Electric compressor control device

• US 8,305,027 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sanden Corporation (Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sanden Corporation (Hisense Home Appliances Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shibuya, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): Ro, Bentsu
• Application Number:
  US12/664,624
• Publication Number:
  US 20100188038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,624 Days
• Field of Search: 318778-780, 318798-803, 318/478, 318/479, 318/504
• US Class Current: 318/780
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0006 Arrangements for supplying an adequate voltage to the control circuit of converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/53875 with analogue control of three-phase output
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 27/14 with three or more levels of voltage

Abstract

An electric compressor control device includes: an inverter for electric compressor motor; a communication microcontroller arranged in a low-voltage region for transmission of an instruction signal via a high-speed communication bus; and a control microcontroller arranged in a high-voltage region and connected to the communication microcontroller via an insulation element for transmitting the instruction signal from the communication microcomputer as an inverter control signal to the inverter. The power voltage of the communication microcomputer is supplied from a low-voltage power source. The voltage from the low-voltage power source is transformed via a transformer and supplied as a power voltage of the control microcontroller. Thus, it is possible to use the existing insulation element at an insulation boundary between the low-voltage region and the high-voltage region so as to surely supply a predetermined power voltage to the microcontroller for controlling the inverter, thereby improving the communication reliability of the entire control device.

Claims

1. An electric compressor control device comprising:

an inverter which transforms a direct current supplied from a high-voltage power source into a pseudo alternative current to be supplied as a drive current for an electric compressor motor;

a communication microcontroller which is arranged in a low-voltage region and to which an instruction signal is transmitted via a high-speed communication bus; and

a control microcontroller which is arranged in a high-voltage region and connected to said communication microcontroller via an insulation element for transmitting said instruction signal from said communication microcontroller as an inverter control signal to said inverter,

wherein a power voltage for said communication microcontroller is supplied from a low-voltage power source, and a voltage from said low-voltage power source is transformed via a transformer and supplied as a power voltage for said control microcontroller.

2. The electric compressor control device according to claim 1, wherein a voltage for driving a gate of said inverter is supplied also after a voltage from said low-voltage power source is transformed via said transformer.

3. The electric compressor control device according to claim 1, wherein said insulation element is a photo-coupler.

4. The electric compressor control device according to claim 1, wherein said control device is used in an air conditioning system for vehicles.