EP1913684A1 - Control circuit for an arrangement having at least two dc motors, which can be connected in parallel to a dc voltage system - Google Patents
Control circuit for an arrangement having at least two dc motors, which can be connected in parallel to a dc voltage systemInfo
- Publication number
- EP1913684A1 EP1913684A1 EP06763883A EP06763883A EP1913684A1 EP 1913684 A1 EP1913684 A1 EP 1913684A1 EP 06763883 A EP06763883 A EP 06763883A EP 06763883 A EP06763883 A EP 06763883A EP 1913684 A1 EP1913684 A1 EP 1913684A1
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- Prior art keywords
- motors
- semiconductor switching
- control circuit
- switching elements
- series
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
- H02P1/00—Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters
- H02P1/16—Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting dynamo-electric motors or dynamo-electric converters
- H02P1/54—Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting dynamo-electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting two or more dynamo-electric motors
- H02P1/56—Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting dynamo-electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting two or more dynamo-electric motors simultaneously
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
- H02P1/00—Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters
- H02P1/16—Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting dynamo-electric motors or dynamo-electric converters
- H02P1/18—Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting dynamo-electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting an individual DC motor
- H02P1/20—Arrangements for starting electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting dynamo-electric motors or dynamo-electric converters for starting an individual DC motor by progressive reduction of resistance in series with armature winding
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
- H02P5/00—Arrangements specially adapted for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of two or more electric motors
- H02P5/68—Arrangements specially adapted for regulating or controlling the speed or torque of two or more electric motors controlling two or more DC dynamo-electric motors
Definitions
- Control circuit for an arrangement with at least two DC motors connectable in parallel to a DC voltage network
- the invention is based on a control circuit for an arrangement with at least two DC motors which can be connected in parallel to a direct current network, in particular a circuit for controlling at least two fan motors of a motor vehicle, as used in known circuit arrangements of air power controls in motor vehicles.
- the control of such motors is carried out by pulse width modulation of the supply voltage with a clock frequency of usually about 20 kHz, wherein the pulse width ratio determines the motor terminal voltage. This adjusts the power of the motor, or its moment and its speed.
- the DC motors are in this case connected in series with associated power switching elements between the positive pole and the negative pole of the DC network, the motors each having a freewheeling circuit, each with a power diode and a common connection is assigned back to the positive pole of the DC power supply via a throttle and another power switching element.
- This further power switching element in the freewheeling circuit then serves at the same time the polarity reversal protection for the circuit arrangement and is switched high impedance in Verpolungsfall.
- a control circuit for driving a single inductive electrical load which has first and second switching elements, wherein the first switching element is connected in series with a resistive element and the load between the terminals of a DC voltage network. Furthermore, a second power switching element is parallel to the series connection of the resistance element and the first switching element arranged, which is controllable by pulse width modulation for adjusting the power of the consumer during operation.
- this known control circuit does not disclose power control for electric motors connected in parallel, nor does it provide any information about circuit possibilities for the freewheeling of the motor and for the prevention of damage due to reverse polarity when connecting to the direct current network. In addition, the measures taken to detect the motor current are relatively expensive and expensive.
- the invention has for its object to provide a control circuit for an arrangement with at least two parallel-connectable to a DC power DC motors, which allows using a minimum number of components safe operation of parallel motors. This object is achieved by the characterizing features of claim 1.
- the semiconductor switching elements and the series resistors are respectively arranged between the DC motor and the negative terminal of the DC network in basically known manner, because in this case the required control voltages for the semiconductor switching elements may be at a lower level than the supply voltage of DC network, which costs in the construction of the drive for the semiconductor switching elements can be saved. It is particularly advantageous if at least individual semiconductor switching elements are designed as sense FETs, because such semiconductor switching elements are directly usable for current measurement in the wiring harness, without additional complex circuit measures. In addition, the circuit arrangement according to the invention allows the saving of further components for the freewheeling operation of the DC motors.
- the semiconductor switching elements are advantageously controlled in the control circuit according to the invention by a microcontroller, because so the various control measures can be combined in a drive circuit. In particular, this is a particularly simple and inexpensive review of the polarity of the connected
- the figure shows a control circuit for two parallel-connected to a DC power DC motors, which are each coupled to a fan.
- 10 denotes a first DC motor and 12 denotes a second DC motor, which are connected in parallel via a line 14 to the positive pole 16 of a DC voltage network.
- the negative pole of the DC voltage network is denoted by 18, between the positive pole 16 and the negative pole 18, a DC link capacity 20 is connected to improve the electromagnetic compatibility.
- the DC motors 10 and 12 are each coupled to a symbolically indicated in the drawing fan and preferably intended for use in a cooling fan of a motor vehicle.
- the DC motors 10 and 12 are each connected via a low-impedance high-load resistor 22 and 24 and via a common semiconductor switching element 26 in the form of a sense FET with a ground line 28 and via this to the negative terminal 18 of the DC voltage network. Furthermore, each ground-side terminal of the DC motors 10 and 12 via separate semiconductor switches 30 and 32 and connected via the ground line 28 to the negative terminal 18 of the DC voltage network, which are also used for these semiconductor switching elements sense FETs. In each case, the drain electrode of the sense FETs is connected to a respective ground-side connection of the electric motors 10 and 12, the source electrodes are connected to the ground line 28.
- the semiconductor switching elements 26, 30 and 32 For controlling the semiconductor switching elements 26, 30 and 32 whose gate electrodes are connected to associated control outputs of a microcontroller 34.
- the measuring electrodes of the sense FETs 26, 30 and 32 provide the microcontroller 34 with information about the magnitude of the current flowing in the respective circuit branch.
- the microcontroller 34 is connected to the power supply to the positive line 14 and the ground line 28 of the DC network, at two other inputs it receives a setpoint 36 for controlling the motor currents and a test signal 28 to control the correct polarity of DC network when connecting the control circuit to the same.
- the control circuit works as follows:
- the microcontroller 34 supplies control signals to the semiconductor switching elements for the DC motors 10 and 12, provided that the test signal 38 signals the correct polarity of the DC voltage at the poles 16 and 18.
- the first sense FET 26 receives from the microcontroller 34 a permanent turn-on signal at its gate electrode.
- the sense FET 26 becomes conductive and connects the outputs of the DC motors 10 and 12 simultaneously and jointly via the series resistors 22 and 24 and its drain and source electrodes to the negative pole 18 of the DC voltage network.
- the sum of the currents flowing through the motors 10 and 12 is detected at the evaluation electrodes of the sense FET 26 and supplied to the microcontroller 34, which after reaching a predetermined start-up summation current via the motors 10 and 12 pulsed turn-on signals to the gate Electrodes of the second sense MOSFET 30 and the third sense MOSFET 32 provide. According to the duty ratio of these control signals, the DC motor 10 is connected via the second FET 30 and the DC motor 12 via the third FET 32, bypassing the series resistors 22 and 24 directly to the ground line 28.
- the sense electrodes of the sense FETs 30 and 32 provide separate readings for the motor currents to the microcontroller 34.
- the first sense FET 26 remains permanently conductive while the sense FETs 30 and 32 are at a frequency above 15 kHz, preferably at a frequency of 20 kHz, are clocked.
- the DC motors 10 and 12 when used in motor vehicles, are essentially used for reducing the size compared to a correspondingly larger single motor, they are connected via a common semiconductor switching element 26 switched on in the form of the first sense FET simultaneously.
- the motors 10 and 12 can be the same size or deliver different powers according to the required cooling air flows. The same applies to the series resistors 22 and 24, where appropriate, the motor with the higher power to reduce the total power loss is associated with a smaller series resistor. Exactly the same performance of the motors 10 and 12 avoids the suppression of resonances caused by beats, which do not occur at different speeds.
- the power loss at the series resistors 22 and 24 reduces with increasing duty cycle of the PWM control of the semiconductor switches 30 and 32 and is almost zero at fully driven semiconductor switches.
- the power consumed by the motor increases from the starting power of about 200 W to the full motor power of 500 W in the application example.
- the control circuit according to the invention enables the controlled operation of two or possibly more parallel-connected DC motors on a DC voltage network with a low component cost.
- only one common switching element is required in the start-up phase of the motors, which additionally replaces the otherwise conventional components in the individual free-wheeling circuits of the motors, since it remains permanently switched on during operation and can take over the freewheeling current. Otherwise required freewheeling diodes, freewheeling chokes and optionally electrolytic capacitors can be omitted.
- the series resistors 22 and 24 are in this case dimensioned so that the DC motors 10 and 12 in the starting range about 20% to 50% of their rated speed.
- the rotational speeds of the DC motors 10 and 12 can be adjusted in different ways in the circuit arrangement according to the invention. In addition to the choice of different engines whose speed in startup operation by the size of the series resistor 22, or 24 is determined.
- the series resistor is bridged in this case low impedance through the associated semiconductor switch.
- the second or each further DC motor can either be controlled via a series resistor or directly via the associated semiconductor switch with individually selectable duty cycle.
- control circuit allows the use of sense FETs as semiconductor switching elements 26, 30 and / or 32 and the detection of the current flowing in the respective line branch current and thus the monitoring of a possible blockage or Sluggishness of the engine concerned. Also by this measure, the circuit structure can be further reduced significantly.
- parallel switched semiconductor switching elements are used for high motor currents. If, on the other hand, the use of sense FETs for the semiconductor switch elements 26, 30 and / or 32 is dispensed with, the voltage drop at the series resistors 22 and 24 can also be measured during startup operation and evaluated for determining the motor currents.
- the circuit can be designed both as a so-called high-side circuit or as a low-side circuit. Functionally, both circuits are equivalent.
- the low-side circuit has the advantage that no increased control voltages are required for the control of the semiconductor switching elements 26, 30 and 32
- the high-side circuit has the advantage that the voltage of the DC voltage network is not constantly at the remote from the positive terminal 16 of the network terminals of DC motors 10 and 12, or at the connection point behind the series resistors 22 and 24 is applied.
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- Power Engineering (AREA)
- Control Of Multiple Motors (AREA)
- Control Of Direct Current Motors (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE102005035418A DE102005035418A1 (en) | 2005-07-28 | 2005-07-28 | Control circuit for an arrangement with at least two DC motors connectable in parallel to a DC voltage network |
PCT/EP2006/063544 WO2007012530A1 (en) | 2005-07-28 | 2006-06-26 | Control circuit for an arrangement having at least two dc motors, which can be connected in parallel to a dc voltage system |
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US (1) | US7656107B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1913684A1 (en) |
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US1768760A (en) * | 1927-10-20 | 1930-07-01 | Westinghouse Electric & Mfg Co | Control system |
DE4329919A1 (en) * | 1993-09-04 | 1995-03-09 | Bosch Gmbh Robert | Method for operating a consumer in a vehicle |
US5586867A (en) * | 1994-01-19 | 1996-12-24 | Mehlos; Michael D. | Direct mounted fan apparatus |
DE10336512B4 (en) | 2002-08-08 | 2015-12-17 | Denso Corporation | Control device for PWM control of two inductive loads with reduced generation of electrical noise |
DE10344301A1 (en) | 2003-09-23 | 2005-04-28 | Karl Preis | Control circuit and method for controlling an inductive electrical load |
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