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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2010
Masahiko Akiyama, Wako, JP;
Masahiko Akiyama, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A motor magnetic-pole-position estimating apparatus includes a command voltage output device and a current detector. A model-current calculator is configured to calculate a model current corresponding to a voltage equation for a predetermined model of a motor based on a command voltage and an actual current. A current-difference calculator is configured to calculate a current difference between the model current and the actual current. Each of first and second magnetic-pole-position-difference calculators is configured to calculate a magnetic-pole-position difference between an actual magnetic-pole position of the motor and an estimated or designated magnetic-pole position based on the current difference depending on whether or not a rotation speed of the motor is lower than a predetermined value. A magnetic-pole-position calculation device is configured to calculate the magnetic-pole position of the motor based on the magnetic-pole-position difference calculated by the first or second magnetic-pole-position-difference calculator.