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Method of estimating a rotor position of synchronous motor, method of controlling synchronous motor with no position sensor and a controller of synchronous motor

US6396229B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2000
Grant dateMay 28, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P2207/05
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of accurately estimating the rotor position of a synchronous motor having saliency from observable quantities, a control system for adjusting an output frequency of an inverter on the basis of a value of axis shift of the synchronous motor to operate the motor synchronously with the output frequency is provided with an induced voltage estimating/axis shift operating unit. Currents resulting from conversion of detection currents on a control axis, voltage commands to be inputted to an inverse converter and a speed command are inputted to the operating unit to estimate an induced voltage of the motor 2 and determine the axis shift from a phase of the estimated induced voltage. By using an electrical constant Lq of inductance, a voltage drop across the inductance is determined by the product of a motor speed command and magnitude of motor current. The voltage drop is a virtual quantity that does not depend on the motor rotor position. A vector of the virtual quantity is so introduced as not to change a phase of the original induced voltage.

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