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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Hiroaki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Hirokazu Matsui, Hitachinaka, JP;
Toshisada Mitsui, Hitachinaka, JP;
Kohei Myoen, Hitachinaka, JP;
Hitachi Astemo, Ltd., Hitachinaka, JP;
Abstract
A drive apparatus of a synchronous motor includes a current detecting unit that detects a phase current flowing to the synchronous motor and a magnetic pole position estimating unit that estimates a magnetic pole position of a rotor of the synchronous motor. The magnetic pole position estimating unit includes a first peak-to-peak detector that detects a first peak-to-peak value representing a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the phase current, a quadrature component detector that detects a quadrature component of the phase current, and a second peak-to-peak detector that detects a second peak-to-peak value representing a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the quadrature component. The magnetic pole position estimating unit calculates a first magnetic pole position and estimates an initial magnetic pole position of the rotor, based on the first magnetic pole position.