Controller for motor generator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9755564-B2
Application number	US-201514592357-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 8, 2015
Priority date	Jan 20, 2014
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

An alternating current that is to be supplied to a motor generator is controlled by controlling an inverter using a target output of the motor generator and a result of detection of an angle-of-rotation sensor, and a voltage step-up is controlled in accordance with the target output of the motor generator. During operation of the motor generator, a stepped-up voltage obtained through the step-up converter is set to be higher (S 13 ) when learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has yet to be completed (S 11 ), than when learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has been completed. This eliminates malfunctions occurring in motor operation when learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has yet to be completed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A controller for a motor generator, comprising:
a battery;
a step-up converter configured to step up an output voltage from the battery;
an inverter configured to convert an output from the step-up converter into an alternating current;
a motor generator driven by the alternating current from the inverter;
an angle-of-rotation sensor configured to detect an angle of rotation of the motor generator;
a learning memory unit configured to store a result of learning of a point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor; and
a control unit configured to control the inverter in accordance with a target output of the motor generator and a result of detection of the angle-of-rotation sensor to control the alternating current that is to be supplied to the motor generator, and configured to control the step-up converter in accordance with the target output of the motor generator to control the output from the step-up converter,
wherein the control unit corrects the angle of rotation of the motor generator in accordance with the result stored in the learning memory unit when learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has been completed, and
wherein, during operation of the motor generator, the control unit sets a voltage output from the step-up converter to be a target value which is determined in accordance with the target output of the motor generator and the corrected angle of rotation of the motor generator when learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has been completed, and sets the voltage output from the step-up converter to be higher when learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has yet to be completed, than when learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has been completed.

2. The controller for the motor generator according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit controls the step-up converter to perform a maximum voltage step-up when learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has yet to be completed.

3. The controller for the motor generator according to claim 1 , wherein the inverter is operated in PWM control.

4. The controller for the motor generator according to claim 2 , wherein the inverter is operated in PWM control.

5. The controller for the motor generator according to claim 3 , wherein the inverter is operated in field-weakening PWM control when an output from the motor generator is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

6. The controller for the motor generator according to claim 4 , wherein the inverter is operated in field-weakening PWM control when an output from the motor generator is greater than or equal to a predetermined value.

7. The controller for the motor generator according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit disables rectangular wave control for the inverter when learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has yet to be completed.

8. The controller for the motor generator according to claim 1 , wherein:
the learning memory unit is further configured to set a flag indicating whether learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has been completed or whether learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has yet to be completed; and
the control unit is further configured to determine whether learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has been completed or whether learning of the point of origin of the angle-of-rotation sensor has yet to be completed by reference to the flag.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ono Toshikazu

Classifications

• H02P9/48 Primary

  Arrangements for obtaining a constant output value at varying speed of the generator, e.g. on vehicle (H02P9/04 - H02P9/46 take precedence) · CPC title

• H02P27/085 Primary

  wherein the PWM mode is adapted on the running conditions of the motor, e.g. the switching frequency · CPC title

• H02P2201/09

  Boost converter, i.e. DC-DC step up converter increasing the voltage between the supply and the inverter driving the motor · CPC title

• H02P6/06 Primary

  Arrangements for speed regulation of a single motor wherein the motor speed is measured and compared with a given physical value so as to adjust the motor speed · CPC title