Driving device for motor for drive wheel of vehicle
US9712090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/64
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driving device for motors for drive wheels of a vehicle includes a plurality of in-wheel motor assemblies and motor drivers. The motor drivers include a smoothing circuit, an inverter unit to convert the direct current power, inputted through the smoothing circuit, into a three phase alternating current power, an inverter control unit for controlling the inverter unit, and a cooler for cooling the inverter unit. The plurality of the motor drivers are disposed within a single common casing and the plurality of the motor drivers share the smoothing circuit. The inverter control unit of the plurality of the motor drivers is of a control type capable of driving the driving element of the inverter unit according to the PWM scheme and the plurality of the motor drivers have equal cycles of PWM relative to each other and are configured to displace ON and OFF timings of the driving element.
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