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Motor drive apparatus, refrigeration cycle apparatus and air conditioner

US11031900B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 2016
Grant dateJun 8, 2021
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M1/0009
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A motor drive apparatus includes: inverter modules equivalent in number to phases of a motor; and a control unit that generates a PWM signal for driving the inverter modules by using PWM. Each of the inverter modules includes: a plurality of pairs of switching elements, each pair of switching elements including two switching elements connected in series; a drive circuit; and a protection circuit. The plurality of pairs of switching elements is connected in parallel, and power GNDs that are reference terminals of the plurality of pairs of switching elements, a control GND that is a reference terminal of the drive circuit, and a terminal for overcurrent fault input in the protection circuit are independently exposed to the outside. The power GNDs and the control GND are connected to a single point on a printed circuit board by a wiring pattern.

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