Permanent-magnet synchronous motor and ventilation blower

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11271505-B2
Application number	US-201817054203-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2018
Priority date	May 30, 2018
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

A permanent-magnet synchronous motor includes an inverter power circuit that converts direct-current power to three-phase alternating-current power, a motor bodydriven by the three-phase alternating-current power, a current detector that calculates an excitation current value and a torque current value from motor stator current values and an estimated value of a magnetic pole position of the rotor, a magnetic pole position detector that determines, for output to the current detector, the estimated value from the excitation current value, the torque current value, and supply voltage information, a voltage calculation unit that calculates, by means of the excitation current value, the torque current value, and an angular velocity calculated from the estimated value, the supply voltage information that causes the torque current value to approximate a torque current command value, and an inverter controller that controls the inverter power circuit on a basis of the supply voltage information and the estimated value.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A permanent-magnet synchronous motor comprising:
an inverter power circuit including a plurality of switching elements that are switched to convert direct-current power to three-phase alternating-current power;
a motor body to be driven by the three-phase alternating-current power, the motor body including a stator and a rotor;
a current detection circuit to calculate an excitation current value and a torque current value from respective motor current values of two phases of the stator and an estimated value of a magnetic pole position of the rotor;
a magnetic pole position detection circuit to determine, for output to the current detection circuit, the estimated value from the excitation current value, the torque current value, and supply voltage information;
a voltage calculation circuit to calculate, by means of the excitation current value, the torque current value, and an angular velocity calculated from the estimated value, the supply voltage information that causes the torque current value to approximate a torque current command value; and
an inverter control circuit to control the inverter power circuit on a basis of the supply voltage information and the estimated value,
the permanent-magnet synchronous motor further comprising
a torque current command generation circuit to calculate, as the torque current command value, a value that is a torque command divided by a torque coefficient.

2. The permanent-magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 , further comprising
a rectifying and smoothing circuit to convert alternating-current power supplied by an alternating-current power supply to the direct-current power.

3. A ventilation blower comprising
the permanent-magnet synchronous motor according to claim 2 .

4. A ventilation blower comprising
the permanent-magnet synchronous motor according to claim 1 .

5. A permanent-magnet synchronous motor comprising:
an inverter power circuit including a plurality of switching elements that are switched to convert direct-current power to three-phase alternating-current power;
a motor body to be driven by the three-phase alternating-current power, the motor body including a stator and a rotor;
a current detection circuit to calculate an excitation current value and a torque current value from respective motor current values of two phases of the stator and an estimated value of a magnetic pole position of the rotor;
a magnetic pole position detection circuit to determine, for output to the current detection circuit, the estimated value from the excitation current value, the torque current value, and supply voltage information;
a voltage calculation circuit to calculate, by means of the excitation current value, the torque current value, and an angular velocity calculated from the estimated value, the supply voltage information that causes the torque current value to approximate a torque current command value; and
an inverter control circuit to control the inverter power circuit on a basis of the supply voltage information and the estimated value,
the permanent-magnet synchronous motor further comprising
a torque current command generation circuit to calculate the torque current command value from an operational air volume command and the angular velocity.

6. The permanent-magnet synchronous motor according to claim 5 , further comprising
a rectifying and smoothing circuit to convert alternating-current power supplied by an alternating-current power supply to the direct-current power.

7. A ventilation blower comprising
the permanent-magnet synchronous motor according to claim 6 .

8. A ventilation blower comprising
the permanent-magnet synchronous motor according to claim 5 .

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Hotta Kazuhiko
• Kurosawa Ryota
• Saeki Takuya

Classifications

• H02P21/18

  Estimation of position or speed · CPC title

• H02P27/08

  with pulse width modulation · CPC title

• H02K11/215

  Magnetic effect devices, e.g. Hall-effect or magneto-resistive elements · CPC title

• H02K7/14 Primary

  Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans (with fan or impeller for cooling the machine H02K9/06) · CPC title

• H02P21/22 Primary

  Current control, e.g. using a current control loop · CPC title