JP2012077721A - Electric compressor and control device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric compressor in which superposition of surge voltage is eliminated.SOLUTION: An electric motor 4 is connected to an inverter 9 having a wide gap band semiconductor element through a terminal 6 provided on a hermetically sealed container 5. The inverter 9 is detachably mounted on a terminal 6 from the outside of the hermetically sealed container 5 and is electrically connected to the electric motor 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric compressor used as an element device of a heat pump device such as a refrigerator or an air conditioner, and a control device for controlling an electric motor mounted on the electric compressor.

  In recent years, various industrial devices are required to be highly efficient and save resources (smaller and lighter) for the purpose of energy saving and environmental conservation. In particular, there is a strong demand for further improvements to electric motors and devices using electric motors (for example, electric compressors). In addition, motor control devices are also required to have high performance in order to achieve high-efficiency operation of the motor (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-327172 A (for example, Embodiment 1)

  In the technique as described in Patent Document 1, the electric motor (specifically, a terminal) and the inverter unit of the control device are not directly connected but connected via a cable or the like. Since current detection means is generally installed in the cable, the cable needs to have a length required for it. In addition, a compressor driven by an electric motor or a built-in electric motor is usually in a high temperature state due to loss of the electric motor, mechanical loss due to sliding of the machine, and high temperature of the compressed refrigerant gas. Such a high temperature state is not a preferable state for improving the performance and reliability of the control device. For such a state, it is necessary to take measures to thermally insulate (insulate) the control device from the compressor. If it does so, a predetermined distance will be provided between a compressor and a control apparatus, and a cable will become long also from this.

  Further, it has been found that a surge voltage is generated in the electric motor by driving the inverter. When a surge voltage is generated, a voltage is applied to the winding of the motor (particularly, the input terminal of the motor). The windings of the electric motor are generally classified into UVW or the like, but it goes without saying that a potential difference is applied between different phases (for example, U phase and V phase). In addition, a shared voltage is generated even in the same phase, or a potential difference is generated between adjacent wires due to a voltage drop in the phase. It has also been found that these potential differences increase with the magnitude of the surge voltage.

  By the way, an electric motor used for a compressor is installed in a refrigerant and is required to have high efficiency. For these reasons, an electric wire having an enamel film is often used for a winding. The thickness of the enamel film is several tens of μm. When the film becomes thicker, the area of the conductor per unit area is reduced, resulting in a motor with high resistance. In this case, the efficiency is reduced or the temperature rises due to heat generation, resulting in low reliability. Therefore, the thinner the enamel film, the better.

  However, in the inverter-driven compressor motor having the structure described in Patent Document 1, the thickness of the coating is reduced (that is, the distance between adjacent conductors is reduced), and the potential difference due to the surge voltage. When the potential difference exceeds a certain threshold, partial discharge occurs between the windings (Paschen's law). Although this partial discharge is a phenomenon in which surrounding gas is discharged, it is known that the enamel of the winding is deteriorated depending on the magnitude and number of times of the partial discharge that has occurred. In a general enameled wire, partial discharge begins to occur with a potential difference of about 800V. Although it depends on the potential difference, if repeated partial discharges of several thousand to several million occur, the enamel is eroded and the insulating property is lost. If so, a rare short circuit of the electric motor will occur.

  It has been found that the surge voltage increases as the distance from the inverter to the motor increases and as the rising speed of the transistor that is the switching element of the inverter increases (for example, Vol. 107, No. 7, 1987) Etc.) Therefore, in the motor and the control device for the compressor having a long cable, a problem due to the surge voltage is likely to occur. In particular, caution is required in an inverter drive system in which the drive voltage exceeds 400V. For this purpose, enameled wire with a thick film is often used or an insulating member is provided. However, such a response causes problems such as a decrease in productivity, an increase in cost, and a decrease in performance.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. An electric compressor and a control device for the electric compressor that can reduce the distance between the inverter unit and the electric motor and eliminate the surge voltage superposition. It is intended to provide.

  An electric compressor according to the present invention includes: a compression mechanism that compresses fluid; a motor that is variably adjusted in rotation speed and drives the compression mechanism; a sealed container that houses the compression mechanism and the motor; A terminal installed in the sealed container for electrically connecting the inside and outside of the sealed container; and an inverter for supplying a driving voltage to the electric motor, and adjusting the rotational speed of the electric motor to compress the compression An electric compressor capable of adjusting a volume of fluid discharged from a mechanism unit, wherein the inverter unit has a wide gap band semiconductor element, and is detachably attached to the terminal from the outside of the sealed container, It is electrically connected to the electric motor.

  An electric compressor control device according to the present invention is a control device that controls the electric motor mounted in the electric compressor, and includes a control unit that controls the operation of the electric motor based on external information, and a power source A converter unit that converts an AC voltage applied from the power source into a DC voltage, and the inverter unit is connected to the control unit and the converter unit, and is based on a control signal from the control unit. The DC voltage supplied from the converter unit is converted back to a drive voltage and supplied to the electric motor.

  According to the electric compressor of the present invention, since the wide gap band semiconductor is used for the inverter unit of the control device, the inverter unit and the terminal can be connected without using cables. Therefore, according to the electric compressor according to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the superimposition of the surge voltage due to the length of the cable, and it is easy to make at low cost, and the reliability can be improved.

  According to the control device for an electric compressor according to the present invention, since the wide gap band semiconductor having a high heat resistant temperature (about 400 ° C.) is used for the inverter unit, the possibility of damage due to heat can be greatly reduced.

It is a schematic structure figure showing an example of composition of an electric compressor concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a schematic plan view which shows roughly the state which looked at the electric compressor which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the top. It is a schematic enlarged view which expands and shows an example of the connection part of the electric motor and control apparatus of the electric compressor which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic enlarged view which expands and shows the state which looked at the connection part of the electric motor and control apparatus of the electric compressor which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the electric motor side. It is a schematic perspective view which expands and shows the state which looked at the connection part of the electric motor and control apparatus of the electric compressor which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the control apparatus side. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of the motor connection of the electric compressor which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic enlarged view which expands and shows the connection part by the side of the control apparatus of the electric compressor which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic enlarged view which expands and shows another example of the connection part of the electric motor of the electric compressor which concerns on embodiment of this invention, and a control apparatus.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a configuration example of an electric compressor 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The configuration and operation of the electric compressor 100 will be described with reference to FIG. This electric compressor 100 is shown as an example of a scroll compressor. For example, elements of a refrigeration cycle apparatus (heat pump apparatus) such as a refrigerator, a freezer, a vending machine, an air conditioner, a refrigeration apparatus, a water heater, etc. One of the devices. In addition, in the following drawings including FIG. 1, the relationship of the size of each component may be different from the actual one.

  The electric compressor 100 sucks the refrigerant circulating in the refrigeration cycle, compresses it, and discharges it as a high-temperature and high-pressure state. The electric compressor 100 includes a compression mechanism unit 3 and an electric motor 4. The compression mechanism unit 3 and the electric motor 4 are accommodated in an airtight container (shell) 5. The sealed container 5 is a pressure container. As shown in FIG. 1, the compression mechanism 3 is disposed on the upper side of the sealed container 5, and the electric motor 4 is disposed on the lower side of the sealed container 5. The bottom of the sealed container 5 is an oil sump 32 for storing the refrigerating machine oil 31. In addition, a suction pipe 7 for sucking refrigerant gas and a discharge pipe 8 for discharging refrigerant gas are connected to the sealed container 5. Furthermore, a stator 41, a frame 70, and a subframe 80 are fixed inside the sealed container 5.

  The sealed container 5 is provided with an airtight terminal 6 for electrically connecting an electric motor 4 described later. The terminal 6 is an input / output terminal for electrically connecting an external power source and the electric motor 4 accommodated in the sealed container 5. The terminal 6 is composed of, for example, a glass sealed terminal (sealed terminal pin 13 described later) or the like, and is installed so as to penetrate a part of the side wall of the sealed container 5. That is, the terminal 6 has a function of bridging while electrically insulating the inside and outside of the sealed container 5. The electric compressor 100 is connected to a control device 2 that controls the operation of the electric motor 4. The control device 2 is connected to the electric motor 4 via the terminal 6. The control device 2 is roughly configured by an inverter unit 9, a converter unit 10, and a control unit 11. The inverter unit 9 is mounted on the terminal 6 so that the control device 2 and the electric motor 4 are electrically connected.

  The control unit 11 has a function of controlling the rotation speed and start / stop of the electric motor 4 via the inverter unit 9. That is, the control unit 11 determines the rotation speed of the electric motor 4 based on the input external information (for example, remote control operation, room temperature, outside air temperature, refrigerant pressure, etc.), and the electric motor 4 via the inverter unit 9 It is designed to control the operation. The converter unit 10 is connected to a commercial power source or the like, and has a function of converting an AC voltage applied from the power source into a DC voltage. The converter unit 10 is connected to the inverter unit 9 and supplies the converted DC voltage to the inverter unit 9.

  The inverter unit 9 has a function of reconverting the DC voltage supplied from the converter unit 10 into an AC voltage of an arbitrary frequency, that is, a drive voltage, for example, stored in an inverter box or the like. The rotational speed of the electric motor 4 is determined by this frequency. That is, by the control signal from the control unit 11, the inverter unit 9 reconverts the AC voltage to an arbitrary frequency, and the rotational speed of the electric motor 4 is determined based on the drive voltage. As described above, in the electric compressor 100, the control unit 11 is instructed to perform an optimum operation.

  The inverter unit 9 has a switching element constituted by a wide band gap semiconductor element such as a silicon carbide (SiC) element. This SiC element has characteristics such as a band gap of about 2.2 to 3.0 eV and a heat resistant temperature of about 400 ° C. That is, the SiC element has a higher heat resistance temperature than a conventional element such as a Si (silicon) element having characteristics such as a band gap of about 1.1 eV and a heat resistance temperature of about 120 ° C. In addition, as a switching element mounted in the inverter part 9, you may make it use other wide band gap semiconductor elements, such as a gallium nitride (GaN) element and a diamond element other than a SiC element, for example. The wide band gap semiconductor element refers to a semiconductor element having a band gap larger than that of the Si element.

  Since a switching element composed of a wide band gap semiconductor element having a higher heat resistance temperature than the conventional element is applied to the inverter unit 9, the electrical connection distance between the inverter unit 9 and the electric motor 4 can be shortened. become. That is, the inverter unit 9 can be brought close to the sealed container 5. Therefore, the electric compressor 100 is configured such that the inverter unit 9 is detachably attached to the terminal 6 from the outside of the sealed container 5. Therefore, it becomes possible to connect the inverter unit 9 and the terminal 6 without using a cable. Moreover, the electrical connection distance between the inverter unit 9 and the electric motor 4 can be remarkably shortened. Therefore, the surge voltage suppression effect is further increased.

  Then, by attaching the inverter unit 9 to the terminal 6, the inverter unit 9 and the electric motor 4 can be electrically connected via the terminal 6. In addition, in FIG. 1, the state in which the inverter part 9 is attached to the outer side of the airtight container 5 of the electric compressor 100 via the attachment plate 12 with mechanical strength is shown as an example. The mounting plate 12 serves to maintain the connection state between the inverter unit 9 and the terminal 6. The mounting plate 12 is a vibration damping material having a function of attenuating vibration generated in the electric compressor 100 (for example, an elastic body such as rubber, a spring, or a synthetic resin, or a damping material capable of converting vibration energy into heat energy). It consists of

  The compression mechanism unit 3 is driven by the electric motor 4 and has a function of compressing the refrigerant gas sucked from the suction pipe 7 and discharging it to the discharge space 33 in the sealed container 5. The compression mechanism unit 3 is generally configured by a fixed scroll 60 and an orbiting scroll 50. The discharge space 33 is formed in an upper space inside the electric compressor 100 and is a high-pressure space. The refrigerant gas discharged to the discharge space 33 is discharged to the outside of the electric compressor 100 from the discharge pipe 8 communicating with the discharge space 33.

  The fixed scroll 60 is fixed to the frame 70 by bolts or the like (not shown). The fixed scroll 60 includes an end plate 61 and a wrap portion 62 that is a spiral protrusion having an involute curve shape that is erected on one surface of the end plate 61 (the lower surface of the drawing). A discharge port 63 is formed at the center of the fixed scroll 60 to discharge the compressed and high-pressure refrigerant gas.

  The orbiting scroll 50 performs a revolving orbiting motion without rotating with respect to the fixed scroll 60. The orbiting scroll 50 includes an end plate 51 and a wrap portion 52 that is a spiral projection having an involute curve shape that is erected on one surface of the end plate 51 (the upper surface of the drawing). A hollow cylindrical oscillating scroll boss 53 is formed at a substantially central portion of a surface (hereinafter referred to as a thrust surface) opposite to the surface on which the wrap portion 52 of the oscillating scroll 50 is formed. An eccentric pin portion 46 provided at the upper end of a crankshaft 45, which will be described later, is fitted (engaged) with the swing scroll boss portion 53.

  The fixed scroll 60 and the swing scroll 50 are mounted in the sealed container 5 with the wrap portion 62 and the wrap portion 52 meshing with each other. A compression chamber 34 whose volume changes relatively is formed between the wrap portion 52 and the wrap portion 62. An Oldham ring (not shown) is provided between the orbiting scroll 50 and the fixed scroll 60 to prevent the orbiting scroll 50 from rotating during the eccentric orbiting motion. This Oldham ring functions to prevent the orbiting scroll 50 from rotating and to enable a revolving orbiting motion.

  The electric motor 4 functions to drive the orbiting scroll 50 constituting the compression mechanism unit 3 in order to compress the refrigerant gas by the compression mechanism unit 3. That is, when the electric motor 4 drives the orbiting scroll 50 via the crankshaft 45, the compression mechanism unit 3 compresses the refrigerant gas. The electric motor 4 is schematically configured by a rotor 42 fixed to the crankshaft 45 and a stator 41 fixedly held by the sealed container 5. The rotor 42 is fixed to the crankshaft 45 and is driven to rotate when the energization of the stator 41 is started to rotate the crankshaft 45. Further, the outer peripheral surface of the stator 41 is fixedly supported on the sealed container 5 by shrink fitting or the like.

  The crankshaft 45 may be configured by selecting a material that has a rigidity capable of securing an allowable deflection amount with respect to an acting gas load, has good machinability, and can reduce costs. An upper end portion of the crankshaft 45 is formed with an eccentric pin portion 46 that is rotatably fitted to the swing scroll boss portion 53 of the swing scroll 50. In addition, an oil supply passage 47 serving as a passage for the refrigerating machine oil 31 stored in the oil sump 32 is formed inside the crankshaft 45. Then, the refrigerating machine oil 31 accumulated in the oil sump 32 can be sucked up along with the rotation of the crankshaft 45 and supplied to the compression mechanism unit 3.

  The frame 70 has an outer peripheral surface fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the sealed container 5 by shrink fitting, welding, or the like, and a through hole through which the crankshaft 45 is inserted is formed at the center. A main bearing 36 that rotatably supports the crankshaft 45 is provided in the through hole. The frame 70 is installed above the closed container 5 and supports the upper part of the crankshaft 45. The subframe 80 also has an outer peripheral surface fixed to the inner peripheral surface of the sealed container 5 by shrink fitting, welding, or the like, and a through hole through which the crankshaft 45 is inserted is formed at the center. The through hole is provided with a sub bearing 37 for rotatably supporting the crankshaft 45. The subframe 80 is installed below the sealed container 5 and supports the lower part of the crankshaft 45.

Here, the operation of the electric compressor 100 will be briefly described.
The rotation speed of the electric motor 4 is determined by the control unit 11 and a driving voltage is supplied to the electric motor 4 via the inverter unit 9. When the drive voltage is supplied to the electric motor 4, the rotor 42 rotates by receiving a rotational force from the rotating magnetic field generated by the stator 41. Along with this, the crankshaft 45 fixed to the rotor 42 and supported by the main bearing 36 and the sub bearing 37 rotates. The rotational movement of the crankshaft 45 is transmitted to the swing scroll 50 via the eccentric pin portion 46 and the swing scroll boss portion 53 of the crankshaft 45. The orbiting scroll 50 revolves with its rotation controlled by an Oldham ring (not shown).

  By rotating the crankshaft 45, the refrigerant gas in the sealed container 5 is sucked into the outer compression chamber 34 formed by the wrap portion 62 of the fixed scroll 60 and the wrap portion 52 of the swing scroll 50. The low-temperature / low-pressure refrigerant that has circulated through the refrigeration cycle flows into the sealed container 5 from the suction pipe 7. The refrigerant gas taken into the compression chamber 34 is gradually compressed with the rotation of the orbiting scroll 50 and is directed toward the center. The refrigerant gas compressed in the compression chamber 34 is in a high pressure state and discharged from the discharge port 63 formed in the end plate 61 of the fixed scroll 60, and after passing through the discharge space 33, the electric compressor 100. It is leaked outside. The compressed high-pressure refrigerant flows out from the discharge pipe 8 to the outside of the sealed container 5 and circulates in the refrigeration cycle.

  The control unit 11 adjusts the amount of refrigerant to be sucked / released based on external information input as appropriate. That is, the control unit 11 appropriately changes the rotational speed of the electric motor 4 via the inverter unit 9 based on external information, and supplies an appropriate amount of refrigerant according to the operation required for the refrigeration cycle apparatus to the refrigerant circuit. Supply. Therefore, a high-performance refrigeration cycle apparatus is configured.

  As described above, in the electric compressor 100, it is possible to minimize the electrical connection distance between the inverter unit 9 and the electric motor 4, so that the power supply waveform generated by the inverter unit 9 remains as it is. 4 is applied. Therefore, according to the electric compressor 100, since the inverter part 9 is attached to the terminal 6, the cable for connecting the inverter part 9 and the terminal 6 can be eliminated, and the generation of surge voltage by the cable is greatly increased. Can be suppressed. Furthermore, according to the electric compressor 100, it is possible to eliminate the superposition of surge voltage caused by the length of the cable connecting the inverter unit 9 and the terminal 6.

  Therefore, it is not necessary for the electric motor 4 to improve the withstand voltage characteristics such as the thickness of the coating of the electric wire, and it is possible to realize low cost and high efficiency. Moreover, in the conventional inverter part which has the switching element comprised by Si element etc., there was a possibility of damaging by the heat of the electric compressor, but the electric compressor 100 uses a wide gap band semiconductor element. Since the heat resistant temperature is high (about 400 ° C.), the possibility of being damaged by heat can be greatly reduced. Furthermore, since the heat dissipation is better than the conventional inverter part, even if the inverter part 9 is fixed to the mounting plate 12, the possibility that the inverter part 9 is damaged does not increase. That is, if the inverter part 9 is fixed to the mounting plate 12, the minute vibration of the electric compressor 100 can be dissipated as heat, so that damage to the inverter part 9 due to vibration can be reduced.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view schematically showing the electric compressor 100 as viewed from above. The positional relationship between the suction pipe 7 and the control device 2 (specifically, the terminal 6) will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, the terminal 6 and the inverter unit 9 are shown through. As described above, the inverter unit 9 is connected to the electric motor 4 via the terminal 6. The inverter unit 9 has a switching element constituted by a wide gap band semiconductor element. The electric compressor 100 is configured such that the suction pipe 7 and the terminal 6 are arranged at positions facing each other.

  In a normal operation in a general refrigeration cycle apparatus, the refrigerant returns to the electric compressor 100 after being cooled by the evaporator. Therefore, the refrigerant flowing from the suction pipe 7 is sucked into the compression mechanism unit 3 and compressed, but each part inside the sealed container 5 can be cooled before being sucked into the compression mechanism unit 3. On the other hand, as a refrigerant, heat is obtained by cooling each part, the density is lowered, the weight per unit volume is reduced, and the predetermined capacity is reduced.

  Therefore, in the electric compressor 100, the heat generated by the inverter unit 9 attached to the terminal 6 is used. In other words, the electric compressor 100 provides the terminal 6 and the suction pipe 7 at opposing positions (that is, the farthest position in the state of the sealed container 5 in plan view), thereby heating the suction refrigerant inside the sealed container 5. It is possible to reduce. Therefore, unnecessary heating of the suction refrigerant can be reduced, and performance degradation can be suppressed.

  Further, in a general refrigeration cycle apparatus, a liquid back phenomenon that sucks liquid refrigerant may occur. The liquid back phenomenon is that the refrigerant is sucked into the compressor in a liquid state instead of a gas state. At that time, water droplets may be formed near the suction pipe 7 or may be icing. Even if such a case occurs, if the suction pipe 7 and the terminal 6 are provided opposite to each other, it is possible to avoid water droplets and ice from being attached to the terminal 6, and the water droplets also contribute to suppression of insulation deterioration due to ice. To do.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic enlarged view showing an example of a connection portion between the electric motor 4 and the control device 2 in an enlarged manner. A connection example between the electric motor 4 and the control device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, a state where the electric motor 4 and the terminal 6 are connected by wiring is illustrated, but in FIG. 3, the electric terminal 4 and the sealed terminal pin 13 that functions as the terminal 6 are connected by the sealed terminal pin connection portion 14. The connected state is illustrated. In FIG. 3, a part of the control device 2 is illustrated.

  In FIG. 3, an example in which a sealed terminal pin 13, which is an example of the terminal 6, passes through a part of the side wall of the sealed container 5, that is, is protruded both inside and outside of the sealed container 5. Show. The sealed terminal pin 13 has a function of electrically connecting the inside and outside of the electric compressor 100, and has an outer periphery made of glass or the like so as to penetrate the sealed container 5 while maintaining the airtightness inside and outside the glass. Is provided. That is, the sealing terminal pin 13 is interposed between the control device 2 and the electric motor 4 and functions as a terminal 6 that electrically connects both.

  The stator 41 that constitutes the electric motor 4 may be configured by combining a plurality of substantially T-shaped laminated cores 41a in which thin electromagnetic steel plates are laminated in an annular shape. And the coil | winding 41b is concentratedly wound via the insulating member (insulator) 41e by the teeth part 41d protrudingly formed in the inner peripheral part (center side of the stator 41) of each laminated iron core 41a. As shown in FIG. 3, the sealed terminal pin 13 and the winding 41 b are connected via a sealed terminal pin connection portion 14. One end side (the lower side in FIG. 3) of the sealed terminal pin connection portion 14 is attached to the insulating member 41e of the electric motor 4 (specifically, the laminated iron core 41a) and is electrically connected to the winding 41b. Further, the other end side (upper side in FIG. 3) of the sealed terminal pin connection portion 14 is connected to the sealed terminal pin 13.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, the pin junction part 2a which can insert the sealing terminal pin 13 is also formed in the control apparatus 2 side. In FIG. 3, the state which has formed the pin junction part 2a in the attachment plate 12 is shown as an example. If it does in this way, the control apparatus 2 and the electric motor 4 can be electrically connected only by inserting the sealing terminal pin 13 which protrudes the exterior of the airtight container 5 in the pin junction part 2a of the control apparatus 2. FIG. Therefore, according to the electric compressor 100, the inverter unit 9 can be attached to the terminal 6 simply by inserting the sealing terminal pin 13 into the pin joint portion 2a, and the control device 2 and the electric motor 4 can be easily operated. And can be connected easily.

  If the pin joint portion 2 a is formed in the inverter portion 9, the distance between the inverter portion 9 and the sealed terminal pin 13 that becomes the terminal 6 can be further shortened. Further, since the sealed terminal pin 13 serving as the terminal 6 and the winding 41b can be connected by the sealed terminal pin connecting portion 14, it is also possible to connect them without using a cable. In addition, when forming the pin junction part 2a in the inverter part 9, although the attachment board 12 is not essential, as shown in FIG. 1, you may provide in order to hold | maintain the connection state of the inverter part 9 and the terminal 6. FIG. .

  FIG. 4 is a schematic enlarged view showing, in an enlarged manner, a state where a connection portion between the electric motor 4 and the control device 2 is viewed from the electric motor 4 side. Based on FIG. 4, the specific structure of the sealing terminal pin connection part 14 is demonstrated. In FIG. 1, a state where the electric motor 4 and the terminal 6 are connected by wiring is illustrated, but in FIG. 4, the electric terminal 4 and the sealed terminal pin 13 that functions as the terminal 6 are connected by the sealed terminal pin connection portion 14. The connected state is illustrated.

  The sealed terminal pin connecting portion 14 includes a standing portion 14a having a shape (for example, a substantially U shape) into which the sealed terminal pin 13 protruding into the sealed container 5 can be inserted. . If the sealing terminal pin connection portion 14 has such a configuration, the sealing terminal pin 13 that becomes the terminal 6 can be easily connected. That is, when the electric motor 4 is mounted on the sealed container 5, the electric motor 4 is moved from the bottom to the upper inside the sealed container 5, and the sealed terminal pin 13 is simply inserted through the standing part 14 a of the sealed terminal pin connection part 14. Thus, electrical connection can be easily realized.

  In addition, the shape of the standing part 14a is not specifically limited. Further, the standing portion 14 a of the sealed terminal pin connecting portion 14 may be elastic in a direction substantially orthogonal to the axial direction of the sealed terminal pin 13. By providing elasticity in the standing portion 14a of the sealed terminal pin connection portion 14, not only can mechanical strength be obtained for connection to the sealed terminal pin 13, but also an electrically required contact force (that is, contact resistance) can be obtained. Can be obtained). 4 shows only a part of the stator 41 (for example, only the U1 phase), the other phases have the same configuration (see FIG. 7).

  FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic perspective view showing a state in which a connection portion between the electric motor 4 and the control device 2 is viewed from the control device 2 side. 6 is an enlarged schematic view showing a state viewed from the A side shown in FIG. Based on FIG.5 and FIG.6, the connection of the control apparatus 2 is demonstrated in detail. FIGS. 5 and 6 show an example in which three sealed terminal pins 13 are attached to support three phases. Therefore, three pin joints 2a are also formed on the control device 2 side.

  As described above, the sealing terminal pin 13 has a function of electrically connecting the inside and the outside of the electric compressor 100, and is provided so as to protrude outside the sealed container 5. And the pin junction part 2a which can insert the sealing terminal pin 13 is formed in the control apparatus 2 side. That is, the inverter unit 9 can be attached to the terminal 6 without a cable by simply inserting the sealed terminal pin 13 protruding outside the sealed container 5 into the pin joint portion 2a of the control device 2, and the control device 2 And the electric motor 4 can be electrically connected.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the copper pattern 9a is given to the pin junction part 2a and the connection part of the pin junction part 2a and the inverter part 9, and the tip part of the sealing terminal pin 13 is threaded. If so, it can be firmly connected with the nut 49 or the like. This is an effective measure especially when there is a problem of current capacity. In this way, it is possible to eliminate the loose connection between the pin joint 2a and the sealing terminal pin 13 and the problem of contact resistance. Therefore, the reliability is further increased. As described above, if the pin joint portion 2 a is formed in the inverter portion 9, the distance between the inverter portion 9 and the terminal 6 and the electric motor 4 can be further shortened.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining connection of the electric motor 4. Based on FIG. 7, the connection of the electric motor 4 is demonstrated. 7A is a schematic diagram schematically showing the connection of the motor 4, and FIG. 7B is a Y-type connection in which the neutral point side of each layer (U phase, V phase, W phase) is connected. Simplified circuit diagrams showing simplified states are respectively shown.

  As shown in FIG. 7A, the stator 41 constituting the electric motor 4 may be constituted by combining a plurality of substantially T-shaped laminated iron cores 41a in an annular shape. A tooth portion 41d around which the winding 41b is concentrated is formed on the inner peripheral portion (the center side of the stator 41) of each laminated iron core 41a so as to protrude. In a state where the laminated iron cores 41a are annularly combined, a predetermined gap 43 is formed between the adjacent tooth portions 41d. Winding 41b is wound around teeth portion 41d.

  One end of the winding 41b is in the sealed terminal pin connection portion 14 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) corresponding to any of the U phase, V phase, and W phase, and the other end of the winding 41b is in the neutral point N. Connected. That is, the winding 41b is connected to the neutral point side of each layer (U-phase, V-phase, W-phase) and is connected in Y-shape (see FIG. 7B).

  FIG. 8 is a schematic enlarged view showing another example of a connection portion between the electric motor 4 and the control device 2 in an enlarged manner. Based on FIG. 8, the case where the electric motor 4 and the control apparatus 2 are connected via the heat radiating member 15 between the airtight container 5 and the inverter part 9 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 8, the heat dissipation member 15 may be provided between the sealed container 5 and the inverter unit 9. The heat radiating member 15 is preferably made of a material having high insulation and high thermal conductivity, for example, a metal such as silicon or aluminum.

  The inverter unit 9 generates heat due to a circuit loss or the like, but can provide heat from the sealed container 5 by providing the heat radiating member 15. Since the inside of the sealed container 5 is cooled and heat exchanged by the refrigerant, the heat generation of the inverter unit 9 can be radiated by providing the heat radiating member 15. Therefore, the reliability of the inverter unit 9 is improved. Further, during heating operation, the heat generated by the inverter unit 9 is also positively transmitted to the sealed container 5 via the heat radiating member 15, so that circuit loss can be effectively utilized.

  8 shows an example in which the heat dissipating member 15 is provided between the mounting plate 12 and the outer wall of the sealed container 5, the heat dissipating member 15 may also function as the mounting plate 12. The mounting plate 12 may be used as the function of the heat radiating member 15. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the heat radiating member 15 may be provided separately from the mounting plate 12.

  As described above, according to the electric compressor 100, since the switching element composed of the wide gap band semiconductor element is applied to the inverter unit 9, the inverter unit 9 is not connected to the outside of the hermetic container 5 via cables. Can be attached to the terminal 6. Therefore, it becomes possible to reduce as much as possible the influence of the superposition of the surge voltage generated due to the cables, and the reliability is improved. Moreover, according to the electric compressor 100, since cables are not required, it is cheaper and easier to make.

  Furthermore, according to the electric compressor 100, since the device (sealing terminal pin 13, sealing terminal pin connection part 14, pin joint part 2a) is given to the connection between the control apparatus 2 and the electric motor 4, the control apparatus 2 and the electric motor 4 can be more easily connected. In addition, if the heat radiating member 15 is provided in the electric compressor 100, heat exchange is actively performed between the heat radiating member 15 and the refrigerant in the sealed container 5, which further improves the reliability of the inverter unit 9. It becomes possible to contribute.

  2 control device, 2a pin joint, 3 compression mechanism, 4 electric motor, 5 sealed container, 6 terminal, 7 suction pipe, 8 discharge pipe, 9 inverter part, 9a copper pattern, 10 converter part, 11 control part, 12 mounting Plate, 13 Sealed terminal pin, 14 Sealed terminal pin connection part, 14a Standing part, 15 Heat dissipating member, 31 Refrigerating machine oil, 32 Oil sump, 33 Discharge space, 34 Compression chamber, 36 Main bearing, 37 Sub bearing, 41 Stator, 41a Laminated iron core, 41b Winding, 41d Teeth part, 41e Insulating member, 42 Rotor, 43 Gap, 45 Crankshaft, 46 Eccentric pin part, 47 Oil supply flow path, 49 Nut, 50 Swing scroll, 51 End plate, 52 Lap part 53 oscillating scroll boss, 60 fixed scroll, 61 end plate, 62 lap, 63 discharge port , 70 frame, 80 sub-frame, 100 electric compressor, N neutral point.

Claims (8)

A compression mechanism for compressing fluid;
An electric motor whose rotation speed is variably adjusted and drives the compression mechanism;
A sealed container for housing the compression mechanism and the electric motor;
A terminal that is installed in the sealed container and electrically connects the inside and outside of the sealed container;
An inverter for supplying a driving voltage to the electric motor,
An electric compressor capable of adjusting a volume of fluid discharged from the compression mechanism by adjusting a rotation speed of the electric motor,
The inverter unit is
An electric compressor comprising a wide gap band semiconductor element, detachably attached to the terminal from the outside of the hermetic container, and electrically connected to the electric motor. The terminal is composed of a sealed terminal pin provided so as to protrude inside and outside the sealed container,
A part of the electric motor is provided with a sealed terminal pin connection part to which the sealed terminal pin in the sealed container is connected,
2. The electric compressor according to claim 1, wherein a pin joint portion to which the sealed terminal pin outside the sealed container is connected is provided in a part of the control device provided with the inverter unit. When the electric motor is attached to the sealed container, the sealed terminal pin in the sealed container is connected to the sealed terminal pin connection part,
With the electric motor attached to the sealed container, the sealed terminal pin outside the sealed container is connected to the pin joint,
The electric compressor according to claim 2, wherein the electric motor and the inverter unit are connected. The electric compressor according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wide gap semiconductor element is a silicon carbide element. A suction pipe through which fluid is sucked into the sealed container;
The electric compressor according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the terminal and the suction pipe are installed at positions substantially facing each other. The inverter unit is
The electric compressor according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the electric compressor is attached to the terminal via a mounting plate made of a vibration damping material having a function of damping vibration. The electric compressor according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a heat radiating member having insulation and thermal conductivity is interposed between the inverter unit and the sealed container. A control device for controlling the electric motor mounted on the electric compressor according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A control unit for controlling the operation of the electric motor based on external information;
A converter unit connected to a power source and converting an AC voltage applied from the power source into a DC voltage;
The inverter unit is
Electric compression connected to the control unit and the converter unit, wherein the DC voltage supplied from the converter unit is reconverted into a drive voltage based on a control signal from the control unit and supplied to the electric motor. Machine control device.

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