Electromagnetic interference filters for power converter applications

• US 9,977,858 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Solodovnik, Eugene V., Karimi, Kamiar J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rivas, Omar Fernandez
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mikowski, Justin C
• Application Number:
  US14/323,296
• Publication Number:
  US 20160004810A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,419 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/17 Mechanical parametric or variational design
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/44 Circuits or arrangements for compensating for electromagnetic interference in converters or inverters
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 27/16 using ac to ac converters without intermediate conversion to dc H02P27/05 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/82 Elements for improving aerodynamics

Abstract

Methods, computer-readable storage mediums and systems provide for designing a motor drive power system including switching mode power conversion equipment. According to aspects of the disclosure, a resonant point is shifted to a shifted resonant point by changing impedance of at least one of a feeder or a motor. An EMI filter is designed for the shifted resonant point that is at a higher frequency such that the EMI filter for the shifted resonant point is lighter as compared to an EMI filter designed for the resonant point before it is shifted.

Claims

1. A computer-based method to design a motor drive system including switching mode power conversion equipment, the method comprising:

selecting a software model representing a first configuration of the motor drive system, the first configuration comprising a motor controller, a feeder that couples the motor controller to an electric motor, and a first filter configuration of an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter;

determining a first weight value of a weight associated with the motor drive system if manufactured according to the first configuration;

performing, on one or more computer processors, a simulation using the software model to determine a first resonant point for the first configuration of the motor drive system;

selecting, upon determining that the first weight value does not meet a predefined weight requirement, a shifted resonant point that is at a higher frequency as compared to a frequency associated with the first resonant point;

updating the software model to represent a second configuration of the motor drive system, wherein the second configuration of the motor drive system comprises a second filter configuration of the EMI filter that is selected such that the second configuration of the motor drive system corresponds to the shifted resonant point;

determining a second weight value of the weight associated with the motor drive system if manufactured according to the second configuration; and

manufacturing, upon determining that the second weight value meets the predefined weight requirement, the motor drive system according to the second configuration using the updated software model.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the shifted resonant point comprises using an impedance specification of the motor controller, the feeder, or the electric motor, or a combination thereof to shift from the first resonant point.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second filter configuration of the EMI filter includes added shielding for the feeder or added light passives along the feeder, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the software model to represent a third configuration of the motor drive system in response to determining that the weight of the motor drive system with the second filter configuration of the EMI filter exceeds the second weight value,

wherein the third configuration comprises one or both of an interleaved power controller and an active EMI noise cancellation mechanism.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the motor controller is included in a plurality of interleaved motor controllers of the motor drive system, the method further comprising:

changing an interleaving angle corresponding to the plurality of interleaved motor controllers to reduce selected harmonics of the motor drive system.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on the weight of the motor drive system, updating the software model to represent a third configuration of the motor drive system,

wherein the third configuration comprises an active EMI noise cancellation mechanism for the motor drive system.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the active EMI noise cancellation mechanism performs noise injection, converter paralleling, or a combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the simulation using the software model to determine the first resonant point comprises:

applying a plurality of EMI frequencies within a predefined EMI frequency range; and

measuring a combined impedance of the feeder and the electric motor for the EMI frequency range.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising dynamically determining an interleaving angle and using an interleaving angle controller to adjust the interleaving angle for the motor controller.

10. A motor drive system for coupling to one or more electric motors, the motor drive system comprising:

one or more motor controllers;

one or more feeders coupled to the one or more motor controllers and to the one or more electric motors, wherein the one or more feeders are designed using an impedance specification that moves a resonant point of a combined impedance of the one or more feeders and the one or more electric motors to a shifted resonant point at a higher frequency as compared to a frequency of the resonant point; and

one or more electromagnetic interference (EMI) filters that are coupled to the one or more motor controllers, wherein the one or more EMI filters are designed based for the shifted resonant point by;

determining a first weight value of a weight associated with the motor drive system if manufactured according to a first EMI filter configuration;

determining that the first weight value does not meet a predefined weight requirement;

determining a second weight value of the weight associated with the motor drive system if manufactured according to a second EMI filter configuration that corresponds to the shifted resonant point; and

manufacturing, upon determining that the second weight value meets the predefined weight requirement, the motor drive system according to the second EMI filter configuration.

11. The motor drive system of claim 10, wherein the one or more EMI filters comprise shielding, light passives, or a combination thereof, added along a portion of a length of the one or more feeders.

12. The motor drive system of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more motor controllers is a multifunctional motor controller.

13. The motor drive system of claim 10, further comprising:

an interleaving angle controller coupled to the one or more motor controllers and configured to adjust an interleaving angle of the one or more motor controllers.

14. The motor drive system of claim 13, wherein the interleaving angle controller adjusts the interleaving angle in response to a change of modes of the motor controller.

15. The motor drive system of claim 10, wherein the one or more controllers, the one or more feeders, the one or more electric motors, and the one or more EMI filters are located on an airplane.

16. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

access a specification for a motor drive system that includes a motor controller model and a feeder model;

determine, using the motor controller model and the feeder model, a first resonant point for a first configuration of the motor drive system;

determine a first weight value of a weight associated with the motor drive system if manufactured according to the first configuration;

determine that the first weight value does not meet a predefined weight requirement;

determine impedance specifications to shift a resonant point for the motor drive system to a shifted resonant point at a higher frequency as compared to a frequency of the first resonant point;

determine a second configuration of the motor drive system, wherein the second configuration comprises an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter having a filter configuration selected such that the second configuration of the motor drive system corresponds to the shifted resonant point;

determine a second weight value of the weight associated with the motor drive system if manufactured according to the second configuration; and

manufacture, upon determining that the second weight value meets the predefined weight requirement, the motor drive system according to the second configuration.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the motor drive system is for an airplane.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the motor drive system comprises a plurality of motor controllers, wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:

determine an interleaving angle corresponding to the plurality of motor controllers.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:

determine whether to use active EMI noise cancellation in the motor drive system, wherein the active EMI noise cancellation performs noise injection, converter paralleling, or a combination thereof.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions further cause the computer to:

determine, within a predefined EMI frequency range, a combined impedance of a feeder and a motor of the motor drive system; and

determine resonant points of the motor drive system using the combined impedance.