Motor driving control apparatus and steering system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10604176-B2
Application number	US-201816057802-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2018
Priority date	Aug 8, 2017
Publication date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020

Abstract

Provided are a motor driving control apparatus and a steering system. The motor driving control apparatus includes an inverter circuit configured to supply a motor driving power to a motor for steering assist, a motor control circuit configured to control operation of the inverter circuit according to whether a control power is input, and a switch circuit configured to control whether to input the control power to the motor control circuit in response to a control signal. When a failure occurs inside or outside the steering system, the apparatus and steering system can immediately stop motor driving for steering assist and thereby prevent a vehicle accident.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor driving control apparatus comprising:
an inverter circuit configured to supply a motor driving power to a motor for steering assist;
a motor control circuit configured to control operation of the inverter circuit according to whether a control power is input; and
a switch circuit configured to control whether to input the control power to the motor control circuit in response to a control signal.

2. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motor control circuit controls the inverter circuit to supply the motor driving power to the motor when the control power is input, and controls the inverter circuit not to supply the motor driving power to the motor when input of the control power is interrupted.

3. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the inverter circuit includes a plurality of transistors configured to control supply of the motor driving power to the motor, and
the motor control circuit controls on/off of each of the plurality of transistors by driving gates of the plurality of transistors when the control power is input.

4. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of transistors applies the motor driving power to each phase of the motor when a gate thereof is driven.

5. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a reverse voltage prevention circuit configured to be connected between a motor driving power source configured to supply the motor driving power and the inverter circuit and prevent occurrence of a reverse voltage between the motor driving power source and the inverter circuit.

6. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the reverse voltage prevention circuit includes a p-channel field effect transistor.

7. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the reverse voltage prevention circuit includes an n-channel field effect transistor.

8. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a direct current link capacitor circuit including at least one capacitor electrically connected between the reverse voltage prevention circuit and the inverter circuit.

9. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motor driving power is a battery power.

10. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the control power is the motor driving power.

11. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the switch circuit includes:
a first switch element configured to input the motor driving power corresponding to the control power to the motor control circuit when turned on; and
a second switch element configured to control on/off of the first switch element in response to the control signal.

12. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a micro control unit configured to output the control signal to the switch circuit according to whether a steering function failure event has occurred.

13. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the switch circuit includes a switch element configured to input the motor driving power corresponding to the control power to the motor control circuit when turned on by the control signal.

14. A steering system comprising:
a motor configured to provide an assist steering force;
a motor driving power source configured to supply a motor driving power for driving the motor; and
a motor driving control apparatus configured to control driving of the motor, wherein the motor driving control apparatus comprises:
an inverter circuit configured to supply the motor driving power to the motor;
a motor control circuit configured to control operation of the inverter circuit according to whether a control power is input; and
a switch circuit configured to control whether to input the control power to the motor control circuit in response to a control signal.

15. The steering system of claim 14 , further comprising, inside or outside the motor driving control apparatus, a micro control unit configured to output the control signal to the switch circuit according to whether a steering function failure event has occurred.

16. The motor driving control apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the motor control circuit is connected between the inverter circuit and the switch circuit.

17. The steering system of claim 14 , wherein the motor control circuit is connected between the inverter circuit and the switch circuit.

18. The steering system of claim 14 , further comprising a reverse voltage prevention circuit configured to be connected between a motor driving power source configured to supply the motor driving power and the inverter circuit and prevent occurrence of a reverse voltage between the motor driving power source and the inverter circuit.

19. The steering system of claim 18 , wherein the reverse voltage prevention circuit includes a p-channel field effect transistor or an n-channel field effect transistor.

20. The steering system of claim 18 , further comprising a direct current link capacitor circuit including at least one capacitor electrically connected between the reverse voltage prevention circuit and the inverter circuit.

Assignees

• Mando Corp

Inventors

• Je Kyu Yeong
• Lee Younghoon

Classifications

• B62D5/046 Primary

  Controlling the motor · CPC title

• B62D5/0475

  Controlling other elements · CPC title

• H02H11/003

  using a field effect transistor as protecting element in one of the supply lines · CPC title

• H02P29/024

  Detecting a fault condition, e.g. short circuit, locked rotor, open circuit or loss of load · CPC title

• B62D5/0487 Primary

  detecting motor faults (B62D5/0496 takes precedence) · CPC title