Motor driving device, and heat pump device and refrigerating and air conditioning device using the motor driving device
The invention includes an inverter to convert a direct-current voltage from a direct-current power supply into an alternating-current voltage and apply the alternating-current voltage to a motor that, a direct-current-voltage detecting unit to detect a voltage in the direct-current power supply, a current detecting unit to detect an electric current flowing to the inverter, and an inverter control unit to generate PWM signals for driving switching elements of the inverter based on the detected voltage the detected electric current, to set a specific phase difference between a phase of a carrier signal used for generation of the PWM signals and a phase of the alternating-current voltage, and to control the inverter such that a frequency of the PWM signals are synchronized with a frequency of the alternating-current voltage, the frequency of the PWM signals being an integer multiple of three times the frequency of the alternating-current voltage.
1. A motor driving device for driving a motor comprising:
an inverter to convert a direct-current voltage into an alternating-current voltage and apply the alternating-current voltage to the motor, the inverter being used for driving motor; and
a direct-current-voltage detector to detect the direct-current voltage;
a current detector to detect an electric current flowing to the inverter; and
an inverter controller to receive value of the voltage detected by the direct-current voltage detector and a value of the electric current detected by the current detector, and output PWM signals for driving switching elements of the inverter, wherein
a phase difference between a phase of a carrier signal used for generation of the PWM signals and a phase of the alternate-current voltage is set to a value that is not an integer multiple of 60°, and
a frequency of the PWM signal is synchronized with a frequency of the alternating-current voltage, the frequency of the PWM signal being an integer multiple of three times the frequency of the alternating-current voltage.
2. The motor driving device according to claim 1 , wherein a shunt resistance is used as the current detector, and the shunt resistance is inserted into a negative-voltage side of the direct-current power supply that is a supply source of direct-current power.
3. The motor driving device according to claim 2 , wherein the shunt resistance is arranged between the negative-voltage side of the direct-current power supply and each of the switching elements for at least two phases in lower arms of the inverter.
4. The motor driving device according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the switching elements is made of a wide bandgap semiconductor.
5. A heat pump device having the motor driving device according to claim 3 mounted thereon.
6. A refrigerating and air conditioning device having the motor driving device according to claim 3 mounted thereon.
7. The motor driving device according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the switching elements is made of a wide bandgap semiconductor.
8. A heat pump device having the motor driving device according to claim 2 mounted thereon.
9. A refrigerating and air conditioning device having the motor driving device according to claim 2 mounted thereon.
10. The motor driving device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the switching elements is made of a wide bandgap semiconductor.
11. A heat pump device having the motor driving device according to claim 10 mounted thereon.
12. A refrigerating and air conditioning device having the motor driving device according to claim 10 mounted thereon.
13. A heat pump device having the motor driving device according to claim 1 mounted thereon.
14. A refrigerating and air conditioning device having the motor driving device according to claim 1 mounted thereon.