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Motor drive apparatus and air conditioner

US10432131B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 2016
Grant dateOct 1, 2019
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03K17/161
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There are provided the same number of inverter modules as the number of phases of a motor, and an inverter control unit that generates PWM signals used to drive the inverter modules in PWM. Three phase outputs from each of the inverter modules are coupled to form a phase output signal for one phase of the motor while capacitors are mounted between control GNDs of the inverter modules and power GNDs of the inverter modules. Consequently, even if a surge voltage is generated in a GND wiring at the time of a switching operation of switching elements in the inverter modules, the application of the surge voltage to the switching elements can be suppressed.

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