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US 10,458,420 · App. 15/468,307 · Granted Oct 29, 2019

Method for controlling motor-driven compressor configured to be installed in vehicle

Inventors: Takashi Kawashima (Kariya, JP); Yoshiki Nagata (Kariya, JP); Kazuki Najima (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
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Patent No.
US 10,458,420
App. No.
15/468,307
Granted
Oct 29, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The control section controls the electric motor to be driven such that the number of revolutions becomes equal to the target number of revolutions. If the control section sets the target number of revolutions to a number of revolutions of the electric motor requested by another control section, the control section changes the number of revolutions of the electric motor at an increase rate lower than or equal to the upper limit value of the increase rate or at a decrease rate lower than or equal to the upper limit value of the decrease rate. If the control section sets the target number of revolutions to a number-of-revolutions limit value, which is determined based on the voltage of a vehicle battery, the control section is able to decrease the number of revolutions of the electric motor at a decrease rate exceeding the upper limit value.

Claims (12)

1. A method for controlling acceleration and deceleration of a motor-driven compressor configured to be installed in a vehicle, the motor-driven compressor including an electric motor driven with supply of electric power from a battery and a control section that controls drive of the electric motor, wherein

the control section has an upper limit value of an increase rate of a number of revolutions per unit time of the electric motor and an upper limit value of a decrease rate of the number of revolutions per unit time of the electric motor,

the control section sets a target number of revolutions and controls the electric motor to be driven such that the number of revolutions of the electric motor becomes equal to the target number of revolutions,

if the control section sets the target number of revolutions to a number of revolutions of the electric motor requested by another control section, the control section changes the number of revolutions of the electric motor at an increase rate lower than or equal to the upper limit value of the increase rate or a decrease rate lower than or equal to the upper limit value of the decrease rate, and

if the control section sets the target number of revolutions to a number-of-revolution limit value determined based on a voltage of the battery, the control section is able to decrease the number of revolutions of the electric motor at a decrease rate that exceeds the upper limit value of the decrease rate.

2. A motor-driven compressor configured to be installed in a vehicle, comprising:

an electric motor driven with supply of electric power from a battery; and

a control section that controls drive of the electric motor, wherein

the control section has an upper limit value of an increase rate of a number of revolutions per unit time of the electric motor and an upper limit value of a decrease rate of the number of revolutions per unit time of the electric motor,

the control section sets a target number of revolutions and controls the electric motor to be driven such that the number of revolutions of the electric motor becomes equal to the target number of revolutions,

if the control section sets the target number of revolutions to a number of revolutions of the electric motor requested by another control section, the control section changes the number of revolutions of the electric motor at an increase rate lower than or equal to the upper limit value of the increase rate or a decrease rate lower than or equal to the upper limit value of the decrease rate, and

if the control section sets the target number of revolutions to a number-of-revolution limit value determined based on a voltage of the battery, the control section is able to decrease the number of revolutions of the electric motor at a decrease rate that exceeds the upper limit value of the decrease rate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2017
From: KAWASHIMA, TAKASHI; NAGATA, YOSHIKI; NAJIMA, KAZUKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
Reel/Frame 041730/0013 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-066483 · Mar 29, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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