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Methods and systems are provided for adaptive pulse width modulated control of an electrified powertrain of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include perturbing a switching frequency for pulse width modulated control of the electrified powertrain, and, responsive to sound measured in a vehicle cabin indicating a noise improvement after the perturbation, controlling the electrified powertrain with the perturbed switching frequency. In this way, acoustic emissions from an electrified powertrain may be reduced.
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An energy conversion system transfers energy between an energy source, or storage unit, and an electric device via a first port and a second port and at least one of receives and provides energy via a third port.
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Methods and systems are provided for adapting pulse width modulation with randomized zero-sequence components for control of an electrified powertrain of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include determining a zero-sequence voltage of an electric machine of the vehicle based on a random distribution, and adjusting a voltage reference signal of the electric machine based on the determined zero-sequence voltage to decrease ambient acoustic noise in the vehicle. In this way, spectral energy dispersion of pulse width modulated control of the electric machine may be increased without affecting torque production of the electric machine.
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A grain boundary diffusion method for a rare-earth (RE) magnet is provided. The method includes coating particles of the RE magnet with a coating material. Each RE magnet particle includes a plurality of grains. The coated particles are then simultaneously heat treated and compacted. The heat treated, compacted, and coated particles are then formed into a rare earth magnet. In a form of the method, the heat treated, compacted, and coated particles are hot deformed prior to being formed into a rare earth magnet. Another form of the method achieves the grain boundary diffusion without first sintering the rare earth magnet.
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A method for estimating torque control error at an electric machine considers the effects of current sensor error characteristics. Systems and methods can be practiced to determine the maximum sensor error that can be tolerated without causing unacceptable torque error. An example method uses sensor characteristics and machine characteristics to determine current sensing error, current control error, and torque control error. Determining the lowest sensor accuracy required for a desired torque control accuracy can facilitate the use of lower cost sensors in current-feedback controlled electric drive systems without compromising performance. Other applications can include vehicle diagnostics and torque error compensation.
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A method for estimating torque control error at an electric machine considers the effects of current sensor error characteristics. Systems and methods can be practiced to determine the maximum sensor error that can be tolerated without causing unacceptable torque error. An example method uses sensor characteristics and machine characteristics to determine current sensing error, current control error, and torque control error. Determining the lowest sensor accuracy required for a desired torque control accuracy can facilitate the use of lower cost sensors in current-feedback controlled electric drive systems without compromising performance. Other applications can include vehicle diagnostics and torque error compensation.
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Systems and methods for commanding an electric drive system for an electric or hybrid vehicle are described. In one example, the drive system is commanded by a controller that supplies a pulsed torque command that varies in frequency as a function of time when a driver of a vehicle requests a constant driver demand torque.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for adaptive pulse width modulated control of an electrified powertrain of a vehicle. In one example, a method may include perturbing a switching frequency for pulse width modulated control of the electrified powertrain, and, responsive to sound measured in a vehicle cabin indicating a noise improvement after the perturbation, controlling the electrified powertrain with the perturbed switching frequency. In this way, acoustic emissions from an electrified powertrain may be reduced.
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Methods of providing a control band for a hysteresis controller are presented. A method can determine a control band analytically to avoid the time and costs associated with manual calibration of a hysteresis controller. By way of example, a method can include modeling a machine output, such as stator flux or machine torque, modeling the variation rate for the machine output, and providing a control band based on the variation rate modeling.
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Systems, apparatus, and methods detect a current sensor error in an FOC electric machine system. A voltage command is monitored to detect the presence of an ac component can indicate that an error has occurred at a current sensor. By way of example, a sensor fault detection module can be configured to determine the deviation between an actual voltage command and an ideal voltage command to provide a complex deviation vector. By transforming the deviation vector to a reference frame rotating at the fundamental frequency of the command voltage, a dc component of the positive and negative sequences can be filtered, and their amplitudes determined. Error detection can be based on the total amplitude of the fundamental component, determined by positive and negative component amplitudes. The invention enables an FOC system to operate with two current sensors, rather than three, and provides a dedicated fault diagnostic for a current sensor.