JP2011035960A - Motor control unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reliable motor control device by allowing functions of control devices to prevent damage even outside of a working voltage range. <P>SOLUTION: The motor control device includes a battery voltage monitor circuit for monitoring voltage applied from a battery, a boosting circuit for generating voltage higher than the voltage applied from the battery, a constant voltage conversion circuit for converting a voltage supplied form the boosting circuit to a prescribed fixed voltage, a half-bridge output circuit, and an overvoltage protection circuit for preventing the voltage applied from the battery from becoming excessive. In the motor control device, control is performed such that the drive of the half-bridge output circuit is stopped when a detection result by the battery voltage monitor circuit reaches a threshold set higher than a voltage for operating the overvoltage protection circuit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a motor control device.

  Motor control devices are beginning to be applied to electric power steering control devices for vehicles.

  However, the abnormal operation of the electric power steering may cause an unexpected accident, and high reliability is required when the motor control device is adopted in the electric power steering.

  Further, in the electric power steering, conventionally, the operation is guaranteed only in a steady voltage state (for example, battery voltage = 9V to 16V), and the function of the motor control device is stopped outside the steady voltage range.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a voltage supplied to a switching element from the power supply means is continued from the detection of a suspicion of a ground fault of a wiring until the correctness of the ground fault is determined. Power supply limiting means for limiting the power supply is provided.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-212579

  However, the demand for reliability of automobiles has increased, and there has been an increasing demand for continuing the function of electric power steering even outside the steady voltage range.

  Therefore, in the motor control device of the present invention, a motor control device that can operate even under a high battery voltage, for example, a battery jump start 26.5V or a dump surge 30V is provided.

  Furthermore, even outside the above steady voltage range, the function of the control device prevents damage and makes the system highly reliable.

  Therefore, the control device of the present invention includes a battery, a battery voltage monitor circuit that monitors the battery voltage, a booster circuit that generates a voltage higher than the battery, and a constant voltage power source that generates a constant voltage from the booster circuit. A half-bridge output circuit including a push-pull output circuit that outputs the booster circuit voltage and the ground voltage, a push-pull output circuit that outputs the constant voltage power supply voltage and the ground voltage, and protects the battery line from overvoltage. A function of stopping the half-bridge output when a result detected by the battery voltage monitor circuit reaches a threshold higher than a voltage at which the overvoltage protection circuit operates It is characterized by having.

  In addition, a battery, a battery voltage monitor circuit that monitors the battery voltage, a booster circuit that generates a voltage higher than the battery, a booster circuit voltage monitor circuit that monitors the booster circuit voltage, and a constant voltage from the booster circuit A half-bridge output circuit comprising: a constant-voltage power supply that generates a voltage, a push-pull output circuit that outputs the booster circuit voltage and the ground voltage; and a push-pull output circuit that outputs the constant-voltage power supply voltage and the ground voltage; In the motor control device configured with an overvoltage protection circuit that protects the battery line from overvoltage, when the result detected by the battery voltage monitor circuit reaches a threshold higher than the voltage at which the overvoltage protection circuit operates, It has a function of stopping the booster circuit.

  Further, the battery voltage for stopping the half-bridge output is smaller than the battery voltage for stopping the booster circuit, or the battery voltage for stopping the half-bridge output is higher than the battery voltage for stopping the booster circuit. It is characterized by that.

  And a booster circuit voltage monitor circuit for monitoring the booster circuit voltage, wherein the booster circuit voltage is stopped within a rated voltage.

  Even outside the steady voltage range, the function of the control device prevents damage and provides a highly reliable motor control device.

The motor control apparatus figure of this invention. The internal block diagram of the output circuit 8. FIG. The figure which showed the operation | movement of the phase control predriver 31 when the voltage 9 is more than the predetermined voltage 51 larger than the predetermined voltage of the protection element 41. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation of the booster circuit 34 with respect to FIG. 3.

  Hereinafter, examples showing embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system connection diagram including a motor control device of the present invention.

  Reference numeral 1 denotes a motor control device of the present invention. 2 is a battery. When the ignition switch 3 is turned on, the switch element 4 in the control device is turned on, and the battery 2 is supplied into the control device 1.

  When the battery power is supplied, the voltage 9 in the control device 1 rises, and the power supply circuit 5 generates an optimal power supply voltage and supplies it to the control device 1 such as the CPU 6. In addition, the voltage monitor circuit 7 can sequentially monitor the voltage 9 by the CPU 6.

  An output circuit 8 controls the motor. The CPU 6 outputs a control signal 10 to the motor output circuit 8 based on the calculated control value, and drives and controls the motor 14 via the output signals 11, 12 and 13 of the output circuit 8. In this embodiment, the motor 14 is described as a three-phase motor. However, this embodiment can also be applied to a DC motor or the like.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the output circuit 8. An inverter output unit 22 drives the motor 13. Reference numeral 21 denotes a pre-driver that controls the inverter output unit 22. In this embodiment, the pre-driver 21 and the inverter output unit 22 describe only one-phase output. Normally, there are three identical circuits for three-phase motor control, and two identical circuits for DC motor control.

  The inverter output unit 22 will be described taking an Nch type MOSFET push-pull circuit as an example.

  Reference numeral 23 denotes a switching element that controls ON / OFF of the voltage 9 to the motor 14. The switching element 23 includes a resistor 26 that determines the OFF state of the switching element 23, a resistor 25 that is set between the pre-driver 21, and a protection element 27 that protects the gate-source of the switching element 23 from overvoltage. Has been. With these configurations, the first push-pull output circuit 50 is configured.

  Reference numeral 24 denotes a switching element that controls ON / OFF of the ground 30 to the motor 14. The switching element 24 includes a resistor 29 that determines the OFF state of the switching element 24 and a resistor 28 that is set between the switching element 24 and the pre-driver. With these configurations, the second push-pull output circuit 51 is configured.

  The first push-pull output circuit 50 and the second push-pull output circuit 51 constitute a half bridge output circuit.

  The predriver 21 includes a phase control predriver 31 and a power supply unit 32. Here, the power supply unit 32 can be made common to the plurality of phase control pre-drivers 31.

  Reference numeral 33 denotes a reference voltage generator. A voltage 9 is used as a power source, and a reference voltage is generated as a common voltage in the power supply unit 32.

  Reference numeral 34 denotes a booster circuit. The booster circuit 34 is controlled to an optimum voltage so that the switching element 23 can be optimally turned on. For example, a gate-source voltage of 10V is necessary for optimal ON control of a general MOSFET. Therefore, in the booster circuit, the output voltage 34a is controlled by a constant voltage of 9 + 10V.

  Reference numeral 35 denotes a step-down circuit that functions as a constant voltage conversion circuit that generates a desired constant voltage from the voltage output from the step-up circuit 34. The step-down circuit 35 is controlled to an optimal voltage so that the switching element 24 can be optimally turned on. For example, the output voltage 35a is controlled with a constant voltage of + 10V.

  An overvoltage detection unit 36 determines whether or not the voltage 9 is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage, and functions as a battery voltage monitor circuit. Reference numeral 37 denotes an overvoltage detection unit that determines whether or not the boost voltage 34a is equal to or higher than a predetermined voltage, and functions as a boost circuit voltage monitor circuit that monitors the boost circuit voltage. The two overvoltage detection units 36 and 37 can keep the potential balance between the two predetermined voltages by using the reference voltage 33 in common.

  Reference numeral 41 denotes an overvoltage protection element that holds the voltage 9 below a predetermined voltage. The overvoltage detection unit 36 sequentially detects the battery voltage, and when the predetermined voltage 51 larger than the predetermined voltage of the protection element 41 is detected, the phase control pre-driver 31 is forcibly turned off to protect the circuit. To do.

  The overvoltage detection unit 37 sequentially detects the voltage 34a, determines the predetermined voltage so as to be equal to or lower than the lower withstand voltage of the pre-driver 21 or the inverter output unit 22, and sets the voltage 34a to the predetermined voltage 61. The booster circuit 34 is controlled to be OFF so as to be as follows.

  The two overvoltage detection units 36 and 37 protect the pre-driver 21 and the inverter output unit 22 while functioning individually.

  Within the phase control pre-driver 31, there are a switch element 42 that controls ON / OFF of the switching element 23 and a switch element 43 that controls ON / OFF of the switching element 24. The switch element 42 supplies the boosted voltage 34 a and the ground potential 30 to the switching element 23. The switch element 43 supplies the voltage 35 a and the ground potential 30 to the switching element 24.

  Reference numeral 44 denotes a control unit for the switch element 42 and the switch element 43. The control unit 44 controls the switch elements 42 and 43 based on the control signals 10a and 10b from the CPU. Further, in the control unit 44, the switch elements 42 and 43 prevent simultaneous ON so that no through current flows to the inverter output unit 22.

  Further, as described above, the switch elements 42 and 43 are forcibly turned off by the overvoltage signal 36a.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the phase control pre-driver 31 when the voltage 9 is greater than or equal to a predetermined voltage 51 greater than the predetermined voltage of the protection element 41.

  When the voltage 9 is less than the predetermined voltage 51, the output signal 42a of the phase control pre-driver 31 is output based on the CPU control signal 10a.

  When the voltage 9 is detected by the overvoltage detection unit 36 to be equal to or higher than the predetermined voltage 51, the control unit 44 forcibly turns off the outputs of the switch elements 42 and 43 based on the overvoltage signal 36a.

  On the other hand, when the voltage 9 is detected by the overvoltage detection unit 36 to be less than the predetermined voltage 51, the output of the switch elements 42 and 43 is returned to the normal output in the control unit 44 based on the overvoltage signal 36a. .

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation of the booster circuit 34 with respect to FIG. The operation of the phase control pre-driver 31 by the overvoltage detection unit 36 is as described above.

  The overvoltage detection unit 37 sequentially monitors the boosted voltage 34a. When it is detected that the boosted voltage 34a is equal to or higher than the predetermined voltage 52 so that the voltage of the boosted voltage 34a does not exceed the maximum rating, the operation of the booster circuit 34 is stopped, and the boosted voltage 34a reaches the maximum at the predetermined voltage 52. The voltage is limited.

  Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes in design can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention described in the claims. It can be done.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control apparatus 2 Battery 3 Ignition switch 4 Switch element 5 Power supply circuit 6 CPU
7 Voltage monitor circuit 8 Output circuit 9 for controlling the motor 9 Voltage 10 Control signal 11-13 Output signal 13 Motor 21 Pre-driver 22 Inverter output unit 31 Phase control pre-driver 32 Power supply unit 33 Reference voltage generation unit 34 Boost circuit 35 Step-down circuit 36 , 37 Overvoltage detection unit 41 Protection element 44 Control unit

Claims (4)

A battery voltage monitor circuit for monitoring a voltage applied from the battery;
A booster circuit for generating a voltage higher than a voltage applied from the battery;
A constant voltage conversion circuit for converting a voltage supplied from the booster circuit into a predetermined constant voltage;
A half-bridge output circuit configured by a push-pull output circuit that outputs a voltage and a ground voltage supplied from the booster circuit, and a push-pull output circuit that outputs a voltage and a ground voltage supplied from the constant voltage conversion circuit; ,
In an overvoltage protection circuit that prevents the voltage applied from the battery from becoming an overvoltage,
A motor control device that controls to stop driving of the half-bridge output circuit when a detection result by the battery voltage monitor circuit reaches a threshold value set higher than a voltage for operating the overvoltage protection circuit. The motor control device according to claim 1,
The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein a threshold value for stopping the half-bridge output circuit is a voltage value smaller than a battery voltage for stopping the booster circuit. The motor control device according to claim 1,
The motor control device according to claim 1, wherein the threshold for stopping the half-bridge output circuit is a voltage higher than a battery voltage for stopping the booster circuit. The motor control device according to claim 1,
A booster circuit voltage monitor circuit for monitoring a voltage supplied from the booster circuit;
A motor control device that stops a voltage supplied from the booster circuit within a rated voltage.

Images