Specification
FORM 2
THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
&
THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
[See section 10, Rule 13]
POWER CONVERTER, MOTOR DRIVER, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE
APPLIED EQUIPMENT
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A CORPORATION ORGANISED
AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF JAPAN, WHOSE ADDRESS IS 7-3,
MARUNOUCHI 2-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO 100-8310, JAPAN
THE FOLLOWING SPECIFICATION PARTICULARLY DESCRIBES THE
INVENTION AND THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS TO BE PERFORMED.
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DESCRIPTION
Field
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a power
5 converter for converting alternating-current power into
desired power, a motor driver, and a refrigeration cycle
applied equipment.
Background
10 [0002] A power converter includes: a converter that
converts an alternating-current voltage output from an
alternating-current power supply into a direct-current
voltage; a smoothing unit that smooths an output voltage of
the converter; and an inverter that converts the direct15 current voltage output via the smoothing unit into an
alternating-current voltage and applies the alternatingcurrent voltage to a load.
[0003] Patent Literature 1 below describes a power
converter for compressor driving. In this type of power
20 converter, when a direct-current voltage applied to an
inverter vibrates or when a load torque is to be controlled,
a vibration component is superimposed on a current flowing
through the inverter. When the vibration component and a
rotational speed of a motor match or are close to each
25 other, they mutually affect each other, which causes
generation of beat sound in the motor.
[0004] In view of the above problem, in Patent
Literature 1, when a frequency that is an integral multiple
of an operation frequency of the motor is in a range of a
30 value close to twice a power supply frequency, generation
of the beat sound is suppressed by varying the operation
frequency of the motor at a rate equal to an increase and a
decrease.
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Citation List
Patent Literature
[0005] Patent Literature 1: Japanese Patent Application
5 Laid-open No. 2007-104756
Summary
Technical Problem
[0006] However, in the technique of Patent Literature 1,
10 it is necessary to minutely fluctuate the rotational speed
of the motor in order to suppress the beat sound.
Therefore, time required to accelerate the motor to a
target rotational speed becomes long, and there is a
problem that the motor cannot be smoothly accelerated. A
15 similar problem arises when the motor is decelerated.
[0007] The present disclosure has been made in view of
the above, and an object thereof is to obtain a power
converter capable of smoothly accelerating and decelerating
a motor while suppressing generation of beat sound.
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Solution to Problem
[0008] In order to solve the above-described problem and
achieve the object, a power converter according to the
present disclosure includes a converter, a capacitor, an
25 inverter, and a controller. The converter rectifies an
alternating-current voltage applied from the alternatingcurrent power supply. The capacitor is connected to output
ends of the converter. The inverter is connected to both
ends of the capacitor. The controller controls an
30 operation of the inverter. A voltage output from the
converter includes a ripple component due to a voltage
fluctuation of the alternating-current voltage. When the
controller performs acceleration and deceleration control
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on a motor, the controller changes a command value for a
physical quantity associated with a change in the
rotational speed from a command value for the physical
quantity during a normal control, in a first period in
5 which the rotational speed of the motor is in a first speed
range.
Advantageous Effects of Invention
[0009] According to the power converter of the present
10 disclosure, it is possible to smoothly accelerate and
decelerate the motor while reducing generation of beat
sound.
Brief Description of Drawings
15 [0010] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration
of a power converter according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration
example of a control calculator according to the first
embodiment.
20 FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating a typical generation
pattern of a rotational speed command.
FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating an example of a
generation pattern of a rotational speed command in the
first embodiment.
25 FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a cause of generation
of beat sound that may be generated in a configuration of
the first embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a graph illustrating another example of a
generation pattern of the rotational speed command in the
30 first embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a
hardware configuration that implements functions of the
control calculator according to the first embodiment.
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FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating another example
of a hardware configuration that implements functions of
the control calculator according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration
5 example of a control calculator according to a second
embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating an example of a
generation pattern of a rotational speed command and a
voltage limiting coefficient in the second embodiment.
10 FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating another example of a
generation pattern of the rotational speed command and the
voltage limiting coefficient in the second embodiment.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration
example of a refrigeration cycle applied equipment
15 according to a third embodiment.
Description of Embodiments
[0011] Hereinafter, a power converter, a motor driver,
and a refrigeration cycle applied equipment according to
20 embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in
detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0012] First Embodiment.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a
power converter 1 according to a first embodiment. The
25 power converter 1 is connected to an alternating-current
power supply 100 and a compressor 120. The compressor 120
is an example of a load. The compressor 120 includes a
motor 110. The power converter 1 converts a first
alternating-current voltage, which is a power supply
30 voltage applied from the alternating-current power supply
100, into a second alternating-current voltage having a
desired amplitude and phase, and applies the second
alternating-current voltage to the motor 110.
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[0013] The power converter 1 includes a voltage-current
detector 16, a converter 10, a capacitor 12, a voltage
detector 18, an inverter 14, current detectors 20u, 20v,
and 20w, and a controller 30. The power converter 1 and
5 the motor 110 included in the compressor 120 constitute a
motor driver 2.
[0014] The voltage-current detector 16 detects a first
alternating-current voltage applied from the alternatingcurrent power supply 100 to the converter 10, and detects
10 an alternating current flowing in and out of the converter
10. Each detected value obtained by the voltage-current
detector 16 is input to the controller 30.
[0015] The converter 10 rectifies the first alternatingcurrent voltage applied from the alternating-current power
15 supply 100. The converter 10 is configured by using a
plurality of bridge-connected rectifying elements 10a.
Note that arrangement and connection of the rectifying
elements 10a in the converter 10 are known, and a
description thereof will be omitted here.
20 [0016] Further, the converter 10 may have a boosting
function of boosting a rectified voltage, together with the
rectifying function. A converter having the boosting
function can be configured by including, in addition to the
rectifying element 10a or instead of the rectifying element
25 10a, one or more switching elements or a plurality of
switching elements in which a transistor element and a
diode are connected in anti-parallel. Note that
arrangement and connection of the switching elements in the
converter having the boosting function are known, and a
30 description thereof is omitted here.
[0017] A rectified voltage rectified by the converter 10
is applied to the capacitor 12.
[0018] The capacitor 12 is connected to the output ends
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of the converter 10. The capacitor 12 holds the rectified
voltage output from the converter 10. Examples of the
capacitor 12 include an electric field capacitor and a film
capacitor.
5 [0019] The voltage detector 18 detects a capacitor
voltage Vc, which is a voltage of the capacitor 12. A
detected value of the voltage detector 18 is input to the
controller 30.
[0020] The inverter 14 is connected to both ends of the
10 capacitor 12. The inverter 14 converts a voltage output
from the capacitor 12 into a second alternating-current
voltage having a desired amplitude and phase, and applies
the second alternating-current voltage to the motor 110 of
the compressor 120. The inverter 14 includes a plurality
15 of switching elements 14a in which a transistor element and
a diode are connected in anti-parallel. Note that
arrangement and connection of the switching elements 14a in
the inverter 14 are known, and a description thereof will
be omitted here.
20 [0021] Electric wiring connecting the inverter 14 and
the motor 110 is provided with the current detectors 20u,
20v, and 20w. The current detectors 20u, 20v, and 20w each
detect a current for each one phase among three-phase
currents iu, iv, and iw output from the inverter 14.
25 Detected values of the current detectors 20u, 20v, and 20w
are input to the controller 30.
[0022] Note that FIG. 1 illustrates a configuration
including the three current detectors 20u, 20v, and 20w,
but the present disclosure is not limited to this
30 configuration. By using the relationship of iu+iv+iw=0,
which is a three-phase equilibrium condition, any one of
the three current detectors 20u, 20v, and 20w may be
omitted.
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[0023] The compressor 120 is a load having the motor 110
for compressor driving. The motor 110 rotates in
accordance with an amplitude and a phase of the second
alternating-current voltage applied from the inverter 14,
5 and performs a compression operation.
[0024] The controller 30 includes a control calculator
32 and a driver 34, and controls an operation of the
inverter 14 by using a detected value detected by each
detector.
10 [0025] The control calculator 32 generates a voltage
command for performing pulse width modulation (PWM) control
on the inverter 14. The control calculator 32 generates a
voltage command for matching a rotational speed of the
motor 110 with a rotational speed command, and outputs the
15 voltage command to the driver 34.
[0026] The driver 34 generates a drive signal for
driving the plurality of switching elements 14a of the
inverter 14, by using the voltage command generated by the
control calculator 32. The rotational speed of the motor
20 110 is controlled as the switching element 14a of the
inverter 14 is PWM-controlled.
[0027] Note that, in the above control, the controller
30 may not use all the detected values acquired from the
individual detectors, and may perform control by using some
25 detected values.
[0028] Next, a configuration and an operation of the
control calculator 32 that solve the above-described
problem will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram
illustrating a configuration example of the control
30 calculator 32 according to the first embodiment. As
illustrated in FIG. 2, the control calculator 32 includes a
rotational speed command generator 321, a speed controller
322, a torque controller 323, and a speed estimator 324.
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[0029] The rotational speed command generator 321
generates a rotational speed command to be given to the
motor 110. The rotational speed command generated by the
rotational speed command generator 321 is input to the
5 speed controller 322.
[0030] The speed controller 322 generates a basic torque
command for matching an estimated rotational speed with the
rotational speed command, and outputs the basic torque
command to the torque controller 323. To the computation
10 of the basic torque command, speed control by a general
proportional integral differential (PID) controller or a
general proportional integral (PI) controller can be
applied. However, a controller other than the PID
controller or the PI controller may be used as long as
15 desired control performance can be obtained.
[0031] The torque controller 323 generates a voltage
command for matching an output torque of the motor 110 with
the basic torque command, and outputs the voltage command
to the driver 34. In order to control the output torque of
20 the motor 110 to a desired value, it is known that control
is preferably performed on a dq-axis current which is a
current in a dq-axis coordinate system. However, it is
needless to say that control may be performed with a
current in a coordinate system other than the dq-axis
25 coordinate system. A general PI controller can be used to
control of the dq-axis current. However, a controller
other than the PI controller may be used as long as desired
control performance can be obtained.
[0032] The speed estimator 324 generates an estimated
30 rotational speed on the basis of a voltage command and a
detected current. The estimated rotational speed is an
estimated value of the rotational speed of the motor 110.
For the computation of the estimated rotational speed, a
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case of using a PI controller and a case of connecting the
PI controller and an integrator in series are known.
However, a configuration other than these cases may be used
as long as desired control performance can be obtained.
5 [0033] FIG. 3 is a graph illustrating a typical
generation pattern of the rotational speed command.
Further, FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating an example of a
generation pattern of the rotational speed command in the
first embodiment. In FIGS. 3 and 4, a horizontal axis
10 represents time, and a vertical axis represents a
rotational speed command. FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate a timevarying waveform of the rotational speed command when the
motor 110 is accelerated to a target rotational speed Rpstar.
Further, on the right side of FIGS. 3 and 4, an enlarged
15 waveform of a portion indicated by a broken line circle in
the graph on the left side is illustrated. Note that, in
the following description, the description is made by
assuming that an actual rotational speed of the motor 110
substantially matches the rotational speed command.
20 [0034] When the motor 110 is accelerated to the target
rotational speed Rpstar, typically, the rotational speed
command is increased in proportion to the time as
illustrated in FIG. 3. In the graph on the right, Rpsvib is
a rotational speed command when the beat sound described
25 above becomes large. The beat sound is not generated in a
pinpoint manner, but is generated in a range of a
rotational speed command having a certain width. Therefore,
in the control of the first embodiment, a range having a
width of ±Δrps, that is, a range of 2Δrps is set before and
30 after Rpsvib, and this range is defined as a “first speed
range”. Furthermore, a period corresponding to the first
speed range, that is, a period during which the rotational
speed of the motor 110 is in the first speed range is
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defined as a “first period” and represented by tvib.
[0035] FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a cause of
generation of beat sound that may be generated in a
configuration of the first embodiment. In FIG. 5, a
5 horizontal axis represents time, and a vertical axis
represents an amplitude of each waveform. In the upper
part, a power supply voltage is indicated by a solid line,
and a rectified voltage is indicated by a broken line. In
the lower part, a U-phase voltage command is indicated by a
10 solid line, a V-phase voltage command is indicated by a
broken line, and a W-phase voltage command is indicated by
a one-dot chain line.
[0036] When a power supply frequency, which is a
frequency of the power supply voltage, is represented by fs,
15 one cycle of the power supply voltage is represented by
1/fs. At this time, the rectified voltage output from the
converter 10 includes a ripple component. In FIG. 5, a
cycle of a voltage command of each phase matches a cycle of
the power supply voltage. For this reason, the ripple
20 component of the rectified voltage becomes a trough at a
position of a peak and a trough of a waveform of the Uphase voltage command, and this state is repeated. As
illustrated in FIG. 5, the state has a high possibility of
generation of the beat sound.
25 [0037] As illustrated in FIG. 5, when the cycle of the
voltage command matches the cycle of the power supply
voltage, the beat sound becomes large. Note that, even
without complete matching, when the cycle of the voltage
command and the cycle of the power supply voltage are close
30 to each other, there is a high possibility of generation of
the beat sound. Therefore, in the first embodiment, as
illustrated in FIG. 4, an acceleration/deceleration rate of
the rotational speed command is changed from a
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predetermined value, that is, changed from an
acceleration/deceleration rate during a normal control, in
the first period (t'vib) in which the rotational speed of
the motor 110 is in the first speed range (2Δrps). In the
5 first embodiment, the rotational speed command is an
example of a command value for a physical quantity
associated with a change in the rotational speed.
[0038] Comparing the first period tvib illustrated in FIG.
3 with the first period t'vib illustrated in FIG. 4, a
10 relationship of t'vib
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