IP Library Granted Patent US 8,504,230
Granted Patent B2
US 8,504,230 · App. 13/144,723 · Granted Aug 6, 2013

Control apparatus for AC electric motor vehicle

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Patent No.
US 8,504,230
App. No.
13/144,723
Granted
Aug 6, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control apparatus for an AC electric motor vehicle including a converter that converts an AC voltage input from an AC overhead wire via a transformer into a DC voltage, an inverter that converts the DC voltage into an AC voltage, and a motor that is driven and controlled by the inverter includes: torque-command calculating units that calculate a torque command value of the motor and output the torque command value to the inverter; and a static inverter that supplies electric power to a load mounted on the AC electric motor vehicle.

Claims (10)

1. A control apparatus for an AC electric motor vehicle including a converter that converts an AC voltage input from an AC overhead wire via a transformer into a DC voltage, an inverter that converts the DC voltage into an AC voltage, and a motor that is driven and controlled by the inverter, the control apparatus comprising:

a torque-command calculating unit that calculates a torque command value of the motor and outputs the torque command value to the inverter; and

a static inverter that supplies electric power to a load mounted on the AC electric motor vehicle, wherein

when the AC voltage is not applied to the converter, the torque-command calculating unit calculates a regenerative torque command value corresponding to power consumption of the static inverter, based on a rotor frequency of the motor, an input current of the static inverter, and an input voltage of the static inverter, and the inverter supplies, according to the regenerative torque command value, regenerated power generated by the motor to the static inverter.

2. The control apparatus for the AC electric motor vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the torque-command calculating unit calculates a regenerative torque command value at which the power consumption of the static inverter is compensated, and

the inverter supplies the regenerated power to the static inverter according to the regenerative torque command value.

3. The control apparatus for the AC electric motor vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the torque-command calculating unit calculates a first regenerative torque command value at which the power consumption of the static inverter is compensated and a second regenerative torque command value at which a value of a DC voltage applied to the static inverter is kept constant, and

the inverter supplies the regenerated power to the static inverter according to the first regenerative torque command value and the second regenerative torque command value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
To: NEXGEN CONTROL SYSTEMS, LLC
Reel/Frame 055576/0372 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2011
From: MATSUMOTO, TAKEO
To: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026597/0059 →