IP Library Granted Patent US 12,375,015
Granted Patent B2
US 12,375,015 · App. 18/262,689 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Drive system and control method

Inventor: Takumi Ito (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC CORPORATION
H02P6/20H02P6/06H02P6/16
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Patent No.
US 12,375,015
App. No.
18/262,689
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drive system according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a rotor phase detection unit, a phase estimation unit, a phase error adjustment unit, and a drive control unit. The rotor phase detection unit detects a phase of a rotor of a synchronous motor and outputs phase information indicating the detected phase. The phase estimation unit generates an initial phase command of defining a position of the rotor of the synchronous motor by using a correction amount for correcting a phase error. The phase error adjustment unit generates the correction amount for adjusting a phase error of an initial magnetic pole position of the synchronous motor by using a phase error of the initial phase command at a timing defined by the phase information. The drive control unit controls the driving of the synchronous motor by using the initial phase command obtained by adjusting the phase error.

Claims (22)

1. A drive system comprising:

a rotor phase detection circuit that is disposed to be able to detect a phase of a rotor of a synchronous motor and outputs phase information indicating the detected phase;

a phase estimation circuit that generates an initial phase command of defining a position of the rotor of the synchronous motor by using a correction amount for correcting a phase error;

a phase error adjustment circuit that generates the correction amount for adjusting a phase error of an initial magnetic pole position of the synchronous motor by using a phase error of an initial phase command at a timing defined by the phase information; and

a drive control circuit that controls driving of the synchronous motor by using the initial phase command obtained by adjusting the phase error,

wherein the phase estimation circuit includes

an initial magnetic pole position estimation circuit that generates a phase command value by using the correction amount and an estimation result of the phase of the rotor,

an initial phase command generation circuit that acquires a detection phase corresponding to the phase of the rotor detected by the rotor phase detection circuit, and

a calculation processing circuit that generates the phase Δθ corresponding to an integral value of a speed command on the basis of the speed command of the synchronous motor.

2. The drive system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the timing defined by the phase information is a timing at which a phase region indicated by the phase information is switched.

3. The drive system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the phase error adjustment circuit calculates an adjustment amount for decreasing a phase error larger than a predetermined value.

4. A control method comprising the steps of:

outputting phase information indicating a phase detected by a rotor phase detection circuit disposed to be able to detect a phase of a rotor of a synchronous motor;

generating an initial phase command defining a position of the rotor of the synchronous motor by using a correction amount for correcting a phase error;

generating the correction amount for adjusting a phase error of an initial magnetic pole position of the synchronous motor by using a phase error of the initial phase command at a timing defined by the phase information; and

controlling driving of the synchronous motor by using the initial phase command obtained by adjusting the phase error,

wherein the generating an initial phase command further includes

generating a phase command value by using the correction amount and an estimation result of the phase of the rotor,

acquiring a detection phase corresponding to the phase of the rotor detected by the rotor phase detection circuit, and

generating the phase Δθ corresponding to an integral value of a speed command on the basis of the speed command of the synchronous motor.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 21, 2024
From: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: TMEIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067476/0956 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2023
From: ITO, TAKUMI
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064362/0042 →
Continuity (1)
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