Apparatus for sensing position of a switched reluctance motor having position compensation function for a rotor

• US 5,982,135 A
• Filed: 03/17/1998
• Issued: 11/09/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Pyo, Sang-yeon
• Primary Examiner(s): SALATA, ANTHONY J
• Application Number:
  US09/042,991
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 318/701, 318/254, 318/439, 318/138
• US Class Current: 318/701
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/2457 Incremental encoders having reference marks
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 25/08 Reluctance motors

Abstract

An apparatus for sensing the position of a switched reluctance motor (SRM) is provided, which detects a relative position of a rotor through concentric slit groups formed along different concentric circumferences of a sensor plate and compensates the position of the rotor through a compensating slit which is formed on the sensor plate, thereby effectively preventing the distortion of the position detection pulse from being accumulated and spread by restricting bad influences caused by the distortion of the position detection pulse generated by partial reasons to a relevant position. As a result, since it is possible to prevent the distortion of the position detection pulse from being accumulated and spread by restricting bad influences caused by the distortion of the position detection pulse generated by partial reasons to the relevant position, the rotating torque ripple and noise can be reduced, thereby maximizing the efficiency of the SRM.

Claims

1. An apparatus for sensing the position of a switched reluctance motor (SRM) having a switching control unit for variably switching the excitation state of each phase of a stator according to the relevant position of a rotor to the polyphase stator, said apparatus comprising:

a sensor plate including at least two concentric slit groups, one concentric slit group having a plurality of slits having a predetermined angle resolution along the concentric circumference which is misaligned with at least one other slit group having a plurality of slits formed along a different concentric circumference, and, a compensating slit for compensating the position of said the rotor located at one point of a different concentric circumference, wherein said sensor plate is attached to a rotary shaft of said rotor to rotate with said rotary shaft;

a position detection sensing unit for sensing a position detection pulse discretely generated by light which optically penetrates the slits of said concentric slit groups;

a position compensation sensing unit for sensing a position compensation pulse discretely generated by the light which optically penetrates said compensating slit; and

a position detection compensating unit for detecting the position of the rotor by receiving said position detection pulse, compensating the position of said rotor based on the position where said position compensation pulse is sensed per a predetermined rotating cycle of said rotor, and then supplying the compensated position information to said switching control unit.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said sensor plate comprises:

a first concentric slit group having a plurality of slits which have a predetermined angle resolution along the concentric circumference having a first radius centered on the rotary shaft of said rotor;

a second concentric slit group having a plurality of slits which have a predetermined angle resolution along the concentric circumference having a second radius smaller than said first radius centered on the rotary shaft of said rotor; and

a compensating slit for compensating the position of said rotor at one point on a different concentric circumference having a third radius centered on the rotary shaft of said rotor.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said predetermined rotating cycle is one (1).

4. A switched reluctance motor (SRM) comprising:

a switching control unit for variably switching the excitation state of each phase of a stator according to the relevant position of a rotor to the polyphase stator;

a sensor plate having at least two concentric slit groups, one concentric slit group having a plurality of slits having a predetermined angle resolution along the concentric circumference which is misaligned with at least one other slit group having a plurality of slits formed along a different concentric circumference, and a compensating slit for compensating the position of said the rotor located at one point of a different concentric circumference, wherein said sensor plate is attached to a rotary shaft of said rotor to rotate with said rotary shaft;

a position detection sensing unit for sensing a position detection pulse discretely generated by light which optically penetrates the slits of said concentric slit groups, as said sensor plate is attached to a rotary shaft of said rotor to rotate with said rotary shaft;

a position compensation sensing unit for sensing a position compensation pulse discretely generated by the light which optically penetrates said compensating slit; and

a position detection compensating unit for detecting the position of the rotor by receiving said position detection pulse, compensating the position of said rotor based on the position where said position compensation pulse is sensed per a predetermined rotating cycle of said rotor, and then supplying the compensated position information to said switching control unit.

5. The switched reluctance motor of claim 4, wherein said sensor plate comprises:

a first concentric slit group having a plurality of slits which have a predetermined angle resolution along the concentric circumference having a first radius centered on the rotary shaft of said rotor;

a second concentric slit group having a plurality of slits which have a predetermined angle resolution along the concentric circumference having a second radius smaller than said first radius centered on the rotary shaft of said rotor; and

a compensating slit for compensating the position of said rotor at one point on a different concentric circumference having a third radius centered on the rotary shaft of said rotor.

6. The switched reluctance motor of claim 4, wherein said predetermined rotating cycle is one (1).

7. A position sensor comprising:

a sensor plate having at least two concentric slit groups, one concentric slit group having a plurality of slits having a predetermined angle resolution along the concentric circumference which is misaligned with at least one other slit group having a plurality of slits formed along a different concentric circumference, and a compensating slit for compensating the position of the sensor plate is located at one point of a different concentric circumference;

a position detection sensing unit for sensing a position detection pulse discretely generated by light which optically penetrates the slits of said concentric slit groups;

a position compensation sensing unit for sensing a position compensation pulse discretely generated by the light which optically penetrates said compensating slit; and

a position detection compensating unit for detecting the position of the sensor plate by receiving said position detection pulse, compensating the position of said sensor plate based on the position where said position compensation pulse is sensed per a predetermined rotating cycle of said sensor plate.

8. The position sensor of claim 7, wherein said sensor plate comprises:

a first concentric slit group having a plurality of slits which have a predetermined angle resolution along the concentric circumference having a first radius centered on the center of said sensor plate;

a second concentric slit group having a plurality of slits which have a predetermined angle resolution along the concentric circumference having a second radius smaller than said first radius centered on said center of said sensor plate; and

a compensating slit for compensating the position of said sensor plate at one point on a different concentric circumference having a third radius centered on said center of said sensor plate.

9. The position sensor of claim 7, wherein said predetermined rotating cycle is one (1).