IP Library Granted Patent US 11,218,108
Granted Patent B2
US 11,218,108 · App. 16/905,428 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Motor controller

Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyamoto (Kariya, JP); Kenji Yamashita (Kariya, JP)
Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H02P27/085F04B49/20H02P27/045
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Patent No.
US 11,218,108
App. No.
16/905,428
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A motor controller includes: a rotation speed measurement portion that measures a rotation speed of a motor; and an energization method switching portion that switches an energization method so that the motor is driven by a 120-degree energization method when a rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, and the motor is driven by a 150-degree energization method when a rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion exceeds the predetermined threshold value.

Claims (17)

1. A motor controller comprising:

a rotation speed measurement portion that measures a rotation speed of a motor; and

an energization method switching portion that switches an energization method so that the motor is driven by a 120-degree energization method when a rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, and the motor is driven by a 150-degree energization method when a rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion exceeds the predetermined threshold value.

2. A motor controller comprising:

a rotation speed measurement portion that measures a rotation speed of a motor; and

an energization method switching portion that switches an energization method so that the motor is driven by a 120-degree energization method when a rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, and the motor is driven by a 150-degree energization method when a rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion exceeds the predetermined threshold value, wherein

a plurality of the predetermined threshold values are provided in a selectable manner, and the predetermined threshold is selected in advance before control of the motor is started.

3. A motor controller comprising:

a rotation speed measurement portion that measures a rotation speed of a motor; and

an energization method switching portion that switches an energization method so that the motor is driven by a 120-degree energization method when a rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, and the motor is driven by a 150-degree energization method when a rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion exceeds the predetermined threshold value, wherein

the predetermined threshold value is set such that a threshold value when the rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion changes from a low rotation speed to a high rotation speed is different from a threshold value when the rotation speed of the motor changes from the high rotation speed to the low rotation speed.

4. The motor controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the energization method switching portion switches an energization method such that during start-up of the motor, the motor is driven by the 120-degree energization method, and during steady driving of the motor, the motor is driven by the 120-degree energization method when the rotation speed of the motor measured by the rotation speed measurement portion is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold value and the motor is driven by the 150-degree energization method when the rotation speed of the motor exceeds the predetermined threshold value.

5. The motor controller according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a frequency switching portion that switches a frequency so that the motor is driven by a PWM signal having a first frequency when the motor is driven by the 120-degree energization method, and the motor is driven by a PWM signal having a second frequency higher than the first frequency when the motor is driven by the 150-degree energization method.

6. The motor controller according to claim 5 , wherein

the frequency switching portion is configured to switch the frequency of the PWM signal at the same time when the energization method switching portion switches the energization method of the motor.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 23, 2021
From: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: AISIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058575/0964 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2020
From: MIYAMOTO, HIROYUKI; YAMASHITA, KENJI
To: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 052980/0970 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2019-115058 · Jun 21, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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