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Methods for electric vehicle motor control and rotor position detection fault-tolerant processing

US7755317B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 2007
Grant dateJul 13, 2010
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P2203/05
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention provides methods for electric vehicle motor control and rotor position detection and fault-tolerant processing. The rotor position signal sampled by the system is compared with the previous rotor position θ0. When there is a sudden change, the current position signal acquired is discarded. Instead, a fault-tolerant processing strategy for use during an error condition is employed where the previous sampled rotor position θ0 is used as a base to determine the corrected current rotor position angle Θ1′. Then the correcting value is used to control the electric motor. Thus, during the motor operation, when the detection of the motor rotor position is erroneous because of a sensor such as a revolver that may be interfered by external conditions such as electromagnetic fields or vibrations or when there is a breakdown in other related hardware components or transmitting circuits, the fault-tolerant processing methods of this invention can effectively prevent the motor from losing control and allow it to maintain its continuity and stability.

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