Abstract:
An electronic control unit (40) calculates the current flowing through a reactor (L) by dividing an output required BP* of a battery (32), obtained from converting the power required by a motor (22), by a terminal voltage Vb of the battery (32). A carrier frequency (optimum carrier frequency) is set for transistors (T7, T8) where the loss of a DC/DC converter (34) is minimized from the calculated current, and the DC/DC converter (34) is controlled at the set switching frequency.
Abstract:
To improve accuracy in controlling battery output, a charge-storage element is connected in parallel to a plurality of power source units. Each power source unit includes a power source element, and power transmission and reception between the power source element and a neutral point N side can be controlled by controlling the ratio of time over which an open/close switch remains closed, determined according to which among the voltage at the power source element or a voltage across the power source unit is larger or smaller. As an output of each power source element can be controlled, accuracy in output control for the combination battery can be improved.
Abstract:
When the absolute values of the negative voltage Vnull and the positive voltage Vnull of a rectangular wave to be applied to the three phase coils of the motor driven using a rectangular-waved voltage are different, time T1 and time T2 for the rectangular wave are adjusted such that the area A representing the absolute value of a time integration value of the negative voltage Vnull and the area B representing the absolute value of a time integration value of the positive voltage Vnull becomes equal to each other. With this adjustment, the average voltage of the rectangular wave becomes of value 0, so that a DC component current is prevented from flowing into the three phase coils of the motor.
Abstract:
An accessory drive apparatus includes a power source, an accessory system that provides an input to the power source, an accessory driving source that drives the accessory system, and a power combination/distribution mechanism that is connected to the power source and the accessory system to transmit power from both the power source and the accessory driving source to the accessory system. With this arrangement, the accessory system is driven by a combination of power received from the accessory driving source and the power source.
Abstract:
A direct-current power supply connecting the negative pole bus of an inverter circuit and the neutral point of a motor and a capacitor connecting the positive pole bus of the inverter circuit and the neutral point of the motor are provided for performing the switching control of the transistors T1-T6 of the inverter circuit on the basis of a phase voltage command value formed by the addition of a direct-current component and an alternating-current component. The voltage between the terminals of the capacitor is controlled on the direct-current component, and the driving control of the motor is performed on the alternating-current component. The supply voltage of the direct-current power supply can be made to be lower than a voltage necessary to drive the motor. Moreover, the withstand voltage of the capacitor can be made to be smaller and the relay circuit can be simplified in comparison with an apparatus equipped with a capacitor connected between the positive pole bus and the negative pole bus of an inverter circuit. As a result, the downsizing of an apparatus and the reduction in costs can be achieved, and the durability and the reliability of the apparatus can be improved.