Inverter control device
An inverter control device is disclosed. The device is configured: for determining a fundamental-wave magnitude of a phase-voltage corresponding to a modified voltage; for performing a proportional-integral (PI) operation of an error between the fundamental-wave magnitude of the phase-voltage and a magnitude of a reference voltage, and for outputting a compensation voltage; configured for adding the compensation voltage to the reference voltage to obtain an output; and for over-modulating the output and for outputting the over-modulated output as the modified voltage.
1. An inverter control device configured for modifying a vector-based reference voltage into a vector-based modified voltage and for supplying the vector-based modified voltage to an inverter unit including a plurality of switching elements, wherein the inverter control device comprises:
a determination unit configured for determining a fundamental-wave magnitude of a phase-voltage corresponding to the modified voltage;
a proportional-integral control unit configured for performing a proportional-integral operation of an error between the fundamental-wave magnitude of the phase-voltage and a magnitude of the reference voltage, and for outputting a compensation voltage;
a first adder configured for adding the compensation voltage to the reference voltage; and
an over-modulation unit configured for over-modulating an output of the first adder and for outputting the over-modulated output as the modified voltage.
2. The inverter control device of claim 1 , wherein the determination unit includes:
a phase-voltage determination unit for determining each phase-voltage of a vector-based 3-phases voltage from the modified voltage;
a magnitude determination unit for determining a magnitude of each phase-voltage; and
a filter for removing a harmonic component from the magnitude of the phase-voltage and for outputting the phase-voltage having a fundamental-wave magnitude.
3. The inverter control device of claim 2 , wherein the filter includes a band-stop filter, wherein a center frequency of the band-stop filter is a sixth harmonic of the phase-voltage vector.
4. The inverter control device of claim 2 , wherein the filter includes a low-pass filter, wherein a cut-off frequency of the low-pass filter is selected as a frequency lower than a sixth harmonic of the phase-voltage vector.
5. The inverter control device of claim 1 , wherein the over-modulation unit is configured to maintain a larger one of both valid vector application times for vector-based input while to modify a smaller one of the both valid vector application times according to a sampling period, such that the modified voltage is positioned on an output voltage limiting line.
6. The inverter control device of claim 1 , wherein the over-modulation unit includes:
a maximum-value determination unit for determining a maximum-value of a magnitude among three-phases voltages of the 3-phase reference voltage;
a middle-value determination unit for determining a middle-value of a magnitude among three-phases voltages of the 3-phase reference voltage;
a minimum-value determination unit for determining a minimum-value of a magnitude among three-phases voltages of the 3-phase reference voltage;
an offset determination unit for determining offsets using the maximum-value, the middle-value, and the minimum-value, and a direct-current stage voltage of the inverter; and
a second adder for adding the offsets to three-phases voltages of the 3-phase reference voltage respectively.
7. The inverter control device of claim 6 , wherein the over-modulation unit further includes a limiting unit for limiting an output of the second adder to a predetermined range.