Controller for power converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10171019-B1
Application number	US-201715636916-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jun 29, 2017
Priority date	Jun 29, 2017
Publication date	Jan 1, 2019
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019

Abstract

A controller includes a torque command value calculation module configured to calculate a torque command based on a speed command of the motor, an output voltage controlling module configured to control an output voltage of the power converter based on the torque command calculated by the torque command value calculation module, a voltage command value correcting module configured to correct a voltage command to the power converter based on a measured output voltage from the power converter, a flux estimation module configured to estimate stator flux and rotor flux of the motor in a subsequent control period based on the voltage command by the voltage command value correcting module and a measured current of the stator and a motor speed estimation module configured to estimate a speed of the motor in a subsequent control period based on the flux estimated by the flux estimation module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A controller for a power converter configured to drive a motor, the controller comprising:
a torque command value calculation module configured to calculate a torque command value based on a speed command value of the motor;
an output voltage controlling module configured to control an output voltage of the power converter based on the torque command value calculated by the torque command value calculation module;
a voltage command value correcting module configured to correct a voltage command value to the power converter based on the measured output voltage from the power converter;
a flux estimation module configured to calculate estimate values of the stator flux and rotor flux of the motor in a subsequent control period based on the voltage command value corrected by the voltage command value correcting module and a measured current value of the stator; and
a motor speed estimation module configured to calculate an estimate value of a speed of the motor in a subsequent control period based on the estimate value calculated by the flux estimation module,
wherein the flux estimation module further comprises:
a current observing module configured to calculate an estimate value of the stator current in a subsequent control period based on the voltage command value corrected by the voltage command value correcting module and the measured stator current value;
a first flux estimation module configured to calculate an estimate value of the rotor flux of the motor based on an estimate value of an electrical angle of the motor and the measured stator current value; and
a second flux estimation module configured to calculate estimate values of the stator flux and rotor flux in a subsequent control period based on the voltage command value corrected by the voltage command value correcting module, the estimate value calculated by the current observing module and the measured stator current value.

2. A motor drive system comprising:
a power converter configured to drive a motor; and
the controller according to claim 1 , the controller configured to control the power converter.

3. A controller for a power converter configured to drive a motor, the controller comprising:
a torque command value calculation module configured to calculate a torque command value based on a speed command value of the motor;
an output voltage controlling module configured to control an output voltage of the power converter based on the torque command value calculated by the torque command value calculation module;
a voltage command value correcting module configured to correct a voltage command value to the power converter based on the measured output voltage from the power converter;
a flux estimation module configured to calculate estimate values of the stator flux and rotor flux of the motor in a subsequent control period based on the voltage command value corrected by the voltage command value correcting module and a measured current value of the stator; and
a motor speed estimation module configured to calculate an estimate value of a speed of the motor in a subsequent control period based on the estimate value calculated by the flux estimation module,
wherein the motor speed estimation module is configured to calculate an estimate value of a phase of a flux vector based on the estimate value calculated by the flux estimation module and calculate an estimate value of the speed of the motor in a subsequent control period based on the estimate value of the phase of the flux vector.

Assignees

• Toshiba Mitsubishi Elec Ind
• Wisconsin Alumni Res Found

Inventors

• Xu Yang
• Iida Ryo
• Lorenz Robert D
• Wang Yukai

Classifications

• H02P23/03

  specially adapted for very low speeds · CPC title

• H02K1/2766

  having a flux concentration effect · CPC title

• H02P21/12

  Stator flux based control involving the use of rotor position or rotor speed sensors · CPC title

• H02P21/141 Primary

  Flux estimation · CPC title

• H02P3/18

  for stopping or slowing an AC motor · CPC title