Inverter device for performing a power conversion operation to convert DC power to AC power
An inverter performs a power conversion operation for converting DC power into AC power, includes an arithmetic control device provided with a voltage command signal generation unit, a synthesis processing unit, and a carrier wave comparison unit. The voltage command signal generation unit has a plurality of control systems, and outputs the first voltage command signal generated based on the first control system among the plurality of control systems, and the second voltage command signal generated based on the second control system different from the first control system among the plurality of control systems. The synthesis processing unit generates a synthesized voltage command signal obtained by synthesizing the first voltage command signal and the second voltage command signal at a predetermined ratio. The carrier wave comparison unit generates a PWM signal which is a gate drive signal for controlling the power conversion operation based on the synthesized voltage command signal.
1. An inverter device for performing a power conversion operation to convert DC power to AC power, the inverter device comprising:
a voltage command signal generation circuit that includes a plurality of control systems and is configured to output a first voltage command signal generated based on a first control system among the plurality of control systems and a second voltage command signal generated based on a second control system different from the first control system among the plurality of control systems;
a synthesis processing circuit configured to generate a synthesized voltage command signal obtained by synthesizing the first voltage command signal and the second voltage command signal at a predetermined ratio; and
a carrier wave comparison circuit configured to generate a signal for controlling the power conversion operation based on the synthesized voltage command signal,
wherein the synthesis processing circuit is configured to generate the synthesized voltage command signal when the first control system is switched to the second control system,
wherein the synthesis processing circuit is configured to add a value obtained by multiplying the first voltage command signal by a variable coefficient of 0 or more and 1 or less, and a value obtained by multiplying the second voltage command signal by a value obtained by subtracting the coefficient from 1 so as to generate the synthesized voltage command signal, and
wherein the coefficient decreases as time elapses.
2. The inverter device according to claim 1 , wherein
when a modulation factor changes over a predetermined threshold, the voltage command signal generation circuit is configured to switch from the first control system to the second control system, and
the synthesis processing circuit is configured to generate the synthesized voltage command signal in a predetermined switching period that includes a timing at which the modulation factor crosses the threshold.
3. The inverter device according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the first control system and the second control system is one of a sinusoidal PWM control system that generates a voltage command signal using a sinusoidal modulated wave, a third harmonic superimposition PWM control system that generates a voltage command signal using a modulated wave in which a third harmonic is superimposed on a sine wave, and an overmodulation PWM control system that generates a voltage command signal using a trapezoidal modulated wave, and
another one of the first control system and the second control system is a rectangular wave control system that generates a voltage command signal using a rectangular modulated wave.
4. The inverter device according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the first control system and the second control system is one of a sinusoidal PWM control system that generates a voltage command signal using a sinusoidal modulated wave or a third harmonic superimposition PWM control system that generates a voltage command signal using a modulated wave in which a third harmonic is superimposed on a sine wave, and
another one of the first control system and the second control system is an overmodulation PWM control system that generates a voltage command signal using a trapezoidal modulated wave.
5. The inverter device according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the first control system and the second control system is a sinusoidal PWM control system that generates a voltage command signal using a sinusoidal modulated wave, and
another one of the first control system and the second control system is a third harmonic superimposition PWM control system that generates a voltage command signal using a modulated wave in which a third harmonic is superimposed on a sine wave.
6. An inverter device for performing a power conversion operation to convert DC power to AC power, the inverter device comprising:
a voltage command signal generation circuit that includes a plurality of control systems and is configured to output a first voltage command signal generated based on a first control system among the plurality of control systems and a second voltage command signal generated based on a second control system different from the first control system among the plurality of control systems;
a synthesis processing circuit configured to generate a synthesized voltage command signal obtained by synthesizing the first voltage command signal and the second voltage command signal at a predetermined ratio; and
a carrier wave comparison circuit configured to generate a signal for controlling the power conversion operation based on the synthesized voltage command signal,
wherein the synthesis processing circuit is configured to generate the synthesized voltage command signal when the first control system is switched to the second control system,
wherein the synthesis processing circuit is configured to add a value obtained by multiplying the first voltage command signal by a variable coefficient of 0 or more and 1 or less, and a value obtained by multiplying the second voltage command signal by a value obtained by subtracting the coefficient from 1 so as to generate the synthesized voltage command signal, and
wherein the coefficient is set based on a predetermined harmonic included in the first voltage command signal.