Power conversion apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10944336-B2
Application number	US-202016747911-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2020
Priority date	Jul 21, 2017
Publication date	Mar 9, 2021
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021

Abstract

A power conversion apparatus with an arm fuse melting detector for detecting an arm fuse melting from a ripple current without using a micro switch. The power conversion apparatus includes an inverter for driving a motor, an arm fuse provided in each of U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase arms of the inverter, and a first arm fuse melting detector to detect the arm fuse melting. The first arm fuse melting detector includes a DQ conversion circuit that converts the inverter output current into the D-axis/Q-axis current, an absolute value calculation circuit for calculating the absolute value from the output of the DQ conversion circuit, a ripple current calculator for calculating a ripple current from the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value for each cycle period T of the fundamental wave of the inverter output.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power conversion apparatus, comprising:
an inverter that drives an AC motor in variable speed by receiving a power from power supply;
an arm fuse provided in each phase arm of the U-phase arm, V-phase arm and W-phase arm constituting the inverter;
a first arm fuse melting detector detects melting of each arm fuse, the first arm fuse melting detector involves:
a current detector detects the three-phase output current of the inverter;
a conversion circuit converts three-phase current detected by the current detector into two-axis current components orthogonal to each other;
a first absolute value calculator calculates the absolute value from the output of the conversion circuit;
a first ripple current calculator calculates a ripple current from the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the absolute value calculated by the first absolute value calculator for each cycle period T of the fundamental wave of the inverter output;
a first comparator that compares the ripple current calculated by the first ripple current calculator with a set first threshold value;
a first threshold value determining circuit determines the first threshold value by multiplying a current command value of the inverter by a predetermined first coefficient,
wherein, the first comparator operates when the ripple current is equal to or greater than the first threshold,
when the first comparator is operated, it is determined that the arm fuse is melted, and
operation of the power conversion apparatus is stopped when it is determined that any of the arm fuses is melted.

2. A power conversion apparatus, comprising:
an inverter that drives an AC motor invariable speed by receiving a power from power supply;
an arm fuse provided in each phase arm of the U-phase arm, V-phase arm and W-phase arm constituting the inverter;
the first arm fuse melting detector cited in claim 1 ;
a positive-side U-phase integral value computing circuit, a positive-side V-phase integral value computing circuit, and a positive-side W phase integral value computing circuit integrate the positive direction component of the output current of each phase of the inverter for one cycle of the fundamental wave of the inverter output;
a negative side U-phase integral value computing circuit, a negative side V-phase integral value computing circuit, and a negative side W phase integral value computing circuit integrate the negative direction component of the output current of each phase of the inverter for one cycle of the fundamental wave of the inverter output;
first to fourth current unbalance calculators including a circuit outputs a current unbalance from a difference between at least any two of the phase integral values of the positive side U-phase integral value, the positive side V-phase integral value and the positive side W-phase integral value, or any two of the phase integral values of the negative side U-phase integral value, the negative side V-phase integral value and the negative side W-phase integral value, and further including a circuit calculates an absolute value thereof;
second to fifth comparators compare the outputs of the first to fourth current imbalance calculators with a set second threshold, respectively;
a second threshold value determining circuit determines the second threshold value by multiplying the current command value of the inverter by a predetermined second coefficient,
wherein, the second to fifth comparators operate when the outputs of the first to fourth current imbalance calculators are equal to or higher than the second threshold, respectively, and when anyone of the second to fifth comparators is operated, it is determined that an arm fuse is melted, and
operation of the power conversion apparatus is stopped when it is determined that any of the arm fuses is melted;

a sixth comparator compares the inverter output current with a predetermined light load set value,
wherein, the sixth comparator operates when the inverter output current is equal to or higher than the light load set value, and it is determined as a normal load during the sixth comparator is operating, it is determined that the load is light during the sixth comparator is not operating, and the first arm fuse melting detector is selected during the normal load, and the second arm fuse melting detector is selected during the light load.

3. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, the first arm fuse melting detector determines the fuse melting, when the first comparator continues for a predetermined first cycle period based on the fundamental wave of the inverter output.

4. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first arm fuse melting detector determines the fuse melting, when the first comparator continues for a predetermined first cycle period based on the fundamental wave of the inverter output, and the second arm fuse melting detector determines the fuse melting, when the second comparator continues for a predetermined second cycle period based on the fundamental wave of the inverter output.

5. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein, the first arm fuse melting detector determines the fuse melting, when the first comparator continues for a predetermined first cycle period based on the fundamental wave of the inverter output.

6. The power conversion apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein, the second arm fuse melting detector determines the fuse melting, when the second comparator continues for a predetermined second cycle period based on the fundamental wave of the inverter output.

7. A power conversion apparatus, comprising:
an inverter that drives an AC motor in variable speed by receiving a power from power supply;
an arm fuse provided in each phase arm of the U-phase arm, V-phase arm and W-phase arm constituting the inverter;
a second arm fuse melting detector detects melting of each arm fuse, the second arm fuse melting detector involves:
a positive-side U-phase integral value computing circuit, a positive-side V-phase integral value computing circuit, and a positive-side W phase integral value computing circuit integrate the positive direction component of the output current of each phase of the inverter for one cycle of the fundamental wave of the inverter output;
a negative side U-phase integral value computing circuit, a negative side V-phase integral value computing circuit, and a negative side W phase integral value computing circuit integrate the negative direction component of the output current of each phase of the inverter for one cycle of the fundamental wave of the inverter output;
first to fourth current unbalance calculators including a circuit outputs a current unbalance from a difference between at least any two of the phase integral values of the positive side U-phase integral value, the positive side V-phase integral value and the positive side W-phase integral value, or any two of the phase integral values of the negative side U-phase integral value, the negative side V-phase integral value and the negative side W-phase integral value, and further including a circuit calculates an absolute value thereof;
second to fifth comparators compare the outputs of the first to fourth current imbalance calculators with a set second threshold, respectively;
a second threshold value determining circuit determines the second threshold value by multiplying the current command value of the inverter by a predetermined second coefficient,
wherein, the second to fifth comparators operate when the outputs of the first to fourth current imbalance calculators are equal to or higher than the second threshold, respectively, and when anyone of the second to fifth comparators i

Assignees

• Toshiba Mitsubishi Elec Ind

Inventors

• Sakai Yuki
• Matsumoto Kazunori

Classifications

• H02M7/53871 Primary

  with automatic control of output voltage or current · CPC title

• H02M7/5387 Primary

  in a bridge configuration · CPC title

• H02M1/0009

  Devices or circuits for detecting current in a converter · CPC title

• H02P29/0243

  the fault being a broken phase · CPC title

• H02P27/06

  using DC to AC converters or inverters (H02P27/05 takes precedence) · CPC title