JP2013038950A - Three-phase rotary machine control device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect a fault in an inverter or a coil assembly by using only a detected phase current value in a control device which controls drive of a three-phase rotary machine having two coil assemblies.SOLUTION: A first circuit inverter 601 and a second circuit inverter 602 respectively supply alternating currents having the same amplitude but differing in phase by 30° each other to two coil assemblies 801, 802 constituting a three-phase motor 80. Current detectors 701, 702 detect phase currents being conducted from the inverters 601, 602 to the coil assemblies 801, 802. Fault determination means 751 and 752 each calculate an estimated phase current value in the own circuit on the basis of a detected three-phase current value in the other circuit, and compare it with the detected current value. This enables an ECU 101 to detect a fault in the inverters 601, 602 or the coil assemblies 801, 802 by using only a detected phase current value being information from the current detectors 701, 702.

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device that controls driving of a three-phase rotating machine.

Conventionally, as a device for controlling driving of a three-phase rotating machine having two sets of three-phase windings, a control device including two power converters corresponding to the two sets of windings is known. Specifically, this power converter is an inverter or the like that converts DC power into AC power.
Further, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique for detecting a failure of one of the two systems of inverters. The parallel operation device of the inverter of Patent Document 1 includes an output current detector that detects the output current of the inverter, and when the difference in output current between the two inverters operated in parallel is larger than the abnormality detection reference value, It is determined that a failure has occurred in the inverter having a small output current.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-046766

  The parallel operation device for inverters of Patent Document 1 is configured to pass a current of the same magnitude through two systems and detect a failure by simply comparing the magnitudes of the currents. In this device, in order to send an abnormal signal, it is necessary to input a parallel operation signal indicating that the inverter is operated in parallel in addition to the information of the output current detection value from the output current detector.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a phase that is information from a current detector in a control device that controls driving of a three-phase rotating machine having two winding sets. A failure of the power converter or winding set is detected using only the current detection value.

The invention described in claim 1 is an invention relating to a control device for controlling driving of a three-phase rotating machine having two winding sets each including three-phase windings.
This control device includes two systems of power converters, current detection means, and a control unit.
The two power converters are provided corresponding to the two winding sets, and the two winding sets have the same amplitude, and n is an integer, the phase difference between them is (30 ± An alternating current of 60 × n) ° is supplied.
The current detection means detects, for each system, a three-phase current that is passed through the two winding sets from the two power converters.
The control unit calculates a voltage command value to be output to the two power converters by feedback control based on the three-phase current detection value detected by the current detection unit.

  The control unit has a failure determination means. The failure determination means calculates a three-phase current estimation value of the other system based on the three-phase current detection value of one system out of the two systems, and detects the current detection value for each phase of one system and the other system. The absolute value of the difference from the current estimation value for each phase of the one system calculated based on the three-phase current detection value is greater than a predetermined first threshold in any one or more phases of at least one system When it is determined that the power converter or the corresponding winding set has failed.

Here, phase currents supplied to the U, V, and W phase windings of the first winding set corresponding to the first system power converter among the two systems are Iu1, Iv1, and Iw1, respectively. The phase currents supplied to the U-, V-, and W-phase windings of the second winding set corresponding to the second power converter are Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2, respectively.
The phase current supplied to the two winding sets with the above-described configuration is a sine wave having an amplitude of 1. For example, the phase of the phase current supplied to the second winding set is the first winding set. If it is configured to advance 30 ° with respect to the phase of the supplied phase current, each phase current is expressed by the following equations 1.1 to 2.3. The unit of angle is “° (deg)”.

Iu1 = sin θ (Formula 1.1)
Iv1 = sin (θ−120) (Formula 1.2)
Iw1 = sin (θ + 120) (formula 1.3)
Iu2 = sin (θ + 30) (Formula 2.1)
Iv2 = sin (θ−90) (Formula 2.2)
Iw2 = sin (θ + 150) (Formula 2.3)

From this, K = (√3 / 3) and “calculated phase current estimated value” is expressed in the form of “I * est (* = u1, v1... W2)”. 1 to 4.3 are derived.
Iu1est = K × (Iu2-Iw2) (formula 3.1)
Iv1est = K × (Iv2−Iu2) (Formula 3.2)
Iw1est = K × (Iw2-Iv2) (formula 3.3)
Iu2est = K × (Iu1-Iv1) (formula 4.1)
Iv2est = K × (Iv1-Iw1) (Formula 4.2)
Iw2est = K × (Iw1-Iu1) (formula 4.3)
The derivation of the above formula will be described in detail in “Detailed Description of the Invention”.

As described above, if the phase currents of the two systems satisfy the relations of equations 1.1 to 2.3, the phase currents Iu1, Iv1, and Iw1 of the first system are calculated using the phase current values of the second system. The phase currents Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2 of the second system can be calculated using the phase current values of the first system.
In other words, for each phase current, when the current detection value by the current detection means and the current estimation value based on Equations 3.1 to 4.3 do not match, It can be considered that the relationship of 2.3 is not satisfied, that is, “not normal”.
In addition to the sine wave “sin θ”, the waveform of the three-phase current that is the target of current estimation may be a waveform such as “sin θ + sin (5θ)” in which a fifth harmonic is superimposed on the sine wave.

Therefore, the failure determination means, when the absolute value of the difference between the current detection value and the current estimation value for each phase of each system is greater than a predetermined first threshold in any one or more phases of any system, It is determined that the power converter or the corresponding winding set has failed. Here, the “predetermined first threshold value” is a constant set in consideration of variations in electrical characteristics on the detected side such as elements and windings, detection noise on the current detector side, and the like.
Thereby, the control apparatus can detect the failure of the power converter and the winding set by using only the phase current detection value which is information from the current detector.

The processing by this failure determination means is basically targeted for “disconnection failure”. That is, it is mainly assumed that the current detection value becomes smaller than the current estimated value and the absolute value of the difference between the current detected value and the current estimated value becomes larger than the first threshold value as a result of the current not flowing due to the disconnection. .
However, even in the case of “short fault”, as a result of the overcurrent flowing, the current detection value becomes larger than the current estimation value, and the absolute value of the difference between the current detection value and the current estimation value becomes larger than the first threshold value. Judgment is possible.

According to the invention described in claim 2, the control unit converts the three-phase current detection value detected by the current detection means into a q-axis current detection value and a d-axis current detection value for each system. Further, the two systems are set such that the sum of the q-axis current detection values and the sum of the d-axis current detection values of the two systems follows the q-axis current command value and the d-axis current command value commanded as the total value of the two systems. The voltage command value output to the power converter is calculated.
Then, the failure determination means, when the voltage command value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value and the phase current detection value of any of the systems is smaller than a predetermined second threshold value, the power converter in the phase of the system Alternatively, it is determined that the corresponding winding set has failed.
Furthermore, when a failure is detected by the failure determination means, the control unit stops the output to the power converter of the failed system while continuing the output to the power converter of the normal system.

When the power converter or the corresponding winding set breaks down, the detected current value of the phase is 0 or a value close to 0. Therefore, when the voltage command value output to the power converter is greater than or equal to a predetermined value and any one of the phase current detection values of any system is smaller than a predetermined second threshold, It can be determined that the power converter or the corresponding winding set is broken in the phase. " Here, the “predetermined second threshold value” is a constant set in consideration of variations in electrical characteristics on the detected side such as elements and windings, detection noise on the current detector side, and the like.
Thereby, the control apparatus can specify the phase in which a disconnection failure has occurred, using only the phase current detection value that is information from the current detector.

Further, in this configuration, since only one current command value calculating means for calculating the current command value and one control calculating means for calculating the voltage command value by feedback control are required, the calculation load on the control unit can be reduced. Can do.
Here, if the electrical characteristics such as the switching elements constituting the bridge circuit of the two systems of power converters and the electrical characteristics such as the resistances of the two sets of windings are substantially equal, the two systems of power converters The voltage command value output to is substantially the same. That is, half of the total value of the voltage command values of the two systems is output in common to the power converters of the first system and the second system, and in particular, the calculation load can be reduced.

Furthermore, since a control part continues the output to the power converter of a normal system, when a failure is detected, the control apparatus can continue the drive of a three-phase rotary machine only by a normal system. For example, when a three-phase rotating machine and a control device are applied to an electric power steering device, the steering assist torque can be continuously generated even if any one of the systems breaks down, and the driver's convenience is maintained. be able to.
On the other hand, a control part stops the output to the power converter of a failure system. Specifically, the output to the power converter may be stopped by setting the voltage command value output to the power converter to 0. Alternatively, the power relay may be cut off on the circuit. Thereby, abnormal heat generation or the like in the failed system can be prevented.

In this case, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the control unit calculates the voltage command value by proportional-integral control as the control calculation means. Then, when a failure is detected by the failure determination means, the proportional gain and the integral gain are increased for the voltage command value output to the normal system power converter.
Proportional integral (PI) control is one of feedback control methods that are generally used. Thus, the invention according to claim 2 can be specifically realized.

  Here, as described above, if the electric characteristics of the two power converters and the two winding sets are substantially equal, the control calculation means performs proportional integration control to control the first system and the second system. A common voltage command value is output to the power converter. Further, when a failure is detected, the proportional gain and the integral gain are set to twice the value before the failure detection for the voltage command value of the normal system. Thereby, the total value of the voltage command values of the two systems can be maintained equal before and after the failure detection.

According to the invention described in claim 4, the control unit converts the three-phase current detection value detected by the current detection means into a q-axis current detection value and a d-axis current detection value for each system. In addition, the q-axis current detection value and the d-axis current detection value for each system are output to the two power converters so that they follow the q-axis current command value and the d-axis current command value that are commanded for each system. The voltage command value is calculated for each system.
Then, the failure determination means, when the voltage command value is greater than or equal to a predetermined value and the phase current detection value of any of the systems is smaller than a predetermined second threshold value, the power converter in the phase of the system Alternatively, it is determined that the corresponding winding set has failed.
Furthermore, when a failure is detected by the failure determination means, the control unit stops the output to the power converter of the failed system while continuing the output to the power converter of the normal system.

In the invention according to claim 4, as in the invention according to claim 2, the failure determination means is configured so that the voltage command value output to the power converter is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and any one of the systems. When the detected phase current value is smaller than a predetermined second threshold value set corresponding to the lower limit of the error, it can be determined that the power converter or the corresponding winding set is broken in that phase. .
Thereby, the control apparatus can specify the phase in which a disconnection failure has occurred, using only the phase current detection value that is information from the current detector.

Further, in this configuration, a current command value calculation means for calculating a current command value and a control calculation means for calculating a voltage command value by feedback control are required for each system, and the calculation load of the control unit increases. However, since the voltage command value is calculated and output independently for each system, the phase current for each system can be controlled more accurately.
In this configuration, when the output to the power converter in the fault system is stopped, the current command value commanded in the fault system can be set to zero.

According to the invention described in claim 5, the failure determination means further compares the change tendency of the voltage command value and the current detection value for each phase, and the current detection value cannot follow the increase of the voltage command value. It is determined that the power converter or the corresponding winding set has failed in the phase.
The occurrence of a failure in two or more phases within a time within one cycle (for example, several milliseconds) in which the above-described failure determination processing is executed is referred to as “a failure occurs simultaneously in two or more phases”. More specifically, there may be a case where a disconnection failure occurs in a plurality of locations in the circuit due to a surge current or the like.

  As described above, when failures occur in two or more phases at the same time, it is sequentially determined for each phase whether or not the current detection value for each phase is smaller than a predetermined second threshold value in the failure determination process described above. In this case, the failure of the phase to be determined first may be detected with priority, and the failure may not be detected for the phase to be determined later. Therefore, in addition to the above-described failure determination process, for each phase, it is possible to identify all failed phases by detecting whether or not the current detection value increases following the increase of the voltage command value. can do.

The circuit schematic diagram of the 2 system | strain inverter controlled by the control apparatus of the three-phase rotary machine by 1st Embodiment of this invention. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electric power steering device to which a control device for a three-phase rotating machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied. The schematic diagram of the motor (three-phase rotary machine) with which the control apparatus by 1st Embodiment of this invention is applied. The block diagram of the control apparatus of the three-phase rotary machine by 1st Embodiment of this invention. The wave form diagram of the three-phase current supplied to two sets of coil | windings corresponding from two types of inverters. The flowchart of the other system electric current estimation process which the control apparatus of the three-phase rotary machine by 1st Embodiment of this invention performs. The block diagram of the control apparatus of the three-phase rotary machine by 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a control device for a three-phase rotating machine according to the present invention is applied to an electric power steering device for a vehicle will be described with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
A control device for a three-phase rotating machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 2 shows an overall configuration of a steering system 90 including the electric power steering apparatus 1. A steering shaft 92 connected to the handle 91 is provided with a torque sensor 94 for detecting steering torque. A pinion gear 96 is provided at the tip of the steering shaft 92, and the pinion gear 96 meshes with the rack shaft 97. A pair of wheels 98 are rotatably connected to both ends of the rack shaft 97 via tie rods or the like. The rotational motion of the steering shaft 92 is converted into linear motion of the rack shaft 97 by the pinion gear 96, and the pair of wheels 98 are steered at an angle corresponding to the linear motion displacement of the rack shaft 97.

The electric power steering apparatus 1 includes an actuator 2 that rotates a rotation shaft, and a reduction gear 89 that reduces the rotation of the rotation shaft and transmits the rotation to the steering shaft 92.
The actuator 2 includes a motor 80 as a “three-phase rotating machine” that generates steering assist torque, and an ECU 101 as a “control device” that drives the motor 80. The motor 80 of this embodiment is a three-phase brushless motor, and rotates the reduction gear 89 forward and backward.

  The ECU 101 includes a control unit 651 and an inverter 60 as a “power converter” that controls power supply to the motor 80 in accordance with instructions from the control unit 651. A rotation angle sensor 85 that detects the rotation angle of the motor 80 is also provided. The rotation angle sensor 85 includes, for example, a magnet that is a magnetism generating unit provided on the motor 80 side and a magnetic detection element provided on the ECU 101 side.

  The control unit 651 controls output to the inverter 60 based on a rotation angle signal from the rotation angle sensor 85, a vehicle speed signal from a vehicle speed sensor (not shown), a steering torque signal from the torque sensor 94, and the like. Thus, the actuator 2 of the electric power steering apparatus 1 generates a steering assist torque for assisting the steering of the handle 91 and transmits the steering assist torque to the steering shaft 92.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the motor 80 has two winding sets 801 and 802. The first winding set 801 includes U, V, and W phase three-phase windings 811 to 813, and the second winding set 802 includes U, V, and W phase three-phase windings 821 to 823. Is done. The inverter 60 includes a first system inverter 601 provided corresponding to the first winding set 801 and a second system inverter 602 provided corresponding to the second winding set 802. Here, the unit of the combination of the inverter and the three-phase winding set corresponding to the inverter is referred to as “system”.

The ECU 101 includes a first system power relay 521, a second system power relay 522, a capacitor 53, a first system inverter 601, a second system inverter 602, a first system current detector 701, a second system current detector 702, and a control. Part 651 and the like.
The current detectors 701 and 702 correspond to “current detection means” described in the claims, and detect the phase current supplied to the winding sets 801 and 802 by the inverters 601 and 602 for each phase.

The battery 51 is, for example, a 12V DC power source. The power relays 521 and 522 can block power supply from the battery 51 to the inverters 601 and 602 for each system.
The capacitor 53 is connected in parallel with the battery 51, stores electric charge, assists power supply to the inverters 601 and 602, and suppresses noise components such as surge current.

  In the first system inverter 601, six switching elements 611 to 616 are bridge-connected to switch energization to the windings 811 to 813 of the first winding set 801. The switching elements 611 to 616 of this embodiment are MOSFETs (metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors). Hereinafter, the switching elements 611 to 616 are referred to as MOSs 611 to 616.

The drains of the high potential side MOSs 611 to 613 are connected to the positive electrode side of the battery 51. The sources of the MOSs 611 to 613 are connected to the drains of the low potential side MOSs 614 to 616. The sources of the MOSs 614 to 616 are connected to the negative electrode side of the battery 51 via current detection elements 711 to 713 constituting the current detector 701. Connection points between the high potential side MOSs 611 to 613 and the low potential side MOSs 614 to 616 are respectively connected to one ends of the windings 811 to 813.
The current detection elements 711 to 713 detect phase currents that are supplied to the windings 811 to 813 of the first system U, V, and W phases, respectively.

Regarding the second system inverter 602, the configurations of the switching elements (MOS) 621 to 626 and the current detection elements 721 to 723 constituting the current detector 702 are the same as those of the first system inverter 601.
The control unit 651 includes a microcomputer 67, a drive circuit (predriver) 68, and the like. The microcomputer 67 controls and calculates each calculation value related to control based on input signals such as a torque signal and a rotation angle signal. The drive circuit is connected to the gates of the MOSs 611 to 616 and 621 to 626, and performs switching output based on the control of the microcomputer 67.

The configuration of the motor 80 will be further described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 3A, in the motor 80, the rotor 83 rotates with respect to the stator 84 around the rotation axis O.
The three-phase brushless motor according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the number of coils of the stator 84 is (12 × m) and the number of poles of the permanent magnet 87 of the rotor 83 is (2 × m), where m is a natural number. And FIG. 3 shows an example of m = 2. Note that m may be a natural number other than 2.

  FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of the permanent magnet 87 and the stator 84 of the rotor 83 viewed from the thrust direction Z (see FIG. 3A). The permanent magnet 87 is provided with a total of 4 (= 2 × 2) poles, two N poles and two S poles alternately. The stator coil includes four groups of six coils, that is, 24 (= 12 × 2) coils. In one coil group, a U1 coil, a U2 coil, a V1 coil, a V2 coil, a W1 coil, and a W2 coil are arranged clockwise in this order. Further, the two coil groups constitute “one set of windings”.

3C is a development view of the stator 84 as viewed from the thrust direction Z, and FIG. 3D is a development view of the winding as viewed from the radial direction R (see FIG. 3A). As shown in FIG. 3D, for example, the winding forming the U1 coil is formed by winding one conductive wire in turn on the protruding portions 86 arranged every six.
Thus, taking the U phase as an example, the circumferential arrangement of the U2 coil 821 constituting the second winding set 802 is 30 ° relative to the U1 coil 811 constituting the first winding set 801. The positional relationship is advanced by a corresponding angle.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the three-phase currents Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2 supplied to the second winding set 802 are the same as the three-phase currents Iu1, Iv1, and Iw1 supplied to the first winding set 801. The waveforms have the same amplitude and the electrical angle phase advanced by 30 °. Here, when the amplitude is “1”, for example, the phase current Iu1 of the first system U phase is indicated as “sin θ”, and the phase current Iu2 of the second system U phase is indicated as “sin (θ + 30 °)”.

Next, a control block diagram of the ECU 101 is shown in FIG. 4, the configuration of the control unit 651 (indicated by a two-dot chain line) in the ECU 101 will be described in detail.
The control unit 651 includes current command value calculation means 15 and a controller 30 that are common to the first system and the second system. Each of the first system and the second system includes three-phase / two-phase conversion means 251, 252, two-phase / three-phase conversion means 351, 352, and failure determination means 751, 752.

The current command value calculation means 15 receives signals of the rotation angle θ by the rotation angle sensor 85, the vehicle speed Vdc by the vehicle speed sensor, and the steering torque Tq ^* by the torque sensor 94, and based on these input signals, the total of the two systems The d-axis current command value Id ^* and the q-axis current command value Iq ^* are calculated as values. Here, the d-axis current command value Id ^* is a current command value for a d-axis current (excitation current or field current) parallel to the direction of the magnetic flux, and the q-axis current command value Iq ^* is orthogonal to the d-axis. Current command value for the q-axis current (torque current).

Next, a configuration related to current feedback control will be described.
For the first system, the three-phase to two-phase conversion means 251 determines the three-phase phase current detection values Iu1, Iv1, and Iw1 detected by the current detector 701 based on the rotation angle θ fed back from the rotation angle sensor 85 as d. The shaft current detection value Id1 and the q-axis current detection value Iq1 are converted.
On the other hand, for the second system, the phases of the phase currents Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2 are advanced by 30 ° with respect to the phases of the phase currents Iu1, Iv1, and Iw1 of the first system. Therefore, the second-phase three-phase two-phase conversion means 252 converts the three-phase phase current detection values Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2 detected by the current detector 702 based on the rotation angle (θ + 30 °) into the d-axis current detection value. Conversion to Id2 and q-axis current detection value Iq2.

Then, a difference between the d-axis current command value Id ^* and “the sum of the d-axis current detection values Id1 and Id2 of the first system and the second system” is input to the controller 30. Further, a difference between the q-axis current command value Iq ^* and “the sum of the q-axis current detection values Iq1 and Iq2 of the first system and the second system” is input to the controller 30. The controller 30 calculates “voltage command values Vd and Vq as a total value of two systems” so that the difference converges to zero.
Specifically, the controller 30 is a proportional integration (PI) control calculation, and calculates the voltage command values Vd and Vq based on the proportional gain and the integral gain.

  The voltage command values Vd and Vq output from the controller 30 are distributed to the voltage command values Vd1 and Vq1 of the first system and the voltage command values Vd2 and Vq2 of the second system. Here, in the present embodiment, the electrical characteristics of the first system and the second system, specifically, the electrical characteristics of the switching elements constituting the bridge circuit of the two systems of power converters, and the two winding groups Electrical characteristics such as resistance are the same. Therefore, the voltage command values Vd1 and Vq1 for the first system and the voltage command values Vd2 and Vq2 for the second system are substantially the same. That is, the half value of the d-axis voltage command value Vd as the total value of the two systems becomes the d-axis voltage command values Vd1 and Vd2 of each system, and the half value of the q-axis voltage command value Vq is the q value of each system. The shaft voltage command values Vq1 and Vq2 are obtained.

Based on the rotation angle θ fed back from the rotation angle sensor 85, the two-phase three-phase conversion means 351 of the first system outputs the two-phase voltage command values Vd1 and Vq1 as the U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase three-phase voltage commands. The values are converted to values Vu1, Vv1, and Vw1 and output to the first system inverter 601.
The two-phase three-phase conversion means 352 of the second system converts the two-phase voltage command values Vd2 and Vq2 into the U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase three-phase voltage command values Vu2, Vv2, based on the rotation angle (θ + 30 °). It converts to Vw2 and outputs it to the second system inverter 602.

The first inverter 601 supplies phase currents Iu1, Iv1, Iw1 to the first winding set 801 according to the three-phase voltage command values Vu1, Vv1, Vw1, and the second inverter 602 according to the three-phase voltage command values Vu2, Vv2, Vw2. By supplying the phase currents Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2 to the second winding set 802, the sum of the d-axis current detection values Id1 and Id2 of the first system and the second system, and the sum of the q-axis current detection values Iq1 and Iq2 Tries to follow the current command values Id ^* and Iq ^* .

Next, the failure determination means 751 and 752 will be described.
The failure determination means 751 of the first system acquires the phase current detection values Iu1, Iv1, and Iw1 detected by the current detector 701 of the own system (first system) and detects the phase current of the other system (second system). Based on the values Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2, the phase current estimation value of the own system is calculated.
The failure determination means 752 of the second system acquires the phase current detection values Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2 detected by the current detector 702 of its own system (second system) and detects the phase current of the other system (first system). Based on the values Iu1, Iv1, and Iw1, the phase current estimated value of the own system is calculated.
Hereinafter, “est” meaning “estimated” is added to the end of the phase current value code as a code indicating the phase current estimated value.

A formula for calculating the estimated phase current value by the failure determination means 751 and 752 will be described.
The phase current of each phase is expressed by the following formulas 1.1 to 2.3 when the amplitude is 1 (see FIG. 5). The unit of angle is “° (deg)”.
Iu1 = sin θ (Formula 1.1)
Iv1 = sin (θ−120) (Formula 1.2)
Iw1 = sin (θ + 120) (formula 1.3)
Iu2 = sin (θ + 30) (Formula 2.1)
Iv2 = sin (θ−90) (Formula 2.2)
Iw2 = sin (θ + 150) (Formula 2.3)

Expressions 1.2 to 2.3 are rewritten into Expressions 1.2 ′ to 2.3 ′ composed of “sin θ” and “cos θ” by the addition theorem.
Iv1 = sin (θ−120)
= Sin θ cos 120−cos θ sin 120
= − (1/2) sin θ− (√3 / 2) cos θ (Formula 1.2 ′)

Iw1 = sin (θ + 120)
= Sin θ cos 120 + cos θ sin 120
= − (1/2) sin θ + (√3 / 2) cos θ (formula 1.3 ′)

Iu2 = sin (θ + 30)
= Sin θ cos 30 + cos θ sin 30
= (√3 / 2) sin θ + (1/2) cos θ (Formula 2.1 ′)

Iv2 = sin (θ−90)
= Sin θ cos 90−cos θ sin 90
= −cos θ (Formula 2.2 ′)

Iw2 = sin (θ + 150)
= Sin θ cos 150 + cos θ sin 150
=-(√3 / 2) sin θ + (1/2) cos θ (formula 2.3 ′)

Next, Formula 1.1 is transformed into a form using Iu2 and Iw2.
Iu1 = 1 × sin θ + 0 × cos θ
= {(1/2) + (1/2)} sin θ +
{(√3 / 6) − (√3 / 6)} cos θ
= {(√3 / 3) × (√3 / 2) + (√3 / 3) × (√3 / 2)} sin θ +
{(√3 / 3) × (1/2) − (√3 / 3) × (1/2)} cos θ
= (√3 / 3) × {(√3 / 2) sin θ + (1/2) cos θ} −
(√3 / 3) × {− (√3 / 2) sin θ + (1/2) cos θ}
= (√3 / 3) × (Iu2−Iw2)
Here, if K = (√3 / 3) and “the calculated phase current estimated value” is expressed in the form of “I * est (* = u1, v1... W2)”, the expression 3.1. Is guided.
Iu1est = K × (Iu2-Iw2) (formula 3.1)

Similarly, the following expressions 3.2 to 4.3 are derived for the expressions 1.2 to 2.3.
Iv1est = K × (Iv2−Iu2) (Formula 3.2)
Iw1est = K × (Iw2-Iv2) (formula 3.3)
Iu2est = K × (Iu1-Iv1) (formula 4.1)
Iv2est = K × (Iv1-Iw1) (Formula 4.2)
Iw2est = K × (Iw1-Iu1) (formula 4.3)

  As described above, the failure determination means 751 and 752 of the first system and the second system use the expressions 3.1 to 4.3 to calculate the phase current estimated value for each phase of the own system and the phase current detection value of the other system. Can be calculated based on

  Next, the operation of the ECU 101 will be described. The ECU 101 supplies a three-phase alternating current to two corresponding winding sets 801 and 802 from the two systems of inverters 601 and 602 whose outputs are controlled by the control unit 651, and drives the motor 80. Current detectors 701 and 702 detect phase current values supplied from the inverters 601 and 602 to the winding sets 801 and 802. The detected phase current values detected by the current detectors 701 and 702 are fed back to the control unit 651 and used to calculate voltage command values for the inverters 601 and 602.

  Further, the phase current detection values detected by the current detectors 701 and 702 are used to determine the failure of the inverters 601 and 602 and the winding sets 801 and 802. The failure determination processing executed by the failure determination means 751 and 752 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In the following flowchart, the symbol S indicates “step”.

In S10, the estimated current values of the U, V, and W phases of the first system and the second system, that is, a total of six phases, are calculated by Expressions 3.1 to 4.3.
In S20, the absolute value of the difference between the current detection value and the current estimation value is compared with a predetermined first threshold A for each phase. Then, it is determined whether or not the absolute value of the difference between the detected current value and the estimated current value is greater than the first threshold value A in any one or more phases of at least one of the systems.

  If the inverters 601 and 602 and the winding sets 801 and 802 are normal, the detected current value and the estimated current value should ideally match, and if the absolute value of the difference is not 0, a failure occurs. It seems that it may be judged that it is. However, in reality, the above difference value is calculated to a value other than 0, even if normal, due to variations in electrical characteristics on the detected side, such as elements and windings, and detection noise on the current detector side. It can be done. Therefore, by setting the first threshold value A in consideration of these variations, it is possible to prevent erroneous detection that is determined to be a failure despite being normal.

  Further, for example, assuming that the first system U phase fails and the current detection value Iu1 is an abnormal value, not only the absolute value of “Iu1−Iu1est” becomes larger than the first threshold value A but also the current detection value Iu1. The current estimated values Iu2est and Iw2est calculated based on this are also affected. Therefore, even if the second system U phase and the second system W phase are normal, the absolute values of “Iu2-Iu2est” and “Iw2-Iw2est” may be larger than the first threshold A. Therefore, it is not always possible to identify a failed phase only by S20.

Further, this failure determination processing basically targets “disconnection failure”. In other words, the current detection value becomes smaller than the current estimation value as a result of the current not flowing due to the disconnection, and the case where the absolute value of the difference between the current detection value and the current estimation value is larger than the first threshold A is mainly assumed. Yes.
However, even in the case of “short fault”, the current detection value becomes larger than the current estimation value as a result of the overcurrent flowing, and the absolute value of the difference between the current detection value and the current estimation value becomes larger than the first threshold A. , Failure determination is possible in S20.

If the absolute value of the difference between the detected current value and the estimated current value is equal to or less than the first threshold A in all phases of the first system and the second system in S20, it corresponds to NO, and “normal” in S21. It is determined.
Otherwise, it corresponds to YES in S20, and it is determined that the inverters 601 and 602 or the winding sets 801 and 802 have failed in at least one of the phases. Then, the process proceeds to S30.

  S30 to S80 are steps for identifying a system and a phase in which a disconnection failure has occurred. For each phase of each system, it is determined whether or not the current detection value is smaller than a predetermined second threshold value B. If the current detection value is less than the second threshold value B even though a voltage command value greater than or equal to the predetermined value is output, the inverters 601 and 602 or the winding sets 801 and 802 break in the relevant phase. It is determined that

  Specifically, for the first system U phase in S30, for the first system V phase in S40, for the first system W phase in S50, for the second system U phase in S60, for the second system V phase in S70, In S80, it is determined whether or not the phase current detection values Iu1, Iv1, Iw1, Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2 are smaller than the second threshold B for the second system W phase. In the case of each YES, the first system U phase in S31, the first system V phase in S41, the first system W phase in S51, the second system U phase in S61, and the second system in S71. The V phase determines that the second system W phase is broken in S81.

  Here, when the circuit is completely disconnected, the current value detected by the current detectors 701 and 702 should be 0. Therefore, when the current detection value is 0, it is determined that the phase is broken. It seems to be good too. However, in reality, even if a disconnection failure occurs due to an incomplete contact state, variation in electrical characteristics on the detected side such as elements or windings, and detection noise on the current detector side, etc. It is possible that the current value is detected. Therefore, by setting the second threshold value B in consideration of these variations, it is possible to prevent erroneous detection that is not determined as a failure despite a disconnection failure.

As described above, in the ECU 101 of the present embodiment, the three-phase currents having the same amplitude and the electrical angle phases of 30 ° from each other from the first system inverter 601 and the second system inverter 602 to the winding sets 801 and 802. Is supplied. Therefore, the failure determination means 751 and 752 calculate the phase current estimated value of the own system based on the mutually detected three-phase current detected values and compare with the detected current value. Thereby, the ECU 101 can detect a failure of the inverters 601 and 602 or the winding sets 801 and 802 using only the phase current detection value that is information from the current detectors 701 and 702.
In the present embodiment, the current command value calculation means 15 and the controller 30 may be one, so that the calculation load of the control unit 651 can be reduced.

Next, returning to FIG. 4, processing executed by the control unit 651 when a failure is detected by the failure determination means 751 and 752 will be described. Here, it is assumed that the first system fails and the second system is normal.
When a failure in the first system is detected, the control unit 651 continues to output the voltage command values Vd2 and Vq2 to the inverter 602 in the second system, which is a normal system, and the inverter in the first system, which is a fault system. The output to 601 is stopped.

For the second system, which is a normal system, specifically, the controller 30 which is a proportional-integral (PI) control calculation increases the proportional gain and the integral gain to calculate the voltage command values Vd and Vq.
Particularly in the present embodiment, the voltage command values Vd1 and Vq1 of the first system and the voltage command values Vd2 and Vq2 of the second system before failure detection are substantially the same, and the voltage command values Vd2 and Vq2 of the second system are respectively the same. Is a half value of the voltage command values Vd and Vq as a total value of the two systems.

Therefore, after the failure is detected, the voltage command value of the first system is set to 0, while the proportional gain and integral gain of the controller 30 are set to twice the values before the failure detection, and the voltage command values Vd2 and Vq2 of the second system are set. By setting it to twice the value before failure detection, the total value of the voltage command values of the two systems can be maintained equal before and after failure detection.
Thereby, the ECU 101 can continue driving the motor 80 only in the second system which is a normal system. Therefore, even if one of the two systems fails in the actuator 2 of the electric power steering apparatus 1, the steering assist torque can be continuously generated, and the convenience of the driver can be maintained.

  For the first system, which is a fault system, the output to the inverter 601 is stopped by setting the three-phase voltage command values Vu1, Vv1, and Vw1 output from the two-phase / three-phase conversion means 351 to zero. Or you may interrupt | block the power supply relay 521 provided in the power supply line of the inverter 601 on a circuit. Thereby, abnormal heat generation or the like in the failed first system can be prevented.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, the control device for a three-phase rotating machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention is an ECU that is applied to an electric power steering device and drives a three-phase motor, as in the first embodiment.
The ECU 102 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to the control block diagram of FIG. The ECU 102 of the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the current command value calculation means and the controller in the control unit 652. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure similar to 1st Embodiment, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

The control unit 652 of the second embodiment includes current command value calculation means 151 and 152 and controllers 301 and 302 for the first system and the second system, respectively.
The current command value calculation means 151 and 152 receive the rotation angles θ and (θ + 30 °) from the rotation angle sensor 85, respectively, and the vehicle speed Vdc by the vehicle speed sensor and the steering torque Tq ^* by the torque sensor 94 are commonly used. A signal is input. Based on these input signals, the current command value calculating means 151 calculates the d-axis current command value Id1 ^* and the q-axis current command value Iq1 ^* of the first system, and the current command value calculating means 152 is the second system. D-axis current command value Id2 ^* and q-axis current command value Iq2 ^* are calculated.

For the first system, “difference between the d-axis current command value Id1 ^* and the d-axis current detection value Id1 converted from the three-phase current detection values Iu1, Iv1, Iw1 by the three-phase two-phase conversion means 251”, and “The difference between the q-axis current command value Iq1 ^* and the q-axis current detection value Iq1” is input to the controller 301. The controller 301 calculates the voltage command values Vd1 and Vq1 of the first system so that this difference converges to 0, and outputs the voltage command values Vd1 and Vq1 to the two-phase / three-phase conversion means 351. The rotation angle θ is fed back to the three-phase / two-phase conversion unit 251 and the two-phase / three-phase conversion unit 351.

Similarly, for the second system, “difference between the d-axis current command value Id2 ^* and the d-axis current detection value Id2 converted from the three-phase current detection values Iu2, Iv2, and Iw2 by the three-phase two-phase conversion means 252” And “the difference between the q-axis current command value Iq2 ^* and the q-axis current detection value Iq2” is input to the controller 302. The controller 302 calculates the voltage command values Vd2 and Vq2 of the second system so as to converge this difference to 0, and outputs the voltage command values Vd2 and Vq2 to the two-phase / three-phase conversion means 352. The rotation angle (θ + 30 °) is fed back to the three-phase / two-phase conversion unit 252 and the two-phase / three-phase conversion unit 352.

  In this manner, the ECU 102 supplies the three-phase alternating current to the two corresponding winding sets 801 and 802 from the two systems of inverters 601 and 602 whose outputs are controlled by the control unit 652, and drives the motor 80. . The detection of the phase current by the current detectors 701 and 702 and the failure determination processing by the failure determination means 751 and 752 are the same as in the first embodiment.

Next, assuming that the first system fails and the second system is normal, processing executed by the control unit 652 when a failure is detected by the failure determination means 751 and 752 will be described.
When a failure in the first system is detected, the control unit 652 continues to output the voltage command value to the inverter 602 in the second system, which is a normal system, and outputs to the inverter 601 in the first system, which is a fault system. Stop output.

In the second embodiment, the current command value calculation means and the controller for each system are provided independently. Therefore, in the second system which is a normal system, the controller 302 determines the voltage command value from the current command values Id2 ^* and Iq2 ^* commanded from the current command value calculation means 152 and the fed back current detection values Id2 and Iq2. There is no change in calculating Vd2 and Vq2.

For the first system, which is a fault system, the output to the inverter 601 can be stopped by setting the current command values Id1 ^* and Iq1 ^* commanded by the current command value calculation means 151 to 0. Alternatively, the three-phase voltage command values Vu1, Vv1, and Vw1 output from the two-phase / three-phase conversion unit 351 may be set to zero. Or you may interrupt | block the power supply relay 521 provided in the power supply line of the inverter 601 on a circuit.
In the second embodiment, the current command value calculation means 151 and 152 and the controllers 301 and 302 are required for each system, and the calculation load of the control unit 652 increases compared to the first embodiment. However, since the voltage command value is calculated and output independently for each system, the phase current for each system can be controlled more accurately.

(Other embodiments)
(A) In FIG. 3, as an example of the configuration of the motor 80, the phase of the second winding set 802 with respect to the first winding set 801 is a phase advanced by an angle corresponding to an electrical angle of 30 °, that is, + 30 °. showed that. In addition, the phase of the second winding set 802 relative to the first winding set 801 may be a phase delayed by an angle corresponding to an electrical angle of 30 °, that is, −30 °. Further, the phase of the U phase of the second winding set 802 is ± 30 ° with respect to the V phase or W phase of the first winding set 801 (± 120 ° with respect to the U phase) ± 90 ° or ± 150 It may be °.
In summary, the phase current energized in the first winding set 801 and the second winding set 802 may be a phase difference of (30 ± 60 × n) °, where n is an integer. .
In addition to the sine wave “sin θ”, the waveform of the three-phase current may be a waveform such as “sin θ + sin (5θ)” in which a fifth harmonic is superimposed on the sine wave.

(B) In addition to the above-described failure determination processing, the failure determination means 751 and 752 further compare the change tendency between the voltage command value and the current detection value for each phase, and the current detection value is increased as the voltage command value increases. It may be determined that the inverters 601 and 602 or the corresponding winding sets 801 and 802 are out of order in the phase incapable of following.
The occurrence of a failure in two or more phases within a time within one cycle (for example, several milliseconds) in which the above-described failure determination processing is executed is referred to as “a failure occurs simultaneously in two or more phases”. More specifically, there may be a case where a disconnection failure occurs in a plurality of locations in the circuit due to a surge current or the like.

  As described above, when failures occur in two or more phases at the same time, in the flowchart of FIG. 6, since the determination of S30 to S80 is sequentially performed for each phase, the phase to be determined first (for example, the first system U phase) It is conceivable that the failure is detected with priority, and no failure is detected for the phase to be determined later (for example, the second system W phase). Therefore, in addition to the failure determination processing according to the flowchart of FIG. 6, for each phase, by detecting whether or not the current detection value increases following the increase of the voltage command value, The phase can be identified.

(C) The specific configuration of the ECU (control device) is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment. For example, the switching element may be a field effect transistor other than a MOSFET, an IGBT, or the like.
(D) The control device for a three-phase rotating machine of the present invention is not limited to a motor control device for an electric power steering device, and may be applied as a control device for another three-phase motor or a generator.
As mentioned above, this invention is not limited to such embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning of invention, it can implement with a various form.

1 ... Electric power steering device,
2 ... Actuators 101, 102 ... ECU (control device),
15, 151, 152 ... current command value calculation means,
30, 301, 302 ... controller (control arithmetic means),
60, 601, 602... Inverter (power converter),
651, 652 ... control unit,
701, 702 ... current detector (current detection means),
751, 752 ... Failure determination means,
80... Motor (three-phase rotating machine),
801, 802... Winding set,
85... Rotation angle sensor,
Iu1, Iv1, Iw1, Iu2, Iv2, Iw2 ... three-phase current detection values,
Id ^* , Id1 ^* , Id2 ^* ... d-axis current command value,
Iq ^* , Iq1 ^* , Iq2 ^* ... q-axis current command value,
Id1, Id2 ... d-axis current detection value,
Iq1, Iq2 ... q-axis current detection value,
Vd, Vd1, Vd2 (d-axis) voltage command value,
Vq, Vq1, Vq2 (q-axis) voltage command value.

Claims (5)

A control device for controlling the driving of a three-phase rotating machine having two winding sets composed of three-phase windings,
Provided corresponding to the two winding sets, the two winding sets have the same amplitude, and n is an integer, the phase difference between them is (30 ± 60 × n) ° Two power converters supplying an alternating current;
Current detection means for detecting, for each system, a three-phase current that is passed through the two winding sets from the two power converters;
A control unit that calculates a voltage command value to be output to the two power converters by feedback control based on a three-phase current detection value detected by the current detection unit;
With
The control unit calculates a three-phase current estimation value of the other system based on a three-phase current detection value of one of the two systems, and detects a current detection value for each phase of the one system and the other system. The absolute value of the difference from the current estimation value for each phase of the one system calculated based on the detected three-phase current value of at least one of the systems in any one or more phases is greater than a predetermined first threshold value. A control device for a three-phase rotating machine, comprising failure determining means for determining that the power converter or the corresponding winding set is broken when the power converter is large. The control unit converts the three-phase current detection value detected by the current detection unit into a q-axis current detection value and a d-axis current detection value for each system, and the sum of the two systems of the q-axis current detection value and the d The voltage command value to be output to the two power converters is calculated so that the sum of the shaft current detection values follows the q-axis current command value and the d-axis current command value commanded as the total value of the two systems. ,
When the voltage command value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and the phase current detection value of any one of the systems is smaller than a predetermined second threshold value, the failure determination means performs the power conversion in the phase of the system. Determine that the device or the corresponding winding set is faulty,
Furthermore, when the failure is detected by the failure determination means, the control unit stops output to the power converter of the failed system while continuing output to the power converter of the normal system. The control device for a three-phase rotating machine according to claim 1. The control unit calculates the voltage command value by proportional integral control,
3. The three-phase rotation according to claim 2, wherein, when a failure is detected by the failure determination unit, a proportional gain and an integral gain are increased for the voltage command value output to the power converter of a normal system. Machine control device. The control unit converts the three-phase current detection value detected by the current detection means into a q-axis current detection value and a d-axis current detection value for each system, and the q-axis current detection value and the d-axis current for each system. The voltage command value to be output to the two power converters is calculated for each system so that the detected value follows the q-axis current command value and the d-axis current command value commanded for each system,
When the voltage command value is equal to or greater than a predetermined value and the phase current detection value of any one of the systems is smaller than a predetermined second threshold value, the failure determination means performs the power conversion in the phase of the system. Determine that the device or the corresponding winding set is faulty,
Furthermore, when the failure is detected by the failure determination means, the control unit stops output to the power converter of the failed system while continuing output to the power converter of the normal system. The control device for a three-phase rotating machine according to claim 1.   The failure determination means further compares the change tendency between the voltage command value and the current detection value for each phase, and the power converter or the phase in which the current detection value cannot follow the increase in the voltage command value The control device for a three-phase rotating machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein it is determined that the corresponding winding set has failed.

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