摘要:
A power output apparatus (20) of the present invention includes a clutch motor (30), an assist motor (40), and a controller (80) for controlling the clutch motor (30) and the assist motor (40). The clutch motor (30) includes an outer rotor (32) linked with a crankshaft (56) of a gasoline engine (50) and an inner rotor (34) connecting with a drive shaft (22). The assist motor (40) includes a rotor (42) connecting with the drive shaft (22). An electric current flowing through three-phase coils (36) in the clutch motor (30) enables the outer rotor (32) to be coupled with the inner rotor (34) with a certain slip. Electrical energy corresponding to the certain slip is recovered as an electric power via a first driving circuit (91). The assist motor (40) is controlled with the electric power via a second driving circuit (92) so as to apply a torque to the drive shaft (22). The power output apparatus (20) of the invention can transmit the power generated by the gasoline engine (50) to the drive shaft (22) at a high efficiency and produce a torque in the direction of rotation of the crankshaft (56).
摘要:
A power output apparatus (20) includes an engine (50), a clutch motor (30) connecting with a crankshaft (56), an assist motor (40) connecting with a drive shaft (22), and a controller (80) for controlling the clutch motor (30) and the assist motor (40). When an electrical angle of the rotors in the clutch motor (30) is equal to .pi./2, a constant current is made to flow through three-phase coils (36) of the clutch motor (30) in order to enable a torque equal to or greater than a maximum torque ripple of the engine (50) to be applied from the clutch motor (30) to a drive shaft (22) and the crankshaft (56). This locks up an outer rotor (32) and an inner rotor (34) of the clutch motor (30). This structure enables the torque and rotation of the engine (50) to be directly transmitted to the drive shaft (22) at a high efficiency.
摘要:
The present invention provides a system for detecting a rotational orientation or electrical angle of a rotor without any specific sensor so as to efficiently control a synchronous motor even while the rotor is at a stop or rotates at a relatively low speed. An electrical angle of a rotor (50) is determined according to a previously stored relationship between inductances of different interphases and electrical angles. At a first step, an electrical angle .phi. is calculated either in a range of 0 through .pi. or in a range of .pi. through 2.pi. by approximation. At a second step, a range where the electrical angle .phi. belongs to is specified by taking advantage of asymmetrical property of a maximum current in response to a voltage applied to each interphase. An equivocal electrical angle .theta. is then determined in a range of 0 through 2.pi.. In order to control the driving current of a three-phase synchronous motor (40) at better efficiency, a preferable system of the invention determines the electrical angle according to the above method while the rotor (50) is under inactivating condition or rotates at a speed of less than a predetermined rotating speed, and detects the electrical angle with a reverse electromotive voltage while the rotor (50) rotates at a speed of not less than the predetermined rotating speed.