JP4668731B2 - Motor control device and washing machine and dryer using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a motor control device that controls a synchronous motor, and more particularly, to a motor control device that controls a motor without using a position sensor, and an electrical apparatus including such a motor control device.

  Conventionally, a so-called fully automatic washing machine that automatically performs a process from washing to dehydration is known.

  Conventional fully automatic washing machines, for example, detect the amount of cloth (the amount of laundry) put in the laundry dewatering tub before the start of washing in order to smoothly perform the process from washing to dehydration. Yes. A conventional cloth amount detection method uses a Hall element to detect the rotational phase of the rotor of the motor, and drives the motor to a desired rotational speed while detecting the rotational phase of the rotor based on the signal of the Hall element. At the same time, the current flowing through the motor is detected, and when the motor is at a predetermined rotation speed, the current flowing through the motor is integrated, and it is necessary until the motor falls to the predetermined rotation speed after stopping the drive signal. The amount of cloth is detected from the inertia time (see Patent Document 1).

  In another conventional technique (hereinafter referred to as “second conventional technique”), a technique for detecting a cloth amount without a position sensor is disclosed. The current flowing through the motor is detected to estimate the rotational phase and rotational speed of the rotor, and at the same time, the amount of cloth is detected using the torque axis current component obtained by performing vector calculation. (See Patent Document 2)

  Furthermore, a motor control device of another prior art (hereinafter referred to as “third prior art”) detects reactive power supplied to the motor and performs feedback control so that the value becomes a target value (Patent Literature). 3). The third prior art will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 24 is a block diagram of the third prior art motor control apparatus. In the figure, the DC voltage of the DC power source 701 is converted into an AC voltage by the inverter circuit 702 and supplied to the motor 703 via the motor current detection unit 704.

  In the inverter control unit 55, the calculation unit 58 generates and outputs a PWM command from the motor applied voltage command value, controls the switching element of the inverter circuit 702, and drives the motor 703. At this time, the current flowing through the motor 703 is detected by the motor current detector 704, and a detection signal is output. The detection unit 57 calculates the reactive current of the motor current based on the detection signal. The setting unit 56 outputs the rotation frequency command value and the reactive current command value. The computing unit 58 creates a motor applied voltage command value from the error between the reactive current command value and the detected reactive current value, creates a PWM command value from the applied voltage command value, and outputs the PWM command value to the inverter circuit 702. Thus, the inverter circuit 702 is controlled again in the next control cycle.

JP-A-9-253379 JP 2002-360970 A Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-048418

  The first prior art washing machine uses a position sensor to detect the drive of the motor and the amount of cloth, but a position sensor such as a hall element is expensive and requires wiring of the position sensor signal. This hinders downsizing and cost reduction. Furthermore, the position sensor has a lower ambient temperature than the motor, and in the case of a washer / dryer that continuously performs from washing to drying, there are restrictions on the location where the position sensor can be installed. This is a major limitation when designing the mechanical mechanism.

  In addition, the actual phase of the rotor and the phase signal obtained from the Hall element may shift due to a position error when the position sensor is attached. In this case, since the control unit calculates based on the shifted phase signal and determines the applied voltage, the motor efficiency shifts from the optimum phase, resulting in a decrease in motor efficiency and problems of vibration noise. In addition, when the position sensor fails, the motor itself cannot be driven at all, which has been a factor affecting the reliability of the entire washing machine.

  The washing machine of the second prior art has a configuration that does not use a position sensor, and has an advantage that a problem caused by the position sensor as mentioned in the first prior art does not occur. However, in the case of a drum-type washing machine, for example, at the time of washing, the cloth is lifted by the rotating tub, and the cloth is lowered while being lifted up to the upper part and falls to the lower part of the rotating tub. This washing operation involves one drop of the cloth every time the rotating tub rotates 90 to 180 degrees, and a large load fluctuation occurs when the cloth is dropped. It becomes load fluctuation. Moreover, the rotation speed of a rotation tank must be low speed. This is because, when the rotational speed is high, the cloth adheres to the rotating tank by centrifugal force, so that the cloth does not fall and as a result, the dirt does not fall. In the method of estimating the rotor position from the motor current without using a position sensor as in the second prior art, there is a lower limit value of the rotational speed necessary for performing position estimation. When driving at a low rotational speed such as a drum type washing machine and accompanied by a large load fluctuation, the position estimation is greatly deviated in the second prior art or the step cannot be followed without following the load fluctuation. Further, since the second prior art drives the motor by vector control, it is necessary to detect the load torque of the motor or a value corresponding thereto. As described above, in the case of a drum-type washing machine, the load fluctuates suddenly according to the movement of the cloth falling, making it difficult to detect the load torque, and this conventional technique is used to drive the drum-type washing machine. It was difficult.

  Since the control device for the sensorless DC brushless motor according to the third prior art is configured as described above, the motor efficiency decreases due to the deviation of the energization phase for a load having a steep and large load torque fluctuation amplitude during rotation. However, there is a problem in that vibration and the like due to speed fluctuation are caused and step out is caused.

  In addition, there is a problem that step-out detection means due to sudden load fluctuation or the like and protection means at the time of occurrence of oscillation are not taken into consideration.

  The present invention provides stable rotation without using a position sensor even when the load torque fluctuation is large, can detect step-out and oscillation due to sudden load fluctuation, etc., and can be downsized and reduced in cost. It is an object to provide a motor control device having high performance.

Position sensorless motor control apparatus according to the present invention includes an inverter circuit for supplying drive power to the position sensorless motor, a motor current detector for detecting a current flowing through the motor, the inverter circuit based on an output of the motor current detecting unit And an inverter control unit for controlling. Inverter control unit includes a calculation unit for controlling the setting unit for setting a command value for controlling the operation state of the motors, the inverter circuit so that the operation state based on the command value set by the setting unit And a load amount detection unit that detects the degree of the load amount by detecting a change in the detection signal of the motor current detection unit while changing the command value in the setting unit, and the setting unit includes the load amount detection unit A command value lower than the command value giving the maximum output torque is set in the characteristics of the command value and the motor output torque in accordance with the degree of the load amount detected in step (b) .

  According to the present invention, stable rotation can be obtained without using a position sensor even for a load with a large load torque fluctuation of a rotor such as a drum type washing machine, and step out and oscillation due to a sudden load fluctuation or the like Can be detected, and can be reduced in size, cost and wiring, and there are few restrictions on the motor mechanism design, and a highly reliable washing machine can be obtained.

  According to the present invention, since the feedback control cycle is short, a more stable washing machine can be provided. Further, it is possible to provide a washing machine that can form a control loop without using motor parameters and can be immediately applied to motors having different motor parameters. Moreover, since the motor parameter to be used can be reduced, the washing machine which makes adjustment easy can be provided. Further, since it is not so-called vector control, the motor can be controlled without using a current minor loop, so that the amount of calculation is reduced, and a washing machine can be provided using an inexpensive microcomputer.

  According to the present invention, even when an abnormality such as step-out occurs after the start of motor driving, the abnormality can be detected without a position sensor. Furthermore, when an abnormality is detected, the set value according to the load fluctuation can be reset, and it is possible to restart after occurrence of a step-out phenomenon, and the motor can be driven even when an unexpected load fluctuation occurs. A possible washing machine can be realized.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a motor control device and a washing machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
(Constitution)
A motor control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the motor control apparatus of the first embodiment. The motor control device controls the inverter circuit 2 that converts a DC voltage from the DC power source 1 into an AC voltage for driving the motor 3, a motor current detector 4 that detects a current flowing through the motor 3, and the inverter circuit 2. And an inverter control unit 5E.

  The motor 3 is, for example, a synchronous brushless motor and does not include a position sensor that detects the position of the rotor.

  The inverter circuit 2 includes six switching elements (for example, thyristors, GTOs, transistors, etc.) constituting a three-phase arm, and a diode is connected in parallel with each switching element. The inverter circuit 2 takes in DC power from the DC power source 1, converts this DC power into AC power in response to a control signal (PWM signal) from the inverter control unit 5E, and detects the converted AC power as a motor current. The brushless motor 3 is supplied via the part 4.

  The motor current detection unit 4 may use, for example, a DC current sensor that can detect DC and AC currents, or an AC current sensor that is less expensive than a DC current sensor. For current detection, a shunt detection method may be used in which a resistance element is connected in series with each of the switching elements constituting the three-phase arm of the inverter circuit 2 and the current flowing through the three-phase arm is calculated. The shunt detection method can configure the current detection unit at a lower cost than the AC current sensor.

  The inverter control unit 5E includes a setting unit 6E that sets various setting values for driving the motor, a calculation unit 8 that outputs a control signal for the inverter circuit 2, and a load amount detection unit 7A that detects the load amount. . The load amount detection unit 7A includes an effective component current calculation unit 73 that calculates an effective current component (hereinafter referred to as “effective component current”) of the motor current based on a signal from the motor current detection unit 4, and an effective component current calculation unit 73. A change amount calculation unit 72 that calculates the change amount of the output from the power source, and a load amount determination unit 71 that determines the magnitude of the load from the change amount of the effective current.

  The output of the motor current detection unit 4 is input to the calculation unit 8 of the inverter control unit 5E. In the load amount detection unit 7A, the load amount is calculated based on the value calculated by the calculation unit 8, and applied to the setting unit 6E. The setting unit 6E sets various setting values for controlling the inverter circuit 2. The setting unit 6E includes a frequency setting unit 60 and a reactive current command unit 61. The control relating to the reactive current command, the phase difference Φ command, the phase difference α command, and the phase difference β command described in the present embodiment and the later-described embodiments is related to the prior art by the present applicant (Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-048418). In the specification).

(Parameter)
Hereinafter, definitions of parameters used in the control of the motor control device of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2A is a vector diagram showing the relationship between the applied voltage command value Va of the motor, the induced voltage V0, and the motor current Is flowing through the motor 3 in the dq coordinate system. The voltage generated by the magnet provided in the rotor of the motor 3 is on the q axis, and the induced voltage generated between the rotor and the stator of the motor 3 including the reluctance is V0. The vector difference between the motor applied voltage command value Va and the induced voltage V0 is obtained by multiplying the motor winding resistance R by the motor current Is. The reactive current component (hereinafter referred to as “reactive component current”) Ir of the motor current is a component of the motor current Is in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the applied voltage command value Va. The effective current Ia of the motor current is a component of the motor current Is in the direction of the applied voltage command value Va. That is, when considering a coordinate system in which the a-axis is taken in the direction of the applied voltage command value Va and the r-axis is taken in the direction orthogonal thereto, the reactive current Ir is expressed in the r-axis direction of the motor current Is as shown in FIG. The effective component current Ia is a component in the a-axis direction of the motor current Is. Here, φ is a phase difference between the applied voltage command value Va and the motor current Is, and represents a power factor angle.

The values of the reactive current Ir and the effective current Ia are obtained by the following equations based on the detected values Iu, Iv, Iw of the U-phase, V-phase, and W-phase currents by the motor current detector 4.

(Suitable load angle)
In the present embodiment, in order to realize stable motor driving even when the setting unit 6E has a steep and large load fluctuation, the position of the operating point of the load angle δ at the time of control is set to an expected load fluctuation amount. Accordingly, a suitable position is set. Hereinafter, a preferred position of the operating point will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a graph showing the relationship between the load angle δ and the output torque when the motor rotation speed and the voltage applied to the motor are constant. From this figure, it can be seen that when the load angle δ is increased under these conditions, the output torque of the motor gradually increases and then decreases with a peak value.

  In general maximum torque control, the load angle δ is set so as to keep the operating point near the operating point c that gives the maximum torque. However, when operating near the operating point c, when a steep and large load fluctuation occurs in the increasing direction, the torque becomes insufficient until the control system increases the applied voltage in response to the fluctuation. The load angle δ increases. That is, when the load increases sharply when the operating point is at c, the load angle δ increases during the time until the control system responds, and the output torque decreases according to the characteristics shown in FIG. As a result, the load angle further increases, and a step-out phenomenon may occur if the control system responds slowly.

  On the other hand, when a steep and large load fluctuation occurs in the decreasing direction, the load angle δ becomes small and the output torque decreases according to the characteristics shown in FIG. 3 even if the control system does not respond and decrease the applied voltage. Change direction. That is, since the output torque decreases when the load decreases, it can operate stably.

  Therefore, in the motor control device of the present invention, the setting unit 6E is an operating point for realizing maximum torque control in order to drive stably against a load fluctuation in an increasing direction, particularly in a load with a steep and large load fluctuation. The load angle δ in the vicinity of c is not set, and a load angle that does not exceed the operating point c even if there is a load fluctuation in the increasing direction, that is, a load angle smaller than the load angle δ at the operating point c by a predetermined amount is set. To do.

  For example, the setting unit 6E sets the load angle δ so that the operating point is in the vicinity of the operating point b in FIG. In this case, the load angle δ increases when a steep and increasing load fluctuation occurs. At that time, the operating point moves from b to c, and the torque increases as the load angle δ increases. For this reason, the torque increases faster than the control system responds to increase the torque, and as a result, the motor can be stably driven even if a load fluctuation occurs.

  In the case where a further large and steep increase in load fluctuation is expected, the setting unit 6E sets the load angle δ near the operating point a in FIG. As a result, even if the load point fluctuates more and the operating point changes, the operating point does not change beyond c, so that the motor can be driven stably.

  As described above, in the present invention, the setting unit 6E sets the load angle δ to a suitable value in accordance with the expected amount of load fluctuation. As a result, there is an effect that the motor can be driven stably even if a steep and large load fluctuation occurs.

(Load amount detection)
In order to determine a suitable load angle δ, it is necessary to predict the load amount. For this reason, in this embodiment, the load amount is detected by the load amount detector 7A at the start of motor driving. Hereinafter, the load amount detection operation of the load amount detector 7A will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  At the start of motor driving, an initial value is set as a command value in the setting unit 6E (step S100). Here, the command value is a control target value for controlling the reactive current, and a PWM signal to the inverter circuit 2 is generated according to this value. Next, an initial value of the frequency is set in the frequency setting unit 60 in the setting unit 6E, and driving is started with the set parameter value (step S101).

  Thereafter, the effective current calculating section 73 obtains the effective current from the detection signal from the motor current detecting section 4 using the equation (2), and the change amount computing section 72 obtains the change amount of the effective current. Then, the load amount determination unit 71 compares the obtained change amount with a predetermined value prepared in advance, and determines whether or not the obtained change amount is equal to or greater than the predetermined value (step S102). The specified value may be obtained experimentally, for example. Here, the reason why the change amount of the effective current is compared with the specified value is to detect that the load angle that changes as the reactive current command value increases reaches the operating point c (FIG. 3). .

  The load angle δ changes by increasing the reactive current command value. When the load angle δ changes from the operating point b → c → d as shown in FIG. 3, it is observed that the effective current rapidly increases immediately after the load angle reaches the operating point c that gives the maximum output torque. The Therefore, the amount of change (rate of change) between the effective current value and the current effective current value in the previous control cycle is detected, and if the change amount is larger than the specified value, the load angle gives the operating point c. It can be known that the angle δp has been exceeded (that is, the operating point c has been reached).

  Returning to FIG. 4, when the change amount is less than the specified value, the setting unit 6E sets the reactive current command value that is larger than the current reactive current command value (step S103), and proceeds to step S102. Return. By the loop of step S102 and step S103, the reactive current command value gradually increases until the amount of change in the active current becomes equal to or greater than the specified value. When the amount of change exceeds the specified value, the motor being driven is stopped (step S104).

  Thereafter, the load amount is detected based on the current reactive current command value (step S105). The reason why the load amount can be detected based on the reactive current command value will be described later. Finally, the reactive current command value is reset based on the detected load amount, and is output to the reactive current command unit 61 (step S106), and the operation of the load amount detection unit 7A is terminated.

  As described above, it is possible to indirectly know the magnitude of the load by detecting a sudden increase in the load angle δ generated by gradually increasing the reactive current command value.

  The reason why the load amount can be determined based on the reactive current command value in step S105 will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the reactive current command value and the load angle δ when the motor rotation speed (load torque) is constant, and the reactive current command for three types of loads, large, medium and small. The relationship between the value and the load angle δ is shown.

  From the figure, it can be seen that the relationship between the load angle and the reactive current command value varies depending on the load. That is, the operating point at which the load angle δ fluctuates differs depending on the magnitude of the load. For example, if the load angle that gives the maximum output torque (corresponding to the operating point c) can be detected in FIG. The load amount can be indirectly known from the value. This will be specifically described below.

  In FIG. 5, driving is started with the reactive current command value as e, and the reactive current command value is gradually increased. When the reactive current command value is “f” when it is detected that the load angle δ obtained in step S102 in FIG. 4 has reached the load angle δp giving the operating point c in FIG. From FIG. 5, it can be determined that the load amount is “large”. Further, the reactive current command value is gradually increased from “e”, and the reactive current command value when the load angle δ reaches the load angle δp that gives the operating point c is “g”. When there is, it can be determined that the load amount is “medium”. Similarly, the reactive current command value is increased, and when it is detected that the load angle δ has reached the load angle δp when the reactive current command value becomes “h” (operating point d ″). It can be determined that the load amount is “small”. As described above, the load amount can be indirectly detected from the reactive current command value.

  In the setting unit 6E, by setting the reactive current command value to a value smaller than the reactive current command value obtained as described above, the operating point c in FIG. Can be set so as to keep the operating point of the load angle δ smaller than the load angle δp giving

(Load detection using phase difference φ, phase difference α or phase difference β)
FIG. 6, FIG. 7 or FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the phase difference φ, the phase difference α or the phase difference β and the load angle when the rotation speed is constant for the three types of load, large, medium and small. FIG. Here, the phase difference φ is the phase difference between the applied voltage command value Va and the motor current Is, the phase difference α is the phase difference between the applied voltage command value Va and the motor induced voltage V0, and the phase difference β is the motor current Is. This is the phase difference of the voltage ωΨ generated by the rotor magnet.

  6, 7, or 8, the relationship between the phase difference φ, the phase difference α, or the phase difference β and the load amount has a characteristic corresponding to the load amount as in the relationship between the reactive current and the load angle. Is different. Therefore, the inverter control unit may perform the same function as the control for the reactive current command value described above for any of the phase difference φ command, the phase difference α command, or the phase difference β command. If the sudden increase in the load angle δ generated by gradually increasing any of the phase difference φ command, the phase difference α command, and the phase difference β command can be detected, the magnitude of the load can be indirectly known. It is.

  Furthermore, instead of detecting the amount of change in the effective current in the load amount detection unit 7A described above, it can be realized by detecting any one of the phase difference φ, the phase difference α, and the phase difference β. Is possible. FIGS. 9, 10, and 11 show the configurations of the load amount detectors 7B, 7C, and 7D that detect the load amount by detecting the phase difference φ, the phase difference α, and the phase difference β, respectively.

  As described above, the motor control device of the present invention can indirectly detect the load using the reactive current. Further, when detecting the effective current or the phase difference φ as the value detected by the load amount detection unit for detecting the magnitude of the load, as shown in Expression (2) and Expression (3) described later, the motor Can be detected without using motor parameters such as inductance value, winding resistance value, and induced voltage value. Therefore, when the load amount detection unit is configured using any one of the detection values described above, the motor parameter is not used, so the motor control device of the present invention is immediately applied to motors having different motor parameters. be able to. When the load amount detection unit detects the phase difference α, only the motor winding resistance value is used as shown in Equation (4) described later, so the parameter is adjusted even for different motors. Since it is extremely simple, a highly versatile motor control device can be provided. In addition, when the load amount detection unit detects the phase difference β, only the winding resistance value and the q-axis inductance value of the motor are used as shown in the following formula (5). It is easy to adjust parameters, and a highly versatile motor control device can be provided. In particular, since the induced voltage value of the motor changes depending on the operating temperature, a motor control device like the present invention that does not use the induced voltage value of the motor has high versatility. In addition, since the motor control device of the present invention does not perform so-called vector control, it does not have a current minor loop, so that the amount of calculation is small and a motor control device using an inexpensive microcomputer can be realized.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 12A is a block diagram of a motor control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The load amount detection unit 7 is any one of the load amount detection units 7A to 7D described above (the same applies to the following embodiments).

  FIG. 12B shows a detailed configuration of the setting unit 6A. As shown in the figure, the setting unit 6A includes a frequency setting unit 60, a reactive current command unit 61, a V / f conversion unit 81, adders 82 and 83, a waveform generation unit 84, a reactive current calculation unit 85, and an error voltage. An output unit 86 is included. The reactive current command unit 61 outputs a command value Ir * (hereinafter referred to as “reactive current command value”) of the reactive current value Ir of the motor current Is.

  The frequency setting unit 60 sets a frequency command value of AC power output from the inverter circuit 2 for determining the rotation speed of the motor 3. The set frequency command value is output to the waveform generator 84 and the V / f converter 81. The waveform generator 84 generates a rotational phase signal θ from the frequency command value and outputs it to the reactive current calculator 85 and the calculator 8. The reactive current calculator 85 obtains the reactive current from the output of the motor current detector 4 and the rotational phase signal θ of the waveform generator 84 using the equation (1), and inputs it to the adder 83. Further, the reactive current command value Ir * output from the reactive current command unit 61 is input to the adding unit 83. The output of the adder 83 is applied to the error voltage detector 86, and an error voltage is obtained. The output of the error voltage output unit 86 is added to the output of the V / f conversion unit 81 in the addition unit 82 and is output to the calculation unit 8. The V / f converter 81 outputs an applied voltage reference command value for driving the motor 3 to the adder 82 based on the frequency command value output from the frequency setting unit 60. The V / f conversion unit 81 generally outputs an applied voltage reference command value proportional to the input frequency command value, but the V / f conversion unit 81 of the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the relationship between the reactive current command value and the output torque when the motor rotation speed and the applied voltage are constant. The operating points a, b, c, and d in FIG. 13 correspond to the operating points in FIG. From this figure, it can be seen that the operating point can be set using the reactive current command value.

  That is, by setting the reactive current command value so as to correspond to the output torque in the reactive current command unit 61, a load angle smaller than the load angle corresponding to the operating point c (as in the first embodiment) ( It is possible to set an operating point of a suitable load angle).

Therefore, the operating point of the inverter control unit 5A is changed according to the expected load fluctuation amplitude.
By doing so, it is possible to realize a motor control device that can be driven stably even if a steep and large load fluctuation occurs. In addition, the reactive current command value can be changed even while the motor is being driven. In the case of a washing machine or the like, the rotational speed may be changed in order to prevent the cloth from being biased. If the rotational speed is changed, the load fluctuation is also changed. Therefore, it is necessary to change the reactive current command value accordingly, but the present invention can also cope with such an application.

  In the present embodiment, since the operating point can be set using the reactive current command value, it is not necessary to directly detect the load angle δ. In order to detect the load angle δ, it is necessary to perform an operation using the motor parameter. However, according to the present embodiment, the load angle δ is indirectly determined using the reactive current that can be detected without using the motor parameter. Can be detected. Therefore, it is possible to provide a motor control device that can be immediately applied to motors having different motor parameters. In addition, a motor control device that can be easily adjusted can be provided. Further, since the amount of calculation is small, a motor control device using an inexpensive microcomputer can be realized.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 14 is a block diagram of a motor control apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the motor control device has a configuration in which the reactive current command unit 61 of the second embodiment is replaced with a phase difference φ command unit 62. Other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment. The phase difference φ is a phase difference between the applied voltage command value Va and the motor current Is. The phase difference φ is obtained by the following equation.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the relationship between the phase difference φ command value and the output torque when the motor rotation speed and the applied voltage are constant. Operating points a, b, c, and d in FIG. 15 correspond to the operating points shown in FIG. It can be seen from the figure that the operating point can be set using the phase difference φ command value.

  That is, by setting the phase difference φ command value so as to correspond to the magnitude of the output torque in the phase difference φ command unit 62, the load angle corresponding to the operating point c that gives the maximum efficiency described in the first embodiment is set. It is possible to set an operating point with a small load angle (preferred load angle).

  Therefore, by changing the operating point of the inverter control unit 5B in accordance with the amplitude of the load fluctuation, it is possible to realize a motor control device that can be driven stably even if a steep and large load fluctuation occurs. Also in this embodiment, since the phase difference φ command value can be changed during motor driving, as described in the second embodiment, it is possible to cope with a case where load fluctuations are changed during motor driving. A simple motor control device can be provided.

  Also in this embodiment, since the operating point can be set using the phase difference φ command value, it is not necessary to directly detect the load angle δ. As can be seen from equations (1) to (3), the motor parameter is not used to detect the phase difference φ. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the load angle δ can be indirectly detected without using the motor parameter. Therefore, it is possible to provide a motor control device that can be immediately applied to motors having different motor parameters.

  Since the phase difference φ indicated by the angle is a power factor angle, the power factor of the motor, that is, the distribution ratio of the active power and the reactive power can be directly set by controlling the phase difference φ. Therefore, it has the effect that it is easy to set the drive state of the motor.

Embodiment 4 FIG.
FIG. 16 is a block diagram of a motor control apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the motor control device has a configuration in which the reactive current command unit 61 of the second embodiment is replaced with a phase difference α command unit 63. Other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment. The phase difference α is a phase difference between the applied voltage command value Va and the induced voltage V0. The phase difference α is obtained by the following equation.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the relationship between the phase difference α command value and the output torque when the motor rotation speed and the applied voltage are constant. The operating points a, b, c, and d in FIG. 17 correspond to the operating points shown in FIG. FIG. 17 shows that the operating point can be set using the phase difference α command value.

  That is, by setting the phase difference α command value so as to correspond to the magnitude of the output torque in the phase difference α command unit 63, the load angle corresponding to the operating point c that gives the maximum efficiency described in the first embodiment is set. It is possible to set an operating point with a small load angle (preferred load angle).

  Therefore, by changing the operating point of the inverter control unit 5C in accordance with the amplitude of the load fluctuation, it is possible to realize a motor control device that can be driven stably even if a steep and large load fluctuation occurs. Also in the present embodiment, since the phase difference α command value can be changed during motor driving, as described in the second embodiment, it is possible to cope with a case where load fluctuations are changed during motor driving. A simple motor control device can be provided.

  Also in this embodiment, since the operating point can be set using the phase difference α command value, it is not necessary to directly detect the load angle δ. Therefore, if the present embodiment is used, the phase difference α can be detected by using the winding resistance R of the motor as shown in the equation (4), and therefore, a motor control device that uses fewer motor parameters is provided. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to provide a motor control device that allows easy adjustment of equipment.

  Since the rotational frequency is not stable when the motor is started, the induced voltage ω · ψ (see FIG. 2A) generated by the magnet of the rotor varies greatly. Therefore, the induced voltage V0 varies greatly in both magnitude and direction, and the motor current Is also varies greatly. As a result, when the motor is started, the phase difference φ between the applied voltage command value Va and the motor current Is greatly fluctuates, and the detected value of the phase difference φ varies, making it difficult to control. On the other hand, since the fluctuation amount of the phase difference α is small even in such a case, the detected value of the phase difference α does not vary from the time of starting the motor. Therefore, when the phase difference α is used as in the present embodiment, stable feedback control can be performed, and an effect that the motor control from the start of the motor becomes easy can be obtained.

  Detection of the phase difference α requires only the winding resistance R of the motor and does not require an inductance value that varies greatly depending on the load. Therefore, correction by the load is unnecessary, and a motor control device can be realized at low cost.

Embodiment 5. FIG.
FIG. 18 shows a block diagram of a motor control apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the motor control device has a configuration in which the reactive current command unit 61 of the second embodiment is replaced with a phase difference β command unit 64. Other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment. The phase difference β is the phase difference between the q axis, which is the rotor axis shown in FIG. 2A, and the motor current Is. The phase difference β is obtained by the following equation.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the relationship between the phase difference β command value and the output torque when the motor rotation speed and the applied voltage are constant. The operating points a, b, c, and d in FIG. 19 correspond to the operating points shown in FIG. It can be seen from the figure that the operating point can be set using the phase difference β command value.

  That is, the operating point of the load angle δ smaller than the operating point c described in the first embodiment is set by setting the phase difference β command value in the phase difference β command unit 64 so as to correspond to the magnitude of the output torque. Is possible.

  Therefore, by changing the operating point of the inverter control unit 5D according to the amplitude of the load fluctuation, it is possible to realize a motor control device that can be driven stably even if a steep and large load fluctuation occurs. Also in the present embodiment, the phase difference β command value can be changed while the motor is being driven. Therefore, as described in the second embodiment, it is possible to cope with a case where the load change is changed while the motor is being driven. A simple motor control device can be provided.

Embodiment 6 FIG.
In the first embodiment, the load amount is detected when the motor driving is started. In the present embodiment, the load amount is also detected during the motor driving. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  A load amount detection method during motor driving in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This embodiment is particularly effective when it is unclear how the load changes during motor driving.

  The load amount detection unit 7A performs load detection again after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of motor driving. Therefore, first, the current command value is set as a fixed value in the setting unit 6E (step S200). Next, the current frequency setting is set as a fixed value in the frequency setting unit 60 (step S201). Thereafter, the amount of change in the effective current obtained based on the detection signal of the motor current detection unit 4 is compared with a predetermined value prepared in advance (step S202). If the change amount is smaller than the specified value, it is determined that there is no change in the load amount, and the load detection is terminated. On the other hand, when the amount of change is equal to or greater than the specified value, the command value is reset based on the amount of change detected by the setting unit 6E (step S203), and the process ends. As the above-mentioned specified value, an experimentally obtained value may be used.

  With the above operation, even when the load amount fluctuates after the start of motor driving, the load amount can be detected and the setting value according to the load amount can be reset, and the occurrence of the step-out phenomenon due to the load variation can be prevented. It is possible to prevent this, and a washing machine that enables stable motor driving can be realized.

Embodiment 7 FIG.
FIG. 21 is a block diagram of a motor control apparatus according to the seventh embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, an inverter control unit 5I includes a setting unit 6I, a calculation unit 8, and an abnormality detection unit 9. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  The abnormality detection unit 9 detects an abnormality in the operation state of the motor based on a signal from the motor current detection unit 4, and an effective component current calculation unit 93 that calculates an effective component current from the detected motor current value, A change amount calculation unit 92 for calculating a change amount from the output (effective component current) from the effective component current calculation unit 93 in the control cycle, and an abnormality determination unit 91 for determining a load abnormality from the change amount of the effective component current. Have.

  The abnormality detection operation of the inverter control unit 5I will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The abnormality detection unit 9 performs abnormality detection after a predetermined time has elapsed after starting the motor drive. First, based on the detection signal from the motor current detector 4, the amount of change in the effective current is compared with a predetermined value prepared in advance, and it is determined whether or not the amount of change is equal to or less than the predetermined value (step S301). As the specified value, a value obtained experimentally may be used. If the change amount is less than or equal to the specified value, it is determined that there is no load abnormality (step S302), and the abnormality detection is terminated.

On the other hand, if the change amount is larger than the specified value, it is determined that there is a load abnormality, and the setting value is set by the setting unit 6E so as to stop the driving of the motor (step S303). Thereafter, the command value is reset to a suitable value (step S304). For resetting the command value, for example, at least one of the following processes is executed.
1) The rotational speed command value is fixed (that is, kept at a constant rotational speed).
2) Decrease the rotational speed command value (that is, decelerate).
3) The command value (invalid current command, phase difference φ command, phase difference α command, or phase difference β command) is set so that the motor operating point is positioned on the load angle side smaller than the operating point c in FIG. Set.

  After resetting the set value, restart the motor and end the abnormality detection.

  Note that the above-described abnormality detection unit 9 is also configured to detect any one change amount of the phase difference φ, the phase difference α, and the phase difference β instead of detecting the change amount of the effective current. Is possible. (Not shown)

  With the above operation, when a load abnormality such as step-out occurs after the start of motor driving, the abnormality can be detected without a position sensor. Furthermore, when an abnormality is detected, the set value according to the load fluctuation can be reset, and it is possible to restart after occurrence of a step-out phenomenon, and the motor can be driven even when an unexpected load fluctuation occurs. A possible motor control device can be realized. The present embodiment is different from the above-described sixth embodiment in that when the step-out or load abnormality is detected, the motor is temporarily stopped and the load is determined again to restart the motor.

Embodiment 8 FIG.
FIG. 23 shows a cross-sectional structure of a drum-type washing machine using the motor control device described in the above embodiments. The drum type washing machine has a drum-shaped fixed tank 801 for storing a washing liquid in the outer box 800, and a drum-shaped rotating tank 803 is provided in the fixed tank 801. A driving motor 3 is connected to the rotating shaft of the drum-shaped rotating tank 803. The drum-shaped rotating tub 803 is rotated about the rotation axis by the driving motor 3 so that the laundry put in the inside can be washed. The drive motor 3 is driven by the motor control device 100. The motor control device 100 is the motor control device described in the above embodiments.

  Since the washing machine of this embodiment performs motor drive by the motor control device described above, stable operation is possible against sudden load fluctuations. In addition to the drum type, the washing machine may have a vertical type in which an opening for taking in and out the laundry is provided in the upper portion and the rotation axis of the rotating tub 803 is vertical. Moreover, the motor control apparatus of this embodiment may be applied to a washing machine having a drying function, or may be applied to a drum-type dryer.

  The motor control device of the present invention is a device that controls a motor without using a position sensor and realizes stable motor control against sudden load fluctuations. It can be used for electric devices such as washing machines and dryers.

Block diagram of motor control apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention (A) Vector diagram showing motor applied voltage, motor current and phase difference between them, (b) Vector diagram when motor current is developed into active current component and reactive current component Diagram showing relationship between load angle δ and output torque Flowchart of load amount detection processing in the first embodiment Diagram showing relationship between reactive current command value and load angle Diagram showing the relationship between phase difference φ command value and load angle Diagram showing the relationship between the phase difference α command value and the load angle Diagram showing the relationship between phase difference β command value and load angle Block diagram of a motor control device provided with a load amount detection unit that detects a load amount using the phase difference φ. A block diagram of a motor control device including a load amount detection unit that detects a load amount using the phase difference α. Block diagram of a motor control device provided with a load amount detection unit that detects a load amount using the phase difference β. Block diagram of a motor control device in Embodiment 2 of the present invention Detailed block diagram of setting unit in embodiment 2 Diagram showing relationship between reactive current command value and output torque Block diagram of motor control apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention Diagram showing the relationship between phase difference Φ command value and output torque Block diagram of motor control apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention Diagram showing the relationship between phase difference α command value and output torque Block diagram of motor control apparatus according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention Diagram showing the relationship between phase difference β command value and output torque Flowchart of load amount detection process in the sixth embodiment Block diagram of motor control apparatus according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention Flowchart of abnormality detection processing in the seventh embodiment Block diagram of the washing machine of the present invention Block diagram of a conventional motor control device

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 DC power supply 2 Inverter circuit 3 Motor 4 Motor current detection part 5, 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G, 5H, 5I Inverter control part 6, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F, 6G , 6H, 6I Setting unit 60 Frequency command value 61 Invalid current command unit 62 Phase difference φ command unit 63 Phase difference α command unit 64 Phase difference β command unit 7, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D Load amount detection unit 71 Load amount Determination unit 72 Change amount calculation unit 73 Effective current calculation unit 74 Phase difference φ calculation unit 75 Phase difference α calculation unit 76 Phase difference β calculation unit 8 Calculation unit 9 Abnormality detection unit 91 Abnormality detection unit 92 Change amount calculation unit 93 Effective amount Current calculator

Claims (6)

An inverter circuit for supplying driving power to the position sensorless motor;
A motor current detector for detecting a current flowing through the motor;
A position sensorless motor control device comprising: an inverter control unit that controls the inverter circuit based on an output of the motor current detection unit;
The inverter control unit,
A setting unit for setting the command value for controlling the operation state before the SL motor,
A calculation unit for controlling the inverter circuit so as to be in an operation state based on the command value set by the setting unit;
A load detector for detecting a degree of loading by detecting the change in the detection signal of the motor current detecting section while changing the command value before Symbol setting unit,
Have
The setting unit
Depending on the degree of the detected amount of load in the load detecting unit, characteristic odor before Symbol command value and the motor output torque Te, setting the low have command value than the command value which gives the maximum output torque A position sensorless motor control device. The setting unit
It has a reactive current command section for outputting a command value of the invalid component current,
Depending on the degree of load from the load detecting section, the reactive component Te characteristic smell of the command value and the motor output torque current command value low has no effect equivalent current than the command value which gives the maximum output torque The position sensorless motor control device according to claim 1. The setting unit
A phase difference φ command unit that outputs a command value of a phase difference φ that is a phase difference between a motor applied voltage and a motor current ,
Depending on the degree of load from the load detecting unit, Te characteristic smell of the command value and the motor output torque of said phase difference phi, sets a command value of low There position phase difference phi than the command value which gives the maximum output torque The position sensorless motor control device according to claim 1. The setting unit
A phase difference α command section for outputting a command value of the phase difference α between the motors applied voltage and the motor induced voltage,
Depending on the degree of load from the load detecting unit, Te characteristic smell of the command value and the motor output torque of the phase difference alpha, the command value of the low have position retardation alpha than the command value which gives the maximum output torque The position sensorless motor control device according to claim 1 to be set. A washing machine comprising a position sensorless motor and the motor control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , which drives the motor. A drier equipped with a position sensorless motor and the motor control device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , which drives the motor.

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