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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2015
Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Thomas J. Sheahan, Cary, IL (US);
Nidec Motor Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A system and method for dynamically optimizing flux levels in electric motors based on estimated torque. Motor parameters and motor equations are used to estimate operating characteristics and to set current and voltage limits which define an optimal flux operating range for a given speed and torque of the motor. A slope of a linear flux gain is determined within the defined operating range at different speeds of the motor. The determined slopes for the different speeds are saved in a memory element. A control element determines and achieves an optimal flux level for the motor by accessing the table to identify a specific slope which corresponds to an actual speed of the motor, multiplying the slope by the estimated torque and adding an offset value to determine a phase current component value associated with the optimal flux level, and applying the determined phase current component value to the motor.