US6530426B1
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Motor drive-control device
Assignee: Denso Corp
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Filing: 2000-04-12
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Granted: 2003-03-11
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Expires: 2020-04-12
Abstract
Abstract A motor drive-control device drive-controls a plurality of auxiliary devices with a single motor while securing a necessary capacity of the auxiliary devices side in correspondence with usage conditions. As such, in an air-conditioning system, necessary speeds of auxiliary devices such as a compressor and a warm water pump are calculated based on a necessary cooling capacity and a necessary heating capacity. The higher of these two necessary speeds is set as the motor speed for driving the auxiliary devices. The motor is thus controlled to this speed. Therefore, even if the air-conditioning heat load varies greatly due to changes in the usage environment, cooling and heating capacities necessary for air-conditioning temperature control can be obtained at all times.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Kishita
- 👤 Yasuhiko Niimi
- 👤 Yasushi Yamanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 20:11
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K6/00; B60K6/20; B60K6/22; B60K6/38; B60K6/383; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/00421; B60H1/00428; B60H1/32; B60H1/3204; B60H1/3222; B60K6/387; B60K6/42; B60W; B60W10/00; B60W10/04; B60W10/08; B60W10/30; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/80; Y02T10/88; Y10; Y10S; Y10S903/00; Y10S903/902; Y10S903/903; Y10S903/904; Y10S903/912; Y10S903/913; Y10S903/914
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A motor drive-control device for drive-controlling a plurality of auxiliary devices with a single motor, said plurality of auxiliary devices being accessory devices for a vehicle, said motor drive-control device comprising: necessary speed calculating means for calculating necessary speeds of each of said plurality of auxiliary devices; motor speed setting means for setting a highest of said necessary speeds as a motor speed; and motor control means for controlling the motor to the speed set by the motor speed setting means; wherein one of said plurality of auxiliary devices controls cooling capacity of a vehicle and a second of the auxiliary devices controls heating capacity of a vehicle, wherein the necessary speed calculating means calculates the necessary speeds as a function of necessary cooling capacity and a necessary heating capacity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A motor drive-control device for drive-controlling a plurality of auxiliary devices with a single motor, said plurality of auxiliary devices being accessory devices for a vehicle, said motor drive-control device comprising: necessary speed calculating means for calculating necessary speeds of each of said plurality of auxiliary devices; motor speed setting means for setting a highest of said necessary speeds as a motor speed; and motor control means for controlling the motor to the speed set by the motor speed setting means; wherein one of said plurality of auxiliary devices controls cooling capacity of a vehicle and a second of the auxiliary devices controls heating capacity of a vehicle, wherein the necessary speed calculating means calculates the necessary speeds as a function of necessary cooling capacity and a necessary heating capacity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
40 words
A motor drive-control device according to claim 1 , wherein said device controlling cooling capacity is a compressor, said compressor being part of a refrigeration cycle, the device controlling heating capacity being a warm water pump for circulating warm water.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
A motor drive-control device according to claim 2 , further comprising: an evaporator through which refrigerant of the refrigerating cycle circulates; and a heater core through which warm water is circulated by the warm water pump; wherein said heater core and said evaporator are disposed in an air-conditioning case, said air conditioning case having a passage through which air-conditioning air flows.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A motor drive-control device according to claim 3 , further comprising a temperature adjusting means for adjusting an amount of heat delivered by the heater core to a passenger compartment, said temperature adjusting means for adjusting a temperature at which air-conditioning air is blown into said passenger compartment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
A motor drive-control device according to claim 3 , further comprising a vehicle engine, wherein the motor and the compressor and the warm water pump are driven by the vehicle engine when said vehicle is moving, said motor acting as a generator when being driven by said vehicle engine, said motor driving said compressor and said warm water pump when said vehicle is stopped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
151 words
A motor drive-control device for drive-controlling a plurality of auxiliary devices with a single motor, said plurality of auxiliary devices being accessory devices for a vehicle, said motor drive-control device comprising: necessary speed calculating means for calculating necessary speeds of each of said plurality of auxiliary devices; motor speed setting means for setting a highest of said necessary speeds as a motor speed; and motor control means for controlling the motor to the speed set by the motor speed setting means; wherein, one of the plurality of auxiliary devices is a quantity variable compressor for an air conditioner, the plurality of auxiliary devices can also be driven by a vehicle engine, and capacity of the compressor is set large when the plurality of auxiliary devices are driven by the vehicle engine and the capacity of the compressor is set small when the plurality of auxiliary devices are driven by the motor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
151 words
A motor drive-control device for drive-controlling a plurality of auxiliary devices with a single motor, said plurality of auxiliary devices being accessory devices for a vehicle, said motor drive-control device comprising: necessary speed calculating means for calculating necessary speeds of each of said plurality of auxiliary devices; motor speed setting means for setting a highest of said necessary speeds as a motor speed; and motor control means for controlling the motor to the speed set by the motor speed setting means; wherein, one of the plurality of auxiliary devices is a quantity variable compressor for an air conditioner, the plurality of auxiliary devices can also be driven by a vehicle engine, and capacity of the compressor is set large when the plurality of auxiliary devices are driven by the vehicle engine and the capacity of the compressor is set small when the plurality of auxiliary devices are driven by the motor.
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