Ac current acquisition method

US2025035681A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2025035681-A1
Application numberUS-202418786197-A
CountryUS
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Filing dateJul 26, 2024
Priority dateJul 27, 2023
Publication dateJan 30, 2025
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A method of AC acquisition for an electric machine, includes: a step in which an inverter is operated according to a six-step operation, during which a fundamental period of 2π is divided into six equal time periods, maximum one switching action occurring during each; a step in which a plurality of values of an AC of the inverter from a first reference frame are sampled for each equal time period; a step in which the sampled values are rotated from the first reference frame to a second reference frame; a step in which for each equal time period, the values from the second reference frame are averaged; and a step in which a current value is estimated according to the averaged sampled values.

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1 . A method of alternating current (AC) acquisition for an electric or hybrid vehicle electric machine, the method comprising: a step in which an inverter for the electric machine is operated according to a six-step operation, during which at least one fundamental period of 2π is used, the fundamental period being divided into six equal time periods, a maximum of one single switching action occurring during each equal time period; a step in which a plurality of values of an AC current of the inverter from a first reference frame are sampled for each equal time period; a step in which the sampled values are rotated from the first reference frame to a second reference frame; a step in which for each equal time period, the values of the plurality of values from the second reference frame are averaged; and a step in which a current value is estimated according to the averaged sampled values. 2 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 1 , wherein the values are sampled at equidistant intervals. 3 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of values for each equal time period corresponds to two values. 4 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 3 , wherein the first value and the second value of the two values are respectively sampled in a first π/6 interval of the equal time period and in a second π/6 interval of the equal time period. 5 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of values for each equal time period corresponds to four values. 6 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 5 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth values of the four values are respectively sampled in a first π/12 interval of the equal time period, a second π/12 of the equal time period, a third π/12 of the equal time period, and a fourth π/12 of the equal time period. 7 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 1 , wherein one value of the plurality of values is sampled at the time at which the switching action occurs. 8 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 1 , wherein the rotation of the sampled values from the first reference frame to the second reference frame depends on an angle of the electric machine. 9 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 1 , wherein a Park transformation is used to rotate the sampled values from the first reference frame to the second reference frame. 10 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 1 , wherein the sampling within the first reference frame is carried out using a sensing method. 11 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 10 , wherein the sampling within the first reference frame is carried out using an oversampling method. 12 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 11 , wherein the oversampling method employs an acquisition window that can be fixed for all of each equal time period or that can be variable for all of each equal time period. 13 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of values for each equal time period corresponds to two values. 14 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 13 , wherein the first value and the second value of the two values are respectively sampled in a first π/6 interval of the equal time period and in a second π/6 interval of the equal time period. 15 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of values for each equal time period corresponds to four values. 16 . The method of alternating current acquisition according to claim 15 , wherein the first, second, third and fourth values of the four values are respectively sampled in a first π/12 interval of the equal time period, a second π/12 of the equal time period, a third π/12 of the equal time period, and a fourth π/12 of the equal time period.

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What does patent US2025035681A1 cover?
A method of AC acquisition for an electric machine, includes: a step in which an inverter is operated according to a six-step operation, during which a fundamental period of 2π is divided into six equal time periods, maximum one switching action occurring during each; a step in which a plurality of values of an AC of the inverter from a first reference frame are sampled for each equal time peri…
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Valeo Eautomotive Germany Gmbh
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Primary CPC classification G01R19/0092. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Thu Jan 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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