Power conversion device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9793846-B2
Application number	US-201415124834-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2014
Priority date	Jun 30, 2014
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

A power conversion device has an internal power supply switch and a bias power supply switch connected in parallel with the internal power supply switch, wherein, when an output voltage of an internal power supply circuit is greater than a predetermined value when a power supply is started up, the bias power supply switch opens a current path, and when the power supply is stopped, the step-up power supply circuit is stopped based on a stop signal output by the internal power supply circuit and the internal power supply switch closes the current path, and when the output voltage of the internal power supply circuit becomes lower than a predetermined value, the bias power supply switch closes the current path.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power conversion device, comprising:
a power conversion unit that converts direct current power into alternating current power between a direct current power supply and a multi-phase rotating electrical machine;
a control unit that controls an operation of the power conversion unit;
a step-up power supply circuit connected to the power conversion unit and supplying an operation power supply to the power conversion unit;
an internal power supply circuit, connected to an anode terminal of the direct current power supply via an external power supply switch, that outputs a predetermined voltage based on a state of the external power supply switch and outputs a step-up power supply circuit start-up signal to the step-up power supply circuit;
an internal power supply switch, connected between the direct current power supply and the step-up power supply circuit, that opens or closes a current path from the direct current power supply to the step-up power supply circuit based on an output voltage of the step-up power supply circuit; and
a bias power supply switch, connected in parallel with the internal power supply switch, that opens or closes a current path from the direct current power supply to the step-up power supply circuit based on an output voltage of the internal power supply circuit, wherein
when the output voltage of the internal power supply circuit is equal to or greater than a predetermined value at a time of a start-up by the external power supply switch, the bias power supply switch opens a current path, the step-up power supply circuit steps up and outputs a predetermined voltage based on the step-up power supply circuit start-up signal, and the internal power supply switch opens a current path, when the output voltage of the internal power supply circuit is equal to or lower than a predetermined value at a time of a stop by the external power supply switch, the step-up operation of the step-up power supply circuit is stopped in response to a stopping of the step-up power supply circuit start-up signal and the internal power supply switch closes the current path, and when the output voltage of the internal power supply circuit becomes lower than a predetermined value, the bias power supply switch closes the current path.

2. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein
the internal power supply switch is configured of an n-channel MOSFET.

3. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a failure detection unit, connected between a connection terminal of the direct current power supply and a connection terminal of the multi-phase rotating electrical machine, that compares an anode voltage or cathode voltage of the direct current power supply and a phase voltage of the multi-phase rotating electrical machine, thereby detecting a failure of the power conversion unit.

4. The power conversion device according to claim 3 , wherein
the internal power supply switch is configured of a first internal power supply switch, connected between the anode terminal of the direct current power supply and the failure detection unit, that opens or closes a current path from the anode terminal of the direct current power supply to the failure detection unit based on the output voltage of the step-up power supply circuit, and a second internal power supply switch, connected between the anode terminal of the direct current power supply and the step-up power supply circuit, that opens or closes a current path from the anode terminal of the direct current power supply to the step-up power supply circuit based on the output voltage of the step-up power supply circuit, wherein the bias power supply switch is connected in parallel with the second internal power supply switch, and opens or closes a current path from the anode terminal of the direct current power supply to the step-up power supply circuit 8 based on the output voltage of the internal power supply circuit.

5. The power conversion device according to claim 4 , wherein
the first internal power supply switch and second internal power supply switch are configured of an n-channel MOSFET.

6. The power conversion device according to claim 4 , wherein
the first internal power supply switch is configured of an n-channel MOSFET and the second internal power supply switch is configured of a p-channel MOSFET, and wherein, when the output voltage of the internal power supply circuit is equal to or greater than a predetermined value at the start-up time, the second internal power supply switch opens a current path, the step-up power supply circuit steps up and outputs a predetermined voltage based on the step-up power supply circuit start-up signal, and the first internal power supply switch opens a current path, the step-up operation of the step-up power supply circuit is stopped in response to a stopping of the step-up power supply circuit start-up signal and the first internal power supply switch closes the current path at the stop time, and when the output voltage of the internal power supply circuit becomes lower than a predetermined value, the second internal power supply switch closes the current path.

7. The power conversion device according to claim 2 , wherein
the control unit controls a power conversion operation of the power conversion unit, carries out an output of the step-up power supply circuit start-up signal of the internal power supply circuit, and outputs a power supply switch drive signal to the bias power supply switch, the bias power supply switch opens a current channel in response to an output of the power supply switch drive signal, the step-up power supply circuit steps up and outputs a predetermined voltage based on the step-up power supply circuit start-up signal, and the internal power supply switch opens a current path at a start-up time, and at a stop time, the step-up operation of the step-up power supply circuit is stopped in response to a stopping of the step-up power supply circuit start-up signal, the internal power supply switch closes the current path, and the bias power supply switch closes the current path in response to a stopping of the power supply switch drive signal.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• Fujie Kenichi
• Tsujimoto Katsuya
• Asai Takamasa

Classifications

• H02P6/20 Primary

  Arrangements for starting (H02P6/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02M1/32

  Means for protecting converters other than automatic disconnection · CPC title

• H02M3/07

  using capacitors charged and discharged alternately by semiconductor devices with control electrode {, e.g. charge pumps} · 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

• H02P27/06

  using DC to AC converters or inverters (H02P27/05 takes precedence) · CPC title