IP Library Granted Patent US 8,653,776
Granted Patent B2
US 8,653,776 · App. 13/375,201 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Inverter control device

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Patent No.
US 8,653,776
App. No.
13/375,201
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an inverter control device that can detect momentary abnormality in a power-supply voltage for sure, and return quickly to regular state when the abnormality in the power-supply voltage has been settled. The inverter control device consists of a main power-supply ( 31 ); a sub power-supply ( 22 ) that converts electric power distributed from the main-power supply ( 31 ); a controller ( 21 ) that operates with a control power-supply supplied from the sub power-supply ( 22 ); a transistor ( 4 ) that makes the input signal of the controller ( 21 ) turn ON/OFF, by having the current between the emitter and collector made to turn ON/OFF; and a power-supply monitoring circuit ( 3 ) that is connected to the main power-supply ( 31 ) via at least a resistor (r D ), and monitors the voltage of the main power-supply ( 31 ). The emitter terminal of the transistor ( 4 ) is connected to the ground, the base terminal of the transistor ( 4 ) is connected to the output terminal of the power-supply monitoring circuit ( 3 ) via a resistor (r B ), and the current between the emitter and collector of the transistor ( 4 ) is made to be turned ON/OFF according to the output signal of the power-supply monitoring circuit ( 3 ).

Claims (19)

1. An inverter control device, comprising:

a main power supply;

a sub power supply which converts an electric power distributed from said main power supply;

a controller which operates with an electric power for control supplied from said sub power supply;

a transistor which makes an input signal of said controller turn ON/OFF, by having a current between an emitter and a collector made to turn ON/OFF; and

a power-supply monitoring circuit of which input terminal is connected to said main power supply via at least a resistor (r D ) so as to monitor a voltage of said main power supply,

characterized in that an emitter terminal of said transistor is grounded, a base terminal of said transistor is connected to an output terminal of said power-supply monitoring circuit via a resistor (r B ), and said current between said emitter and said collector of said transistor is made to turn ON/OFF according to an output signal of said power-supply monitoring circuit.

2. The inverter control device according to claim 1 , wherein said output terminal of said power-supply monitoring circuit is connected to said main power supply via at least a resistance (r A ), that said input terminal of said power-supply monitoring circuit is grounded via an earth resistance (r E ), and that said base terminal of said transistor is grounded via a resistance (r c ).

3. The inverter control device according to claim 2 , wherein said output terminal of said power-supply monitoring circuit is connected to said main power supply via a diode and said resistance (r A ), said input terminal of said power-supply monitoring circuit is connected to said main power supply via said diode, and Formula 1 and Formula 2 are satisfied by a maximum value for a forward voltage (V Fmax ) of said diode, a minimum value for an operating voltage (V MOV ) of said power-supply monitoring circuit, a voltage (V ST ) of said main power supply when an input voltage of said power-supply monitoring circuit is equal to V MOV , a minimum value for a voltage (V BEmin ) between a base and an emitter of said transistor, and electric resistance values (R A ,R B ,R C ,R D ,R E ) of resistances (r A ,r B ,r c ,r D ,r E ).

V ST =V MOV ×(R D +R E )/R E +V Fmax   Formula 1:

(V ST −V Fmax )×R C /(R A +R B +R C )<V BEmin.   Formula 2:

4. The inverter control device according to claim 3 , wherein any of Formulas 3-5 are satisfied by said maximum value for said forward voltage (V Fmax )of said diode, a threshold voltage (V TH ) of said power-supply monitoring circuit, a voltage (V A ) of said main power supply when said input voltage of said power-supply monitoring circuit is equal to V TH , a minimum value for a base current (I Bmin ) of said transistor, a direct current amplification factor (h FE ) of said transistor, a maximum value for a collector current of said transistor (I Cmax ), a maximum value for a voltage (V BEmax ) between said base and said emitter of said transistor, and said electric resistance values (R A ,R B ,R C ,R D ,R E ) of said resistances (r A ,r B ,r c ,r D ,r E )

V A =V TH ×(R D +R E )/R E +V Fmax   Formula 3:

I Bmin =(V A −V Fmax −V BEmax )/(R A +R B )−V BEmax /R C   Formula 4:

I Bmin ×h FE >I Cmax.   Formula 5:

5. The inverter control device according to claim 1 , wherein said power-supply monitoring circuit comprises a power-supply monitoring integrated circuit.

6. The inverter control device according to claim 1 , wherein said transistor turns ON/OFF said input signal of said controller via a photocoupler which is provided as crossing an insulation border.

7. The inverter control device according to claim 1 , wherein said control device controls an electric compressor.

8. The inverter control device according to claim 7 , wherein said control device controls an electric compressor for vehicles.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 22, 2022
From: SANDEN HOLDINGS CORPORATION
To: SANDEN CORPORATION
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN PATENT NOS. 6129293, 7574813, 8238525, 8083454, D545888, D467946, D573242, D487173, AND REMOVE 8750534 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 047208 FRAME 0635. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Apr 27, 2020
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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PROPERTY NUMBERS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 038489 FRAME: 0677. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 9, 2018
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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2016
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