IP Library Granted Patent US 10,938,333
Granted Patent B2
US 10,938,333 · App. 16/338,183 · Granted Mar 2, 2021

Circuit arrangement and electric machine

Inventors: Adrian Patzak (Munich, DE); Florian Bachheibl (Munich, DE)
Assignee: MOLABO GMBH
H02P25/22H02K1/16H02K3/12H02K3/48H02K11/33H02P27/00B60L50/51H02M2007/53878
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Patent No.
US 10,938,333
App. No.
16/338,183
Granted
Mar 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A circuit arrangement ( 10 ) for controlling a stator winding ( 11 ) of a stator ( 12 ) of an electric machine ( 13 ) is provided. The stator winding ( 11 ) has at least four electrical phases (φ), which are designed to be supplied with a separate phase current (I n ), respectively. A modulation signal (M) is assigned to each electrical phase (φ) and the modulation signals (M) are out of phase with respect to one another so that the stator winding ( 11 ) is designed to generate a rotary field. At least two carrier signals (T) are provided for generating the phase currents (I n ), and the electrical phases (φ) are divided into at least two groups, each of which is assigned a carrier signal (T). The carrier signals (T) have a phase shift (θ) relative to one another. Furthermore, an electric machine ( 13 ) comprising a circuit arrangement ( 10 ) is provided.

Claims (25)

1. A circuit arrangement for controlling a stator winding of a stator of an electric machine, wherein:

the stator winding has at least four electrical phases, which are designed to be supplied with a separate phase current, respectively,

a modulation signal is assigned to each electrical phase and the modulation signals are out of phase with respect to one another so that the stator winding is designed to generate a rotary field,

at least two carrier signals are provided for generating the phase currents,

the electrical phases are divided into at least two groups, each of which is assigned a carrier signal, and

the carrier signals have a phase shift relative to one another.

2. The circuit arrangement for controlling a stator winding of a stator of an electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein the modulation signals are shifted relative to one another by

360

N

*

p

degrees and N denotes the number of electrical phases and p is a natural number.

3. The circuit arrangement for controlling a stator winding of a stator of an electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein the frequency of one of the carrier signals is greater than the frequency of the respective modulation signal.

4. The circuit arrangement for controlling a stator winding of a stator of an electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein the respective phase currents are generated by pulse width modulation.

5. The circuit arrangement for controlling a stator winding of a stator of an electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein during operation of the circuit arrangement no voltage occurs which is greater than 60 V.

6. The circuit arrangement for controlling a stator winding of a stator of an electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit arrangement is designed to be used in hybrid or battery electric vehicles.

7. The circuit arrangement for controlling a stator winding of a stator of an electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein the stator winding is formed by at least four electrically conductive bars, which are each located in a slot in the stator, and wherein each bar forms an electrical phase.

8. The circuit arrangement for controlling a stator winding of a stator of an electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two groups of the electrical phases each comprise the same number of electrical phases.

9. The circuit arrangement for controlling a stator winding of a stator of an electric machine according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two groups of the electrical phases each comprise different numbers of electrical phases.

10. An electric machine, comprising:

a stator, which comprises at least four slots, in each of which an electrically conductive bar is located, wherein the bars form a stator winding, and each of the bars forms an electrical phase and is designed to be supplied with a separate phase current in each case,

a modulation generator, which is designed to generate a modulation signal for each electrical phase, wherein the modulation signals are out of phase with respect to one another so that the stator winding is designed to generate a rotary field,

a carrier signal generator, which is designed to provide at least two carrier signals for generating the phase currents, wherein:

the electrical phases are divided into at least two groups, each of which is assigned a carrier signal, and

the carrier signals have a phase shift relative to one another.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 31, 2020
From: VOLABO GMBH
To: MOLABO GMBH
Reel/Frame 054885/0732 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2019
From: PATZAK, ADRIAN; BACHHEIBL, FLORIAN
To: VOLABO GMBH
Reel/Frame 049902/0243 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102016118634.1 · Sep 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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