Washing machine and control method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11008693-B2
Application number	US-201816228589-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2018
Priority date	Dec 20, 2017
Publication date	May 18, 2021
Grant date	May 18, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a washing machine. The washing machine includes a housing provided with an inlet for laundry disposed on a front surface thereof, a water tub provided inside of the housing and configured to store water, a drum rotatably provided inside of the water tub, a pulsator provided inside of the drum and configured to be rotated independently of the drum, a motor provided with a stator, and a first and second rotor connected to the drum and the pulsator, respectively, and at least one processor configured to apply a q-axis current to the stator to rotate the second rotor and configured to apply a d-axis current to the stator to rotate the first rotor based on a phase difference between the first rotor and the second rotor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A washing machine comprising:
a housing including an inlet for laundry disposed on a front surface thereof;
a water tub provided inside of the housing and configured to store water;
a drum provided inside of the water tub and configured to rotate;
a pulsator provided inside of the drum and configured to be rotated independently of the drum;
a motor comprising a stator, a first rotor connected to the drum, and a second rotor connected to the pulsator;
a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between the first rotor and the second rotor; and
at least one processor configured to:
rotate the first rotor and the second rotor in directions opposite to each other,
calculate the phase difference detected by the phase detector,
apply a q-axis current to the stator to rotate the first rotor,
apply a d-axis current to the stator to rotate at least one of the first rotor or the second rotor based on the phase difference between the first rotor and the second rotor, and
apply a predetermined magnitude of d-axis current to the stator based on a forward and reverse rotation operation, wherein the forward and reverse rotation operation is performed by (i) performing a forward rotation operation rotating the first rotor and the second rotor in directions opposite to each other and (ii) performing a reverse rotation operation rotating the first rotor and the second rotor in a direction opposite to the forward rotation operation.

2. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a magnitude of the d-axis current applied to the stator to rotate the at least one of the first or the second rotor based on the calculated phase difference being equal to or greater than a predetermined angle.

3. The washing machine of claim 2 , wherein, when the calculated phase difference is equal to or greater than +90 degrees, the at least one processor is configured to determine the magnitude of the d-axis current based on a magnitude of q-axis current applied to the stator to rotate the first rotor.

4. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein, when the calculated phase difference is equal to or less than −90 degrees, the at least one processor is configured to reduce a magnitude of the d-axis current of the stator to rotate the at least one of the first rotor or the second rotor based on a magnitude of q-axis current applied to the stator to rotate the first rotor.

5. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
apply the d-axis current to the stator to rotate the first rotor with respect to a dq-control axis corresponding to the first rotor, and
switch the dq-control axis to the second rotor based on a predetermined number of driving failures.

6. The washing machine of claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to apply the predetermined magnitude of d-axis current to the stator to rotate the second rotor based on a predetermined revolution.

7. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor applies the d-axis current again to the stator to rotate the first rotor based on (i) a number of successes of the forward and reverse rotation operation and (ii) the phase difference between the first rotor and the second rotor.

8. The washing machine of claim 1 , wherein the first rotor is installed inside of the stator and the second rotor is installed outside of the stator.

9. A control method of a washing machine comprising a drum rotatably provided inside of a water tub, a pulsator configured to be rotated independently of the drum, a motor provided with a first rotor configured to rotate the drum and a second rotor configured to rotate the pulsator, and a single stator, a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between the first rotor and the second rotor, and at least one processor configured to control the motor, the control method comprising:
rotating the first rotor and the second rotor in directions opposite to each other,
calculating the phase difference detected by the phase detector,
applying a q-axis current to the stator to rotate the first rotor;
applying a d-axis current to the stator to rotate at least one of the first rotor or the second rotor based on the phase difference between the first rotor and the second rotor; and
applying a predetermined magnitude of d-axis current to the stator based on a forward and reverse rotation operation. wherein the forward and reverse rotation operation is performed by (i performing a forward rotation operation rotating the first rotor and the second rotor in directions opposite to each other and (ii) performing a reverse rotation operation rotating the first rotor and the second rotor in a direction opposite to the forward rotation operation.

10. The control method of claim 9 , wherein the application of d-axis current comprises determining a magnitude of the d-axis current based on the calculated phase difference being equal to or greater than a predetermined angle.

11. The control method of claim 10 , wherein the selection comprises, based on the calculated phase difference being equal to or greater than +90 degrees, determining the magnitude of the d-axis current applied to the stator to rotate the first rotor based on a magnitude of q-axis current applied to the stator to rotate the first rotor.

12. The control method of claim 9 , wherein the selection comprises, based on the calculated phase difference being equal to or less than −90 degrees, reducing a magnitude of the d-axis current applied to the stator to rotate the at least one of the first rotor or the second rotor based on the magnitude of q-axis current applied to the stator to rotate the second rotor.

13. The control method of claim 9 , further comprising, after applying the d-axis current to the stator to rotate the first rotor with respect to a dq-control axis corresponding to the first rotor, switching the dq-control axis to the second rotor based on a predetermined number of driving failures.

14. The control method of claim 13 , further comprising applying the predetermined magnitude of d-axis current to the stator to rotate the second rotor based on a predetermined revolution.

15. The control method of claim 9 , further comprising applying the d-axis current again to the stator to rotate the first rotor based on (i) a number of successes of forward and reverse rotation operation and (ii) the phase difference between the first rotor and the second rotor.

16. The control method of claim 9 , further comprising applying the predetermined magnitude of d-axis current to the stator to rotate the second rotor based on a predetermined revolution.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Funakoshi Hidekazu
• Ueno Tomonori
• Nakagawa Yukinori
• Katsumoto Hiroshi
• Yoshida Taro
• Sonoda Yasuyuki
• Oshige Masaki
• Nagasaki Yasumasa

Classifications

• D06F33/47

  Responding to irregular working conditions, e.g. malfunctioning of pumps  (safety arrangements D06F37/42) · CPC title

• D06F2105/48

  Drum speed · CPC title

• D06F34/08

  Control circuits or arrangements thereof · CPC title

• D06F2105/46

  Drum speed; Actuation of motors, e.g. starting or interrupting · CPC title

• D06F2103/46

  of the motor driving the drum · CPC title