Control device for vehicle power converter

1. A control device for a power converter, which is connected to a polyphase AC generator-motor including an armature winding and a field winding,

the power converter comprising:

a bridge rectifier circuit including switching elements of a positive pole-side arm and switching elements of a negative pole-side arm, for controlling energization of the armature winding; and

a field circuit for controlling energization of the field winding by using a field switching element,

wherein the control device controls switching of the switching elements of the bridge rectifier circuit and the field switching element of the field circuit,

wherein the control device comprises:

B-terminal voltage detection means for detecting a B-terminal voltage generated between a B-terminal being to a power input/output terminal of the polyphase AC generator-motor and a reference potential;

field current detection means for detecting a field current flowing through the field winding;

field current control means for controlling the field current based on a detected value of the field current;

abnormal voltage detection means for detecting whether or not a voltage value of the B-terminal voltage is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage value; and

negative pole-side arm short-circuiting means for bringing all the switching elements of the negative pole-side arm into conduction when the abnormal voltage detection means detects that the voltage value of the B-terminal voltage is equal to or higher than the predetermined voltage value,

wherein, when the abnormal voltage detection means detects that the voltage value of the B-terminal voltage is equal to or higher than the predetermined voltage value, the control device causes the negative pole-side arm short-circuiting means to bring all the switching elements of the negative pole-side arm into conduction and to interrupt all the switching elements of the positive pole-side arm, and causes the field current control means to limit the field current.

2. A control device for a vehicle power converter according to claim 1 , wherein:

the abnormal voltage detection means has a first predetermined voltage value and a second predetermined voltage value as the predetermined voltage value;

the first predetermined voltage value is set lower than the second predetermined voltage value; and

when the abnormal voltage detection means detects that the voltage value of the B-terminal voltage is equal to or higher than the first predetermined voltage value, the control device causes the field current control means to limit the field current, and

when the abnormal voltage detection means detects that the voltage value of the B-terminal voltage is equal to or higher than the second predetermined voltage value, the control device brings all the switching elements of the negative pole-side arm into conduction and interrupts all the switching elements of the positive pole-side arm.

3. A control device for a vehicle power converter according to claim 1 , further comprising short-circuit recovery field current judging means for detecting whether or not a current value of the field current is equal to or lower than a predetermined current value,

wherein the control device cancels the conduction of all the switching elements of the negative pole-side arm and cancels the limitation of the field current when the abnormal voltage detection means detects that the voltage value of the B-terminal voltage is equal to or lower than the predetermined voltage value and the short-circuit recovery field current judging means detects that the current value of the field current is equal to or lower than the predetermined current value.