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US 2009/0153083 A1Published application
Method of operating a brushless motor wherein open loop and closed loop controllers utilize different commutation methods
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsGregory I. Rozman, Matthew L. Wilhide, Vijay K. Maddali
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Abstract
A motor control is provided with both open loop and closed loop controllers. The open loop and closed loop controllers provide commutation signals back to gate drives for an inverter, wherein the commutation signals utilize sinusoidal signals in open loop control, and utilize six step commutation in closed loop control.
Claims18
A motor controller comprising:
- An inverter delivering a variable voltage variable frequency three-phase power to armature windings for driving the rotor of an electric motor;
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- voltage sensors for supplying a voltage signal to a speed and position estimator, and there being an open loop controller and a closed loop controller, with each of said open and closed loop controllers communicating to gate drives for said inverter, and said open loop controller controlling said gate drives with sinusoidal commutation, and said closed loop controller controlling said gate drives with six step commutation.
A motor and controller comprising:
- a rotor;
- a control and an inverter delivering a variable voltage variable frequency three-phase power to windings for driving said rotor;
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- voltage sensors for supplying a voltage signal to a speed and position estimator, and there being an open loop controller and a closed loop controller, with each of said open and closed loop controllers communicating to gate drives for said inverter, and said open loop controller controlling said gate drives with sinusoidal commutation, and said closed loop controller controlling said gate drives with six step commutation.
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A motor controller comprising:
- An inverter delivering variable voltage variable frequency three-phase power to armature windings for driving the rotor of an electric motor;
- voltage sensors for supplying a voltage signal to a speed and position estimator, and there being an open loop controller and a closed loop controller, with each of said open and closed loop controllers communicating to gate drives for said inverter, and said open loop controller controlling said gate drives with sinusoidal commutation, and said closed loop controller controlling said gate drives with six step commutation;
- a mode selector switch to switch between an open loop control position and a closed loop control position based upon a motor speed exceeding a predetermined level, an intermediate ground position provided on said mode selector switch, and said mode selector switch sitting in said intermediate ground position between said open loop position and said closed loop position;
- said mode selector switch continues to monitor speed after having been moved to said closed loop position, and if said speed does not increase as expected after a predetermined period of time will move said switch back to said open loop position;
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- said open loop controller takes in an Iq feedback quantity and compares it to an Iq reference quantity to determine an error signal, and wherein said Iq reference quantity is determined along a curve based upon the amount of time that said motor has been operating.
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