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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Abb Technology Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, Baden, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/244 (2006.01); G01D 5/243 (2006.01); H02P 6/15 (2016.01); B66B 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/2448 (2013.01); B66B 5/18 (2013.01); G01D 5/243 (2013.01); H02P 6/15 (2016.02);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a two-stage method for estimating an angle offset of an angle sensor in a system comprising a permanent-magnet synchronous motor. An initial value for the estimated angle offset is first determined with a short circuit test. Next, a torque of the motor may be controlled so that the motor is maintained at a zero speed. Minor adjustments are made to the value of the angle offset to find a minimum magnitude of stator current. A value at which the stator current is at its minimum is used as a final angle offset.