Starting power generation apparatus and starting power generation method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10355628-B2
Application number	US-201515758085-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2015
Priority date	Oct 1, 2015
Publication date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019

Abstract

Provided are: a starter generator including a field portion having a permanent magnet, and an armature unit including a first multi-phase winding and a second multi-phase winding which are arranged in parallel; a first power conversion unit including a first positive-side DC terminal connected to a battery and a plurality of first AC terminals connected to the first multi-phase winding, the first power conversion unit being configured to convert a power bidirectionally between DC and AC; a second power conversion unit including a plurality of second AC terminals connected to the second multi-phase winding, the second power conversion unit being configured to control a current to be input and output via the second AC terminals; and a control unit configured to detect a positional relationship between the field portion and the armature unit based on an output voltage of the second multi-phase winding, and control the first power conversion unit and the second power conversion unit in accordance with the detected positional relationship.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A starting power generation apparatus comprising:
a starter generator including
a field portion having a permanent magnet, and
an armature unit including a first multi-phase winding and a second multi-phase winding which are arranged in parallel;

a first power conversion unit including a first positive-side DC terminal connected to a battery and a plurality of first AC terminals connected to the first multi-phase winding, the first power conversion unit being configured to convert a power bidirectionally between DC and AC;
a second power conversion unit including a plurality of second AC terminals connected to the second multi-phase winding, the second power conversion unit being configured to control a current to be input and output via the second AC terminals; and
a control unit configured to
detect a positional relationship between the field portion and the armature unit based on an output voltage of the second multi-phase winding, and
control the first power conversion unit and the second power conversion unit in accordance with the positional relationship detected,

wherein the control unit is configured to
when an engine is started, energize only one winding of the first multi-phase winding and the second multi-phase winding according to a plurality of conduction patterns, and compare voltages induced in an other winding of the first multi-phase winding and the second multi-phase winding among the plurality of conduction patterns, thereby detecting the positional relationship,
after energization is started, energize the first multi-phase winding and the second multi-phase winding until starting of the engine is completed, based on the positional relationship derived from a zero-cross point of the other winding, and
after the starting of the engine is completed, de-energize the other winding and detect the positional relationship from a zero-cross point of a no-load voltage to be generated at both ends of the other winding.

2. The starting power generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit is configured to measure an induced voltage to be generated in the second multi-phase winding when a predetermined current is conduced to the first multi-phase winding, thereby detecting the positional relationship when the starter generator is stopped.

3. The starting power generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit is configured to measure an induced voltage to be generated in the first multi-phase winding when a predetermined current is conduced to the first multi-phase winding, thereby detecting the positional relationship when the starter generator is stopped.

4. The starting power generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit is configured to, in a case that the starter generator is driven as a power generator, set a conduction angle of the second power conversion unit to less than 180° and detect a zero-cross point of the output voltage of the second multi-phase winding, thereby detecting the positional relationship between the field portion and the armature unit.

5. The starting power generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the second power conversion unit includes a plurality of switching elements interposed between the first AC terminal and the second AC terminal.

6. The starting power generation apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the second power conversion unit further includes a plurality of switching elements interposed between the plurality of the second AC terminals and a ground.

7. The starting power generation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first power conversion unit includes
a multi-phase bridge circuit configured to, between the first positive-side DC terminal and the plurality of the first AC terminals, convert a power bidirectionally between DC and AC, and
a first switching element interposed between the first positive-side DC terminal and the battery; and

the second power conversion unit includes
a second positive-side DC terminal connected to the battery,
a multi-phase bridge circuit configured to, between the second positive-side DC terminal and the plurality of the second AC terminals, convert a power bidirectionally between DC and AC, and
a second switching element interposed between the second positive-side DC terminal and the battery.

8. A starting power generation method for a starting power generation apparatus comprising:
a starter generator including
a field portion having a permanent magnet, and
an armature unit including a first multi-phase winding and a second multi-phase winding which are arranged in parallel;

a first power conversion unit including a first positive-side DC terminal connected to a battery and a plurality of first AC terminals connected to the first multi-phase winding, the first power conversion unit being configured to convert a power bidirectionally between DC and AC;
a second power conversion unit including a plurality of second AC terminals connected to the second multi-phase winding, the second power conversion unit being configured to control a current to be input and output via the second AC terminals; and
a control unit configured to
detect a positional relationship between the field portion and the armature unit based on an output voltage of the second multi-phase winding, and
control the first power conversion unit and the second power conversion unit in accordance with the detected positional relationship,

wherein the control unit is configured to
when an engine is started, energize only one winding of the first multi-phase winding and the second multi-phase winding according to a plurality of conduction patterns, and compare voltages induced in an other winding of the first multi-phase winding and the second multi-phase winding among the plurality of conduction patterns, thereby detecting the positional relationship,
after energization is started, energize the first multi-phase winding and the second multi-phase winding until starting of the engine is completed, based on the positional relationship derived from a zero-cross point of the other winding, and
after the starting of the engine is completed, de-energize the other winding and detect the positional relationship from a zero-cross point of a no-load voltage to be generated at both ends of the other winding.

Assignees

• Shindengen Electric Mfg

Inventors

• Arai Tatsuya

Classifications

• H02P9/009 Primary

  Circuit arrangements for detecting rotor position · CPC title

• H02P9/08

  Control of generator circuit during starting or stopping of driving means, e.g. for initiating excitation · CPC title

• F02N11/04

  the motors being associated with current generators · CPC title

• H02P2101/25

  for combustion engines · CPC title

• H02P6/182

  using back-emf in windings · CPC title