Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotary electric machine controller and electric power steering device using the same
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Application No.: US15910292Application Date: 2018-03-02
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Publication No.: US10404201B2Publication Date: 2019-09-03
- Inventor: Ryo Kano , Takashi Suzuki
- Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya, Aichi-pref.
- Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya, Aichi-pref.
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Priority: JP2017-041686 20170306
- Main IPC: H02P29/02
- IPC: H02P29/02 ; B62D5/04 ; H02P29/68 ; H02P27/08 ; H02P29/60 ; H02P29/032 ; H02P21/22

Abstract:
A capacitor current estimating unit estimates a capacitor current based on phase currents. A capacitor temperature estimating unit estimates a capacitor temperature based on the capacitor current. A motor controller can accurately estimate not only a temperature of a switching element but also the capacitor temperature based on the phase currents. As a result, the capacitor does not need to have excessive heat characteristics. Further, a current limiting unit limits a current flowing from a battery to an inverter based on the capacitor temperature. Therefore, an amount of temperature change is not over-estimated due to overheating of the capacitor. As a result, excessive current limitation can be avoided and the performance of the motor can be demonstrated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180254734A1 ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE CONTROLLER AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2018-09-06
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