Method for controlling power semiconductors in an inverter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10826412-B2
Application number	US-201815975218-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2018
Priority date	Jun 29, 2017
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A method for the activation of power semiconductors in an inverter using a microprocessor controlling a pulse width modulation (PWM). The method serves for improving the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and is in particular applicable in electric refrigerant compressors of motor vehicles.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for activating power semiconductors in an inverter by means of a microprocessor controlling a pulse width modulation (PWM), wherein the method comprises the following steps:
i creating, computing and/or selecting a numerical value as a first factor out of a defined number range;
ii computing a clock frequency A of the pulse width modulation (PWM) through the multiplication of the first factor by the value of a fundamental switching frequency;
iii after the passage of a number X of clock cycles or after the passage of a certain time period T with the previously computed clock frequency A, computation of a new clock frequency A through the multiplication of a newly created, computed and/or selected numerical value out of the defined number range as a new factor by the fundamental switching frequency;
iv multiple iterations of step iii thereby that after the passage of a number X of clock cycles or after the passage of a certain time period T with the, in each instance, previously computed clock frequency, the computation of a new clock frequency is carried out through the multiplication of the fundamental switching frequency by a, in each instance, newly created/computed and/or selected numerical value, wherein the steps i-iv are executed as follows:
i setting up a table with a number Y of random numbers from the defined number range whose probability density within the defined number range corresponds to a Gaussian distribution or a uniform distribution, and selecting the first random number of the table as the first factor;
ii computation of the clock frequency A of the pulse width modulation (PWM) through the multiplication of the value of the fundamental switching frequency by the first factor;
iii after the passage of a number X of clock cycles or after the passage of a certain time period T with the previously computed clock frequency A, computation of a new clock frequency A through the multiplication of the next random number from the table by the value of the fundamental switching frequency;
iv multiple iterations of step iii, wherein, after the passage of a number X of clock cycles or after the passage of a certain time period T with the previously computed clock frequency, the computation of a new clock frequency is carried out through the multiplication of the value of the fundamental switching frequency by the value of the random number following, in each instance, next in the table until the end of the table has been reached.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein after the end of the table has been reached, steps ii to iv are repeated.

3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein specific clock frequencies that are known as, or are identified as, interference frequencies are omitted or immediately terminated, wherein a new computation of the clock frequency is carried out.

4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein specific clock frequencies that are known as, or are identified as, interference frequencies are omitted or immediately terminated, wherein a new computation of the clock frequency is carried out.

5. A method according to claim 1 , wherein specific clock frequencies that are known as, or are identified as, interference frequencies are omitted or immediately terminated, wherein a new computation of the clock frequency is carried out.

6. A method for activating power semiconductors in an inverter by means of a microprocessor controlling a pulse width modulation (PWM), wherein the method comprises the following steps:
i creating, computing and/or selecting a numerical value as a first factor out of a defined number range;
ii computing a clock frequency A of the pulse width modulation (PWM) through the multiplication of the first factor by the value of a fundamental switching frequency;
iii after the passage of a number X of clock cycles or after the passage of a certain time period T with the previously computed clock frequency A, computation of a new clock frequency A through the multiplication of a newly created, computed and/or selected numerical value out of the defined number range as a new factor by the fundamental switching frequency;
iv multiple iterations of step iii thereby that after the passage of a number X of clock cycles or after the passage of a certain time period T with the, in each instance, previously computed clock frequency, the computation of a new clock frequency is carried out through the multiplication of the fundamental switching frequency by a, in each instance, newly created/computed and/or selected numerical value, wherein steps i-iv are executed as follows:
i computation of a number sequence R within the defined number range using a mathematical formula and computation of a first element of the number sequence R or generation of a random number with the aid of a random number generator implemented in the microprocessor, each during the run time of the microprocessor;
ii computation of the clock frequency A of the pulse width modulation (PWM) through the multiplication of the value of the fundamental switching frequency by the first computed element from the number sequence R or by the generated random number;
iii after the passage of a number X of clock cycles or after the passage of a certain time period T with the previously computed clock frequency A, computation of a new clock frequency A through the multiplication of the value of the fundamental switching frequency by the value of the next computed element from the number sequence R or by a random number generated next;
iv multiple iterations of step iii, wherein, after the passage of a number X of clock cycles or after the passage of a certain time period T with the particular previously computed clock frequency, computation is carried out of a new clock frequency through the multiplication of the value of the fundamental switching frequency by the value of a, in each instance, new element of the number sequence R or by a new random number.

7. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the mathematical formula contains one or several nonlinear functions.

8. A method according to claim 7 , wherein the computation of the number sequence R and/or of its elements or of the random number is either carried out in a separate unit or in the microprocessor controlling the pulse width modulation (PWM).

9. A method according to claim 7 , wherein the computation of the number sequence [R] and/or of its elements or of the random number is carried out by means of an external input variable.

10. A method according to claim 7 , wherein specific clock frequencies that are known as, or are identified as, interference frequencies are omitted or immediately terminated, wherein a new computation of the clock frequency is carried out.

11. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the computation of the number sequence R and/or of its elements or of the random number is either carried out in a separate unit or in the microprocessor controlling the pulse width modulation (PWM).

12. A method according to claim 11 , wherein the computation of the number sequence [R] and/or of its elements or of the random number is carried out by means of an external input variable.

13. A method according to claim 11 , wherein specific clock frequencies that are known as, or are identified as, interference frequencies are omitted or immediately terminated, wherein a new computation of the clock frequency is carried out.

14. A method according to claim 6 , wherein the computation of the number sequence [R] and/or of its elements or of the random number is carried out by means of an external input variable.

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Assignees

• Hanon Systems

Inventors

• Werker Stephan
• Sanzen Gregor
• Lenz Mario

Classifications

• H02M1/0003

  Details of control, feedback or regulation circuits · CPC title

• H02M1/44 Primary

  Circuits or arrangements for compensating for electromagnetic interference in converters or inverters · CPC title

• H02M7/48

  using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode · CPC title

• H03K17/168

  in composite switches · CPC title

• H02M7/5395 Primary

  by pulse-width modulation · CPC title