Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Vehicle diagnosis or maintenance indication
Reexamination Certificate
2008-04-25
2011-11-22
Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Vehicle diagnosis or maintenance indication
C701S022000, C324S146000, C324S205000, C324S076520, C324S076770, C324S143000, C318S085000, C318S490000, C318S400150, C318S768000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08065050
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for detecting an insufficient or missing phase current in a permanent magnet synchronous motor, and includes determining a composite vector position of a combined three-phase phase current with respect to a stationary portion of the motor, and assigning a sector to the position. The method includes comparing the phase current to a calibrated threshold current corresponding to the sector, and executing a response when the absolute value is less than the threshold. A vehicle includes an energy storage device (ESD), a motor/generator configured as a permanent magnet synchronous motor, a voltage inverter, and a bus for conducting DC current from the ESD to the inverter. A controller detects an insufficient phase current, determines a current vector position of the three-phase AC, assigns a sector to the position, and executes a response when an absolute value of the phase current is less than a calibrated threshold.
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Gleason Sean E.
Wang Wei D.
West Stephen T.
Beck Karen A
Culbreth Eric
GM Global Technology Operations LLC
Quinn Law Group PLLC
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