JP2006288926A - Motor controller of washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing machine which prevents the inertia rotation of a three-phase DC brushless motor and the rise of a DC power supply voltage for driving the three-phase DC brushless motor when power supply from an AC power source is stopped during the rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor in an inverter motor washing machine. <P>SOLUTION: When the power supply is stopped during the rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4, the DC power supply voltage of a capacitor 3 for driving the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 is monitored by a voltage monitoring device 10. When the voltage drops to a fixed value, the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 is made to perform the inertia rotation by the control circuit 9 of an inverter unit 5, and thus power is regenerated from the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 to a DC power source. When the DC power supply voltage rises to the fixed value, the three phases of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 are short-circuited, braking is performed, the inertia rotation time of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 is reduced by the repetition, and the excessive rise of the DC power supply voltage of the capacitor 3 is prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a motor control device for a washing machine having a three-phase DC brushless motor.

  In a washing machine using a three-phase DC brushless motor, if the power supply from the AC power supply is stopped during dehydration, the motor control circuit also becomes inoperable, and the motor loses control and continues inertial rotation. At this time, since the motor inverter circuit has a regenerative diode, power regeneration occurs in the DC power supply that drives the motor by the regenerative diode, and a phenomenon such as an abnormally high DC power supply voltage may occur. That is, there has been a problem that the motor continues to rotate in an uncontrolled state or the DC power supply voltage rises.

On the other hand, conventionally, when power supply to the DC power supply is stopped, the following control is performed. In other words, there is a circuit that detects the presence of an AC power supply in addition to the inverter device, and the motor control circuit is a motor that is controlled by the rotation control device when power is supplied. When the motor is stopped, the command signal from the rotation control device is interrupted, and at that time, the rotation of the motor is braked by another braking device that operates with the charging voltage of the capacitor constituting the DC power supply (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-9-163786

  However, the above-described conventional configuration has a problem that another new motor braking device must be added to brake the motor when power supply to the DC power source for driving the motor is interrupted. Was.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and prevents the motor rotation from becoming an uncontrolled state when the power supply to the DC power supply is interrupted during motor rotation, and quickly stops the rotation. While ensuring safety, it is possible to reduce the component rating related to the DC power supply voltage generated by the regenerative power of the motor, such as the rating of components such as capacitors, regenerative devices, motor drive circuits etc. used for DC power supply, The objective is to reduce the number of parts because it is possible to reduce the size and price and eliminate the need for regenerative power absorption parts.

  In order to solve the conventional problems, a motor control device for a washing machine according to the present invention includes a three-phase DC brushless motor, a first DC power supply for supplying power to the three-phase DC brushless motor, and the first A second DC power source made from a DC power source, a voltage monitoring device for monitoring the voltage of the first DC power source, and the generated power of the three-phase DC brushless motor during inertial rotation are supplied to the first DC power source. A three-phase DC brushless motor that simultaneously short-circuits the three phases of the three-phase DC brushless motor, and a control circuit that controls the three-phase DC brushless motor using the second DC power source, The control circuit operates the three-phase short-circuit device when the voltage of the first DC power supply decreases to the first voltage during the rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor, and further controls the first DC power supply. Voltage is above When the voltage drops to a second voltage higher than the voltage of the first DC power supply that makes the control circuit inoperable, the regenerative device is operated, and then the voltage of the first DC power supply is higher than the second voltage. When the voltage of the first DC power source rises to a third voltage lower than the maximum voltage rating of the component to which the voltage is applied, the three-phase DC brushless motor is configured to short-circuit. .

  Thus, the control circuit determines that power is not supplied to the first DC power supply when the voltage of the first DC power supply decreases to the first voltage during the rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor. While repeating the braking operation against the rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor due to the short circuit and the regenerative operation of the power from the three-phase DC brushless motor to the first DC power source, while maintaining the operation of the control circuit using the regenerative power The brake operation is intermittently continued, the three-phase DC brushless motor is stopped quickly, and the voltage of the first DC power source for driving the three-phase DC brushless motor is prevented from increasing.

  The motor control device of the washing machine of the present invention prevents the motor rotation from becoming an uncontrolled state when the power supply to the DC power supply is interrupted while the three-phase DC brushless motor is rotating, and quickly stops the rotation. As well as ensuring safety, it is possible to reduce the component ratings related to the DC power supply voltage generated by the regenerative power of the motor, such as the ratings of components such as capacitors, regenerative devices, motor drive circuits, etc. used for DC power supply Thus, it is possible to reduce the size and the price, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts because parts for absorbing regenerative power are not necessary.

  A motor control device for a washing machine according to a first aspect of the present invention is a three-phase DC brushless motor, a first DC power source for supplying power to the three-phase DC brushless motor, and a second DC power source made from the first DC power source. DC power supply, a voltage monitoring device that monitors the voltage of the first DC power supply, a regenerative device that supplies the generated power of the three-phase DC brushless motor to the first DC power supply during inertial rotation, and the three-phase power supply A three-phase short-circuit device for simultaneously short-circuiting three phases of the DC brushless motor; and a control circuit for controlling the three-phase DC brushless motor using the second DC power source, wherein the control circuit includes the three-phase DC When the voltage of the first DC power supply drops to the first voltage during the rotation of the brushless motor, the three-phase short circuit device is operated, and further, the voltage of the first DC power supply can operate the control circuit. Before it disappears When the voltage drops to a second voltage higher than the voltage of the first DC power supply, the regeneration device is operated, and then the voltage of the first DC power supply is higher than the second voltage, and the first DC power supply is operated. When the voltage of the power supply rises to a third voltage lower than the maximum voltage rating of the component to which the power is applied, the operation of short-circuiting the three phases of the three-phase DC brushless motor is performed, thereby rotating the three-phase DC brushless motor. When the power supply to the DC power supply is interrupted, the DC power supply voltage is prevented from excessively rising due to regenerative power, the motor rotation is prevented from becoming uncontrolled, and it is safe by quickly stopping the rotation. In addition, the component ratings related to the DC power supply voltage generated by the regenerative power of the motor, such as the ratings of components such as capacitors, regenerative devices, motor drive circuits, etc. used for DC power It is possible to devote a small, it is possible to lower prices, also, parts for regenerative power absorption since is not necessary, it is possible to realize a reduction in the number of components.

  The motor control device for the washing machine of the second invention is the motor control device for the washing machine of the first invention, wherein the third voltage is lower than the first voltage, so that the power supply is restored. When the voltage of the first DC power supply exceeds the first voltage, the control circuit can maintain the three-phase short-circuit state in response to the information from the voltage monitoring device and can quickly stop the rotation.

  The motor control device for the washing machine of the third invention is the motor control device for the washing machine of the first invention, wherein the third voltage is the same as the first voltage, so that the first, second, Since the control circuit that has been moved by the third three voltage information can be moved by the two voltage information, the control method can be simplified and the rotation stop can be realized quickly.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of a motor control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, DC rectification smoothing is performed by a rectifier diode 2 and a capacitor 3 from an AC power source 1, and the capacitor 3 forms a first DC power source. The three-phase DC brushless motor 4 is driven and controlled by an inverter device 5. The inverter device 5 includes a regeneration device 6, a switching element 7, an inverter circuit 8 including the regeneration device 6 and the switching element 7, and a control circuit 9.

  The regenerative device 6 is configured as follows. That is, the anodes of the diodes 6d, 6e, and 6f are connected to the negative terminal of the capacitor 3, the anodes of the diodes 6a, 6b, and 6c are connected to the cathodes of the respective diodes, and the cathodes are connected to the positive terminal of the capacitor 3. is doing. A connection point between the diode 6a and the diode 6d, a connection point between the diode 6b and the diode 6e, and a connection point between the diode 6c and the diode 6f are connected to the three-phase terminals of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4, respectively.

  Moreover, the switching element 7 is comprised by IGBT. As for the connection, the collectors of the IGBTs 7a, 7b and 7c are connected to the positive terminal of the capacitor 3, the emitter of the IGBT 7a is connected to the anode of the diode 6a and the collector of the IGBT 7d, and the emitter of the IGBT 7b is the anode of the diode 6b and the collector of the IGBT 7e. The emitter of the IGBT 7c is connected to the anode of the diode 6c and the collector of the IGBT 7f, and the emitters of the IGBTs 7d, 7e, and 7f are connected to the negative terminal of the capacitor 3.

  In addition, each line of the motor connected to the anodes of the diodes 6a, 6b, and 6c has a U phase, a V phase, and a W phase, respectively.

  As described above, the inverter circuit 8 includes the regenerative device 6 and the switching element 7, and becomes a three-phase short circuit device by the control circuit 9. In the three-phase short circuit device, for example, by turning on the gates of the IGBTs 7d, 7e, and 7f by the control circuit 9, it is possible to dissipate the power during inertial rotation within the three phases by these IGBTs and the diodes constituting the regenerative device 6. . The output of the control circuit 9 is connected to the gates of the IGBTs 7a to 7f, and controls the rotation and stop of the motor 4.

  The voltage monitoring device 10 divides the DC voltage of the capacitor 3 with a resistor and sends the voltage information to the control circuit 9. Although not shown in the present embodiment, it is naturally conceivable to remove a ripple voltage by connecting a capacitor in parallel with the lower resistor in order to stabilize the divided voltage. The voltage is divided so that it can be used by the control circuit 9 that operates with the second DC power supply, and the voltage is made equal to or lower than the voltage of the second DC power supply, and the output is sent to the control circuit 9.

  The control circuit 9 recognizes the level based on the information from the voltage monitoring device 10 and controls the operation of the inverter circuit 8 according to the level. The voltage monitoring device 10 connects a resistor in series between both terminals of the capacitor 3 and outputs voltage information to the control circuit 9 from the connection point of the resistor.

  The second DC power supply 11 obtains input power from both terminals of the capacitor 3 and supplies DC power to the control circuit 9. Since the control circuit 9 is operated by this power supply, the output voltage of the second DC power supply causes the control circuit 9 to operate when the voltage of the first DC power supply constituted by the capacitor 3 decreases by a certain value or more. Is impossible.

  In the present embodiment, the three-phase short circuit device and the regenerative device are configured by inverter circuits. That is, the regenerative device and the three-phase short-circuit device are obtained by extracting the elements necessary for the present invention, and it is arbitrary whether these elements are separately mounted or used as part of the inverter device.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a time chart of the first DC power supply voltage of the motor control device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and the control of the present invention is performed when the power supply from the AC power supply is interrupted. The change with time of the DC power supply voltage of the capacitor 3 when broken is shown.

  In FIG. 2, when power is supplied from the AC power source 1 and the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 is rotated by the inverter device, such as during dehydration, the DC power source voltage of the capacitor 3 is It has become.

  Next, when the power supply from the AC power supply is interrupted, the first DC power supply decreases as shown in part b of FIG. When the first voltage is reached, the control circuit 9 detects this based on information from the voltage monitoring device 10 and determines that the supply of AC power has been interrupted, stops the motor drive control so far, and the control circuit 9 The gates of the IGBTs 7d, 7e, and 7f are turned on, the gates of 7a, 7b, and 7c are turned off, and the IGBTs 7d, 7e, and 7f are turned on. At this time, the rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 generates a voltage generated by the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 in each phase. At this time, for example, when voltages higher in the V phase and the W phase than in the U phase are generated, the generated voltage from the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 becomes U from the collector of the IGBT 7e from the V phase via the diode 6d. Current flows in the phase, current flows from the collector of the IGBT 7f through the diode 7d from the W phase, and the diode 6d from the emitter. The three-phase DC brushless motor 4 and these paths constitute a closed loop to generate power of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4. Electricity is consumed. Thus, the three-phase short-circuit state is generated. The current flows from the higher voltage of the motor line to the lower voltage, and the generated power is consumed.

  At the same time, the brake is applied to the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 and the rotation decreases. During this time, the capacitor 3 as the first DC power supply is connected to the second DC power supply, the voltage monitoring device, and other circuits (not shown, but other circuits are connected to the first DC power supply and the second DC power supply). The power of the first DC power supply decreases as shown in part c of FIG. When the second voltage is reached, the control circuit 9 turns off all the IGBTs.

  As a result, the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 is coasting and regenerates power to the DC power source through the regenerative device 6. For example, when the U phase is the maximum voltage and the V phase is the minimum voltage, current flows from the U phase to the diode 6 a to the positive terminal of the capacitor 3 to the negative terminal of the capacitor 3 to the diode 6 e to the V phase. Electricity is regenerated. Depending on the time, a current flows from the phase generating the maximum voltage to the phase generating the minimum voltage, and power is regenerated.

  As described above, due to power regeneration, the voltage of the DC power supply voltage of the capacitor 3 rises as indicated by d in FIG. When the voltage rises to the third voltage, the control circuit 9 turns on the gates of the IGBTs 7d, 7e, 7f again according to the information from the voltage monitoring device 10 to turn on these IGBTs, and 7a, 7b, 7c. These gates are turned off to turn off these IGBTs. At this time, the voltage decreases as shown in part e of FIG. 2 and again decreases to the second voltage. Thereafter, the states of d and e in FIG. 2 are repeated.

  Then, after repeating the state of the d part and the e part several times, after being lowered to the first voltage, regeneration is performed as in the part f of FIG. Since the brake is applied and the rotation is reduced, the DC power supply voltage of the capacitor 3 due to regeneration does not reach the second voltage, and the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 performs inertial rotation in the regeneration state. As the time elapses, the rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 decreases and the regenerative power also decreases, so the first DC power supply voltage continues to decrease.

  As described above, when power supply to the first DC power source constituted by the capacitor 3 is interrupted, power regeneration from the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 to the first DC power source constituted by the capacitor 3 and 3 A braking operation is performed with respect to the rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 due to a phase short circuit, and the operation of the rotation control device of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 is continued by effectively using the regenerative power. Since the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 alternately performs regeneration and braking operations, the braking operation is intermittent, and the first DC power source configured by the capacitor 3 during the regeneration operation is supplied to the first DC power source. The voltage rise due to power regeneration is quick and completes in a short time, so most of the time is the braking operation, which is the braking time compared to the control with only the braking operation. Most unchanged, which makes it possible to three-phase rotation of the DC brushless motor 4 is to ensure safety by preventing that continue around and become uncontrolled.

  Moreover, although the transition to the inertial rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 is restricted by the alternating operation of regeneration and braking, the regeneration of energy to the DC power supply due to inertial rotation is also restricted at the same time. The voltage rating can be reduced, and a separate power consumption circuit for absorbing regenerative energy can be eliminated.

(Embodiment 2)
In the second embodiment, the third voltage in the first embodiment is set to a voltage lower than the first voltage, and the operation is the same as that in the first embodiment. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a time chart of the first DC power supply voltage of the motor control device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. When the power supply from the AC power supply stops, the control of the present invention is performed. The change with time of the DC power supply voltage of the capacitor 3 when broken is shown.

  The change in the voltage of the first DC power supply of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3 is the same as that of the second embodiment in the parts a, b, c, d, e, and f of the first embodiment. The g, h, i, j, k, and l parts correspond.

  As shown in FIG. 3, after the supply of power to the first DC power source constituted by the capacitor 3 is interrupted, the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 alternately performs regeneration and braking operations. When the power supply to the first DC power supply is resumed during the braking operation, the voltage of the first DC power supply becomes the voltage of the g part shown in FIG. 3, and thus exceeds the third voltage. At that time, the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 is braked continuously, and the rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor 4 can be stopped more quickly.

(Embodiment 3)
In the third embodiment, the third voltage is set to the same value as the first voltage, and its operation is the same as that of the second embodiment. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  The control circuit 9 only needs to change the control method based on the two voltage information of the first voltage and the second voltage information as the voltage information from the voltage monitoring device 10, so that the control circuit 9 is further more than the second embodiment. Even easier control.

  As described above, the motor control device of the washing machine according to the present invention is such that when the power supply to the washing machine is interrupted due to a power failure or the like while the dewatering tub is rotating at high rotation such as dehydration of the washing machine, By quickly stopping inertial rotation, the unmanaged state of the three-phase DC brushless motor can be eliminated to ensure safety, and generation of excessive DC power supply voltage due to continued inertial rotation can be prevented. It is useful as a motor control device for a washing machine that employs a phase DC brushless motor.

The circuit diagram of the motor control apparatus of the washing machine in the 1st embodiment of the present invention Time chart of first DC power supply voltage of motor control device of same washing machine Time chart of first DC power supply voltage of motor controller for washing machine in second embodiment of the present invention

Explanation of symbols

1 AC power supply 2 Rectifier diode 3 Capacitor (first DC power supply)
4 Three-phase DC brushless motor 5 Inverter device 6 Regenerative device 7 Switching element 8 Inverter circuit 9 Control circuit 10 Voltage monitoring device 11 Second DC power supply

Claims (3)

A three-phase DC brushless motor, a first DC power supply for supplying power to the three-phase DC brushless motor, a second DC power supply made from the first DC power supply, and a voltage of the first DC power supply Voltage monitoring device for monitoring the power, a regenerative device for supplying the generated power of the three-phase DC brushless motor during inertial rotation to a first DC power supply, and a three-phase short-circuit for simultaneously short-circuiting the three phases of the three-phase DC brushless motor And a control circuit that controls the three-phase DC brushless motor using the second DC power supply, and the control circuit includes the first DC power supply during rotation of the three-phase DC brushless motor. When the voltage of the first DC power supply decreases to the first voltage, the three-phase short circuit device is operated, and the second DC power supply voltage is higher than the first DC power supply voltage at which the control circuit cannot operate. Power of The regenerative device is operated, and then the voltage of the first DC power supply is higher than the second voltage and the voltage maximum rating of the component to which the voltage of the first DC power supply is applied A motor control device for a washing machine configured to short-circuit the three phases of the three-phase DC brushless motor when the voltage rises to a low third voltage. The motor control device for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the third voltage is lower than the first voltage. The motor control device for a washing machine according to claim 1, wherein the third voltage is the same as the first voltage.