Phase current detection method, inverter control method, motor control method, and apparatuses used in these methods
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1. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) inverter to the motor, comprising:
- detecting a DC link current and a vector pattern;
determining whether a voltage vector length exceeds a predetermined value; and
adjusting the voltage vector by adding a positive or reversed voltage based upon the determining and an integrated error value.
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Apparatus and methods for phase current detection used for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a pulse width modulation (PWM) converter to the motor. One method presented provides detecting a DC link current and a vector pattern, determining whether a voltage vector lengths exceeds a predetermined value, and adjusting the voltage vector by adding a positive or reversed voltage based upon the above determination and an integrated error value.
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42 Claims
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1. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) inverter to the motor, comprising:
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detecting a DC link current and a vector pattern; determining whether a voltage vector length exceeds a predetermined value; and adjusting the voltage vector by adding a positive or reversed voltage based upon the determining and an integrated error value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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detecting a DC link current and a vector pattern; correcting the current detection value using a prior current estimation value; and estimating a new current value at a desired timing using the corrected current detection value, wherein the correction of current detection value is carried out by operating an amplitude error from the error current and by adding the amplitude error to the estimated current of the desired timing.
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7. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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detecting a DC link current and a vector pattern; correcting the current detection value using a prior current estimation value; and estimating a new current value at a desired timing using the corrected current detection value, wherein the correction of current detection value is carried out by adding an error current to the estimated current value at the desired timing, and wherein the estimates of the new current value are based in response to the size of the amplitude.
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8. A phase current detection apparatus for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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an output time detection section which determines whether a voltage vector length exceeds a predetermined value; an output time enlargement section associated with the output time detection section, which enlarges an output time of the voltage vector; a reverse vector generation section associated with the output time enlargement section, which adjusts an applied voltage by one of adding and subtracting a voltage based upon the voltage vector length; and a selection section, associated with the output time enlargement section and the reverse vector generation section, which selects one of the enlarged voltage vector and the applied voltage for input into the PWM inverter, based upon the output of an output error integrating section.
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9. A phase current detection apparatus for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM to the motor, comprising:
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a current controlling section which receives a current command and a detected current, and provides a voltage command; an output time detection section which determines whether a voltage vector length exceeds a predetermined value, and provides an output pause command; a voltage vector generation section, associated with the current controlling section and the output time detection section, which provides a voltage vector command based upon the voltage command and the output pause command; and an output time enlargement section, associated with the output time detection section which varies the application interval of the voltage vector command to the PWM inverter based upon the output pause command, and enlarges an output time of the voltage vector.
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10. A phase current detection apparatus for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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a current determinator which judges whether current detection is possible during a dead time, and for carrying out current detection in response to the judgement result representing that current detection is possible; a current controlling section which receives a current command and a phase current output from the current determination section; a voltage vector generation section which receives a voltage command from the current controlling section, and produces a voltage vector command; an output time detection section which determines whether the voltage vector length exceeds a predetermined value, and receives a dead time permission signal, and provides an output pause command; and an output time enlargement section, associated with the output time detection section, which varies the application interval of the voltage vector to the PWM inverter based upon the output pause command, and enlarges an output time of the voltage vector. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A phase current detection apparatus for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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a current estimator which estimates a current from the past current values given that an applied voltage vector is too short to measure the current; and a voltage vector generation section associated with the current estimator, which receives a voltage command based upon one of past current values and present current values, and produces a voltage vector command for input to the PWM inverter.
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16. A phase current detection apparatus for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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a current estimator which estimates a current value at a desired timing by correcting a current detection value using a current estimation value generated from past current detection values; and a voltage vector generation section, associated with the current estimator, which receives a voltage command based upon one of past current values and present current values, and provides a voltage vector command for input to the PWM inverter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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estimating direction of a phase current at a current detection timing, and varying a minimum pulse width based upon the estimation result, and wherein the pulse width is a gate-pulse width, and wherein a period is calculated when current appears on a DC link, from the current flowing direction and the vector pattern to be output, and the gate-pulse width is determined so that the calculated period becomes the minimum vector output period for current detection on the DC link.
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21. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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estimating direction of a phase current at a current detection timing, and varying a minimum pulse width based upon the estimation result, wherein the pulse width is a gate-pulse width, and wherein the pattern of switch operation for causing varying in output vector is estimated, and the minimum gate-pulse width is varied based upon the estimation result.
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22. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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estimating direction of a phase current at a current detection timing, and varying a minimum pulse width based upon the estimation result, wherein the pulse width is a gate-pulse width, and wherein a response time is determined in correspondence with the switching devices constituting the PWM inverter, and the minimum gate-pulse width is varied to match the switching devices which cause current varying.
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23. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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estimating direction of a phase current at a current detection timing, and varying a minimum pulse width based upon the estimation result, wherein the pulse width is a gate-pulse width, and wherein the direction of the current is estimated from the phase information of the current.
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24. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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estimating direction of a phase current at a current detection timing, and varying a minimum pulse width based upon the estimation result, wherein the pulse width is a gate-pulse width, and wherein the direction of the current is estimated from the sequence of the current values.
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25. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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estimating direction of a phase current at a current detection timing, and varying a minimum pulse width based upon the estimation result, wherein the pulse width is a gate-pulse width, and wherein the processing for estimating the direction of the current from the phase information of the current and the processing for estimating the direction of the current from the sequence of the current values are changed over, in response with the rotation speed of the motor.
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26. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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estimating direction of a phase current at a current detection timing, and varying a minimum pulse width based upon the estimation result, wherein the pulse width is a gate-pulse width, and wherein pulse width restriction is applied to the vector output period excluding the dead time, in response with the fact that the estimated current is within the current estimation error.
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27. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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estimating direction of a phase current at a current detection timing, and varying a minimum pulse width based upon the estimation result, wherein the pulse width is a gate-pulse width, and wherein one of the switching devices constituting the PWM inverter is turned off for a time required for current detection.
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28. A motor controlling method, comprising:
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calculating a motor voltage from a DC link voltage and a gate pulse width; detecting a phase current from a DC link current and a vector pattern; and controlling the DC link voltage based upon the motor voltage required by the motor further comprising; calculating the switching pattern of a voltage varying timing from the direction of the current and the output vector pattern; calculating the delay time of the devices based upon the calculation result; and correcting the motor voltage.
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29. A phase current detection method for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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estimating direction of a phase current at a current detection timing, and varying a minimum pulse width based upon the estimation result, wherein the pulse width is a gate-pulse width, and wherein the gate-pulse width is calculated so that the length of the command voltage vector and the vector output period are equal to one another, in response with the fact that the vector output period is longer than the minimum vector output period.
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30. A phase current detection apparatus for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor, comprising:
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a current estimating section which estimates a direction of DC link current at a future time based on a prior measurement; a vector pattern table associated with the current estimating section, which provides a voltage vector output; and at least one gate pulse width enlargement section, associated with the vector pattern table, which varies a gate pulse width based upon the voltage vector output. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A motor controlling apparatus for driving a motor by supplying outputs from a PWM inverter to the motor comprising:
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a current detection section for determining a DC link current; and a DC link voltage controlling section, associated with the current detection section, which varies the DC link voltage based upon a voltage required by a motor, wherein the DC link voltage controlling section calculates the switching pattern of the voltage varying timing from the direction of the current and the output vector pattern, calculates the delay time of the devices based upon the calculation result, and corrects the motor voltage.
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