摘要:
An electric vehicle includes a motor unit (6) to drive a wheel (2). The electric vehicle also includes a control system that controls the motor unit (6). The control system includes an inverter (31). The electric vehicle also includes a temperature sensor (Sma) to sense temperature Tmc of the motor coils (78) of the motor unit (6) or a temperature sensor (Sia) to sense temperature Tic of the inverter (31). The electric vehicle also includes a limiter (95 (102)) to, if the temperature Tmc sensed by the sensor (Sma) exceeds a motor coils temperature threshold, reduce a motor current of the unit (6) until a derivative dTmc/dt of the sensed temperature Tmc with time t drops to zero or below, or to, if the temperature Tic sensed by the sensor (Sia) exceeds an inverter temperature threshold, limit a current command to the inverter (31) until a derivative dTic/dt of the sensed temperature Tic with time t drops to zero or below.
摘要:
An angular acceleration monitor (37) may monitor whether or not an angular acceleration of a wheel (2) detected by an angular acceleration detector (39) is equal to or smaller than an acceptable angular acceleration (W) that is calculated with the following formula (1): where k1 is a constant; where Tt is a total drive torque that is a sum of drive torques of all motor units (6) that drive wheels (2) of the vehicle, m is vehicle mass, r is tire radius, and R is reduction ratio of a reducer unit (7) interposed between the motor unit (6) and the wheel (2). A slip-responsive controller (38) causes, if it is determined that the acceptable angular acceleration (W) is exceeded, a motor controller (33) to reduce a drive torque of the motor unit(s).
摘要:
In a wheel support bearing assembly having rows of rolling elements (3) interposed between an outer member (1) and an inner member (2), spacers (27) are interposed between vehicle body fitting holes (9) in the outer member (1), which is a stationary member, and a knuckle (25). A sensor unit (16) including a sensor mounting member (17) and a strain sensor (18) is fitted to the outer member (1). The sensor mounting member (17) has at least two contact fixing portions (17a, 17b) fixed to the outer member (1) and, also, has at least one recess (17c) between the neighboring contact fixing portions (17a, 17b), the strain sensor (18) being disposed in this recess (17c).
摘要:
An electric vehicle includes an inverter unit (22) and an ECU (21). The inverter unit (22) or the ECU (21) includes a magnetic force estimator (38) that estimates a magnetic force of a permanent magnet structure associated with a motor rotor of a motor unit (6). The inverter unit (22) or the ECU (21) may also include a determiner (39) for the estimated magnetic force and an abnormalities-responsive motor drive limiter (40). The estimator (38) is configured to estimate, according to a predefined rule, the magnetic force, based on at least two detection signals selected from a group consisting of a detection signal indicating a rotational frequency of the motor unit (6), a detection signal indicating a motor voltage of the motor unit (6) and a detection signal indicating a motor current of the motor unit (6).