US4611158A
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Method and apparatus for controlling PWM inverter
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1984-02-27
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Granted: 1986-09-09
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Expires: 2004-02-27
Abstract
Abstract An AC motor such as an induction motor or a synchronous motor is driven by a PWM inverter. Turn-on of the PWM inverter is controlled by PWM pulse signals obtained as a result of comparison between voltage command signals (a modulation signal) and a carrier wave signal. The voltage command signals are obtained as a function of errors between current command signals and detected current signals. Ripples included in the voltage command signals are so suppressed as to be decreased as the rotation speed of the AC motor becomes lower. By so suppressing the ripples, the level of noise generated from the motor can be reduced especially when the motor operates in a low-speed rotation range.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Nagase
- 👤 Yasuo Matsuda
- 👤 Hisakazu Ninomiya
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:25
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/505; H02M7/515; H02M7/525; H02M7/527; H02P; H02P21/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for controlling a PWM inverter for driving an AC motor comprising the steps of preparing a speed command signal representing a desired speed of AC motor; comparing said speed command signal with a signal indicative of the detected speed of said motor for producing a current command signal; producing a voltage command signal whose amplitude is a function of the difference between the current command signal and a current signal representing a detected current in each phase of said AC motor while suppressing ripples included in said voltage command signal in each phase to a level which decreases with a decrease of the rotation speed of said AC motor; and producing a PWM pulse signal controlling the PWM inverter by comparing said voltage command signal with a carrier wave signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A method for controlling a PWM inverter for driving an AC motor comprising the steps of preparing a speed command signal representing a desired speed of AC motor; comparing said speed command signal with a signal indicative of the detected speed of said motor for producing a current command signal; producing a voltage command signal whose amplitude is a function of the difference between the current command signal and a current signal representing a detected current in each phase of said AC motor while suppressing ripples included in said voltage command signal in each phase to a level which decreases with a decrease of the rotation speed of said AC motor; and producing a PWM pulse signal controlling the PWM inverter by comparing said voltage command signal with a carrier wave signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
A PWM inverter control method as claimed in claim 1, including changing a limiter level setting of a limiter circuit used for providing said voltage command signal on the basis of the difference between said current command signal and said detected current signal in each phase in proportion to the rotation speed of said AC motor for the suppression of the ripples included in said voltage command signal for each phase.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
99 words
A PWM inverter control method as claimed in claim 1, including changing a limiter level setting of a limiter circuit used for providing said command voltage signal on the basis of the difference between said current command signal and said detected current signal in each phase in proportion to the rotation speed of said AC motor, and changing the amplitude of said carrier wave signal generated from an oscillator so as to decrease with an increase of the rotation speed of said AC motor, for the suppression of the ripples included in said voltage command signal for each phase.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A PWM inverter control method as claimed in claim 2, including changing said limiter setting in proportion to the magnitude of the motor voltage in each phase of said AC motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A PWM inverter control method as claimed in claim 3, including changes said limiter level setting in proportion to the magnitude of the motor voltage in each phase of said AC motor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
57 words
A PWM inverter control method as claimed in claim 1, including detecting the voltage at the neutral point of said AC motor and adding the detected neutral voltage signal in a negative feedback fashion to said current command signal in each phase, for the suppression of the ripples included in said voltage command signal for each phase.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A PWM inverter control method, as claimed in claim 6, including obtaining said neutral voltage by addition of the sinusoidal voltage command signals of the individual phases in an adder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
A PWM inverter control method as claimed in claim 1, including smoothing said voltage command signal in each phase by smoothing means, and decreasing the time constant of said smoothing means with an increase of the rotation speed of said AC motor, for the suppression of the ripples included in said voltage command signal for each phase.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
A PWM inverter, control method as claimed in claim 1, including detecting the terminal in each phase of said AC motor is detected by voltage detecting means, and the voltage signal detected by said voltage detecting means is added in an adder to said voltage command signal in each phase, for the suppression of the ripples included in said voltage command signal for each phase.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A PWM inverter control method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of suppressing the ripples includes changing a limiter level for limiting the amplitude of a ripple component contained in the voltage command signal in proportion to a detected voltage applied to the AC motor.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
133 words
An apparatus for controlling a PWM inverter comprising a PWM inverter driving an AC motor, a current control circuit generating a voltage command signal whose amplitude is variable depending on the error between a current command signal commanding the current of said PWM inverter and a detected current signal indicative of the detected current of said PWM inverter in each of the individual phases, pulse generating means receiving said voltage command signal as a modulation signal and generating a PWM pulse signal controlling said PWM inverter as a result of comparison between the modulation signal and a carrier wave signal for each phase, and ripple suppressing means for decreasing the amplitude of ripples included in said voltage command signal in each phase with the decrease of the rotation speed of said AC motor.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
133 words
An apparatus for controlling a PWM inverter comprising a PWM inverter driving an AC motor, a current control circuit generating a voltage command signal whose amplitude is variable depending on the error between a current command signal commanding the current of said PWM inverter and a detected current signal indicative of the detected current of said PWM inverter in each of the individual phases, pulse generating means receiving said voltage command signal as a modulation signal and generating a PWM pulse signal controlling said PWM inverter as a result of comparison between the modulation signal and a carrier wave signal for each phase, and ripple suppressing means for decreasing the amplitude of ripples included in said voltage command signal in each phase with the decrease of the rotation speed of said AC motor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
A PWM inverter control apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein said ripple suppressing means includes limiter level adjusting means for changing the limiter level setting of a limiter circuit connected to said current control circuit in proportion to the rotation speed of said AC motor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
74 words
A PWM inverter control apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein said ripple suppressing means includes limiter level adjusting means for changing the limiter level setting of a limiter circuit connected to said current control circuit in proportion to the rotation speed of said AC motor, and carrier amplitude adjusting means for changing the amplitude of said carrier wave signal so as to decrease with an increase of rotation speed of said AC motor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
37 words
A PWM inverter control apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein said limiter level adjusting means includes means for changing the limiter level setting in proportion to the motor voltage in each phase of said AC motor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
A PWM inverter control apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein said limiter level adjusting means includes means for changing the limiter level setting in proportion to the motor voltage in each phase of said AC motor.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
52 words
A PWM inverter control apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said ripple suppressing means includes neutral voltage detecting means for detecting the voltage at the neutral point of said AC motor and adding the detected neutral voltage signal in a negative feedback fashion to said current command signal in each phase.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
A PWM inverter control apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said ripple suppressing means includes smoothing means for smoothing said voltage command signal in each phase, and time constant adjusting means for decreasing the time constant of said smoothing means with an increase of the rotation speed of said AC motor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
53 words
A PWM inverter control apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said ripple suppressing means includes voltage detecting means for detecting the terminal voltage in each phase of said AC motor, and adder means for adding the voltage signal detected by said voltage detecting means to said voltage command signal for each phase.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
54 words
A PWM inverter control apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein said ripple suppressing means includes limiter means for limiting the amplitude of a ripple component contained in the voltage command signal to a predetermined level, and means for changing said predetermined level in proportion to a detected voltage applied to the AC motor.
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