Synchronous Motor Drive Unit Flux Error Correction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing drive units for synchronous motors face complexity in magnetic flux operations and require detailed analyses under various load conditions to accurately calculate mutual inductance between axes, leading to inaccuracies in magnetic flux control.

Innovation Solution

A drive unit that includes a magnetic flux operation part calculating magnetic flux components based on current and field currents, and a magnetic flux operation error correcting part that corrects phase differences between input voltage and current to improve accuracy, using a simple configuration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If detailed magnetic flux analyses under various load conditions are performed to calculate mutual inductance, then accuracy of magnetic flux operations is improved, but device complexity and calculation complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of magnetic flux operationsVSAvoidcomplexity of magnetic flux operations
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and corrects only the specific error component (phase difference between input voltage and current) rather than performing complete detailed magnetic flux analyses. The magnetic flux operation error correcting part isolates and addresses the critical accuracy issue without requiring comprehensive analysis of all magnetic flux components under various load conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the approach from calculating mutual inductance parameters under various load conditions to measuring and correcting the phase difference parameter. This parameter substitution simplifies the problem by focusing on the critical phase difference between input voltage and current, which directly affects magnetic flux operation accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If detailed magnetic flux analyses are performed to grasp mutual inductance, then accuracy of magnetic flux operations is improved, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of magnetic flux operationsVSAvoidtime for magnetic flux analyses
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary correction of the phase difference between input voltage and current before detailed magnetic flux operations. The magnetic flux operation error correcting part pre-adjusts the phase difference, eliminating the need for time-consuming detailed analyses under various load conditions to determine mutual inductance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces time-consuming detailed magnetic flux analyses with a faster parameter measurement approach. By measuring the phase difference between input voltage and current and using this to correct magnetic flux operations, the system achieves high accuracy without the time expenditure required for comprehensive load condition analyses.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9948223B2Drive unit of synchronous motor
Publication Date: 2018.04.17 TMEIC CORP
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  • US9948223B2 patent drawing
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AI summary

Provided is drive unit of a synchronous motor capable of improving the accuracy of magnetic flux operations with a simple configuration. To this end, the drive unit has a magnetic flux operation part which, in the case where a direction of a magnetic field pole of the synchronous motor is regarded as a d-axis and a direction orthogonal to the d-axis is regarded as a q-axis, calculates a magnetic flux of the d-axis and a magnetic flux of the q-axis on the basis of a current of the d-axis, a current of the q-axis, and a field current of the synchronous motor; and a magnetic flux operation error correcting part which calculates a phase difference between an input voltage and an input current of the synchronous motor and corrects an inner-phase difference angle calculated from the magnetic flux of the d-axis and the magnetic flux of the q-axis on the basis of the phase difference.