Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a control system for an electric machine for generating a braking torque by means of the electric machine according to claim 1 and a method for operating a control system for an electric machine according to claim 10.
Preferred developments are the subject matter of the dependent claims.
The present invention is based on the idea of specifying a control system for an electric machine for generating a braking torque by means of the electric machine and a method for operating a control system for an electric machine in order to be able to generate a controlled braking torque by means of the electric machine even in the event of a defective, fully charged or disconnected battery of the vehicle, without electrical power being output or being able to be held within a predetermined value range. The mechanical brake can be relieved by this additional braking torque.
According to the invention, a control system for an electric machine for generating a braking torque at a traction drive by means of the electric machine comprises a control device, wherein the control device is designed to: the torque of the electric machine is determined, and the generator current generated by the electric machine at the respective torque is determined, and the generator current of the electric machine is then regulated in such a way that the electric power of the electric machine can be limited at least below a predetermined minimum value during the movement of the traction drive.
The control system is advantageously suitable for electric and hybrid vehicles. The electrical power which can be fed into the direct current circuit, for example, of a battery for the electric drive, can advantageously be kept below a specific value or at zero.
According to a preferred embodiment of the control system, the control device is set up to: the generator current is calculated as a function of the respective torque generated by the electric machine or is determined from a characteristic map relating to the respective rotational speed and the respective torque of the electric machine.
The braking torque can advantageously be generated by the electric machine if the electric power is zero or close to zero and the associated generator voltage is equal to zero or close to zero (below a predetermined limit value).
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the control system, the control device comprises a power regulating device which is set up to generate the current phase angle of the generator current in such a way that the electric power of the electric machine can be limited below a predetermined minimum value or can be set to zero.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the control system, the control device comprises a current regulation device which is set up to: the respective determined rotational speed of the electric machine is supplied with the determined value for the generator current and the associated value of the current phase angle and is adjusted as a function of the determined rotational speed in such a way that a generator voltage and the associated voltage phase angle are generated in the electric machine, so that the electric power of the electric machine can be limited to below a predetermined minimum value or can be set to zero.
According to a preferred embodiment of the control system, the current phase angle and/or the voltage phase angle can be generated such that the cosine of the difference between the two phase angles is equal to zero.
According to a preferred embodiment of the control system, the phase angle between the generator current and the generator voltage is + 90 ° or-90 °.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the control system, the current regulation device is connected to the electric machine, and the generator current generated at the electric machine after regulation by the current regulation device can be applied to the current regulation device again as an input variable for the current regulation device.
According to a preferred embodiment of the control system, the control device is set up to: the generated electric power of the electric machine is determined from the generator current generated at the electric machine and/or from a value of the voltage phase angle, which is respectively associated with the generated generator current, and/or from a value of the generator voltage, which is respectively associated with the generated generator current, and is generated as an input variable for the power regulating device.
According to a preferred embodiment of the control system, the control device is set up to: the generator current that is maximally produced by the electric machine is determined and the maximum torque associated with this maximally produced generator current is determined and taken into account during the regulation.
According to the invention, in the method for operating a control system for an electric machine, the torque of the electric machine and the generator current generated by the electric machine at the respective torque are determined; and the generator current of the electric machine is set in such a way that during the movement of the traction drive, the electric power of the electric machine is limited at least below a predetermined minimum value, and a braking torque is generated at the traction drive by the electric machine.
According to a preferred embodiment of the method, the power regulation of the control device generates a current phase angle relative to the generator current in such a way that the electric power of the electric machine can be limited below a predetermined minimum value or can be set to zero.
According to a preferred embodiment of the method, the current regulation device receives for the respectively determined rotational speed of the electric machine the determined value for the generator current and the associated value of the current phase angle, and regulates the generator current as a function of the determined rotational speed in such a way that a generator voltage and the associated voltage phase angle are generated in the electric machine, so that the electric power of the electric machine can be limited below a predetermined minimum value or can be set to zero.
According to a preferred embodiment of the method, the current regulation device is connected to the electric machine and the generator current generated at the electric machine after regulation by the current regulation device is applied to the current regulation device again as an input variable for the current regulation device.
According to a preferred embodiment of the method, the control device determines the generated electric power of the electric machine from the generator current generated at the electric machine and/or from a value of the voltage phase angle, which is respectively associated with the generated generator current, and/or from a value of the generator voltage, which is respectively associated with the generated generator current, and generates the electric power as an input variable for the power regulating device.
The method can also be advantageously distinguished by the features already mentioned in connection with the control system and its advantages and vice versa.
Further features and advantages of embodiments of the present invention result from the following description with reference to the drawings.
Detailed Description
In the drawings, like reference numbers can indicate identical or functionally identical elements.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a control system for an electric machine according to an embodiment of the invention in an electric vehicle.
In an electric vehicle F or a hybrid vehicle, a traction drive T can be present, which can be driven by an electric machine EM. In addition to the mechanical brake, the electric machine can advantageously also generate a braking torque such that the battery is not charged by regenerative energy.
For this purpose, the generator voltage can be set equal or close to zero, so that the electrical power P can be convertedelHoldingIs close to or equal to zero. To enable this, the electric machine can be connected to the control system 10.
Fig. 2 shows a schematic block diagram of a control system according to another embodiment of the invention.
The control system 10 for the electric machine EM comprises a control device SE for generating a braking torque at the traction drive by the electric machine EM, wherein the control device SE is designed to: determining a torque BM of the electric machine EM and determining a generator current Is generated by the electric machine EM at the respective torque BM, and thereafter regulating the generator current Is of the electric machine such that an electrical power P of the electric machine EM can be adjusted during a movement of the traction driveelAt least below a predetermined minimum value.
The torque BM can be calculated as follows:
wherein, in the step (A),
np is the number of pole pairs of the machine, FM is the flux of the permanent magnets, Iq is the current in the direction that creates the torque, Ld is the inductance in the d direction, and Lq is the inductance in the q direction.
According to the adjustment of the usually used field orientation of the synchronous machine, the d direction is referred to as the field-forming direction and the q direction is referred to as the transverse direction or torque-forming direction.
The control device SE can be set up to: the rotational speed D of the electric machine EM Is determined, i.e., advantageously read from the monitoring of the operation of the electric machine, and a characteristic diagram KF for the generator current Is generated by the electric machine EM Is determined therefrom as a function of the rotational speed D (phase and current are a function of the rotational speed in this case).
The control device SE can be further set up to: calculating a current phase angle phi belonging to the generator current Is from the characteristic curve family KF according to the rotating speed DII.e. it is identified in which phase the current is in at the current rotor angle.
The control device SE can be set up to: the generator current Is calculated as a function of the respective torque BM generated by the electric machine EM or Is determined from a characteristic diagram KF relating to the respective rotational speed D and the respective torque BM of the electric machine EM.
The control device SE can comprise a power regulating device R, which is set up to: the current phase angle phi of the generator current Is thus generatedISo that the electric power P of the electric machine EMelCan be limited to below a predetermined minimum value or can be set to zero.
The control device SE can comprise a current regulation device StR, which can be set up to: for a correspondingly determined rotational speed D of the electric machine EM, the determined value for the generator current Is and the current phase angle phi are respectively receivedIAnd, depending on the determined rotational speed D, is set in such a way that a generator voltage Us and an associated voltage phase angle phi are generated in the electric machine EMUSo that the electric power P of the electric machine EMelCan be limited to below a predetermined minimum value or can be set to zero.
The phase angle phi of the currentIAnd/or a voltage phase angle phiUIt can be generated such that the cosine of the difference of the two phase angles is equal to zero. In this case, the electric power for the battery circuit (dc circuit) can be equal to zero.
Phase angle
Can be between the generator current Is and the generator voltage Us + 90 ° or-90 °, for example by
And also by
Enabling the electrical power to be equal to zero. In this way, advantageously only a loss power is generated, for example for field reduction or field enhancement. The magnetic field of the permanent magnet can be influenced by the magnetic properties of the statorField weakening or strengthening (the current of the stator obtains a positive (field strengthening) or negative (field weakening) contribution in the d-direction).
Thereby, can also be at
A braking torque is generated so that the electric power can be equal to zero.
In this case, the generator voltage Us can advantageously be set equal to zero, and the generator current Is therefore regulated in the current regulation device StR in such a way that the electric power Is
Wherein
Wherein phi is
UMICan be phi
UPhi and phi
IThe angular difference between them, and the two phase angles can be expressed in the direction of the field forming and the torque forming.
The adjustment of the current Is can be performed, for example, using a standard regulator with field-oriented adjustment or the like.
The current regulation device StR can be connected to the electric machine EM and, after regulation by the current regulation device StR, the generator current Is _ i generated at the electric machine EM can be applied to the current regulation device again as an input variable for the current regulation device StR.
Furthermore, the control device SE can be set up for the control system 10 to: the generator current Is _ i and/or the voltage phase angle phi generated by the generator current Is _ i generated in a corresponding control step at the operating electric machine EM and at its outputUAnd/or by a value of the generator voltage Us (which belongs to the regulator and which Is specific or calculated in order to set the electrical power to zero) which Is accordingly related to the generated generator current Is _ i, in order to determine the generated (in fact at the respective regulation) of the electrical machineOutput at the output in the saving step) electric power PelAnd generates the electric power as an input variable for the power regulating device LR.
The generation of the new input variable can be effected in the sense of a feedback control loop, advantageously using the current Is-i actually present at the electric machine EM in order to determine the actual instantaneous electric power of the electric machine EM and to determine the power P desired in relation to the desired powerelA difference of 0. Such a control loop can be realized by the control device SE. For this purpose, other variables, such as, for example, the generator voltage Us and its phase angle Φ u, can also be taken into account. For this purpose, the control device SE can be set up to: from the generator current Is _ i generated at the electric machine EM and/or from the voltage phase angle phiUAnd/or the generated electric power P of the electric machine Is determined from a value of the generator voltage Us which Is correspondingly related to the generated generator current Is _ ielI and to generate said electrical power as an input variable for the power regulating device LR for readjusting the phase of the generator current.
The control device SE can be set up to: the maximum generatable generator current Is _ max of the electric machine EM Is determined and the maximum torque BM _ max associated with this maximum generatable generator current Is _ max Is determined and taken into account during the regulation.
According to
The generator current can be calculated, where BM des is the torque desired by the vehicle control system or driver, omega is the electrical rotational speed, np is the number of pole pairs, and R is the (electric machine) resistance. In this case, the power loss at the stator resistance can be planned, which can be achieved
To be implemented.
Thus, the electric power P of the electric machine EMelCan be limited toBelow the previously determined minimum value or can be set to zero.
The electric machine can comprise an inverter, at which the respective modulation can be applied, for example, also using a converter element (I/O).
Using the predetermined minimum value ensures that sufficiently little power flows into the dc circuit for the battery, which however can be particularly advantageously equal to zero.
For the
It can then be derived, that,
is changed into P
el0 or at least remains below tolerable limits.
However, it is possible that deviations of these variables from specific variables may occur and that, as a result, a tolerable predetermined limit value can be set for the generated power (actually determined in the iteration step), and the power can then be kept below this limit value.
By adjusting the current, for example, by means of the current adjustment device StR, the torque of the electric machine can thus also be adjusted as a direct result.
By means of this adjustment, it is also possible to provide torques which generate no or hardly any vibrations in the drive train, i.e. shocks in the torques can be reduced or avoided.
Although the present invention has been fully described in the foregoing by way of preferred embodiments, it is not limited thereto but can be modified in various ways and methods.