Motor control device

• US 9,929,682 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2015
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Original Assignee: Daikin Industries Ltd
• Inventors: Sato, Toshiaki, Itagaki, Tetsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Santana, Eduardo Colon
• Assistant Examiner(s): AGARED, GABRIEL T
• Application Number:
  US15/110,303
• Publication Number:
  US 20160329844A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,176 Days
• Field of Search: 318 51
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 4/02 Water heaters
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2500/26 characterised by the startup of the refrigeration cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 30/02 of the compression type
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 31/02 of motor-compressor units
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 49/025 Motor control arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 1/58 sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 27/06 using dc to ac converters or inverters H02P27/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 6/18 without separate position detecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/12 Hot water central heating systems using heat pumps

Abstract

A motor control device is configured to drive a first motor that rotates a first rotation body and a second motor that rotates a second rotation body. The motor control device includes a power supply unit, inverters configured to convert an output from the power supply unit to an alternating current and supply the output to the first motor and the second motor, and a control unit configured to drive the second motor using rotor position sensorless control. The control unit may be configured to not start up the second motor during a predetermined operation in which a large current flowing through the first motor is being performed.

Claims

1. A motor control device configured to drive a first motor that rotates a first rotation body and a second motor that rotates a second rotation body, the motor control device comprising:

a power supply unit;

inverters configured to convert an output from the power supply unit to an alternating current and supply the output to the first motor and the second motor; and

a control unit configured to drive the second motor using rotor position sensorless control,

the control unit being further configured

to not start up the second motor during a predetermined operation in which a large current flowing through the first motor is being performed, and

such that a startup abnormality of the second motor is avoided by not starting up the second motor when the predetermined operation in which the large current flows through the first motor is being performed, wherein the startup abnormality is caused by a noise due to the large current flowing.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is a synchronous operation of the compressor in which a voltage is applied regardless of a rotor position and a phase of current is deviated.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is a torque control of the compressor in which a current fluctuation occurs synchronizing with torque fluctuation.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is an overload operation of the compressor.

2. A motor control device configured to drive a first motor that rotates a first rotation body and a second motor that rotates a second rotation body, the motor control device comprising:

a power supply unit;

inverters configured to convert an output from the power supply unit to an alternating current and supply the output to the first motor and the second motor; and

a control unit configured to drive the second motor using rotor position sensorless control,

the control unit including a determination unit configured to determine whether the second motor is in an abnormal state or not, and

the control unit being further configured

to cancel the determination of the determination unit even if the determination unit has determined that the inverter for the second motor is in an abnormal state when the second motor is in operation and the first motor performs a predetermined operation, and

such that an unwanted abnormal shutdown of the second motor is prevented by canceling the determination that the inverter for the second motor is in an abnormal state and continuing operation of the second motor.

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

the operation of the second motor is a startup operation.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is a synchronous operation of the compressor.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is a synchronous operation of the compressor in which a voltage is applied regardless of a rotor position, a large current flows through the first motor and a phase of current is deviated.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is a torque control of the compressor in which a current fluctuation occurs synchronizing with torque fluctuation, and a large current flows through the first motor.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is an overload operation of the compressor in which a large current flows through the first motor.

3. A motor control device configured to drive a first motor that rotates a first rotation body and a second motor that rotates a second rotation body, the motor control device comprising:

a power supply unit;

inverters configured to convert an output from the power supply unit to an alternating current and supply the output to the first motor and the second motor;

a control unit configured to drive the second motor using rotor position sensorless control; and

a collective control unit configured to collectively control two or more control units including the control unit,

the control unit including a determination unit configured to determine whether the second motor is in an abnormal state or not, and

the control unit being further configured

to perform a retry action of an operation of the inverter without notifying the collective control unit of an abnormal state even if the determination unit has determined that the inverter for the second motor is in an abnormal state when the second motor is in operation and the first motor performs a predetermined operation, and

such that an unwanted abnormal shutdown of the second motor is prevented by not determining as abnormal and by retrying detection of an inverter current and the operation of the inverter for the second motor.

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

the operation of the second motor is a startup operation.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is a synchronous operation of the compressor.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is a synchronous operation of the compressor in which a voltage is applied regardless of a rotor position, a large current flows through the first motor, and a phase of current is deviated.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is a torque control of the compressor in which a current fluctuation occurs synchronizing with torque fluctuation, and a large current flows through the first motor.

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

the first rotation body is a compressor, and in case the first motor is driven using rotor position sensorless control, the predetermined operation of the first motor is an overload operation of the compressor in which a large current flows through the first motor.