Motor control device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10826421-B2
Application number	US-201715703258-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 13, 2017
Priority date	Sep 26, 2016
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A microcomputer includes a current command value setting unit configured to set a two-phase current command value in a two-phase rotating coordinate system for each of PWM cycles in a current control cycle, and an open-loop control unit configured to calculate a two-phase voltage command value for each of the PWM cycles, according to a motor voltage equation, based on the two-phase current command value for each of the PWM cycles that is set by the current command value setting unit and a rotation speed of an electric motor. The two-phase voltage command value is a command value of voltage that is to be applied to the electric motor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A motor control device configured to control an electric motor based on a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generated for each PWM cycle of a plurality of PWM cycles included in a current control cycle, the current control cycle being a time period within which an assist current value is set based on a detected steering torque and a detected vehicle speed, and the time period of the current control cycle is greater than a time period of one PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles, the motor control device comprising an electronic control unit configured to:
estimate rotation angles of the electric motor for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the current control cycle;
set a two-phase current command value in a two-phase rotating coordinate system for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the current control cycle;
calculate a two-phase voltage command value for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles, according to a set of motor voltage equations, based on the set two-phase current command value for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles and a rotation speed of the electric motor, the two-phase voltage command value being a command value of voltage that is to be applied to the electric motor;
generate the PWM signal for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in a given current control cycle, based on the two-phase voltage command value generated for the given current control cycle and the estimated rotation angles of the electric motor for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle; and
execute current control by the PWM signal for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle.

2. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to:
calculate a three-phase voltage command value in a three-phase fixed coordinate system for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle, by executing two-phase-to-three-phase conversion on the two-phase voltage command value generated for the given current control cycle, based on the estimated rotation angles of the electric motor for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle; and
generate the PWM signal for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle, based on the calculated three-phase voltage command value.

3. The motor control device according to claim 2 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to set the two-phase current command value for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle, based on the estimated rotation angles of the electric motor for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle.

4. The motor control device according to claim 2 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to set the two-phase current command value for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle, based on a set base current command value for the given current control cycle and the estimated rotation angles of the electric motor for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle, the two-phase current command value depending on the set base current command value and reducing a torque ripple.

5. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to set the two-phase current command value for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle, based on the estimated rotation angles of the electric motor for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle.

6. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic control unit is configured to set the two-phase current command value for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle, based on a set base current command value for the given current control cycle and the estimated rotation angles of the electric motor for each PWM cycle of the plurality of PWM cycles in the given current control cycle, the two-phase current command value depending on the set base current command value and reducing a torque ripple.

Assignees

• Jtekt Corp

Inventors

• Sumasu Hiroshi

Classifications

• H02P21/16

  Estimation of constants, e.g. the rotor time constant · CPC title

• H02P21/0085

  specially adapted for high speeds, e.g. above nominal speed · CPC title

• H02P25/03

  with brushless excitation · CPC title

• H02P27/085

  wherein the PWM mode is adapted on the running conditions of the motor, e.g. the switching frequency · CPC title

• H02P6/10

  Arrangements for controlling torque ripple, e.g. providing reduced torque ripple · CPC title