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Sensor calibration and parameter identification in a multi-phase motor drive

US7646160B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2007
Grant dateJan 12, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/42
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a multi-phase motor drive that includes a bus capacitor, a multi-phase motor, a multi-phase inverter, multiple switches each having an on-state and an off-state, and multiple current sensors each being in series with respective phase winding, a method for checking the accuracy of circuit parameters of the motor drive, including using the switches to produce a first loop that includes the capacitor bank, a first phase winding, a first current sensor, a second phase winding, and a second current sensor, using the current sensors to determine a magnitude of current in the first and second phase windings, comparing a magnitude of current indicated by the first current sensor and the second current sensor, and determining a magnitude of a difference between the current in the first and second phase windings.

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