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Granted Patent B2
US 9,748,887 · App. 14/969,261 · Granted Aug 29, 2017

Permanent magnet synchronous motor and winding-switching motor driving device, and refrigeration air conditioner and electric vehicle using same

Inventors: Yasuo Notohara (Tokyo, JP); Eri Maruyama (Tokyo, JP); Wataru Hatsuse (Tokyo, JP); Ryouichi Takahata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
H02P25/22B60L7/14B60L7/16B60L15/02B60L15/025H02K3/28H02P27/08B60L2210/40B60L2220/14B60L2220/56B60L2240/421F25B31/026Y02T10/641Y02T10/643Y02T10/7241
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Patent No.
US 9,748,887
App. No.
14/969,261
Granted
Aug 29, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A permanent magnet synchronous motor includes at least two series-connected windings for each phase, and is configured to be driven by selecting the windings using a multi-inverter driving device configured to switch between an inverter for low-speed drive and an inverter for high-speed drive. A ratio of an induced voltage constant of at least one group of windings constituting the windings for the high-speed drive and a d-axis inductance is larger than a ratio of an induced voltage constant of all the series-connected windings to the d-axis inductance.

Claims (54)

1. A motor system comprising:

a permanent magnet synchronous motor comprising:

at least two series-connected windings for each phase,

wherein the permanent magnet synchronous motor configured to be driven by selecting the windings using a multi-inverter driving device configured to switch between an inverter for low-speed drive and an inverter for high-speed drive, and

wherein a ratio of an induced voltage constant of at least one group of windings constituting the windings for the high-speed drive and a d-axis inductance is larger than a ratio of an induced voltage constant of all the series-connected windings to the d-axis inductance; and

a winding-switching motor driving device configured to drive the permanent magnet synchronous motor comprising:

a first inverter circuit configured to drive all the series-connected windings, and

a second inverter circuit configured to drive the at least one group of windings constituting the windings for the high-speed drive,

wherein one of the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit is selected depending on an operating condition of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, and

wherein a switching frequency of the second inverter circuit is set higher than that of the first inverter circuit.

2. The motor system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one group of windings of the series-connected windings are small in winding resistance.

3. The motor system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one group of windings of the series-connected windings are distributed windings.

4. The motor system according to claim 1 , wherein

when the permanent magnet synchronous motor rotates at low speed, the first inverter circuit is selected, and

when the permanent magnet synchronous motor rotates at high speed, the second inverter circuit is selected.

5. The motor system according to claim 1 , wherein

when the permanent magnet synchronous motor rotates at low speed, the permanent magnet synchronous motor is driven by a first inverter circuit configured to electrify windings which are small in a ratio of an induced voltage constant to a d-axis inductance, and

when the permanent magnet synchronous motor rotates at high speed, the permanent magnet synchronous motor is driven by a second inverter circuit configured to electrify windings which are large in a ratio of an induced voltage constant to a d-axis inductance.

6. The motor system according to claim 1 , wherein one of the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit, which makes smaller current flow into the permanent magnet synchronous motor, is selected as a driving circuit depending on the operating condition of the permanent magnet synchronous motor.

7. The motor system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first inverter circuit includes a first type of switching element,

the second inverter circuit includes a second type of switching element,

in a low-current operation range of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, the first type of switching element is better at low-conduction-loss characteristic than the second type of switching element, and

in a high-current operation range of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, the second type of switching element is better at the low-conduction-loss characteristic than the first type of switching element.

8. The motor system according to claim 1 , wherein the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit are controlled to keep a state where a DC voltage is higher than an induced voltage produced by the permanent magnet synchronous motor.

9. A refrigeration air conditioner comprising:

the motor system according to claim 1 ; and

a compressor configured to be driven by the permanent magnet synchronous motor.

10. An electric vehicle comprising:

the motor system according to claim 1 ; and

an electric wheel configured to be driven by the permanent magnet synchronous motor.

11. A motor system comprising:

a permanent magnet synchronous motor comprising:

at least two series-connected windings for each phase,

wherein the permanent magnet synchronous motor configured to be driven by selecting the windings using a multi-inverter driving device configured to switch between an inverter for low-speed drive and an inverter for high-speed drive, and

wherein a ratio of an induced voltage constant of at least one group of windings constituting the windings for the high-speed drive and a d-axis inductance is larger than a ratio of an induced voltage constant of all the series-connected windings to the d-axis inductance; and

a winding-switching motor driving device configured to drive the permanent magnet synchronous motor comprising:

a first inverter circuit configured to drive all the series-connected windings, and

a second inverter circuit configured to drive the at least one group of windings constituting the windings for the high-speed drive,

wherein one of the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit is selected depending on an operating condition of the permanent magnet synchronous motor,

wherein the first inverter circuit includes a first type of switching element,

wherein the second inverter circuit includes a second type of switching element,

wherein in a low-current operation range of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, the first type of switching element is better at low-conduction-loss characteristic than the second type of switching element, and

wherein in a high-current operation range of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, the second type of switching element is better at the low-conduction-loss characteristic than the first type of switching element.

12. A motor system comprising:

a permanent magnet synchronous motor comprising:

at least two series-connected windings for each phase,

wherein the permanent magnet synchronous motor configured to be driven by selecting the windings using a multi-inverter driving device configured to switch between an inverter for low-speed drive and an inverter for high-speed drive, and

wherein a ratio of an induced voltage constant of at least one group of windings constituting the windings for the high-speed drive and a d-axis inductance is larger than a ratio of an induced voltage constant of all the series-connected windings to the d-axis inductance; and

a winding-switching motor driving device configured to drive the permanent magnet synchronous motor comprising:

a first inverter circuit configured to drive all the series-connected windings, and

a second inverter circuit configured to drive the at least one group of windings constituting the windings for the high-speed drive,

wherein one of the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit is selected depending on an operating condition of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, and

wherein the first inverter circuit and the second inverter circuit are controlled to keep a state where a DC voltage is higher than an induced voltage produced by the permanent magnet synchronous motor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2015
From: NOTOHARA, YASUO; MARUYAMA, ERI; HATSUSE, WATARU; TAKAHATA, RYOUICHI
To: HITACHI, LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-004646 · Jan 14, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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