IP Library Granted Patent US 11,418,143
Granted Patent B2
US 11,418,143 · App. 17/529,917 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Control method and apparatus, power system, and electric vehicle

Inventors: Xiaojian Huang (Ningde, CN); Zhimin Dan (Ningde, CN); Xianxi Pan (Ningde, CN); Xiyang Zuo (Ningde, CN)
Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
H02P29/60B60L50/51H02P27/06
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Patent No.
US 11,418,143
App. No.
17/529,917
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a control method, an apparatus, a power system, and an electric vehicle, relating to the field of electric vehicles. The method includes: obtaining a battery cell temperature of a power battery, and sending a first control signal to an inverter when the battery cell temperature meets a preset power battery heating condition, where the first control signal is configured to control the inverter to convert a current provided by the power battery into an alternating current with a randomly changing frequency, and the alternating current with a randomly changing frequency is configured to supply power to a permanent magnet motor. New frequency components may be introduced to evenly distribute originally concentrated radial electromagnetic forces to an entire stator, thereby reducing vibration noises during the heating process of the power battery.

Claims (43)

1. A control method, the method being applied to a power system, the power system comprising a power battery, a permanent magnet motor, and an inverter, the method comprising:

obtaining a battery cell temperature of the power battery; and

sending a first control signal to the inverter when the battery cell temperature meets a preset power battery heating condition, wherein the first control signal is configured to control the inverter to convert a current provided by the power battery into an alternating current with a randomly changing frequency, and wherein the alternating current with the randomly changing frequency is configured to supply power to the permanent magnet motor,

wherein before the sending the first control signal to the inverter, the method further comprises:

generating a plurality of set frequencies randomly, and determining duration of each set frequency according to each set frequency;

determining a reference value sequence of a d-axis component according to the plurality of set frequencies and the duration of each set frequency, and setting a reference value sequence of a q-axis component to a zero sequence; and

generating the first control signal according to the reference value sequence of the d-axis component, the reference value sequence of the q-axis component, and a motor parameter of the permanent magnet motor,

wherein the determining the duration of each set frequency according to each set frequency comprises:

taking an entire period length corresponding to the set frequency as the duration of the set frequency, or

taking a half period length corresponding to the set frequency as the duration of the set frequency, and

wherein the method further comprises sending a second control signal to the inverter when the battery cell temperature meets the preset power battery heating condition.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second control signal is configured to control the inverter to convert a current provided by the power battery into an alternating current with a periodically changing amplitude, and the alternating current with the periodically changing amplitude is configured to supply power to the permanent magnet motor.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein before the sending the second control signal to the inverter, the method further comprises:

determining a plurality of set amplitudes and duration of each set amplitude according to a heating parameter and a maximum noise threshold of the power battery;

determining a reference value sequence of a d-axis component according to the plurality of set amplitudes and the duration of each set amplitude, and setting a reference value sequence of a q-axis component to a zero sequence; and

generating the second control signal according to the reference value sequence of the d-axis component, the reference value sequence of the q-axis component, and a motor parameter of the permanent magnet motor.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the heating parameter comprises a heating rate and a heating duration.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein an amplitude reference value in the reference value sequence of the d-axis component increases or decreases periodically.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the battery cell temperature meets a preset power battery heating condition comprises:

the battery cell temperature is less than the lowest operating temperature of the power battery.

7. A power system, comprising: a power battery, an inverter, a permanent magnet motor, and a motor controller unit, wherein the motor controller unit is configured to execute the control method according to claim 1 .

8. An electric vehicle, comprising a power system, wherein the power system comprises a power battery, an inverter, a permanent magnet motor, and a motor controller unit, and the motor controller unit is configured to execute the control method according to claim 1 .

9. A control apparatus, comprising:

an obtaining module, configured to obtain a battery cell temperature of a power battery;

a sending module, configured to send a first control signal to an inverter when the battery cell temperature meets a preset power battery heating condition, wherein the first control signal is configured to control the inverter to convert a current provided by the power battery into an alternating current with a randomly changing frequency, and wherein the alternating current with the randomly changing frequency is configured to supply power to a permanent magnet motor; and

a processing module, configured to:

generate a plurality of set frequencies randomly, and determine duration of each set frequency according to each set frequency;

determine a reference value sequence of a d-axis component according to the plurality of set frequencies and the duration of each set frequency, and set a reference value sequence of a q-axis component to a zero sequence; and

generate the first control signal according to the reference value sequence of the d-axis component, the reference value sequence of the q-axis component, and a motor parameter of the permanent magnet motor,

wherein the processing module is further configured to:

take an entire period length corresponding to the set frequency as the duration of the set frequency, or

take a half period length corresponding to the set frequency as the duration of the set frequency, and

wherein the sending module is further configured to send a second control signal to the inverter when the battery cell temperature meets the preset power battery heating condition.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the second control signal is configured to control the inverter to convert a current provided by the power battery into an alternating current with a periodically changing amplitude, and the alternating current with the periodically changing amplitude is configured to supply power to the permanent magnet motor.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the processing module is further configured to:

determine a plurality of set amplitudes and duration of each set amplitude according to a heating parameter and a maximum noise threshold of the power battery;

determine a reference value sequence of a d-axis component according to the plurality of set amplitudes and the duration of each set amplitude, and set a reference value sequence of a q-axis component to a zero sequence; and

generate the second control signal according to the reference value sequence of the d-axis component, the reference value sequence of the q-axis component, and a motor parameter of the permanent magnet motor.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the heating parameter comprises a heating rate and a heating duration.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein an amplitude reference value in the reference value sequence of the d-axis component increases or decreases periodically.

14. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the battery cell temperature meets a preset power battery heating condition comprises:

the battery cell temperature is less than the lowest operating temperature of the power battery.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 068338/0723 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2021
From: HUANG, XIAOJIAN; DAN, ZHIMIN; PAN, XIANXI; ZUO, XIYANG
To: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058153/0957 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011554389.6 · Dec 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
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