Motor rotation angle measurement device and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11353340-B2
Application number	US-201816332669-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 6, 2018
Priority date	Jun 15, 2017
Publication date	Jun 7, 2022
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022

Abstract

Provided are a motor rotation angle measurement device and method. The device may comprise: a signal conditioning circuit, configured to receive a three-phase output voltage of a motor and separately generate three square-wave signals; and a processor, configured to generate a six-multiplying frequency pulse whenever jumping of any one of the three square-wave signals, is detected in a rotation period of a motor, generate compensation pulses between the current six-multiplying frequency pulse and a next six-multiplying frequency pulse based on a time interval between the current six-multiplying frequency pulse and a previous six-multiplying frequency pulse and a preset compensation subdivision coefficient k, and accumulate the number of the compensation pulses, wherein the number of the compensation pulses is related to the rotation angle of the motor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electric machine rotation angle measurement device, comprising:
a signal conditioning circuit, configured to receive three-phase output voltages UA, UB and UC of an electric machine, and generate a first square wave signal corresponding to UA-UB, a second square wave signal corresponding to UB-UC, and a third square wave signal corresponding to UC-UA respectively; and
a processor, configured to generate a six-fold frequency pulse whenever a jump of any one of the first square wave signal, the second square wave signal, and the third square wave signal is detected during a rotation period of the electric machine, generate compensating pulses between a current six-fold frequency pulse and a next six-fold frequency pulse based on a time interval between the current six-fold frequency pulse and a previous six-fold frequency pulse and a preset compensating subdivision coefficient k, and accumulate a number of the compensating pulses, wherein the number of the compensating pulses is related to a rotation angle of the electric machine.

2. The electric machine rotation angle measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a calculation module, configured to, whenever the number of the compensating pulses is updated, calculate the rotation angle of the electric machine, based on the updated accumulated number of the compensating pulses, the preset compensating subdivision coefficient k and a number of pole pairs of the electric machine.

3. The electric machine rotation angle measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the processor is configured to acquire a specific interval by dividing the time interval between the current six-fold frequency pulse and the previous six-fold frequency pulse by the preset compensating subdivision coefficient k; and
the processor is configured to, before the next six-fold frequency pulse is detected, generate the compensating pulses with the specific interval and accumulate the number of the compensating pulses until k−1 compensating pulses are generated, and when the next six-fold frequency pulse is detected, take the next six-fold frequency pulse as a compensating pulse, and accumulate the number of the compensating pulses.

4. The electric machine rotation angle measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a dial switch, configured to adjust the preset compensating subdivision coefficient k,
wherein, the dial switch is configured to adjust the preset compensating subdivision coefficient k by changing a value of the dial switch,
wherein, if the value of the dial switch is dm, the preset compensating subdivision coefficient k equals to 2 dm .

5. The electric machine rotation angle measurement device according to claim 2 , wherein, the calculation module is configured to calculate the rotation angle θ of the electric machine according to the following equation:

θ
=

36
⁢

0
°

×

n

P
×
6
×
k

,

wherein, n is the updated accumulated number of the compensating pulses, and P is the number of the pole pairs of the electric machine.

6. The electric machine rotation angle measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein:
a zero degree reference point is provided on the electric machine,
the zero degree reference point indicates a starting point of a rotation period of the electric machine,
when the zero degree reference point comes close to a sensor provided on an outside of the electric machine rotation angle measurement device, the sensor generates a zero degree reference point reset signal,
the processor is configured to clear the number of the compensating pulses in responses to the zero degree reference point reset signal.

7. The electric machine rotation angle measurement device according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a sensor interface, configured to receive the zero degree reference point reset signal from the sensor, and adjust the zero degree reference point reset signal to a voltage signal which meets operation requirement of the processor.

8. The electric machine rotation angle measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein, the processor is configured to take the six-fold frequency pulse as the compensating pulse, without generating the compensating pulse, when a rotation speed of the electric machine is less than a preset value.

9. The electric machine rotation angle measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein, the electric machine is a wind turbine generator.

10. An electric machine rotation angle measurement method, comprising:
generating a six-fold frequency pulse whenever a jump of any one of a first square wave signal, a second square wave signal, and a third square wave signal is detected during a rotation period of an electric machine,
generating compensating pulses between a current six-fold frequency pulse and a next six-fold frequency pulse based on a time interval between the current six-fold frequency pulse and a previous six-fold frequency pulse and a preset compensating subdivision coefficient k, and
accumulating a number of the compensating pulses, the number of the compensating pulses being related to a rotation angle of the electric machine,
wherein, the first square wave signal corresponds to a difference UA-UB between UA and UB among three-phase output voltages UA, UB and UC of the electric machine, the second square wave signal corresponds to a difference UB-UC between UB and UC among the three-phase output voltages UA, UB and UC of the electric machine, and the third square wave signal corresponds to a difference UC-UA between UC and UA among the three-phase output voltages UA, UB and UC of the electric machine.

11. The electric machine rotation angle measurement method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
whenever the number of the compensating pulses is updated, calculating the rotation angle of the electric machine, based on the updated accumulated number of the compensating pulses, the preset compensating subdivision coefficient k and a number of pole pairs of the electric machine.

12. The electric machine rotation angle measurement method according to claim 10 , wherein, generating compensating pulses between the current six-fold frequency pulse and the next six-fold frequency pulse and accumulating the number of the compensating pulse comprises:
acquiring a specific interval by dividing the time interval between the current six-fold frequency pulse and the previous six-fold frequency pulse by the preset compensating subdivision coefficient k;
generating the compensating pulses with the specific interval and accumulating the number of the compensating pulses until k−1 compensating pulses are generated, before the next six-fold frequency pulse is detected;
taking the next six-fold frequency pulse as a compensating pulse and accumulating the number of the compensating pulses, when the next six-fold frequency pulse is detected.

13. The electric machine rotation angle measurement method according to claim 10 , further comprises:
receiving the preset compensating subdivision coefficient k adjusted by a dial switch, wherein if a

Assignees

• Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Huang Bo
• Huo Jiangming

Classifications

• H02P6/185

  using inductance sensing, e.g. pulse excitation · CPC title

• G01B7/30

  for measuring angles or tapers; for testing the alignment of axes · CPC title

• G01D5/248 Primary

  by varying pulse repetition frequency · CPC title

• G01D5/2046 Primary

  by a movable ferromagnetic element, e.g. a core · CPC title

• H02P2203/03

  Determination of the rotor position, e.g. initial rotor position, during standstill or low speed operation · CPC title