FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM FOR MULTIPHASE MACHINES

    公开(公告)号:US20230344377A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-26

    申请号:US18023148

    申请日:2021-09-01

    申请人: CUMMINS INC.

    IPC分类号: H02P25/22 H02P29/024

    摘要: A method for operating a processing system to identify faults in an electric machine system including a multiphase machine having plurality of sets of windings; comprising: receiving parameter information representative of electrical operating parameters of the multiple phases of each of the multiple winding sets of the multiphase machine; determining symmetrical components based on the parameter information; comparing the symmetrical components to fault information defining faults of the multiple phases of the multiple winding sets with respect to symmetrical component fault values; identifying faults in one or more of the multiple phases of the multiple winding sets based on the comparison.

    Fault tolerant operations of a six-phase machine

    公开(公告)号:US11777437B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-03

    申请号:US17623745

    申请日:2020-07-20

    申请人: Cummins Inc.

    摘要: A method of operating a multi-phase electric machine includes operating a six-phase machine with six phases that are configured into a first group having a first neutral connection and a second group having a second neutral connection. The method also includes determining whether at least one of the six phases is experiencing a fault. In response to the determining, the method includes combining the first and second neutral connections to form a common neutral connection to continue operating the six-phase machine by using the remaining phase not experiencing the fault.

    Controlling electric drive systems based on temperature readings

    公开(公告)号:US12107526B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17923817

    申请日:2021-05-05

    申请人: Cummins Inc.

    摘要: A method for operating an electric drive system is provided. For example, a controller retrieves, from memory, a predictive model indicating predictive winding temperatures associated with known negative temperature coefficient (NTC) temperatures, wherein the predictive model is based on historical NTC temperatures and historical winding temperatures, as well as one or more operating parameters. The controller receives current NTC information indicating one or more current NTC readings corresponding to one or more switching devices within the inverter. The controller determines estimated winding temperatures corresponding to the electric machine based on the predictive model and the one or more current NTC readings as well as current operating parameters. The controller provides instructions to adjust inputs to the electric machine based on the estimated winding temperatures.

    CONTROLLING ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEMS BASED ON TEMPERATURE READINGS

    公开(公告)号:US20230179138A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-08

    申请号:US17923817

    申请日:2021-05-05

    申请人: Cummins Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02P29/64 H02P23/00 H02P27/08

    摘要: A method for operating an electric drive system is provided. For example, a controller retrieves, from memory, a predictive model indicating predictive winding temperatures associated with known negative temperature coefficient (NTC) temperatures, wherein the predictive model is based on historical NTC temperatures and historical winding temperatures, as well as one or more operating parameters. The controller receives current NTC information indicating one or more current NTC readings corresponding to one or more switching devices within the inverter. The controller determines estimated winding temperatures corresponding to the electric machine based on the predictive model and the one or more current NTC readings as well as current operating parameters. The controller provides instructions to adjust inputs to the electric machine based on the estimated winding temperatures.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ISOLATED DC/DC CONVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20230378895A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-23

    申请号:US18030667

    申请日:2021-07-12

    申请人: Cummins Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02P27/06

    CPC分类号: H02P27/06

    摘要: A power supply for use with an N-phase multiphase machine comprises an inverter, an isolation stage and a rectifier The inverter is configured to be coupled to a DC power supply and includes N machine switch circuits for providing N-phase machine drive signals to the multiphase machine in response to N-phase machine drive commands, and an auxiliary switch circuit for providing an auxiliary AC output in response to auxiliary control commands. The isolation stage coupled to the auxiliary switch circuit and generates an isolated AC output. The rectifier is coupled to the isolation stage to rectify the isolated AC output and provide an auxiliary DC supply output.