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Device for estimating pole position of synchronous motor

US7161324B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2003
Grant dateJan 9, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P25/098
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An influence resulting from double saliency of an electric motor, i.e., an influence of a deviation of the axis of an alternating current due to a rotor magnetic pole position θ on the estimation of a magnetic pole position, is eliminated, and, in particular, the magnetic pole position of a double saliency electric motor can be estimated with high precision. To this end, an alternating voltage impression section impresses an alternating voltage on an electric motor, a current detection section detects a motor current, a reference direction generation section outputs an instantaneous reference direction θ′ from a rotor magnetic pole position θ of the electric motor, a vector conversion section separates the detected current into a parallel component and a quadrature component with respect to the reference direction θ′, and a magnetic pole position estimation section estimates actual rotor magnetic pole position θ of the electric motor based on at least one of the parallel component and the quadrature component of the current.

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