JP5451797B2 - Power converter - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a power converter that converts an alternating current power source into a direct current and supplies it to a load.

  In order to suppress disturbances due to harmonic components included in the power supply current, there are international regulations on electronic devices that generate harmonic currents. In order to clear this regulation, a measure is taken to suppress the harmonic current contained in the power supply current by short-circuiting the power supply by AC or DC chopping in the converter. In order to suppress higher harmonic current or reduce loss when operating to suppress higher harmonic current, the frequency of chopping tends to increase, and accordingly, chopping in the converter is controlled. The computation load for doing so is increasing.

  Conventionally, a current control gain that changes in accordance with the phase of the AC power supply is output, and the current is controlled by controlling the switching element on / off with a PWM signal corresponding to the current control gain, thereby reducing the calculation load. A technique is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-10-327576

  However, in the above prior art, since the PWM duty is controlled based on a constant determined in advance according to the phase of the AC power supply, it is not possible to perform control according to fluctuations in the load or input voltage, and harmonics There was a problem that the current suppression effect was insufficient.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, Comprising: It aims at providing the power converter device which can raise the suppression effect of a harmonic current, aiming at reduction of calculation load.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a power conversion device according to the present invention includes a rectifier that rectifies an AC power supply, a reactor, a switching element, and a backflow prevention element, and outputs the rectifier. A chopper circuit unit for chopping and boosting, a switching control unit for controlling the switching element, a smoothing capacitor for smoothing the output of the chopper circuit unit, and a bus voltage detecting unit for detecting a bus voltage smoothed by the smoothing capacitor And a reactor current detecting means for detecting a reactor current flowing through the reactor, wherein the switching control means calculates an on-duty of a driving pulse for the switching element based on the bus voltage and the reactor current. On-duty calculation means and at least based on the reactor current A rectified voltage estimating means for estimating a rectified voltage of the rectifier, an on-duty theoretical value calculating means for calculating a theoretical value of the on-duty according to the rectified voltage, and based on the on-duty and the theoretical value. On-duty compensation means for compensating on-duty; and drive pulse generation means for generating the drive pulse based on the on-duty compensated by the on-duty compensation means.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that the effect of suppressing harmonic current can be enhanced while reducing the calculation load.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a first configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the first configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram of the rectified voltage, the bus voltage command value, and the on-duty theoretical value of the power converter according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a waveform diagram of a carrier signal, a drive pulse, and a bus current of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the slope of the bus current at the bus current detection timing of the power converter according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram of a second configuration example of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram of a third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the motor drive control device to which the first configuration example of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment is applied. FIG. 10 is a diagram of a first configuration example of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the first configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a waveform diagram of a carrier signal, a drive pulse, and a reactor current of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram of a second configuration example of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 14 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the second configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 15 is a diagram of a third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram of a first configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the first configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 19 is a waveform diagram of a carrier signal, a drive pulse, and a bus current of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram of a second configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the second configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 22 is a diagram of a third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 24 is a diagram of a fourth configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a first configuration example of the switching control unit in the fourth configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a second configuration example of the switching control unit in the fourth configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a power converter according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by embodiment shown below.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram of a first configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the power conversion apparatus according to the first embodiment includes a three-phase rectifier (hereinafter simply referred to as “rectifier”) that rectifies an AC voltage of a three-phase AC power source (hereinafter simply referred to as “AC power source”) 1. 2) A chopper circuit unit 3, a smoothing capacitor 7 for smoothing the output of the chopper circuit unit 3, a bus current detecting unit 8, a bus voltage detecting unit 9, and a switching control unit 10 are provided. The rectifier 2 is configured by bridge-connecting six rectifier diodes 2a to 2f. The chopper circuit unit 3 includes a boost reactor 4, a switching element 5 such as an IGBT (Insulated GATE Bipolar Transistor), and a backflow prevention element 6 such as a fast recovery diode.

  The switching control means 10 generates a drive pulse for operating the switching element 5 based on the output signals of the bus current detection means 8 and the bus voltage detection means 9. The bus current detection means 8 flows from the rectifier 2 to a load (not shown), detects a bus current (Idc) that is a current flowing from the load to the rectifier 2, and outputs it to the switching control means 10. The bus voltage detection means 9 detects a bus voltage (Vo), which is a voltage obtained by smoothing the output voltage of the chopper circuit unit 3 with the smoothing capacitor 7, and outputs it to the switching control means 10.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the first configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the switching control means 10 includes a feedback control unit 21 and a feedforward control unit 22. The feedback control unit 21 includes an on-duty calculation unit 29 that includes a bus current command value control unit 23 and an on-duty control unit 24, an on-duty compensation unit 30, and a drive pulse generation unit 25. This switching control means 10 is comprised using arithmetic means, such as a microcomputer, for example.

  The bus current command value control means 23 generates a bus current command value (Idc *) from a bus voltage (Vo) that is an output signal of the bus voltage detection means 9 and, for example, a preset bus voltage command value (Vo *). Is calculated. The calculation of the bus current command value (Idc *) is performed, for example, by proportional-integral control of the difference between the bus voltage (Vo), which is an output signal of the bus voltage detection means 9, and the bus voltage command value (Vo *).

  The on-duty control means 24 calculates the on-duty of the switching element 5 from the bus current command value (Idc *) calculated by the bus current command value control means 23 and the bus current (Idc) detected by the bus current detection means 8. (Duty) is calculated. The on-duty (duty) is calculated by, for example, calculating the difference between the bus current command value (Idc *) output from the bus current command value control means 23 and the bus current (Idc) output from the bus current detection means 8. Proportional integral control is used.

  The on-duty compensation means 30 compensates the on-duty calculated by the on-duty control means 24 based on a later-described theoretical on-duty value (Don *).

  Based on the on-duty compensated by the on-duty compensation unit 30, the drive pulse generation unit 25 generates and outputs a drive pulse (pulse) that operates the switching element 5. This drive pulse (pulse), for example, compares a carrier signal such as a triangular wave or a sawtooth wave with a compensated on-duty, and the switching element 5 is turned on only during a period when the compensated on-duty is larger than the carrier signal. Such a pulse signal.

  Here, the control parameter used for the calculation in the bus current command value control means 23 and the on-duty control means 24 is preferably, for example, that the proportional control gain in the on-duty control means 24 changes in inverse proportion to the bus voltage. There is an optimum value according to the operation status of the circuit. Therefore, a calculation formula or a table corresponding to the value of the rectified voltage, the bus current (Idc) and the bus voltage (Vo), which are the output voltage of the rectifier 2, is provided, and the control parameters are adjusted according to the operation state of the circuit. May be. Thereby, controllability can be improved.

  In addition, although proportional integral control has been mentioned as the calculation method in the bus current command value control means 23 and the on-duty control means 24, the present invention is not limited by these control calculation methods, and a differential term is added. Other calculation methods such as proportional-integral-derivative control may be used. Further, it is not necessary to use the same calculation method for the bus current command value control means 23 and the on-duty control means 24.

  The feedforward control unit 22 is a block that calculates the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) and performs feedforward compensation, and includes a rectified voltage estimation unit 26 and an on-duty theoretical value calculation unit 27.

  Here, the operation of the feedforward control unit 22 will be described together with the operation of the chopper circuit unit 3. A rectified voltage (Vds) that is an output of the rectifier 2 is input to the chopper circuit unit 3, and an output of the chopper circuit unit 3 is smoothed by the smoothing capacitor 7 to obtain a bus voltage (Vo). In the chopper circuit unit 3, when the switching element 5 is turned on, conduction of the backflow prevention element 6 is blocked, and a rectified voltage (Vds) is applied to the boost reactor 4. On the other hand, when the switching element 5 is turned off, the backflow prevention element 6 becomes conductive, and the boost reactor 4 has a difference voltage between the rectified voltage (Vds) and the bus voltage (Vo) when the switching element 5 is turned on. Are guided in the opposite direction. At this time, it can be seen that the energy stored in the boost reactor 4 when the switching element 5 is turned on is transferred to the load when the switching element 5 is turned off. Assuming that the energy entering and exiting the boost reactor 4 is equal when the switching element 5 is turned on / off, the relationship between the on-duty (Don), the rectified voltage (Vds), and the bus voltage (Vo) is expressed by the following equation (1). The

  Vo = Vds / (1-Don) (1)

  As apparent from the above equation (1), the output voltage of the chopper circuit unit 3, that is, the bus voltage (Vo) can be controlled by controlling the on-duty (Don) of the switching element 5.

  When the above equation (1) is solved for the on-duty (Don), the following equation (2) is obtained.

  Don = 1− (Vds / Vo) (2)

  When a desired bus voltage command value (Vo *) is substituted into the bus voltage (Vo) in the above equation (2), the theoretical on-duty value (Don *) for obtaining the desired bus voltage command value (Vo *) is: It is represented by the following formula (3).

  Don * = 1− (Vds / Vo *) (3)

  FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram of the rectified voltage, the bus voltage command value, and the on-duty theoretical value of the power converter according to the first embodiment. As is clear from the above equation (3), when the rectified voltage (Vds) varies, the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) varies accordingly. Even when the above-described feedback control unit 21 controls the bus voltage (Vo) and the bus current (Idc) based on the difference from each command value, it is basically expressed by the above equation (2). It is necessary to control so as to follow the theoretical on-duty value (Don *).

  Here, since the rectified voltage (Vds) is obtained by rectifying the AC voltage of the AC power supply 1 into DC by the rectifier 2, the rectified voltage (Vds) has a frequency six times the power supply voltage frequency. A pulsating component (hereinafter referred to as “6f component”) is included. That is, the compensated on-duty given to the drive pulse generating means 25 needs to be compensated according to the 6f component. Here, for example, the compensation according to the 6f component is performed only by the feedback control unit 21 described above, that is, when the drive pulse of the switching element 5 is generated using the on-duty calculated by the feedback control unit 21. The control response frequency in the bus current command value control means 23 and the on-duty control means 24 must be set to a sufficiently high value so as not to be affected by the above-described 6f component, and the calculation of the microcomputer constituting the switching control means 10 The load increases.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the on-duty theoretical value calculation means 27 of the feedforward control unit 22 uses the above equation (3) to calculate the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) corresponding to the 6f component of the rectified voltage (Vds). ), And the difference between the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) and the on-duty calculated by the on-duty calculation means 29 (that is, after compensation) Using the on-duty, the drive pulse generation means 25 generates a drive pulse. By doing so, since the disturbance to be compensated by the feedback control unit 21 is other than the 6f component, the control response frequency in the feedback control unit 21 can be lowered, and the calculation load of the microcomputer can be reduced.

  Here, the rectified voltage (Vds) used when calculating the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) will be described. Since the rectified voltage (Vds) is not used in the feedback control unit 21, when detecting the rectified voltage (Vds), it is necessary to newly provide a rectified voltage estimation unit for use in the control in the feedforward control unit 22. There are problems such as an increase in parts, an increase in circuit mounting area, and an increase in board cost. Therefore, in this embodiment, the rectified voltage (Vds) is estimated using the bus voltage (Idc) output from the bus current detecting means 8, and the on-duty theory is calculated using the estimated rectified voltage (Vds). The value (Don *) is calculated. Since the bus voltage (Idc) is a detection value that is also used for control in the feedback control unit 21, it is not necessary to provide a new detection unit for use in the control in the feedforward control unit 22. This can be realized without increasing the substrate cost.

  First, rectified voltage estimating means 26 FIG. 4 is a waveform diagram of a carrier signal, a drive pulse, and a bus current of the power conversion apparatus according to the first embodiment. Here, a method for estimating the rectified voltage (Vds) using the relationship between the bus current (Idc), the bus voltage (Vo), and the on-duty (Don) in the rectified voltage estimating means 26 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the switching element 5 is turned on, that is, during the period when the drive pulse (pulse) is “H”, the rectified voltage (Vds) is applied to the boost reactor 4 as described above. Then, the bus current Idcon flowing through the boost reactor 4 from the AC power supply 1 side to the load side increases linearly. If the inductance value of the boost reactor 4 is L, the slope ΔIdcon of this Idcon is expressed by the following equation (4).

  ΔIdcon = Vds / L (4)

  Further, when the switching element 5 is off, that is, during the period when the drive pulse (pulse) is “L”, the boost reactor 4 has the rectified voltage (Vds), the bus voltage (Vo), and the like as described above. Is applied in the opposite direction to that when the switching element 5 is on, and the bus current Idcoff flowing through the boost reactor 4 from the AC power supply 1 side to the load side decreases linearly. The slope ΔIdcoff of this Idcoff is expressed by the following equation (5).

  ΔIdcoff = (Vds−Vo) / L (5)

  When the switching control means 10 is realized by a calculation means such as a microcomputer, for example, the analog values of the bus current (Idc) detected by the bus current detection means 8 and the bus voltage (Vo) detected by the bus voltage detection means 9 are: It is taken in as a digital value at the timing synchronized with the valley or peak of the carrier signal in the microcomputer. The carrier signal is also used as a triangular wave that is used when the drive pulse generator 25 generates a drive pulse.

As described above, when a drive pulse (pulse) is generated by comparing the compensated on-duty with a carrier signal that is a triangular wave, for example, as shown in FIG. (Pulse) is the midpoint of the on period, and the peak of the peak of the carrier signal is the midpoint of the off period of the drive pulse (pulse). Here, for example, if the detection timing at which the analog value of the bus current (Idc) is captured as a digital value is the timing synchronized with the peak of the valley and peak of the carrier signal, the detection value Idc ₁ and the peak of the peak of the carrier signal valley difference value ΔIdc between the detection value Idc ₂ at vertex is the sum of the values that have changed by 1/2 of the on period slope of DerutaIdcon, 1/2 only changed values of the off-period the slope of DerutaIdcoff. When this is expressed as Tsw as a switching cycle, it is expressed by the following equation (6).

ΔIdc = ΔIdcon * Don * Tsw / 2
+ ΔIdcoff * (1-Don) * Tsw / 2 (6)

  Substituting Equations (4) and (5) into Equation (6) and solving with rectified voltage (Vds) yields Equation (7) below.

Vds = 2 * L * ΔIdc / Tsw + (1-Don) * Vo
= 2 * L * | Idc ₁ −Idc ₂ | / Tsw + (1-Don) * Vo
... (7)

  Therefore, the rectified voltage (Vds) can be estimated by the above equation (7) using the relationship between the bus current (Idc), the bus voltage (Vo), and the on-duty (Don).

  Next, a method for estimating the rectified voltage (Vds) using the current change rate of the bus current (Idc) at either the peak of the valley or the peak of the peak of the carrier signal will be described. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the slope of the bus current at the bus current detection timing of the power converter according to the first embodiment. For example, when the bus current detection value (Idc) is captured as a digital value, the bus current detection value (Idc) is input to at least two of the A / D (analog / digital) conversion ports of the microcomputer. Sampling is performed with a time difference between these two A / D conversion ports, and the difference value ΔIdc of the bus current in these two A / D conversion ports is divided by the time difference Tad to turn on the drive pulse (pulse). The current change rate of the bus current (Idc) in the period and the off period can be obtained. That is, when the current change rate of the bus current (Idc) at the peak of the valley of the carrier signal is used, the rectified voltage (Vds) can be estimated by the following equation (8).

  Vds = L * ΔIdc / Tad (8)

  Similarly, when the current change rate of the bus current (Idc) at the peak of the peak of the carrier signal is used, the rectified voltage (Vds) can be estimated by the following equation (9).

  Vds = (L * ΔIdc / Tad) + Vo (9)

  In this way, using the rectified voltage (Vds) estimated by the rectified voltage estimating means 26, the on-duty theoretical value calculating means 27 obtains the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) by the above-described equation (3), and this on-duty By compensating the on-duty (duty) calculated by the on-duty control means 24 based on the theoretical value (Don *), a rectified voltage (Vds) can be obtained without newly providing a detection circuit for detecting the rectified voltage (Vds). ), That is, the on-duty can be appropriately changed according to the 6f component.

  Note that the inductance value (L) of the boost reactor 4 generally has a direct current superposition characteristic unique to the reactor, and changes depending on the value of the current flowing through the reactor. Therefore, the inductance value (L) used in each of the above formulas (5), (8), and (9) is a table of reactor-specific DC superimposition characteristics in advance, or an approximation formula for current values, etc. The value may be changed. As a result, the rectified voltage (Vds) can be estimated more accurately.

  When the phase angle of the power supply voltage can be obtained, it can be simplified by approximating the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) using a sine function, cosine function, or quadratic function. Become.

  When the sine function is used, Dcmp, which is an approximate expression of the on-duty theoretical value (Don *), changes, for example, from the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) as shown in FIG. When the maximum value is A, the amplitude of the half-wave sine wave of Dcmp is B, and the phase angle of the frequency three times the power supply voltage is θ, it can be expressed by the following equation (10).

  Dcmp = A−B * | sin θ | (≈Don *) (10)

  In order to approximate this Dcmp to the on-duty theoretical value (Don *), the maximum value A is the on-duty theory at the point where the rectified voltage (Vds) becomes the minimum value (= Vdpeak * (√3) / 2). As equivalent to the value, it is expressed by the following equation (11).

  A = 1- (Vdpeak * (√3) / 2) / (Vo *) (11)

  The amplitude B of the Dcmp half-wave sine wave is expressed by the following equation (12) from the theoretical value of the on-duty at the point where the rectified voltage (Vds) becomes the maximum value (= Vdspeak).

  B = Vdpeak / (Vo *) * (1- (√3) / 2) (12)

  Further, the maximum value A of Dcmp and the amplitude B of the half-wave sine wave of Dcmp are expressed by the above formula (11), (12) using a constant value such as the average value or peak value (Vdpeak) of the rectified voltage (Vds) The rectified voltage (Vds) is estimated based on the bus current detection value according to the equations (4) to (9), and the change in the estimated rectified voltage (Vds) is determined. Thus, A and B may be changed. In this case, A and B may be calculated using the above equations (11) and (12). Alternatively, based on the above equations (11) and (12), the value of A-1 and B is proportional to the rectified voltage (Vds), and the initial value determined in advance is changed to the value of the rectified voltage (Vds). You may make it adjust in proportion to.

  Alternatively, the phase of Dcmp may be adjusted using the phase adjustment value φ. When this phase adjustment value φ is applied to the above equation (10), Dcmp is expressed by the following equation (13).

  Dcmp = A−B * | sin (θ + φ) | (≈Don *) (13)

  For example, according to the specifications of the A / D conversion port of the microcomputer, the on-duty theoretical value (Idc) is used by using the bus current detection value (Idc) from the detection timing at which A / D conversion is performed and the bus current detection value (Idc) is captured. Generally, there is a certain time delay until the timing of calculating and outputting the approximate value (Dcomp) of (Don *). When this time delay becomes a problem, a value φ for phase adjustment is set in advance, and the phase is adjusted using the value φ for phase adjustment, so that a more appropriate on-duty theoretical value (Don *) can be obtained. An approximate value (Dcomp) can be obtained.

  The phase angle θ may be 0 to π / 3 instead of 0 to 2π, which is three times the frequency of the power supply voltage. Since the 6f component included in the rectified voltage is a 60-degree (π / 3) section of the sine wave of the power supply voltage, the equations (10) and (13) for obtaining A and B are complicated, It is possible to approximate the on-duty theoretical value (Don *).

Although the sine function is used in the above equations (10) and (13), it may be a cosine function by adjusting θ and φ, or it can be approximated using a quadratic function. For example, a counter t having a frequency six times the power supply frequency is created, and the range of the value is set to −1 to 1. At this time, if Dcmp is pt ² + q, p + q is the maximum value of Dcmp, and q is the minimum value of Dcmp. When p and q are represented by the equations (11) and (12), the following equations (14) and (15) are obtained.

p = Vdpeak / (Vo *) * (1- (√3) / 2) = B (14)

  q = (1-Vdpeak / (Vo *)) (15)

  For example, the phase angle θ needs to be obtained by detecting a point at which the power supply voltage of the AC power supply 1 becomes zero (hereinafter referred to as “zero cross”). For this reason, when the method of approximating the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) is used as described above, a zero-cross detection circuit for detecting the zero-cross of the power supply voltage is required. Therefore, when a power supply voltage zero-cross detection circuit is provided in order to realize other functions such as detection of phase loss of power supply voltage and frequency fluctuation, the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) is It is desirable to calculate and simplify the approximate value (Dcomp).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram of a second configuration example of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure part same or equivalent to the 1st structural example shown in FIG. 1, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. In the first configuration example shown in FIG. 1, the example in which the rectified voltage (Vds) is estimated from the bus current detection value (Idc) has been described. However, as shown in FIG. 6, the rectified voltage is used instead of the bus voltage detecting means 9. An estimation unit 11 may be provided to estimate the bus voltage (Vo). Alternatively, both the rectified voltage (Vds) and the bus voltage (Vo) may be estimated without performing both the bus voltage detection and the rectified voltage detection. In this case, since it is necessary to calculate the current change rates ΔIdcon and ΔIdcoff at both the peak of the carrier signal and the peak of the peak, the calculation load of the microcomputer increases, but it is necessary to configure the detector by hardware. Therefore, when there is a margin in the calculation load of the microcomputer, an effect of suppressing an increase in circuit size and cost can be obtained.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram of a third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component which is the same as that of the 1st structural example shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, or equivalent, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. In the first configuration example shown in FIG. 1 and the second configuration example shown in FIG. 6, an example in which the AC power source 1 is a three-phase AC power source and the rectifier 2 is a three-phase rectifier has been described. Alternatively, the AC power supply 1 may be a single-phase AC power supply 41 and the rectifier 2 may be a single-phase rectifier 42. In this case, in order to control the input current to the single-phase rectifier 42 in a sine wave form, that is, in order to make the bus current command (Idc *) a full-wave rectified waveform taking the absolute value of the sine wave, A zero cross detection circuit 43 for detecting the zero cross of the AC power supply 41 is provided.

  In the third configuration example shown in FIG. 8, the zero cross point (ZC) of the power supply voltage detected by the zero cross detection circuit 43 is used to determine the phase of the zero cross point of the power supply voltage and the power supply frequency, and the power supply voltage is synchronized. A sine wave is generated and multiplied by an output such as proportional-integral control in the bus current command value control means 23a to obtain a bus current command value (Idc *). Thereby, the input current to the rectifier 2 can be controlled in a sine wave shape.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the zero-cross detection circuit 43 is provided, the approximate value Dcmp of the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) can be calculated and simplified as described above.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the AC voltage of the single-phase AC power supply 41 is rectified by the single-phase rectifier 42, the rectified voltage (Vds) is a full-wave rectified waveform taking the absolute value of a sine wave. Compared with the case where the AC voltage of the three-phase AC power source is rectified by a three-phase rectifier, the change in on-duty becomes larger. Therefore, in the third configuration example shown in FIG. 7, the feed-forward control unit 22 obtains the on-duty theoretical value (Don *) (or approximate value Dcmp), and the feedback control unit 21 calculates the on-duty (duty). Compensation can further reduce the computational load on the microcomputer.

  In the example described using the first to third configuration examples in the present embodiment, the change in the rectified voltage (Vds), in particular, compensation according to the 6f component included in the rectified voltage (Vds) has been described. On the other hand, the above formula (3) for calculating the theoretical on-duty value (Don *) also includes the bus voltage command value (Vo *), and the on-duty is changed by changing the bus voltage command value (Vo *). It is also possible to intentionally change the bus voltage (Vo) by adjusting the theoretical value (Don *) (or approximate value Dcmp).

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the motor drive control device to which the first configuration example of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment is applied. In the example shown in FIG. 9, as a load of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment, an inverter 31 that converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage, and a motor 32 that is driven by applying an AC voltage that is the output of the inverter 31. Shows an example of a motor drive control device.

  The inverter 31 has, for example, a switching element such as an IGBT having a three-phase bridge configuration or a two-phase bridge configuration, and the inverter control means 33 that controls the inverter 31 has, for example, a motor current that detects a current flowing from the inverter 31 to the motor 32. The detector 34 is used to calculate a voltage command that causes the motor 32 to rotate at a desired rotational speed, and generate a pulse that drives the switching element in the inverter 31.

  Further, in the configuration shown in FIG. 9, the converter control by the switching control means 10 and the inverter control by the inverter control means 33 may be realized using an arithmetic means such as a microcomputer. In the power conversion device according to the present embodiment, the calculation load of converter control can be reduced, so that both converter control and inverter control can be realized by a single calculation means. The mounting area can be reduced.

  The motor drive control device configured as described above has a feature that a necessary bus voltage (Vo) varies depending on a power load applied to the power converter. Generally, the higher the rotational speed of the motor 32, the higher the output voltage from the inverter 31. The upper limit of the output voltage from the inverter 31 is the input voltage to the inverter 31, that is, the power converter. Is limited by the bus voltage (Vo). A region where the output voltage from the inverter 31 saturates beyond the upper limit limited by the bus voltage (Vo) is called an overmodulation region. In the configuration shown in FIG. 9, it is not necessary to increase the bus voltage (Vo) in the range where the motor 32 is in a low rotation (not reaching the overmodulation region), and the motor 32 is in a high rotation. Can boost the overmodulation region to the higher rotation side by boosting the bus voltage (Vo). Thereby, the operating range of the motor 32 can be expanded to the high rotation side. Further, if it is not necessary to expand the operating range of the motor 32, the number of turns of the stator winding of the motor 32 can be increased accordingly. At this time, in the low rotation speed region, the current decreases as the motor voltage increases, and loss reduction in the inverter 31 is expected. In order to obtain the effects of both expanding the operating range of the motor 32 and improving the loss in the low rotation speed region, the degree of increase in the number of turns of the motor 32 may be appropriately designed.

  In the power converter according to the present embodiment, the on-duty theory is obtained by changing the bus voltage command value (Vo *) to the on-duty theoretical value calculation means 27 in accordance with the fluctuation of the power load to the power converter. The value (Don *) (or the approximate value Dcmp) can be adjusted and appropriately controlled so as to obtain a desired bus voltage (Vo). When the degree of boost of the bus voltage (Vo) is to be adjusted according to the rotation speed of the motor 32 as in the motor drive control device shown in FIG. 9, the parameter for calculating the compensation amount in the feedforward control unit 22 (Here, the bus voltage command value (Vo *)) may be adjusted. For example, when compared with the case where several fixed values are provided for the bus voltage and each parameter based on this fixed value is a constant, the power conversion device according to the present embodiment is a value calculated by adjusting each parameter. Since control is performed using, linear control is also possible.

  As described above, according to the power conversion device of the first embodiment, the on-duty theoretical value calculating means of the feedforward control unit calculates the on-duty theoretical value corresponding to the 6f component of the rectified voltage, and this on-duty The on-duty calculated by the on-duty calculation unit in the feedback control unit is compensated based on the theoretical value, and the driving pulse is generated by the driving pulse generation unit using the compensated on-duty. While suppressing the 6f component, since the disturbance to be compensated by the feedback control unit is other than the 6f component, the control response frequency in the feedback control unit can be lowered, and the calculation load of the microcomputer can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the suppression effect of the harmonic current while reducing the calculation load.

  In addition, since the rectified current is estimated using the bus current, it is not necessary to newly provide a detection circuit for detecting the rectified voltage, which can be realized without increasing the circuit mounting area and the substrate cost. In addition, the on-duty can be appropriately changed according to the fluctuation of the rectified voltage, that is, the 6f component.

  In addition, when the AC power supply is a single-phase AC power supply and is configured to rectify by a single-phase rectifier, a zero-cross detection circuit is required, but using the zero-cross of the power supply voltage detected by this zero-cross detection circuit, It is possible to calculate the approximate value of the on-duty theoretical value using an approximate expression using a sine function, cosine function, or quadratic function, and the rectified voltage is a full-wave rectified waveform that takes the absolute value of a sine wave. Compared with the case of rectifying the AC voltage of a three-phase AC power supply with a three-phase rectifier, the change in on-duty is larger, so the microcomputer's calculation by compensating the on-duty using the approximate value of the on-duty theoretical value The effect on reducing the load is greater.

  Also, if both the bus voltage detection and rectification voltage detection are not performed and both the rectification voltage and the bus voltage are estimated, the current change rate is calculated at both the peak of the carrier signal and the peak of the peak. This increases the computational load on the microcomputer, but it is not necessary to configure the detector with hardware, so if there is a margin in the computational load on the microcomputer, the increase in circuit size and cost increase are suppressed. The effect that it can be obtained.

  Furthermore, when the power conversion device according to the first embodiment is applied to a motor drive control device, the power conversion device according to the present embodiment can reduce the calculation load of converter control, so both converter control and inverter control are performed. This can be realized by one arithmetic means, and the number of arithmetic means used can be reduced and the mounting area on the circuit can be reduced.

  Further, when it is desired to adjust the degree of boost of the bus voltage according to the number of rotations of the motor, a parameter for calculating the on-duty theoretical value (for example, bus voltage command value) may be adjusted. For example, the bus voltage Compared with the case where several fixed values are provided in the case, and each parameter based on this fixed value is a constant, the power conversion device according to the present embodiment is controlled using values calculated by adjusting each parameter. Linear control is also possible.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
FIG. 10 is a diagram of a first configuration example of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure part same or equivalent to the 1st structural example of the power converter device concerning Embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the power conversion device according to the second embodiment, the chopper circuit unit 3 includes a chopper circuit unit 3a including a boost reactor 4a, a switching element 5a, and a backflow prevention element 6a, and a boost reactor 4b. The chopper circuit unit 3b including the element 5b and the backflow prevention element 6b is connected in parallel. At this time, in each of the chopper circuit unit 3a and the chopper circuit unit 3b, the behavior when the switching elements 5a and 5b are turned on / off is the same as the behavior described in the first embodiment.

  The switching control means 10 generates drive pulses for operating the switching elements 5a and 5b based on the output signals of the bus current detecting means 8 and the bus voltage detecting means 9.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the first configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure part same as or equivalent to the switching control means in the 1st structural example of the power converter device concerning Embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 2, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the feedback control unit 21 includes drive pulse generation units 25a and 25b corresponding to the chopper circuit units 3a and 3b, respectively, instead of the drive pulse generation unit 25 shown in FIG. In addition, the switching control means 10 including the feedback control unit 21 and the feedforward control unit 22 is configured by using a calculation means such as a microcomputer as in the first embodiment.

  The drive pulse generator 25a generates and outputs a drive pulse (pulse_a) for operating the switching element 5a based on the on-duty calculated by the on-duty controller 24.

  The drive pulse generation unit 25b generates and outputs a drive pulse (pulse_b) that operates the switching element 5b based on the on-duty calculated by the on-duty control unit 24.

  FIG. 12 is a waveform diagram of a carrier signal, a drive pulse, and a reactor current of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the current waveform of the bus current detection value (Idc) is a waveform obtained by adding the reactor current (ILa) flowing through the boost reactor 4a and the reactor current (ILb) flowing through the boost reactor 4b. 10 and 11, the switching elements 5a and 5b are operated with the same on-duty and the switching phases are shifted from each other, whereby the reactor current (ILa) flowing through the boost reactor 4a and the reactor flowing through the boost reactor 4b are obtained. By adding the current (ILb) to obtain the bus current (Idc), the mutual switching ripples cancel each other, and when the switching phases of the switching elements 5a and 5b are shifted by 180 degrees, the addition of ILa and ILb The switching ripple of current (that is, bus current (Idc)) is the smallest.

  As a method of shifting the switching phase of each switching element 5a, 5b, for example, the on-duty given to each drive pulse generating means 25a, 25b shown in FIG. 11 is made the same, and the phase of the carrier signal supplied to each is changed to a desired phase ( For example, it may be shifted by 180 degrees.

  Alternatively, as another method of shifting the switching phase of each switching element 5a, 5b by 180 degrees, for example, the same carrier signal may be supplied to each drive pulse generating means 25a, 25b, and the on-duty given thereto may be inverted. . That is, for example, when the on-duty given to the drive pulse generating means 25a is Don, the on-duty given to the drive pulse generating means 25b is 1-Don. In this way, even when the same carrier signal is supplied to each drive pulse generating means 25a, 25b, the switching phase of each switching element 5a, 5b can be shifted by 180 degrees. For example, when the switching control means 10 is constituted by a microcomputer, a microcomputer having a complementary PWM function for motor drive may be selected, and the generation of drive pulses can be simplified. In addition, since many motor driving microcomputers are general-purpose and low-cost, the cost can be reduced.

  Here, when the on-duty is less than 50%, the on / off combination of the switching elements 5a and 5b is when one is on and the other is off (hereinafter referred to as “on-off combination”). There are two combinations when both are off (hereinafter referred to as “off-off combination”).

  When the step-up reactors 4a and 4b have the same inductance value, the slopes when the switching elements 5a and 5b are on and the slopes when they are off are the same. Therefore, ILa and ILb and Of the current (ie, bus current (Idc)) ΔIdcup is obtained by adding ΔILon and ΔILoff using the equations (4) and (5) described in the first embodiment. And is represented by the following equation (16).

ΔIdcup = ΔIdcon + ΔIdcoff = (2 * Vds−Vo) / L
... (16)

  In addition, the slope (current change rate) ΔIddown of the added current of ILa and ILb (that is, the bus current (Idc)) in the section that is an off-off combination is expressed by the equation (4) described above. It can be determined by a factor of 2 and is expressed by the following equation (17).

  ΔIdcdown = 2 * ΔIdcoff = 2 * (Vds−Vo) / L (17)

  The section Tonoff, which is an on-off combination, is the same as the on-time of each switching element 5a, 5b, and can be expressed by the following equation (18).

  Tonoff = Don * Tsw (18)

  Further, the section Toffoff which is an off-off combination can be expressed by the following equation (19).

  Toffoff = (1 / 2−Don) * Tsw (19)

  Even when the bus voltage (Idc) is detected at either the peak of the carrier signal or the peak of the peak, only the range in which the current increases is detected in the added current of ILa and ILb. Therefore, in the first configuration example of the power converter according to the second embodiment, when the rectified voltage (Vds) or the bus voltage (Vo) is estimated from the bus current detection value (Idc), the trough of the carrier signal What is necessary is just to obtain | require a current change rate in any one or both of the vertex or the peak of a mountain.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram of a second configuration example of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure part same or equivalent to the 1st structural example shown in FIG. 11, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 13, in the second configuration example of the power converter according to the second embodiment, instead of the bus current detection means 8, Reactor current detection means 8a and 8b for detecting the reactor current (ILa, ILb) are provided.

  Further, the switching control means 10 generates drive pulses for operating the switching elements 5a and 5b based on the output signals of the reactor current detection means 8a and 8b and the bus voltage detection means 9.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the second configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure part same or equivalent to the switching control means in the 1st structural example shown in FIG. 11, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the example shown in FIG. 14, the feedback control unit 21 corresponds to each chopper circuit unit 3a, 3b instead of the on-duty calculation unit 29 shown in FIG. 11 (that is, corresponds to each switching element 5a, 5b, respectively). ) Each on-duty calculation section 29a, 29b provided with each on-duty control means 24a, 24b is provided. Further, the feedback control unit 21 replaces the on-duty compensation means 30 shown in FIG. 11 with each on-duty compensation corresponding to each of the chopper circuit units 3a and 3b (that is, corresponding to each of the switching elements 5a and 5b). Means 30a and 30b are provided.

  In the first configuration example shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the current control of the chopper circuit portions 3a and 3b is performed collectively by detecting the addition current (that is, the bus current (Idc)) of ILa and ILb. However, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the reactor current (ILa) and the reactor current (ILb) are separately detected, and the current control of the chopper circuit units 3a and 3b is individually performed. It is also possible.

  Furthermore, the on-duty theoretical value calculation means 27 may be provided individually to compensate for the on-duty of each drive pulse (pulse_a, pulse_b) that drives each switching element 5a, 5b. When the on-duty theoretical value calculation means 27 is provided individually, it is necessary to consider the switching phase shift of each switching element 5a, 5b. For example, when the deviation of the switching phase is 180 degrees, the on-timing of each switching element 5a, 5b is different by the half cycle (Tsw / 2) of the switching cycle. In order to calculate the value (or approximate value), it is shifted by Tsw / 2. Alternatively, an offset amount may be provided so that the calculated value is appropriately shifted.

  Further, current imbalance or the like caused by variation in characteristics of components of the chopper circuit portions 3a and 3b may be compensated. Also in this case, similarly to the case where the on-duty theoretical value calculation means 27 is provided individually, the on-duty theoretical value (or approximate value) is calculated in consideration of the time difference of the on-timing, and the compensation of the switching elements 5a and 5b is performed. Add to the value.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 10 to 14, the configuration in which two systems of chopper circuit units are connected in parallel has been described. However, the same effect can be obtained by a configuration in which three or more systems of chopper circuit units are connected in parallel.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram of a third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 16 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the third configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the second embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the component which is the same as that of the 1st structural example shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, or equivalent, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the first configuration example illustrated in FIG. 10 and the second configuration example illustrated in FIG. 13, an example in which the AC power source 1 is a three-phase AC power source and the rectifier 2 is a three-phase rectifier has been described. Similarly to the third configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. 7, the AC power source 1 is a single-phase AC power source 41, the rectifier 2 is a single-phase rectifier 42, and the single-phase rectifier 42 is used. In order to control the input current to the sine wave, that is, to make the bus current command (Idc *) a full-wave rectified waveform that takes the absolute value of the sine wave, the zero cross that detects the zero cross of the single-phase AC power supply 41 is detected. A detection circuit 43 is provided, the phase of the zero cross point of the power supply voltage input from the zero cross detection circuit 43 and the power frequency are obtained, a sine wave synchronized with the power supply voltage is generated, and the bus current command value control means 23a product By multiplying the output of such control, to obtain the bus current command value (Idc *).

  By configuring in this way, the same effects as those of the third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the first embodiment can be obtained even in a configuration in which a plurality of chopper circuit portions 3a and 3b are connected in parallel. .

  As described above, according to the power conversion device of the second embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained even when a plurality of chopper circuit units are connected in parallel, and the calculation load can be reduced. It is possible to enhance the effect of suppressing harmonic currents while achieving the plan.

  Further, since it is not necessary to newly provide a detection circuit for detecting the rectified voltage, it can be realized without increasing the circuit mounting area and the substrate cost.

  Further, for example, when the on-duty theoretical value calculating means is individually provided corresponding to each switching element, current imbalance that occurs due to characteristic variations of components of each chopper circuit section is compensated. It is also possible.

Embodiment 3 FIG.
FIG. 17 is a diagram of a first configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the first configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the third embodiment. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure part same or equivalent to the 1st structural example of the power converter device concerning Embodiment 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 18, in the feedforward control unit 22 in the first configuration example of the power converter according to the third embodiment, in addition to the rectified voltage estimation unit 26 and the on-duty theoretical value calculation unit 27, current difference compensation A value calculating means 28 is further provided.

  Next, the operation of the current difference compensation value calculation means 28 will be described. FIG. 19 is a waveform diagram of a carrier signal, a drive pulse, and a bus current of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment.

  From the expressions (4) and (5) described in the first embodiment, the value of the bus current (Idc) changes by the difference between the current increase in the on period and the current decrease in the off period in one switching cycle. Will do. Here, the current value change ΔIdc ′ of the bus current (Idc) when the on-duty (Don) is shifted by ΔDon in one switching cycle is expressed by the following equation (20).

  ΔIdc ′ = ΔDon * L / (Vo * Tsw) (20)

  When the above equation (20) is solved for ΔDon, the following equation (21) is obtained.

  ΔDon = ΔIdc ′ * L / (Vo * Tsw) (21)

  That is, in order to change the value of the bus current (Idc) by a desired ΔIdc ′ in one switching period, it is only necessary to change the on-duty by ΔDon expressed by the above equation (21).

  In the present embodiment, the current difference compensation value calculation means 28 sets the value of ΔIdc ′ in the above equation (21) to ΔIdc * which is a desired bus current compensation command value, so that the bus current waveform is a desired waveform. The current waveform shaping function is shaped so that

  When a desired bus current compensation command value (ΔIdc *) is substituted into ΔIdc ′ in the above equation (21), an on-duty compensation command value (ΔDon *) for making the waveform of the bus current (Idc) a desired waveform is It is represented by the following formula (22).

  ΔDon * = (ΔIdc *) * L / (Vo * Tsw) (22)

  For example, when it is desired to change the bus current waveform to a waveform represented by a function f (t) in the interval of 0 <t <T, the bus current value (Idc) after one switching cycle from the time t = a. Needs to be changed by f (a + T) -f (a). That is, in the above equation (22), if ΔIdc * = f (a + T) −f (a), an on-duty compensation command value (ΔDon *) for obtaining a bus current waveform represented by a function f (t). Is obtained.

  Thus, the on-duty compensation obtained using the above equation (22) by obtaining the bus current compensation command value (ΔIdc *) for each switching cycle from the function f (t) for obtaining the desired bus current waveform. By compensating the on-duty with the command value (ΔDon *), the bus current waveform can be shaped.

  Here, the input current from the power supply is determined by the energization phase of the rectifier diodes 2 a to 2 f of the three-phase rectifier 2. For example, in the phase connected to the rectifier diodes 2a and 2d, the rectifier diode 2a conducts in a 120-degree section where the phase voltage is maximum compared to the phase voltage of the other phase, and is minimum compared to the phase voltage of the other phase. In the 120-degree section, the rectifier diode 2d becomes conductive. In this phase, the current flowing through the boost reactor 4 appears in the same polarity in the section where the rectifier diode 2a is conducted, and the current flowing in the boost reactor 4 appears in the opposite polarity in the section where the rectifier diode 2d is conducted. It becomes zero in other sections. Therefore, by shaping the waveform of the bus current flowing through the boost reactor 4, the waveform of the power input current can be shaped. For example, assuming that the bus current is controlled to be a constant value, the waveform of the power input current is a 120-degree rectangular wave.

  Also, if there is a restriction on the harmonic current included in the power input current, it will be installed to clear the harmonic restriction by shaping the harmonic current included in the power input current to a current waveform that is as small as possible. The number and capacity of harmonic suppression devices such as active filters can be reduced, and the cost of harmonic regulation measures can be reduced. In addition, when another device is connected in parallel with a common power supply, a current waveform is applied to a device to which the power conversion device according to the present embodiment is applied so as to cancel or reduce the harmonic current included in the device. May be shaped. When viewed as a single device to which the power conversion device according to the present embodiment is applied, even if the current waveform apparently includes many harmonics, the amount of harmonics is reduced on the power supply side.

  Note that the above-described current difference compensation value calculation means 28 can be applied to each configuration described in the first and second embodiments. Thereby, in addition to the effect by each structure demonstrated in Embodiment 1 and 2, the effect acquired by providing the current difference compensation value calculation means 28 which has a current waveform shaping function can also be acquired.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram of a second configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the second configuration example of the power conversion apparatus according to the third embodiment. 20 and FIG. 21 differs from the third configuration example of the power converter according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 in current difference compensation value calculation means having a current waveform shaping function. The example provided with 28 is shown.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram of a third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram of a configuration example of the switching control unit in the third configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. The configuration example shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 is a current difference compensation value calculation means having a current waveform shaping function as compared with the first configuration example of the power converter according to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. The example provided with 28 is shown.

  From the equations (16) to (19) described in the second embodiment, when the on-duty of each switching element 5a, 5b changes by ΔDon, ILa at 1/2 of the switching period of each switching element 5a, 5b When the change in the current value of the addition current (that is, the bus current (Idc)) with ILb is ΔIdc, these relationships are expressed by the following equation (23).

  ΔDon = ΔIdc * L / (Tsw * (4 * Vds−3Vo)) (23)

  When a desired bus current compensation command value (ΔIdc *) is substituted for ΔIdc in the above equation (23), the added current waveform of ILa and ILb (that is, the waveform of the bus current (Idc)) becomes a desired waveform. The on-duty compensation command value (ΔDon *) for shaping is expressed by the following equation (24).

ΔDon = (ΔIdc *) * L / (Tsw * (4 * Vds−3Vo))
... (24)

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 22, in the configuration in which the first chopper circuit unit 3a and the second chopper circuit unit 3b are connected in parallel, the addition current of ILa and ILb (that is, the bus current (Idc)) is used. When on-duty compensation is performed, a desired ΔIdc * is obtained, and the current-difference compensation value calculation means 28 calculates the on-duty compensation command value (ΔDon *) using the above equation (24).

  FIG. 24 is a diagram of a fourth configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 25 is a diagram of a first configuration example of the switching control unit in the fourth configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. The configuration example shown in FIGS. 24 and 25 is a current difference compensation value calculation means having a current waveform shaping function, compared to the second configuration example of the power conversion device according to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 13 and 14. The example provided with 28 is shown.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a second configuration example of the switching control unit in the fourth configuration example of the power conversion device according to the third embodiment. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 26, instead of the current difference compensation value calculating means 28 shown in FIG. 25, it corresponds to each chopper circuit unit 3a, 3b (that is, each corresponds to each switching element 5a, 5b). The example provided with the current difference compensation value calculation means 28a, 28b is shown.

  In this case, in each current difference compensation value calculation means 28a, 28b, the waveform of each reactor current ILa, ILb flowing through each step-up reactor 4a, 4b is set to ΔILa *, ΔILb * which are desired reactor current compensation command values. Each on-duty compensation command value (ΔDona *, Donb *) is expressed by the following equations (25) and (26).

ΔDona * = (ΔILa *) * La / (Vo * Tsw) (25)
ΔDonb * = (ΔILb *) * Lb / (Vo * Tsw) (26)

  In this way, for example, it is possible to compensate for a current imbalance that occurs due to characteristic variations of the components of the chopper circuit portions 3a and 3b.

  As described above, according to the power conversion device of the third embodiment, the on-duty compensation is performed from the bus current compensation command value (or the reactor current compensation command value) such that the bus current (or the reactor current) has a desired waveform. Since the command value is calculated and the on-duty is further compensated based on the on-duty compensation command value, the bus current (or reactor current) is reduced so that the harmonic current contained in the power input current is minimized. Waveforms can be shaped, the number and capacity of harmonic suppression devices such as active filters installed in order to clear harmonic regulations can be reduced, and the cost of harmonic regulation measures can be reduced.

  Also, by providing current difference compensation value calculation means corresponding to each of the plurality of switching elements, it becomes possible to compensate for current imbalance that occurs due to characteristic variations of the components of each chopper circuit unit, etc. Flexible response is possible.

  In the power conversion device according to the above-described embodiment, a wide band gap semiconductor may be used as the switching element used in the chop portion. The wide band gap semiconductor is a semiconductor element having a wide band gap and a low resistance (low loss) as compared with a silicon switching element, and examples thereof include silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN), and a diamond element. By using these, loss can be reduced.

  Further, in the wide band gap semiconductor, since the loss at the time of switching is small and the switching frequency can be increased, it is desirable to increase the control frequency. According to the present embodiment, since the calculation load on the calculation means can be reduced, it is possible to cope with high frequency switching utilizing the features of the wide gap band semiconductor, and to achieve low loss.

  In the case of high-frequency switching, since the current ripple in the boost reactor 4 as described above is reduced, the inductance value of the boost reactor can be lowered accordingly. In this case, the step-up reactor is reduced in size, which leads to cost reduction.

  In addition, the motor drive control device to which the power conversion device described in the above-described embodiment is applied is applied to an air conditioner, a refrigerator, a freezer, etc., to drive at least one of these blower or compressor motors. Even if it is used, the same effect can be obtained.

  Furthermore, the power conversion device according to the above-described embodiment is also effective for a device such as a multi-type air conditioner that drives a plurality of air conditioners connected in parallel. Usually, a multi-type air conditioner installed in a building or the like has a plurality of air conditioners having different capacities depending on the size of the room. If this embodiment is applied to at least one of these devices, harmonics generated by other devices can be canceled or reduced, and the amount of harmonics in the entire building can be reduced. At this time, it is desirable that a device to which the present embodiment is applied is a relatively large-capacity device among a plurality of devices. This is because, in a large-capacity device, the current capacity of the element used is large, and it is possible to flexibly change the current to suppress the harmonics of other devices.

  In addition to the multi-type air conditioner, there is no limitation on a device for canceling or reducing harmonics as long as the current of devices connected in parallel and the current of the entire power supply can be known.

  Further, the present invention can be applied to a case where another device is connected in parallel using a voltage rectified by a rectifier as a power source. For example, when at least one unit that drives a compressor and a part that drives a blower, such as an air conditioner or a refrigerator, are connected in parallel using a rectified voltage as a power source, both power input currents are Is the added current. At this time, for example, when the present embodiment is applied only to a compressor driving portion having a relatively large current capacity, the compressor driving portion is used as a boost reactor in order to reduce the amount of harmonics generated by the blower driving portion. By shaping the flowing current waveform, the amount of harmonics of the power supply current can be reduced, and the harmonic regulation countermeasure cost can be reduced as described above.

  Moreover, in the above, the effect was demonstrated giving the example which applies the power converter device concerning embodiment mentioned above to an air conditioner or a refrigerator, However, It depends on embodiment mentioned above similarly to the apparatus connected Needless to say, the same effect can be obtained when the power converter is applied.

  In the above-described embodiment, the bus current flowing in the bus and the reactor current flowing in the reactor have been described separately. However, in the configuration having one chopper circuit unit (FIGS. 1, 6, 7, and 9, 17 and 20), it goes without saying that the bus current and the reactor current have the same value. Further, even in a configuration having a plurality of chopper circuit portions (FIGS. 10, 15, and 22), when the same on-duty is compensated for each chopper circuit portion (FIGS. 11 and 16). 23), it goes without saying that the on-duty and the theoretical value of the on-duty may be calculated based on the bus current with the total of the reactor currents flowing through the reactors as the bus current. Further, in the case of a configuration having a plurality of chopper circuit portions and a configuration for compensating different on-duty for each chopper circuit portion (FIGS. 13, 14, 24, 25, and 26), The on-duty may be calculated based on the reactor current flowing through each reactor, and the theoretical value of the on-duty may be calculated based on the bus current using the total of the reactor currents as the bus current.

  Note that the configuration shown in the above embodiment is an example of the configuration of the present invention, and can be combined with another known technique, and a part thereof is omitted without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say, it is possible to change the configuration.

1 AC power supply (three-phase AC power supply)
2 Rectifier (three-phase rectifier)
2a to 2f Rectifier diode 3, 3a, 3b Chopper circuit section 4, 4a, 4b Step-up reactor 5, 5a, 5b Switching element 6, 6a, 6b Backflow prevention element 7 Smoothing capacitor 8 Bus current detection means 8a, 8b Reactor current detection means DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 Bus voltage detection means 10 Switching control means 11 Commutation voltage estimation means 21 Feedback control part 22 Feedforward control part 23 Bus current command value control means 24, 24a, 24b On-duty control means 25 Drive pulse generation means 26 Commutation voltage estimation means 27 On-duty theoretical value calculation means 28 Current difference compensation value calculation means 29, 29a, 29b On-duty calculation means 30, 30a, 30b On-duty compensation means 31 Inverter 32 Motor 33 Inverter control means 34 Motor current detector 4 Single-phase AC power supply 42 single-phase rectifier 42a~42d rectifier diode 43 zero-crossing detecting circuit

Claims (10)

A rectifier for rectifying the AC power supply;
A chopper circuit unit configured to have a reactor, a switching element, and a backflow prevention element, and chopping and boosting the output of the rectifier;
Switching control means for controlling the switching element;
A smoothing capacitor for smoothing the output of the chopper circuit unit;
A bus voltage detecting means for detecting a bus voltage smoothed by the smoothing capacitor;
Reactor current detection means for detecting a reactor current flowing in the reactor;
With
The switching control means includes
On-duty calculation means for calculating an on-duty of a driving pulse for the switching element based on the bus voltage and the reactor current;
Rectified voltage estimating means for estimating a rectified voltage of the rectifier based on at least the reactor current;
On-duty theoretical value calculation means for calculating the theoretical value of the on-duty according to the rectified voltage;
On-duty compensation means for compensating the on-duty based on the on-duty and the theoretical value;
Drive pulse generation means for generating the drive pulse based on the on-duty compensated by the on-duty compensation means;
A power conversion device comprising:   2. The rectified voltage estimating unit estimates the rectified voltage based on a difference value of the reactor current at each predetermined position in an on period and an off period in one switching period of the drive pulse. Power converter.   The rectified voltage estimating means estimates the rectified voltage based on a current change rate of the reactor current at a predetermined position in either an on period or an off period in one switching period of the drive pulse. Item 4. The power conversion device according to Item 1.   4. The electric power according to claim 1, wherein the on-duty theoretical value calculation unit approximates the theoretical value of the on-duty using a sine function, a cosine function, or a quadratic function. Conversion device. The switching control means further includes a current difference compensation value calculation means for calculating an on-duty compensation command value at which the reactor current becomes a desired reactor current waveform command value,
The power converter according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the on-duty compensation means further compensates the on-duty using the on-duty compensation command value. Each of the chopper circuit section and the drive pulse generating means has a plurality of
The on-duty calculation means calculates an on-duty of a driving pulse for each switching element based on the bus voltage and a bus current that is a sum of each reactor current flowing through each reactor,
The power conversion apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rectified voltage estimating unit estimates a rectified voltage of the rectifier based on at least the bus current. A plurality of the chopper circuit unit, the reactor current detection unit corresponding to the chopper circuit unit, the on-duty calculation unit, the on-duty compensation unit, and the drive pulse generation unit;
Each of the on-duty calculation means is configured to output the on-duty to each of the switching elements constituting each of the chopper circuit units based on the reactor current and the bus voltage detected by the reactor current detection means. Calculate the duty
Each on-duty compensation means compensates each on-duty based on each on-duty and the theoretical value,
The drive pulse generation means generates the drive pulse for each of the switching elements constituting each of the chopper circuit units based on each on duty compensated by the on duty compensation means. The power converter device as described in any one of Claims 1-4. A plurality of the chopper circuit unit, the reactor current detection unit corresponding to the chopper circuit unit, the on-duty calculation unit, the on-duty compensation unit, and the drive pulse generation unit;
Each of the on-duty calculation means is configured to output the on-duty to each of the switching elements constituting each of the chopper circuit units based on the reactor current and the bus voltage detected by the reactor current detection means. Calculate the duty
Each on-duty compensation means compensates each on-duty based on each on-duty and the theoretical value,
The drive pulse generation means generates the drive pulse for each of the switching elements constituting each of the chopper circuit units based on each on duty compensated by the on duty compensation means. The power conversion device according to claim 5. A plurality of current difference compensation value calculating means corresponding to each of the chopper circuit portions,
Each of the current difference compensation value calculation means calculates an on-duty compensation command value for each of the switching elements constituting each of the chopper circuit units,
The power converter according to claim 8, wherein each of the on-duty compensation means further compensates each of the on-duty using each of the on-duty compensation command values.   Each current difference compensation value calculation means calculates the on-duty compensation command value for each reactor constituting each chopper circuit unit so that the reactor current becomes a desired reactor current waveform command value. The power converter according to claim 9, wherein the power converter is calculated.

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