which at least two stator coils are connected in series, in each phase, and wherein at least two series circuits are connected in parallel.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the number of stator relays is determined by:

number of relays in each phase;

[(S−

1)*2]*P

wherein, S denotes the number of stator coils of each of the series circuits and P denotes the number of series circuits connected in parallel.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the motor includes:

a first stator coil;

a second stator coil;

a first stator relay connected to the second stator coil in parallel; and

a second stator relay connected to the second stator coil in series,

wherein the first stator coil, the second stator relay and the second stator coil are connected in series, and

wherein the first stator relay and the second stator relay are connected in parallel.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein operating the stator relays of the motor includes turning off, by the controller, the first stator relay and turning on the second stator relay, when the operation mode is a first operation mode.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein operating the stator relays of the motor includes turning on, by the controller, the first stator relay and turning off the second stator relay, when the operation mode is a second operation mode.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method according to claim 10.