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- the present invention relates to a controller for brushless motor, which performs vector control of the motor current in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor, the target current, and the actual currents flowing through the motor coils.
- FIG. 12 shows the controller 40 ′′ for a three-phase brushless motor 1 in a conventional example used for generating steering assist power in an electrical power steering system.
- the controller 40 ′′ comprises a signal processing circuit 40 a , a rotational position detection part 2 , current detection parts 3 a , 3 b and 3 c , and a motor driver 7 .
- the signal processing circuit 40 a comprises a dq axis target current calculating part 4 , a dq axis actual current calculating part 5 , and an applied voltage calculating part 6 .
- the rotational position detection part 2 detects the present value ⁇ 0 of the rotational angle of the rotor from a predetermined reference position in the stator of the motor 1 as the present value of the rotational position of the rotor in the motor 1 .
- the current detection parts 3 a , 3 b and 3 c detect the actual currents I u , I v and I w in the U phase, V phase and W phase coils of the motor 1 .
- the dq axis target current calculating part 4 calculates the d axis target current I d * for generating the magnetic field in the direction of the d axis, and the q axis target current I q * for generating the magnetic field in the direction of the q axis, where the d axis is the axis along the direction of the magnetic flux of the field system of the rotor, and the q axis is the axis perpendicular to the d axis and rotational axis of the rotor.
- the d axis target current I d * and q axis target current I q * are calculated at the dq target value calculating parts 4 b and 4 c by using the predetermined functions F d and F q , on the basis of the target current I* calculated by the target value calculating part 4 a from the steering torque ⁇ and vehicle speed ⁇ .
- the dq axis actual current calculating part 5 calculates the d axis actual current I d for generating the magnetic field in the direction of the d axis, and the q axis actual current I q for generating the magnetic field in the direction of the q axis by using a known transformation formula from the detected actual currents I u , I v and I w of the coils and the present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle.
- the applied voltage calculating part 6 calculates the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the voltages applied to the coils at a set period from the d axis target current I d *, q axis target current I q *, d axis actual current I d , q axis actual current I q , and present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle.
- the deviation between the d axis target current I d * and the d axis actual current I d is determined by a deviation calculating element 6 a
- the d axis target voltage v d * is determined by performing a PI (proportional integration) operation on this deviation in a PI calculating element 6 c
- the deviation between the q axis target current I q * and the q axis actual current I q is determined by a deviation calculating element 6 b
- the q axis target voltage v q * is determined by performing a PI operation on this deviation in a PI calculating element 6 d
- the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages are calculated by means of a coordinate transformation element 6 e using a known transformation formula from the d axis target voltage v d *, q axis target voltage v q *, and present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational
- the voltages applied to the coils are updated via the motor driver 7 in accordance with the calculated present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages via the motor driver 7 , so that a rotational force of the rotor is generated by the variation of the magnetic field generated in the coils (see U.S. Pat. No. 6,504,336B2).
- a calculation loop for the voltages applied to the coils are provided separately from the calculation loop for the target current, and the calculation period for the voltages applied to the coils is set at a shorter period than the calculation period for the target current, so that control of the motor current can be performed with good precision.
- the calculation period of the present values of the voltages applied to the coils is limited not only by the calculation time, but also by the rotational position of the rotor, the detection time required for the detection of the actual current and the like. Consequently, there are limits to the extent to which this calculation period can be shortened. Accordingly, the calculation period for the present values of the voltages applied to the coils is set at approximately 200 ⁇ sec.
- the present values of the voltages applied to the respective coils are determined with a calculation period of 200 ⁇ sec, and the applied voltages are updated with this calculation period, the voltage applied to each coil varies not in the form of sine wave, but rather in the form of stepwise every 200 ⁇ sec as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 14 . Accordingly, noise which has a noise peak in the vicinity of a frequency of approximately 5 kHz is generated. Furthermore, when the rotor rotates at a high speed, the current variation also increases with an increase in the voltage variation ⁇ v at the time when the applied voltage is updated; accordingly, the noise becomes conspicuous.
- the present invention is applied to a controller for brushless motor having a rotor and coils, which generates force for rotating the rotor in accordance with the variation in the magnetic field generated by the coils, by updating the voltages applied to the coils.
- the controller comprises a rotational position detection part which detects the rotational position of the rotor, a current detection part which detects the actual currents flowing through the coils, a dq axis target current calculating part which calculates d axis target current and q axis target current, where the d axis is the axis along the direction of the magnetic flux of a field system of the rotor, and the q axis is the axis that is perpendicular to the d axis and the rotational axis of the rotor, a dq axis actual current calculating part which calculates d axis actual current and q axis actual current from detected actual currents of the coils and a present value of the detected rotational position
- the present invention is characterizing in that the updating period of the applied voltages to the coils is set as a period that is shorter than the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages to the coils, that a rotational position calculating part is provided to calculate a predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor at a point in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages, in accordance with the present value of the detected rotational position of the rotor, a past value of the detected rotational position, and the set applied voltage updating period, that the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages are calculated by the applied voltage calculating part, from the d axis target current, q axis target current, d axis actual current, q axis actual current, and predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor, and that the applied voltages to the coils are updated in accordance with the
- the updating period of the applied voltages to the coils and the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages are set as equal periods.
- the updating period of the applied voltages to the coils is set as a period that is shorter than the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages to the coils; accordingly, the amount of variation in the currents flowing through the coils at the time when the applied voltages are updated can be reduced compared to that in a conventional controller, so that the noise at the update frequency can be reduced.
- the predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor is determined, and the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils are calculated from the d axis target current, q axis target current, d axis actual current, q axis actual current and predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor. Accordingly, the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils vary in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor. As a result, the error between the predicted values of the applied voltages and the ideal values can be reduced, so that the increase in the amount of variation in the currents flowing through the coils when the applied voltages are updated can be prevented. Accordingly, the generation of noise at the frequency that is the reciprocal of the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages and at the frequency that is the reciprocal of the updating period can be reduced.
- predicted values of the rotational position of the rotor are calculated by the rotational position calculating part at all points in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages.
- the respective applied voltages at all points in time at which the applied voltages are updated can be caused to correspond to the rotational position of the rotor, so that the noise at the update frequency can be reduced even further.
- the updating period of the applied voltage is set as a period that is shorter than the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltage so that the number of times that the applied voltages are updated in one calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages is three or more, that the predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor is calculated by the rotational position calculating part at any point in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages, and that an interpolation calculating part is provided to determine the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils at the remaining points in time at which the applied voltage are updated, by interpolation using the present values of the applied voltages and predicted values of the applied voltages calculated by the applied voltage calculating part.
- the updating period of the applied voltage is set at 100 ⁇ sec or less. As a result, the noise that is caused by the updating of the applied voltages can be greatly reduced. It is even more desirable to set the updating period of the abovementioned applied voltages at 50 ⁇ sec or less. As a result, since the reciprocal (20 kHz) of the updating period of the applied voltages is enough greater than the maximum frequency (about 15 to 16 kHz) of the general audible range for humans, the abnormal noise caused by the updating of the applied voltages can be reduced even further.
- the brushless motor is driven by PWM driving, that the updating of the applied voltages to the coils is performed by updating the duty ratio of the PWM control signals, and that the signal period of the PWM control signals is caused to correspond to the updating period of the applied voltages.
- the present invention can easily be realized with using PWM control.
- the controller for brushless motor of the present invention makes it possible to suppress the generation of abnormal noise that occurs when the motor current is controlled by updating the applied voltages to the coils, and further makes it possible to suppress increase in the calculation load for that.
- FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of an electrical power steering apparatus constituting an embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a controller for brushless motor constituting a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the steering torque and target current in the electrical power steering apparatus constituting the embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the calculation routine used to calculate the predicted value of the rotational angle of the rotor in the controller for brushless motor constituting the embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the rotational angle of the rotor and time in the brushless motor constituting the embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the period of the PWM control signals in the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the control routine of the controller for brushless motor constituting the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the applied voltage to the coil and time in the controller for brushless motor constituting the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a controller for brushless motor constituting a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the control routine of the controller for brushless motor constituting the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the relationship between the applied voltage to the coil and time in the controller for brushless motor constituting the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a conventional example of a controller for brushless motor
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the relationship between the ideal applied voltages to the coils and time in a controller for brushless motor.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the relationship between the applied voltage to the coil and time in the conventional example of the controller for brushless motor.
- a controller for a brushless motor constituting a first embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIGS. 1 through 8 .
- parts that are the same as in the conventional example are labeled with the same symbols.
- the rack and pinion type electrical power steering apparatus 101 for a vehicle shown in FIG. 1 comprises a steering shaft 103 that is caused to rotate by steering operation, a pinion 103 a that is disposed on the steering shaft 103 , and a rack 104 that engages with the pinion 103 a . Both ends of the rack 104 are connected to vehicle wheels (not shown in the figures) used for steering.
- vehicle wheels not shown in the figures
- the rack 104 moves in the longitudinal direction along the lateral direction of the vehicle, and the steering angle varies as a result of this movement of the rack 104 .
- a torque sensor 107 which detects the steering torque, a three-phase brushless motor 1 which is driven in accordance with the detected steering torque, and a screw mechanism 110 which is used to transmit the rotational force of the motor 1 to the rack 104 are provided to generate steering assist force corresponding to the steering torque transmitted by the steering shaft 103 .
- the motor 1 has a stator 1 a which includes coils of U, V and W phases and is attached to a housing 108 that covers the rack 104 , a tubular rotor 1 b which is supported by the housing 108 via bearings 108 a and 108 b so that this rotor 1 b can rotate, a magnet 1 c which is attached to the rotor 1 b , and a rotational position sensor 2 a such as an encoder or the like which constitutes a rotational position detection part 2 that detects the rotational position of the rotor 1 b (see FIG. 2 ), and the rack 104 is surrounded by the rotor 1 b .
- a rotational position sensor 2 a such as an encoder or the like which constitutes a rotational position detection part 2 that detects the rotational position of the rotor 1 b (see FIG. 2 )
- the rack 104 is surrounded by the rotor 1 b .
- the screw mechanism 110 has a ball screw shaft 110 a which is integrally formed on the outer circumference of the rack 104 , and a ball nut 110 b which is engaged with the ball screw shaft 110 a via a ball.
- the ball nut 110 b is connected to the rotor 1 b of the motor 1 .
- the ball nut 110 b is rotationally driven by the motor 1 , and the steering assist force is generated along the longitudinal direction of the rack 104 by the rotation of the ball nut 110 b.
- the motor 1 is connected to a controller 40 , and detection signals of the steering torque ⁇ obtained by the torque sensor 107 and detection signals of the vehicle speed ⁇ obtained by the vehicle speed sensor (not shown in the figures) are input into the controller 40 .
- the controller 40 has a signal processing circuit 40 a , a rotational position detection part 2 , current detection parts 3 a , 3 b and 3 c , and a motor driver 7 .
- the signal processing circuit 40 a comprises a dq axis target current calculating part 4 , a dq axis actual current calculating part 5 , an applied voltage calculating part 6 , and a rotational position calculating part 8 .
- the rotational position detection part 2 detects the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b from a predetermined reference position in the stator 1 a of the motor 1 as the rotational position of the rotor 1 b in the motor 1 .
- the current detection parts 3 a , 3 b and 3 c can be constructed from known current sensors; these current detection parts detect the actual currents I u , I v and I w flowing through the respective coils of the U phase, V phase and W phase in the motor 1 .
- the dq axis target current calculating part 4 calculates the d axis target current I d * for generating magnetic field in the direction of the d axis and the q axis target current I q * for generating magnetic field in the direction of the q axis, where the d axis is the axis along the direction of the magnetic flux of the field system (magnet 1 c ) of the rotor 1 b , and the q axis is the axis that is perpendicular to the d axis and the rotational axis of the rotor 1 b .
- the dq axis target current calculating part 4 in the present embodiment calculates the target current I* at a set period in the target value calculating part 4 a from the relationship between the steering torque ⁇ , vehicle speed ⁇ and target current I*, the detected steering torque ⁇ obtained by the torque sensor 107 , and the detected vehicle speed ⁇ obtained by the vehicle speed sensor, in which the relationship is stored in the controller 40 .
- the dq axis target current calculating part 4 also calculates the d axis target current I d * and q axis target current I q * on the basis of the target current I* using the predetermined functions F d and F q in the dq target value calculating parts 4 b and 4 c .
- the relationship between the steering torque ⁇ , vehicle speed ⁇ and target current I* is set so that the magnitude of the target current I* increases with an increase in the magnitude of the steering torque ⁇ and increases with a decrease in the vehicle speed ⁇ as shown in FIG. 3 .
- the calculation period at which the target current I* is calculated on the basis of the steering torque ⁇ and vehicle speed ⁇ can be set as in a convention device; for example, this period is set at 1 msec.
- the dq axis actual current calculating part 5 calculates the d axis actual current I d for generating magnetic field in the direction of the d axis and the q axis actual current I q for generating magnetic field in the direction of the q axis, from the detected actual currents I u , I v and I w of the coils of the respective U phase, V phase and W phase and the present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle of the rotor 1 b .
- the calculations performed in the dq axis actual current calculating part 5 can be accomplished using a known calculation formula. For example, these values. can be determined by the following Equation (1), where [C] as a matrix.
- the applied voltage calculating part 6 calculates the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages to the coils at a set period (200 ⁇ sec in the present embodiment) from the d axis target current I d *, q axis target current I q *, d axis actual current I d , q axis actual current I q , and present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle of the rotor 1 b .
- the applied voltage calculating part 6 in the present embodiment determines the deviation between the d axis target current I d * and the d axis actual current I d by means of a deviation calculating element 6 a , determines the d axis target voltage v d * by performing PI operation on this deviation in a PI calculating element 6 c , determines the deviation between the q axis target current I q * and the q axis actual current Iq by means of a deviation calculating element 6 b , determines the q axis target voltage v q * by performing PI operation on this deviation in a PI calculating element 6 d , and calculates the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages from the d axis target voltage v d *, q axis target voltage v q *, and present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle by means of a coordinate conversion element 6 e .
- the calculation performed in the coordinate conversion element 6 e can be accomplished using a known calculation formula. For example, this can be determined by means of the following Equation (2) using the reverse matrix of the abovementioned matrix [C].
- the updating period of the applied voltages to the coils of the respective U, V and W phases is set at 50 ⁇ sec, and is thus shorter than the calculation period (200 ⁇ sec) of the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages.
- the number of times that the applied voltages are updated in one calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages is four times.
- the rotational position calculating part 8 calculates the predicted values of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b at the points in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages, in accordance with the present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle of the rotor 1 b , a past value of the detected rotational angle, and the set applied voltage updating period.
- the applied voltage calculation period in the present embodiment is 200 ⁇ sec and the applied voltage updating period is 50 ⁇ sec; therefore the predicted value ⁇ 50 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 50 ⁇ sec later, the predicted value ⁇ 100 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 100 ⁇ sec later, and the predicted value ⁇ 150 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 150 ⁇ sec later are calculated after the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated to the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0).
- the predicted values are determined by the calculation routine shown in the flow chart in FIG.
- the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 200 ⁇ sec earlier before the updating to the present value is taken as the past value ⁇ ⁇ 200 of the detected rotational angle
- the predicted value of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the kth updating of the applied voltage is performed is taken as ⁇ 50k .
- the units of the rotational angle are radians.
- the predicted value ⁇ 50k is determined by the following Equation (3) (step 301 ).
- ⁇ 50k ⁇ 0 +k ( ⁇ 0 ⁇ ⁇ 200 )/4 (3)
- step S 302 a judgment is made as to whether or not ⁇ 50k ⁇ 0 (step S 302 ). If ⁇ 50k ⁇ 0, a judgment is made as to whether or not ⁇ 50k ⁇ 2 ⁇ (step S 303 ). If ⁇ 50k ⁇ 2 ⁇ , ⁇ 50k is taken as the predicted value of the rotational angle. If ⁇ 50k is not ⁇ 0 in step S 302 , ⁇ 50k +2 ⁇ is taken as the predicted value ⁇ 50k of the rotational angle (step S 304 ). If ⁇ 50k is not ⁇ 2 ⁇ in step S 303 , then ⁇ 50k ⁇ 2 ⁇ is taken as the predicted value ⁇ 50k of the rotational angle (S 305 ).
- FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b and time. It is seen that the amount of variation ⁇ in the rotational angle every 50 ⁇ sec is smaller than the amount of variation ⁇ every 200 ⁇ sec.
- the controller so that the predicted values of the rotational angle are determined with using not only the value at 200 ⁇ sec earlier but also an even earlier value as the past value of the detected rotational angle.
- the mean rate of variation in the detected rotational angle is determined from these past values and the present value of the detected rotational angle, and the predicted value of the rotational angle is determined by adding the present value to a value obtained by multiplying this mean rate of variation by the time up to the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated after the updating to the present value.
- the coordinate conversion element 6 e of the applied voltage calculating part 6 calculates the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils at the all points in time at which the applied voltage are updated until the next calculation of the present value of the applied voltage, from the d axis target voltage v d *, q axis target voltage v q *, present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle, and predicted values ⁇ 50 , ⁇ 100 and ⁇ 150 of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b .
- the calculation of the predicted values v u (50), v v (50), v w (50), v u (100), v v (100), v w (100), v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltages in the coordinate conversion element 6 e can be accomplished using the same known calculation formula as that used in the calculation of the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0).
- the rotational force of the rotor 1 b is generated by the variations in the magnetic fields generated by the coils, by updating the applied voltages to the coils via the motor driver 7 in accordance with the calculated present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages and the calculated predicted values v u (50), v v (50), v w (50), v u (100), v v (100), v w (100), v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltages.
- a known motor driver which performs PWM driving of the motor 1 by means of PWM control signals is used as the motor driver 7 ;
- the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) and the predicted values v u (50), v v (50), v w (50), v u (100), v v (100), v w (100), v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltages can be calculated as the duty ratios of the PWM control signals, and the updating period of the applied voltage can be correspond to the signal period of the PWM control signals.
- the signal period of the PWM control signals P is set at 50 ⁇ sec, and the duty ratio of the PWM signals P is calculated as the applied voltage every 50 ⁇ sec.
- the signal period of the PWM signals corresponds to the updating period of the applied voltage, and the applied voltages to the coils of the respective U, V and W phases of the motor 1 are updated by the updating of the duty ratios of the PWM control signals P every 50 ⁇ sec.
- the flow chart in FIG. 7 shows the control routine of the motor 1 using the abovementioned controller 40 .
- the detection values ⁇ and ⁇ of the steering torque sensor and vehicle speed sensor are read in (step S 1 )
- the target current I* is calculated on the basis of the detected steering torque ⁇ and vehicle speed ⁇
- the d axis target current I d * and q axis target current I q * are calculated by calculations performed in the dq axis target current calculating part 4 (step S 3 )
- the detected actual currents I u , I v and I w of the coils and the present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle are read in, and the d axis actual current I d and q axis actual current I q are calculated by the dq axis actual current calculating part 5 (step S 4 ).
- the d axis target voltage v d * corresponding to the deviation between the d axis target current I d * and the d axis actual current I d are calculated by the PI calculating elements 6 c and 6 d (step S 5 ).
- the predicted values ⁇ 50 , ⁇ 100 and ⁇ 150 of the rotational angle are also calculated from the present value ⁇ 0 of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b and the past value ⁇ ⁇ 200 of the rotational angle by the rotational angle calculating part 8 (step S 6 ).
- the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) and the predicted values v u (50), v v (50), v w (50), v u (100), v v (100), v w (100), v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltages to the coils of the respective phases are calculated from the d axis target voltage v d *, q axis target voltage v q *, present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle, and predicted values ⁇ 50 , ⁇ 100 and ⁇ 150 (step S 7 ). Subsequently, the applied voltages to the coils are updated (step S 8 ).
- the updating of the applied voltages to the coils is first performed in accordance with the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0), then in accordance with the predicted values v u (50), v v (50) and v w (50) after 50 ⁇ sec, then in accordance with the predicted values v u (100), v v (100) and v w (100) after 100 ⁇ sec, and then in accordance with the predicted values v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) after 150 ⁇ sec.
- step S 9 a judgment is made as to whether or not the applied voltages have been updated a number of times (four times) corresponding to the applied voltage calculation period (200 ⁇ sec) (step S 9 ). If the applied voltages have not been thus updated, the processing returns to step S 8 . If the applied voltages have been thus updated, a judgment is made as to whether or not the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages have been calculated a number of times (e.g., five times) corresponding to the target current calculation period (e.g., 1 msec) (step S 10 ). If these present values have not been thus calculated, the processing returns to step S 4 .
- step S 11 a judgment is made as to whether or not control is to be ended, e.g., in accordance with the on-off state of the ignition switch (step S 11 ). In cases where control is not to be ended, the processing returns to step S 1 .
- the updating period (50 ⁇ sec) of the applied voltages to the coils of the brushless motor 1 is set at a shorter period than the calculation period (200 ⁇ sec) of the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages; accordingly, the amount of variation in the current that flows through the coils during the updating of the applied voltages can be reduced compared to that in a conventional controller, so that the noise that occurs at the update frequency can be reduced.
- the predicted values v u (50), v v (50), v w (50), v u (100), v v (100), v w (100), v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltages to the coils which are calculated from the d axis target current I d *, q axis target current I q *, d axis actual current I d , q axis actual current I q , and predicted values ⁇ 50 , ⁇ 100 and ⁇ 150 of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b , vary in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor 1 b .
- the error between the predicted values v u (50), v v (50), v w (50), v u (100), v v (100), v w (100), v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltages and the ideal values can be reduced. Accordingly, in the relationship between time and the applied voltages (v) applied to the coils shown in FIG. 8 , the variation in the applied voltages ⁇ v during updating can be reduced even in the vicinity of the peaks of the sine wave indicated by the two-dot chain line shown in the drawing, which corresponds to the variation in the ideal values of the applied voltages in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor 1 b .
- the respective applied voltages at all points in time at which the applied voltages are updated can be caused to correspond to the rotational position of the rotor 1 b , so that the noise at the updating frequency can be reduced even further.
- the reciprocal (20 kHz) of this period is enough greater than the maximum value (about 15 to 16 kHz) of the frequency range that is generally audible to humans; accordingly, the abnormal noise that is caused by the updating of the applied voltages can be greatly reduced.
- FIGS. 9 through 11 show a controller for a three-phase brushless motor 1 in a second embodiment used to generate steering assist force in an electrical power steering apparatus.
- parts that are the same as in the first embodiment are labeled with the same symbols.
- the differences between this embodiment and the first embodiment are as follows. In the first place, the predicted value of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b is calculated by the rotational position calculating part 8 at any point in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages.
- the rotational position calculating part 8 of the present embodiment calculates only the predicted value ⁇ 150 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 150 ⁇ sec later after the updating of the applied voltages to the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0).
- the coordinate conversion element 6 e of the applied voltage calculating part 6 of the present embodiment calculates only the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) of the applied voltages and the predicted values v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltages corresponding to the predicted value ⁇ 150 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 150 ⁇ sec later after the updating of the applied voltages to the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0), from the d axis target voltage v d *, the q axis target voltage v q *, and the present value ⁇ 0 and predicted value ⁇ 150 of the rotational angle of the rotor b 1 .
- interpolation calculating parts 9 a , 9 b and 9 c are connected to the coordinate conversion element 6 e .
- the interpolation calculating parts 9 a , 9 b and 9 c determine the predicted values v u (50), v v (50), v w (50), v u (100), v v (100) and v w (100) of the applied voltages to the coils at the remaining points in time at which the applied voltages are updated, i.e., the points in time at which the applied voltages are updated 50 ⁇ sec and 100 ⁇ sec later after the updating of the applied voltages to the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0), by interpolation using the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) and predicted values v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltage values calculated by the coordinate conversion element 6 e of the
- the applied voltages to the coils are updated via the motor driver 7 in accordance with the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) and predicted values v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltages calculated by the applied voltage calculating part 6 , and the predicted values v u (50), v v (50), v w (50), v u (100), v v (100) and v w (100) of the applied voltages calculated by the interpolation calculating parts 9 a , 9 b and 9 c , so that rotational force of the rotor 1 b is generated by the variation of the magnetic field generated by the coils.
- the remaining structure is the same as in the first embodiment.
- the flow chart in FIG. 10 shows the control routine of the motor 1 performed by the controller 40 of the second embodiment. Following steps S 101 through S 105 which are the same as steps S 1 through S 5 in the first embodiment, the predicted value ⁇ 150 of the rotational angle is calculated from the present value ⁇ 0 and past value ⁇ ⁇ 200 of the detected rotational angle of the rotor 1 b by the rotational position calculating part 8 in step S 106 .
- step S 107 the present values v u (0), v v (0) and v w (0) and predicted values v u (150), v v (150) and v w (150) of the applied voltages to the coils of the respective phases are calculated from the d axis target voltage v d *, q axis target voltage v q *, present value ⁇ 0 of the detected rotational angle, and predicted value ⁇ 150 .
- step S 108 the predicted values v u (50), v v (50), v w (50), v u (100), v v (100) and v w (100) of the applied voltages to the coils are determined by the interpolation calculating parts 9 a , 9 b and 9 c .
- the subsequent steps S 109 through S 112 are the same as steps S 8 through S 11 in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11 shows the relationship between time and the applied voltages (v) applied to the coils in the second embodiment. It is seen that the variation ⁇ v in the applied voltage at the time of updating can be reduced even in the vicinity of the peaks of the sine wave indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
- the reciprocal (20 kHz) of this period is enough greater than the maximum frequency (about 15 to 16 kHz) of the range that is generally audible to humans, so that abnormal noise caused by the updating of the applied voltages can be greatly reduced.
- Table 1 shows the abnormal noise peak value at 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz in a case where the rpm of the motor 1 was set at 1200 RPM, the overall value of the noise level in the same case, the increased calculation time compared to the conventional example, and the error with respective to the ideal applied voltages to the coils (with the conventional example taken as 100), in the conventional example, the first embodiment, and the second embodiment. It can be confirmed from Table 1 that the generation of noise in the first and second embodiments is reduced compared to the conventional example, and the error with respect to the ideal applied voltages is also reduced; furthermore, it can be confirmed that the calculation load in the second embodiment is reduced compared to that in the first embodiment.
- the following Table 2 shows the abnormal noise peak value at a frequency of 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz in a case where the updating period of the applied voltages was set at 100 ⁇ sec and the rpm of the motor 1 was set at 1200 RPM, the overall value of the noise level at a frequency of 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz in the same case, the abnormal noise peak value at a frequency of 9.5 kHz to 10.5 kHz in the same case, and the overall value of the noise level at a frequency of 9.5 kHz to 10.5 kHz in the same case, in a conventional example and the first embodiment. It can be confirmed from Table 2 that the first embodiment reduces the generation of noise compared to the conventional example.
- the present invention is not limited to the abovementioned embodiments.
- the updating period of the applied voltages there are no particular restrictions on the updating period of the applied voltages as long as this updating period is shorter than the calculation period of the applied voltages; however, it is desirable to set this updating period at 50 ⁇ sec or less.
- the present invention can be applied as long as the number of times that the applied voltages are updated in one calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages is two times or greater, and the calculation load can be reduced as in the second embodiment by setting this number of times at three times or greater.
- the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages is not limited to 200 ⁇ sec.
- the coordinate conversion element in the abovementioned embodiments calculates the applied voltages to the coils of the respective U, V and W phases from the d axis target voltage v d *, q axis target voltage v q *, and detected rotational position of the rotor; however, it is also possible to devise the controller so that the applied voltages of two phases among U, V and W are calculated, and the applied voltage of the remaining phase is determined from these determined applied voltages.
- the brushless motor is not limited to three phases, and the use of the motor is not limited to the generation of steering assist force.
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- The present invention relates to a controller for brushless motor, which performs vector control of the motor current in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor, the target current, and the actual currents flowing through the motor coils.
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FIG. 12 shows thecontroller 40″ for a three-phasebrushless motor 1 in a conventional example used for generating steering assist power in an electrical power steering system. Thecontroller 40″ comprises asignal processing circuit 40 a, a rotationalposition detection part 2,current detection parts motor driver 7. Thesignal processing circuit 40 a comprises a dq axis target current calculatingpart 4, a dq axis actualcurrent calculating part 5, and an appliedvoltage calculating part 6. The rotationalposition detection part 2 detects the present value θ0 of the rotational angle of the rotor from a predetermined reference position in the stator of themotor 1 as the present value of the rotational position of the rotor in themotor 1. Thecurrent detection parts motor 1. The dq axis target current calculatingpart 4 calculates the d axis target current Id* for generating the magnetic field in the direction of the d axis, and the q axis target current Iq* for generating the magnetic field in the direction of the q axis, where the d axis is the axis along the direction of the magnetic flux of the field system of the rotor, and the q axis is the axis perpendicular to the d axis and rotational axis of the rotor. For example, the d axis target current Id* and q axis target current Iq* are calculated at the dq targetvalue calculating parts value calculating part 4 a from the steering torque τ and vehicle speed ν. The dq axis actualcurrent calculating part 5 calculates the d axis actual current Id for generating the magnetic field in the direction of the d axis, and the q axis actual current Iq for generating the magnetic field in the direction of the q axis by using a known transformation formula from the detected actual currents Iu, Iv and Iw of the coils and the present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle. The appliedvoltage calculating part 6 calculates the present values vu (0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the voltages applied to the coils at a set period from the d axis target current Id*, q axis target current Iq*, d axis actual current Id, q axis actual current Iq, and present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle. For example, the deviation between the d axis target current Id* and the d axis actual current Id is determined by adeviation calculating element 6 a, the d axis target voltage vd* is determined by performing a PI (proportional integration) operation on this deviation in aPI calculating element 6 c, the deviation between the q axis target current Iq* and the q axis actual current Iq is determined by adeviation calculating element 6 b, the q axis target voltage vq* is determined by performing a PI operation on this deviation in aPI calculating element 6 d, and the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages are calculated by means of acoordinate transformation element 6 e using a known transformation formula from the d axis target voltage vd*, q axis target voltage vq*, and present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle. The voltages applied to the coils are updated via themotor driver 7 in accordance with the calculated present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages via themotor driver 7, so that a rotational force of the rotor is generated by the variation of the magnetic field generated in the coils (see U.S. Pat. No. 6,504,336B2). - In the controller described above, a calculation loop for the voltages applied to the coils are provided separately from the calculation loop for the target current, and the calculation period for the voltages applied to the coils is set at a shorter period than the calculation period for the target current, so that control of the motor current can be performed with good precision. However, the calculation period of the present values of the voltages applied to the coils is limited not only by the calculation time, but also by the rotational position of the rotor, the detection time required for the detection of the actual current and the like. Consequently, there are limits to the extent to which this calculation period can be shortened. Accordingly, the calculation period for the present values of the voltages applied to the coils is set at approximately 200 μsec.
- However, when the shortening of the calculation period for the present values of the applied voltages according to the rotational position of the rotor is limited, since the motor current varies in accordance with this calculation period, the following problem arises: namely, noise which has a noise peak in the vicinity of the frequency that is the reciprocal of this period is generated. Specifically, as is shown in
FIG. 13 , in the relationship between time and the voltages vu, vv and vw respectively applied to the coils of the U phase, V phase and W phase, the ideal voltage applied to each coil varies in the form of a sine wave in accordance with the variation in the rotational position of the rotor. On the other hand, when the present values of the voltages applied to the respective coils are determined with a calculation period of 200 μsec, and the applied voltages are updated with this calculation period, the voltage applied to each coil varies not in the form of sine wave, but rather in the form of stepwise every 200 μsec as indicated by the two-dot chain line inFIG. 14 . Accordingly, noise which has a noise peak in the vicinity of a frequency of approximately 5 kHz is generated. Furthermore, when the rotor rotates at a high speed, the current variation also increases with an increase in the voltage variation Δv at the time when the applied voltage is updated; accordingly, the noise becomes conspicuous. - It is an object of the present invention to provide a controller for brushless motor that can solve the abovementioned problems.
- The present invention is applied to a controller for brushless motor having a rotor and coils, which generates force for rotating the rotor in accordance with the variation in the magnetic field generated by the coils, by updating the voltages applied to the coils. The controller comprises a rotational position detection part which detects the rotational position of the rotor, a current detection part which detects the actual currents flowing through the coils, a dq axis target current calculating part which calculates d axis target current and q axis target current, where the d axis is the axis along the direction of the magnetic flux of a field system of the rotor, and the q axis is the axis that is perpendicular to the d axis and the rotational axis of the rotor, a dq axis actual current calculating part which calculates d axis actual current and q axis actual current from detected actual currents of the coils and a present value of the detected rotational position of the rotor, and an applied voltage calculating part which calculates present values of the voltages applied to the coils at a set period from the d axis target current, q axis target current, d axis actual current, q axis actual current and present value of the detected rotational position of the rotor.
- The present invention is characterizing in that the updating period of the applied voltages to the coils is set as a period that is shorter than the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages to the coils, that a rotational position calculating part is provided to calculate a predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor at a point in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages, in accordance with the present value of the detected rotational position of the rotor, a past value of the detected rotational position, and the set applied voltage updating period, that the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages are calculated by the applied voltage calculating part, from the d axis target current, q axis target current, d axis actual current, q axis actual current, and predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor, and that the applied voltages to the coils are updated in accordance with the calculated present value of the applied voltage and the predicted value of the applied voltage.
- In the conventional controller, the updating period of the applied voltages to the coils and the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages are set as equal periods. In the present invention, on the other hand, the updating period of the applied voltages to the coils is set as a period that is shorter than the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages to the coils; accordingly, the amount of variation in the currents flowing through the coils at the time when the applied voltages are updated can be reduced compared to that in a conventional controller, so that the noise at the update frequency can be reduced.
- In the present invention, furthermore, the predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor is determined, and the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils are calculated from the d axis target current, q axis target current, d axis actual current, q axis actual current and predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor. Accordingly, the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils vary in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor. As a result, the error between the predicted values of the applied voltages and the ideal values can be reduced, so that the increase in the amount of variation in the currents flowing through the coils when the applied voltages are updated can be prevented. Accordingly, the generation of noise at the frequency that is the reciprocal of the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages and at the frequency that is the reciprocal of the updating period can be reduced.
- It is desirable that predicted values of the rotational position of the rotor are calculated by the rotational position calculating part at all points in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages. As a result, the respective applied voltages at all points in time at which the applied voltages are updated can be caused to correspond to the rotational position of the rotor, so that the noise at the update frequency can be reduced even further.
- It is desirable that the updating period of the applied voltage is set as a period that is shorter than the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltage so that the number of times that the applied voltages are updated in one calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages is three or more, that the predicted value of the rotational position of the rotor is calculated by the rotational position calculating part at any point in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages, and that an interpolation calculating part is provided to determine the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils at the remaining points in time at which the applied voltage are updated, by interpolation using the present values of the applied voltages and predicted values of the applied voltages calculated by the applied voltage calculating part. In order to reduce the noise at the update frequency of the applied voltages to the coils, it is desirable to increase the number of times that the updating is performed.
- Compared to a case where all of the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils are calculated from the d axis target current, q axis target current, d axis actual current, q axis actual current and predicted values of the rotational position of the rotor, a case where any predicted value of the rotational position and any predicted values of the applied voltages are calculated, and the remaining predicted values of the applied voltages are calculated from the present values and any predicted values of the applied voltages, results in a smaller calculation load. Accordingly, by reducing the number of times that calculations are performed by the applied voltage calculating part and rotational position calculating part and by increasing the number of times that calculations are performed by the interpolation calculating part, it is possible to prevent increase in the calculation load even if the number of times that the updating of the applied voltages to the coils is performed is increased.
- It is desirable that the updating period of the applied voltage is set at 100 μsec or less. As a result, the noise that is caused by the updating of the applied voltages can be greatly reduced. It is even more desirable to set the updating period of the abovementioned applied voltages at 50 μsec or less. As a result, since the reciprocal (20 kHz) of the updating period of the applied voltages is enough greater than the maximum frequency (about 15 to 16 kHz) of the general audible range for humans, the abnormal noise caused by the updating of the applied voltages can be reduced even further.
- It is desirable that the brushless motor is driven by PWM driving, that the updating of the applied voltages to the coils is performed by updating the duty ratio of the PWM control signals, and that the signal period of the PWM control signals is caused to correspond to the updating period of the applied voltages. As a result, the present invention can easily be realized with using PWM control.
- The controller for brushless motor of the present invention makes it possible to suppress the generation of abnormal noise that occurs when the motor current is controlled by updating the applied voltages to the coils, and further makes it possible to suppress increase in the calculation load for that.
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FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of an electrical power steering apparatus constituting an embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a controller for brushless motor constituting a first embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the relationship between the steering torque and target current in the electrical power steering apparatus constituting the embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the calculation routine used to calculate the predicted value of the rotational angle of the rotor in the controller for brushless motor constituting the embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the rotational angle of the rotor and time in the brushless motor constituting the embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the period of the PWM control signals in the embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the control routine of the controller for brushless motor constituting the first embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the applied voltage to the coil and time in the controller for brushless motor constituting the first embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a controller for brushless motor constituting a second embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the control routine of the controller for brushless motor constituting the second embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the relationship between the applied voltage to the coil and time in the controller for brushless motor constituting the second embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of a conventional example of a controller for brushless motor; -
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the relationship between the ideal applied voltages to the coils and time in a controller for brushless motor; and -
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the relationship between the applied voltage to the coil and time in the conventional example of the controller for brushless motor. - A controller for a brushless motor constituting a first embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to
FIGS. 1 through 8 . In the present embodiment, parts that are the same as in the conventional example are labeled with the same symbols. - The rack and pinion type electrical
power steering apparatus 101 for a vehicle shown inFIG. 1 comprises asteering shaft 103 that is caused to rotate by steering operation, apinion 103 a that is disposed on thesteering shaft 103, and arack 104 that engages with thepinion 103 a. Both ends of therack 104 are connected to vehicle wheels (not shown in the figures) used for steering. When thepinion 103 a is caused to rotate by steering operation, therack 104 moves in the longitudinal direction along the lateral direction of the vehicle, and the steering angle varies as a result of this movement of therack 104. Atorque sensor 107 which detects the steering torque, a three-phase brushless motor 1 which is driven in accordance with the detected steering torque, and ascrew mechanism 110 which is used to transmit the rotational force of themotor 1 to therack 104 are provided to generate steering assist force corresponding to the steering torque transmitted by the steeringshaft 103. - The
motor 1 has a stator 1 a which includes coils of U, V and W phases and is attached to ahousing 108 that covers therack 104, a tubular rotor 1 b which is supported by thehousing 108 viabearings rotational position sensor 2 a such as an encoder or the like which constitutes a rotationalposition detection part 2 that detects the rotational position of the rotor 1 b (seeFIG. 2 ), and therack 104 is surrounded by the rotor 1 b. Thescrew mechanism 110 has aball screw shaft 110 a which is integrally formed on the outer circumference of therack 104, and aball nut 110 b which is engaged with theball screw shaft 110 a via a ball. Theball nut 110 b is connected to the rotor 1 b of themotor 1. As a result, theball nut 110 b is rotationally driven by themotor 1, and the steering assist force is generated along the longitudinal direction of therack 104 by the rotation of theball nut 110 b. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , themotor 1 is connected to acontroller 40, and detection signals of the steering torque τ obtained by thetorque sensor 107 and detection signals of the vehicle speed ν obtained by the vehicle speed sensor (not shown in the figures) are input into thecontroller 40. Thecontroller 40 has asignal processing circuit 40 a, a rotationalposition detection part 2,current detection parts motor driver 7. Thesignal processing circuit 40 a comprises a dq axis target currentcalculating part 4, a dq axis actual current calculatingpart 5, an appliedvoltage calculating part 6, and a rotationalposition calculating part 8. - The rotational
position detection part 2 detects the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b from a predetermined reference position in the stator 1 a of themotor 1 as the rotational position of the rotor 1 b in themotor 1. Thecurrent detection parts motor 1. - The dq axis target current
calculating part 4 calculates the d axis target current Id* for generating magnetic field in the direction of the d axis and the q axis target current Iq* for generating magnetic field in the direction of the q axis, where the d axis is the axis along the direction of the magnetic flux of the field system (magnet 1 c) of the rotor 1 b, and the q axis is the axis that is perpendicular to the d axis and the rotational axis of the rotor 1 b. The dq axis target currentcalculating part 4 in the present embodiment calculates the target current I* at a set period in the targetvalue calculating part 4 a from the relationship between the steering torque τ, vehicle speed ν and target current I*, the detected steering torque τ obtained by thetorque sensor 107, and the detected vehicle speed ν obtained by the vehicle speed sensor, in which the relationship is stored in thecontroller 40. The dq axis target currentcalculating part 4 also calculates the d axis target current Id* and q axis target current Iq* on the basis of the target current I* using the predetermined functions Fd and Fq in the dq targetvalue calculating parts FIG. 3 . The calculation period at which the target current I* is calculated on the basis of the steering torque τ and vehicle speed ν can be set as in a convention device; for example, this period is set at 1 msec. - The dq axis actual current calculating
part 5 calculates the d axis actual current Id for generating magnetic field in the direction of the d axis and the q axis actual current Iq for generating magnetic field in the direction of the q axis, from the detected actual currents Iu, Iv and Iw of the coils of the respective U phase, V phase and W phase and the present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle of the rotor 1 b. The calculations performed in the dq axis actual current calculatingpart 5 can be accomplished using a known calculation formula. For example, these values. can be determined by the following Equation (1), where [C] as a matrix. - The applied
voltage calculating part 6 calculates the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages to the coils at a set period (200 μsec in the present embodiment) from the d axis target current Id*, q axis target current Iq*, d axis actual current Id, q axis actual current Iq, and present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle of the rotor 1 b. The appliedvoltage calculating part 6 in the present embodiment determines the deviation between the d axis target current Id* and the d axis actual current Id by means of adeviation calculating element 6 a, determines the d axis target voltage vd* by performing PI operation on this deviation in aPI calculating element 6 c, determines the deviation between the q axis target current Iq* and the q axis actual current Iq by means of adeviation calculating element 6 b, determines the q axis target voltage vq* by performing PI operation on this deviation in aPI calculating element 6 d, and calculates the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages from the d axis target voltage vd*, q axis target voltage vq*, and present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle by means of a coordinateconversion element 6 e. The calculation performed in the coordinateconversion element 6 e can be accomplished using a known calculation formula. For example, this can be determined by means of the following Equation (2) using the reverse matrix of the abovementioned matrix [C]. - In the present embodiment, the updating period of the applied voltages to the coils of the respective U, V and W phases is set at 50 μsec, and is thus shorter than the calculation period (200 μsec) of the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages. As a result, the number of times that the applied voltages are updated in one calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages is four times.
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position calculating part 8 calculates the predicted values of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b at the points in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages, in accordance with the present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle of the rotor 1 b, a past value of the detected rotational angle, and the set applied voltage updating period. The applied voltage calculation period in the present embodiment is 200 μsec and the applied voltage updating period is 50 μsec; therefore the predicted value θ50 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 50 μsec later, the predicted value θ100 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 100 μsec later, and the predicted value θ150 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 150 μsec later are calculated after the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated to the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0). In the present embodiment, the predicted values are determined by the calculation routine shown in the flow chart inFIG. 4 , in which the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 200 μsec earlier before the updating to the present value is taken as the past value θ−200 of the detected rotational angle, the number of times that the applied voltages are updated in each calculation period of the applied voltages is taken as k (initial value=1), and the predicted value of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the kth updating of the applied voltage is performed is taken as θ50k. Furthermore, the units of the rotational angle are radians. First, the predicted value θ50k is determined by the following Equation (3) (step 301).
θ50k=θ0 +k(θ0−θ−200)/4 (3) - Next, a judgment is made as to whether or not θ50k≧0 (step S302). If θ50k≧0, a judgment is made as to whether or not θ50k<2π (step S303). If θ50k<2π, θ50k is taken as the predicted value of the rotational angle. If θ50k is not ≧0 in step S302, θ50k+2π is taken as the predicted value θ50k of the rotational angle (step S304). If θ50k is not <2π in step S303, then θ50k−2π is taken as the predicted value θ50k of the rotational angle (S305).
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FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b and time. It is seen that the amount of variation δθ in the rotational angle every 50 μsec is smaller than the amount of variation Δθ every 200 μsec. - Furthermore, it is also possible to devise the controller so that the predicted values of the rotational angle are determined with using not only the value at 200 μsec earlier but also an even earlier value as the past value of the detected rotational angle. For example, the mean rate of variation in the detected rotational angle is determined from these past values and the present value of the detected rotational angle, and the predicted value of the rotational angle is determined by adding the present value to a value obtained by multiplying this mean rate of variation by the time up to the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated after the updating to the present value.
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conversion element 6 e of the appliedvoltage calculating part 6 calculates the predicted values of the applied voltages to the coils at the all points in time at which the applied voltage are updated until the next calculation of the present value of the applied voltage, from the d axis target voltage vd*, q axis target voltage vq*, present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle, and predicted values θ50, θ100 and θ150 of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b. Specifically, the predicted values vu(50), vv(50) and vw(50) of the applied voltages corresponding to the predicted value θ50 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 50 μsec later, the predicted values vu(100), vv(100) and vw(100) of the applied voltages corresponding to the predicted value θ100 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 100 μsec later, and the predicted values vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages corresponding to the predicted value θ150 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 150 μsec later after the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated to the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) are calculated. The calculation of the predicted values vu(50), vv(50), vw(50), vu(100), vv(100), vw(100), vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages in the coordinateconversion element 6 e can be accomplished using the same known calculation formula as that used in the calculation of the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0). - The rotational force of the rotor 1 b is generated by the variations in the magnetic fields generated by the coils, by updating the applied voltages to the coils via the
motor driver 7 in accordance with the calculated present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages and the calculated predicted values vu(50), vv(50), vw(50), vu(100), vv(100), vw(100), vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages. - A known motor driver which performs PWM driving of the
motor 1 by means of PWM control signals is used as themotor driver 7; the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) and the predicted values vu(50), vv(50), vw(50), vu(100), vv(100), vw(100), vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages can be calculated as the duty ratios of the PWM control signals, and the updating period of the applied voltage can be correspond to the signal period of the PWM control signals. In this case, as shown inFIG. 6 , the signal period of the PWM control signals P is set at 50 μsec, and the duty ratio of the PWM signals P is calculated as the applied voltage every 50 μsec. Specifically, the signal period of the PWM signals corresponds to the updating period of the applied voltage, and the applied voltages to the coils of the respective U, V and W phases of themotor 1 are updated by the updating of the duty ratios of the PWM control signals P every 50 μsec. - The flow chart in
FIG. 7 shows the control routine of themotor 1 using theabovementioned controller 40. First, the detection values τ and ν of the steering torque sensor and vehicle speed sensor are read in (step S1), the target current I* is calculated on the basis of the detected steering torque τ and vehicle speed ν (step S2), the d axis target current Id* and q axis target current Iq* are calculated by calculations performed in the dq axis target current calculating part 4 (step S3), the detected actual currents Iu, Iv and Iw of the coils and the present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle are read in, and the d axis actual current Id and q axis actual current Iq are calculated by the dq axis actual current calculating part 5 (step S4). Next, the d axis target voltage vd* corresponding to the deviation between the d axis target current Id* and the d axis actual current Id, and the q axis target voltage vq* corresponding to the deviation between the q axis target current Iq* and the q axis actual current Iq, are calculated by thePI calculating elements - In the abovementioned embodiment, the updating period (50 μsec) of the applied voltages to the coils of the
brushless motor 1 is set at a shorter period than the calculation period (200 μsec) of the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages; accordingly, the amount of variation in the current that flows through the coils during the updating of the applied voltages can be reduced compared to that in a conventional controller, so that the noise that occurs at the update frequency can be reduced. Furthermore, the predicted values vu(50), vv(50), vw(50), vu(100), vv(100), vw(100), vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages to the coils, which are calculated from the d axis target current Id*, q axis target current Iq*, d axis actual current Id, q axis actual current Iq, and predicted values θ50, θ100 and θ150 of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b, vary in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor 1 b. As a result, the error between the predicted values vu(50), vv(50), vw(50), vu(100), vv(100), vw(100), vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages and the ideal values can be reduced. Accordingly, in the relationship between time and the applied voltages (v) applied to the coils shown inFIG. 8 , the variation in the applied voltages Δv during updating can be reduced even in the vicinity of the peaks of the sine wave indicated by the two-dot chain line shown in the drawing, which corresponds to the variation in the ideal values of the applied voltages in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor 1 b. Accordingly, an increase in the amount of variation in the currents flowing through the coils can be prevented, so that the generation of noise at the frequency that is the reciprocal of the calculation period (200 μsec) of the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages and at the frequency that is the reciprocal of the updating period (50 μsec) of the applied voltages can be reduced. Furthermore, in the first embodiment, since the predicted values θ50, θ100 and θ150 of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b at the all points in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values of the applied voltages are calculated, the respective applied voltages at all points in time at which the applied voltages are updated can be caused to correspond to the rotational position of the rotor 1 b, so that the noise at the updating frequency can be reduced even further. Furthermore, as a result of the updating period of the applied voltages being set at 50 μsec or less, the reciprocal (20 kHz) of this period is enough greater than the maximum value (about 15 to 16 kHz) of the frequency range that is generally audible to humans; accordingly, the abnormal noise that is caused by the updating of the applied voltages can be greatly reduced. -
FIGS. 9 through 11 show a controller for a three-phase brushless motor 1 in a second embodiment used to generate steering assist force in an electrical power steering apparatus. In the present embodiment, parts that are the same as in the first embodiment are labeled with the same symbols. The differences between this embodiment and the first embodiment are as follows. In the first place, the predicted value of the rotational angle of the rotor 1 b is calculated by the rotationalposition calculating part 8 at any point in time at which the applied voltages are updated until the next calculation of the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages. The rotationalposition calculating part 8 of the present embodiment calculates only the predicted value θ150 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 150 μsec later after the updating of the applied voltages to the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0). - The coordinate
conversion element 6 e of the appliedvoltage calculating part 6 of the present embodiment calculates only the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages and the predicted values vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages corresponding to the predicted value θ150 of the rotational angle at the point in time at which the applied voltages are updated 150 μsec later after the updating of the applied voltages to the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0), from the d axis target voltage vd*, the q axis target voltage vq*, and the present value θ0 and predicted value θ150 of the rotational angle of the rotor b1. - In the second embodiment,
interpolation calculating parts conversion element 6 e. Theinterpolation calculating parts conversion element 6 e of the appliedvoltage calculating part 6. The interpolation performed in the present embodiment is linear interpolation; however, there are no particular restrictions on the interpolation method used. - The applied voltages to the coils are updated via the
motor driver 7 in accordance with the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) and predicted values vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages calculated by the appliedvoltage calculating part 6, and the predicted values vu(50), vv(50), vw(50), vu(100), vv(100) and vw(100) of the applied voltages calculated by theinterpolation calculating parts - The flow chart in
FIG. 10 shows the control routine of themotor 1 performed by thecontroller 40 of the second embodiment. Following steps S101 through S105 which are the same as steps S1 through S5 in the first embodiment, the predicted value θ150 of the rotational angle is calculated from the present value θ0 and past value θ−200 of the detected rotational angle of the rotor 1 b by the rotationalposition calculating part 8 in step S106. Next, in step S107, the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) and predicted values vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages to the coils of the respective phases are calculated from the d axis target voltage vd*, q axis target voltage vq*, present value θ0 of the detected rotational angle, and predicted value θ150. Subsequently, in step S108, the predicted values vu(50), vv(50), vw(50), vu(100), vv(100) and vw(100) of the applied voltages to the coils are determined by theinterpolation calculating parts - Compared to a method in which all of the predicted values vu(50), vv(50), vw(50), vu(100), vv(100), vw(100), vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) of the applied voltages to the coils are determined from the d axis target voltage vd*, q axis target voltage vq*, and predicted values of the rotational position of the rotor 1 b, a method in which only some of the predicted values vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) are determined and the remaining predicted values vu(50), vv(50), vw(50), vu(100), vv(100) and vw(100) are determined by interpolation from the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) and some of the predicted values vu(150), vv(150) and vw(150) results in a smaller calculation load. Accordingly, in the second embodiment, the number of times that calculations are performed by the coordinate
conversion element 6 e of the appliedvoltage calculating part 6 and the rotationalposition calculating part 8 is reduced, and the number of times that calculations are performed by theinterpolation calculating parts FIG. 11 shows the relationship between time and the applied voltages (v) applied to the coils in the second embodiment. It is seen that the variation Δv in the applied voltage at the time of updating can be reduced even in the vicinity of the peaks of the sine wave indicated by a two-dot chain line inFIG. 11 , which corresponds to the ideal variation in the applied voltage in accordance with the rotational position of the rotor 1 b. Accordingly, the increase in the amount of variation in the currents flowing through the coils can be prevented, so that the generation of noise at the frequency that is the reciprocal of the calculation period (200 μsec) of the present values vu(0), vv(0) and vw(0) of the applied voltages and at the frequency that is the reciprocal of the updating period (50 μsec) of the applied voltages can be reduced. Furthermore, as a result of the updating period of the applied voltages being set at 50 μsec or less, the reciprocal (20 kHz) of this period is enough greater than the maximum frequency (about 15 to 16 kHz) of the range that is generally audible to humans, so that abnormal noise caused by the updating of the applied voltages can be greatly reduced. - The following Table 1 shows the abnormal noise peak value at 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz in a case where the rpm of the
motor 1 was set at 1200 RPM, the overall value of the noise level in the same case, the increased calculation time compared to the conventional example, and the error with respective to the ideal applied voltages to the coils (with the conventional example taken as 100), in the conventional example, the first embodiment, and the second embodiment. It can be confirmed from Table 1 that the generation of noise in the first and second embodiments is reduced compared to the conventional example, and the error with respect to the ideal applied voltages is also reduced; furthermore, it can be confirmed that the calculation load in the second embodiment is reduced compared to that in the first embodiment.TABLE 1 Conventional First Second Example Embodiment Embodiment Abnormal noise 43 dB (A) 10 dB (A) 13 dB (A) peak value at 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz Overall value of 44 dB (A) 20 dB (A) 21 dB (A) noise level at 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz Increased — +36 μsec +19 μsec calculation time from conventional example Error with respect 100 23.9 24.0 to ideal applied voltage (conventional example = 100) - The following Table 2 shows the abnormal noise peak value at a frequency of 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz in a case where the updating period of the applied voltages was set at 100 μsec and the rpm of the
motor 1 was set at 1200 RPM, the overall value of the noise level at a frequency of 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz in the same case, the abnormal noise peak value at a frequency of 9.5 kHz to 10.5 kHz in the same case, and the overall value of the noise level at a frequency of 9.5 kHz to 10.5 kHz in the same case, in a conventional example and the first embodiment. It can be confirmed from Table 2 that the first embodiment reduces the generation of noise compared to the conventional example.TABLE 2 Conventional First Embodiment Example (100 μsec update) Abnormal noise peak value 43 dB (A) 10 dB (A) at 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz Overall value of noise level 44 dB (A) 23 dB (A) at 4.5 kHz to 5.5 kHz Abnormal noise peak value 21.8 dB (A) 13 dB (A) at 9.5 kHz to 10.5 kHz Overall value of noise level 25 dB (A) 23 dB (A) at 9.5 kHz to 10.5 kHz - The present invention is not limited to the abovementioned embodiments. For example, there are no particular restrictions on the updating period of the applied voltages as long as this updating period is shorter than the calculation period of the applied voltages; however, it is desirable to set this updating period at 50 μsec or less. The present invention can be applied as long as the number of times that the applied voltages are updated in one calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages is two times or greater, and the calculation load can be reduced as in the second embodiment by setting this number of times at three times or greater. Furthermore, the calculation period of the present values of the applied voltages is not limited to 200 μsec. The coordinate conversion element in the abovementioned embodiments calculates the applied voltages to the coils of the respective U, V and W phases from the d axis target voltage vd*, q axis target voltage vq*, and detected rotational position of the rotor; however, it is also possible to devise the controller so that the applied voltages of two phases among U, V and W are calculated, and the applied voltage of the remaining phase is determined from these determined applied voltages. Furthermore, the brushless motor is not limited to three phases, and the use of the motor is not limited to the generation of steering assist force.
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