Method for controlling temperature of inverter system by controlling a fan

• US 9,867,314 B2
• Filed: 06/12/2015
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LSIS Co. Ltd. (LS Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LSIS Co. Ltd. (LS Corporation)
• Inventors: Lim, Deokyoung, Yang, Chun Suk
• Primary Examiner(s): Bradford, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US14/738,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20150366104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 942 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20209 Thermal management, e.g. fan control
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20909 Forced ventilation, e.g. on heat dissipaters coupled to components
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20945 Thermal management, e.g. inverter temperature control

Abstract

A method for controlling temperature of an inverter system having an inverter and a cooling fan is provided, the method including: obtaining an internal temperature of the inverter and a DC (Direct Current)-link voltage of the inverter; and outputting a fan driving control signal for driving the fan or maintaining the fan being driven to the fan, when the internal temperature is above a predetermined fan drive setting temperature and the DC-link voltage is above a predetermined fan drive setting voltage.

Claims

1. A method for controlling temperature of an inverter system having an inverter and a cooling fan, the method comprising:

obtaining an internal temperature of the inverter and a DC (Direct Current)-link voltage of the inverter; and

outputting a fan driving control signal for driving the fan or maintaining the fan being driven to the fan, when the internal temperature is above a predetermined fan drive setting temperature and the DC-link voltage is above a predetermined fan drive setting voltage.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the outputting the fan driving control signal to the fan includes:

outputting a fan driving control signal for driving the fan to the fan, when the internal temperature is above a predetermined fan drive setting temperature and the DC-link voltage is above a predetermined fan drive setting voltage, in a state where the fan is stopped.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the outputting the fan driving control signal to the fan includes:

outputting a fan driving control signal for maintaining the fan being driven to the fan, when the internal temperature is above a predetermined fan drive setting temperature and the DC-link voltage is above a predetermined fan drive setting voltage, in a state where the fan is being driven.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the outputting the fan driving control signal to the fan includes:

determining whether the internal temperature is above the predetermined fan driving setting temperature;

determining whether the DC-link voltage is above the predetermined fan driving setting voltage, when the internal temperature is determined to be above the predetermined fan driving setting temperature; and

outputting the fan driving control signal for driving the fan or maintaining the fan being driven to the fan, when the DC-link voltage is determined to be above a predetermined fan drive setting voltage.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the outputting the fan driving control signal to the fan includes:

outputting the fan driving control signal for driving the fan to the fan when the fan is stopped, when the DC-link voltage is determined to be above the predetermined fan drive setting voltage.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the outputting the fan driving control signal to the fan includes:

outputting the fan driving control signal for maintaining the fan being driven to the fan when the fan is being driven, when the DC-link voltage is determined to be above the predetermined fan drive setting voltage.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the outputting the fan driving control signal to the fan includes:

determining whether the DC-link voltage is above the predetermined fan driving setting voltage;

determining whether the internal temperature is above the predetermined fan driving setting temperature, when the DC-link voltage is determined to be above the predetermined fan driving setting voltage; and

outputting the fan driving control signal for driving the fan or maintaining the fan being driven to the fan, when the internal temperature is determined to be above the predetermined fan drive setting temperature.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the outputting the fan driving control signal to the fan includes:

outputting the fan driving control signal for driving the fan to the fan, when the internal temperature is determined to be above the predetermined fan drive setting temperature, in the state where the fan is stopped.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the outputting the fan driving control signal to the fan includes:

outputting a fan driving control signal for maintain the fan being driven to the fan, when the internal temperature is determined to be above the predetermined fan drive setting temperature, in the state where the fan is being driven.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting a fan stopping control signal for stopping the fan to the fan in response to the fan driving control signal, when the internal temperature is determined to be under a predetermined fan stop setting temperature or the DC-link voltage is determined to be under a predetermined fan stop setting voltage, in the state where the fan is being driven.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein

the fan stop setting temperature is predetermined to be under the fan drive setting temperature, and

the fan stop setting voltage is predetermined to be under the fan drive setting voltage.