Abstract:
A communication system for use in a switching module includes a low-side control block coupled to control switching of a low-side switch of the switching module. The low-side control block is further coupled to be referenced with a low-side reference system ground. A high-side control block is coupled to control switching of a high-side switch of the switching module. The high-side control block is further coupled to be referenced with a floating node of the switching module. During steady state operation, the low-side control block is coupled to send signals during each switching cycle to the high-side control block to turn the high-side switch on and off. A status update is communicated from the high-side control block to the low-side control block through a first single-wire communication link.
Abstract:
There is provided an electronic device comprising: a plurality of switching elements connected to a power supply; a plurality of specific information storage units provided for the corresponding switching elements and configured to store specific information of respective corresponding switching elements; a processing unit configured to control the switching elements; and a communication line disposed between the specific information storage units and the processing unit, through which the specific information of the respective switching elements is sent from the specific information storage units to the processing unit.
Abstract:
To make it possible to continuously control driving of a multi-phase electric motor even if an open failure or a short circuit failure occurs in a multi-phase inverter circuit driving the electric motor. A motor control apparatus includes a motor current shutoff unit inserted between a multi-phase inverter circuit and the multi-phase electric motor to shut off a current for each of plural phases, the multi-phase inverter circuit including an arm driving the multi-phase electric motor for each of the plural phases, a redundant arm unit including one or more arms whose number is less than the number of the plural phases of the multi-phase inverter circuit, a connection selecting unit selecting which one of windings of the multi-phase electric motor is to be connected to each of the one or more arms of the redundant arm unit, an abnormal arm detection unit detecting an abnormality in each of the plural phases of the multi-phase inverter circuit, and an abnormality control unit controlling the motor current shutoff unit to shut off connection between an abnormal arm and the multi-phase electric motor when the abnormal arm detection unit detects the abnormal arm, and to control the connection selecting unit to connect at least one of the one or more arms of the redundant arm unit to a winding of the multi-phase electric motor, the winding is shut off by the motor current shutoff unit.
Abstract:
To disclose a power converting apparatus for an electric vehicle including a power converter 2 that has switching elements Gu to Gz and drives a synchronous machine 1, an opening/closing unit 4, current detectors 3a to 3c, and a controller 6 that controls ON/OFF of the switching elements Gu to Gz and opening/closing of the opening/closing unit 4 based on currents detected by the current detectors 3a to 3c. The controller 6 including a fault detector 9 that detects whether any of the switching elements Gu to Gz has a short-circuit fault and outputs a signal indicating a detection result, an ON/OFF controller 7 that sets one of the switching elements that constitute a phase (a V phase or a W phase) other than a first phase (for example, a U phase) that involves the short-circuit fault to an ON operation state and outputs a signal for opening the opening/closing unit 4, and an opening/closing controller 8 that opens a V-phase opening/closing unit 4b connected to a third phase (for example, the V phase) other than the first phase and the second phase in which one of the switching elements (for example, the W phase) is set to the ON operation state by the ON/OFF controller 7.
Abstract:
Es ist eine Schutzschaltung für einen Wechselrichter, insbesondere für einen Wechselrichter für einen Elektromotor, offenbart, wobei der Wechselrichter ein Steuersystem und ein durch das Steuersystem angesteuertes Leistungsteil aufweist und wobei das Steuersystem zur periodischen Ausgabe eines Steuerpulses (WD1, WD2) ausgebildet ist. Die Schutzschaltung umfasst ein Sicherungselement (3), eine Schalteinrichtung (4) und eine Ansteuerschaltung (2), wobei das Sicherungselement (3) in einer Zuleitung zu dem Leistungsteil angeordnet ist und wobei die Schalteinrichtung (4) derart mit dem Sicherungselement (3) verschaltet ist, dass die Schalteinrichtung (4) in einem durchgeschalteten Zustand das Sicherungselement (3) überbrückt. Die Ansteuerschaltung (2) weist einen Steuereingang (8, 8') auf, an dem der Steuerpuls (WD1, WD2) anliegt. Die Ansteuerschaltung (2) ist dabei derart ausgebildet ist, dass die Ansteuerschaltung (2) nach Empfang eines Steuerpulses (WD1, WD2) oder mehrerer aufeinander folgender Steuerpulse (WD1, WD2) für eine vorbestimmte Zeitspanne ein Schaltsignal an die Schalteinrichtung (4) ausgibt, wodurch die Schalteinrichtung (4) bei periodischem Empfang des Steuerpulses (WD1, WD2) durchgeschaltet ist und wodurch bei Ausbleiben des Steuerpulses (WD1, WD2) die Schalteinrichtung (4) nach der vorbestimmten Zeitspanne öffnet und eine Sicherung des Wechselrichters durch das Sicherungselement (3) auslöst. Es ist ferner ein Wechselrichtersystem offenbart, das ein Steuersystem, einen Leistungsteil und eine entsprechende Schutzschaltung aufweist.
Abstract:
An inductive rotating power transfer circuit, preferably for transferring electrical power from the stationary part to the rotating part of a CT scanner comprises an inductive power transformer having a stationary primary side and a rotating secondary side. The secondary side is connected via a rectifier to a filtering capacitor, delivering electrical power to a load. One of the output pins of the filtering capacitor is connected to a secondary ground at the rotating part which is further connected to a stationary protective ground via a galvanic slip ring. In the case of a short circuit between a secondary transformer winding and the secondary ground, the secondary winding is partially short-circuited by one of the rectifier diodes. This causes an asymmetric current load at the primary side and a current flowing through the slip ring. Both currents may be used to detect a failure of the secondary winding.
Abstract:
A first object of the present invention is to provide high reliability, a long lifetime, miniaturization, and high speed protective operation of a unit for separating a phase in which a failure has occurred upon failure and for connecting a drive circuit to a motor terminal to be driven. For a semiconductor replaced from an unit for separating the phase in which the failure has occurred upon failure and for connecting the drive circuit to the motor terminal to be driven, a second object of the present invention is to provide interruption of output that causes regenerative braking to a motor even when any of phase output lines is short-circuited to the ground or short-circuited to a power source, in addition to a short fault of a MOSFET included in an inverter. In order to achieve the first object of the present invention, in a power conversion device according to the present invention, a semiconductor element is used as an unit that is connected to each phase and a neutral point of a four-phase motor or a three-phase motor and that separates the phase and connects a drive circuit to a motor terminal to be driven. In order to achieve the second object of the present invention, the semiconductor switching element included in the power conversion device according to the present invention is connected so that a diode connected in parallel with the semiconductor switching element is connected in a direction in which a current path is not formed between a power source and a ground and so that the diode is further connected in a direction in which a current path is formed neither between a winding of the motor and the power source nor between the winding of the motor and the ground.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for monitoring a half bridge branch (38) in a half bridge (32), said half bridge branch (38) being connected in series with another half bridge branch (36) in the half bridge (32) via a center tap (30), including the steps of: - applying an electric supply potential (24) opposite the center tap (30) at the other half bridge branch (36) to the center tap (30) according to a predefined time curve (50); and - monitoring the half bridge branch (38) on the basis of a comparison (70) of the predefined time curve (50) and an electrical output potential (52) at the center tap (30).