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この電力変換装置は、半導体モジュールや半導体素子の個体差などが原因で、半導体モジュールの動作時に半導体素子ごとに異なる大きさの電流が流れる状態(以下、「電流アンバランス状態」という。)を形成し得る。例えば、上アーム及び下アームのそれぞれにおいて2つの半導体素子が互いに並列接続された相において、2つの半導体素子のそれぞれを大きさの異なる電流が流れる場合に電流アンバランス状態になる。
このような場合、電流が小さい方の半導体素子のみの温度情報を検出してしまうと、流れる電流が大きい方の半導体素子の素子温度が予め設定された管理温度(閾値)を大きく上回ることが想定される。このため、この種の電力変換装置の設計に際しては、電力変換回路の過熱保護制御を行うのに電流アンバランス状態を考慮する必要がある。
電源(3)から供給される電力を変換して出力する電力変換回路(2)と、上記電力変換回路を制御する制御部(8)と、を備えた電力変換装置(1)であって、
上記電力変換回路は、1つの相(4a,6a,6b,6c)が、上記電源の高電位側端子(3a)に接続された上アーム(2a)と上記電源の低電位側端子(3b)に接続された下アーム(2b)とのそれぞれにおいて複数の半導体素子(11)が互いに並列接続された並列接続相(4a,6a,6b,6c)として構成されており、
上記制御部は、上記並列接続相の上記上アーム及び上記下アームのいずれか一方である対象アームの上記複数の半導体素子の全ての素子温度についての温度情報を検出し、検出した上記温度情報に基づいて上記電力変換回路の過熱保護制御を行う、電力変換装置(1)にある。
また、上アーム及び下アームのうち対象アームのみの半導体素子を温度検出対象とするため、両アームの半導体素子を温度検出対象とする場合に比べて、温度検出対象の数が少なくて済む。このため、制御部の処理負荷を下げることができ効率的である。
なお、特許請求の範囲及び課題を解決する手段に記載した括弧内の符号は、後述する実施形態に記載の具体的手段との対応関係を示すものであり、本発明の技術的範囲を限定するものではない。
なお、図6に示される相関図は一例であり、必要に応じて適宜に変更が可能である。
2 電力変換回路
2a 上アーム
2b 下アーム
3 電源
3a 高電位側配線
3b 低電位側配線
4a,6a,6b,6c 相(並列接続相)
8 制御部
11,11a 半導体素子
16 コンデンサ(蓄電部品)
30 冷却器
31 流入管
32 冷却管
52 三相交流モータ
Tmax 最大値
Tr 閾値
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- 電源(3)から供給される電力を変換して出力する電力変換回路(2)と、上記電力変換回路を制御する制御部(8)と、を備えた電力変換装置(1)であって、
上記電力変換回路は、1つの相(4a,6a,6b,6c)が、上記電源の高電位側端子(3a)に接続された上アーム(2a)と上記電源の低電位側端子(3b)に接続された下アーム(2b)とのそれぞれにおいて複数の半導体素子(11)が互いに並列接続された並列接続相(4a,6a,6b,6c)として構成されており、
上記制御部は、上記並列接続相の上記上アーム及び上記下アームのいずれか一方である対象アームの上記複数の半導体素子の全ての素子温度についての温度情報を検出し、検出した上記温度情報に基づいて上記電力変換回路の過熱保護制御を行う、電力変換装置(1)。 - 上記電力変換回路は、三相交流モータ(52)のための3つの相(6a,6b,6c)を有し、上記並列接続相は、上記3つの相のうちの少なくとも1つである、請求項1に記載の電力変換装置。
- 上記対象アームは、使用時の素子温度が最も高い半導体素子(11a)を備える、請求項1または2に記載の電力変換装置。
- 上記電力変換回路を冷却する冷却器(30)を備え、
上記対象アームは、上記冷却器において冷却性能が最も低い位置に設けられている、請求項3に記載の電力変換装置。 - 上記電力変換回路は、上記冷却器の流入管(31)から流入した冷媒が流れる冷却管(32)に接合されており、
上記対象アームは、上記冷却器の上記冷却管のうち上記流入管から最も離れた位置に設けられている、請求項4に記載の電力変換装置。 - 上記冷却器の上記冷却管は、上記上アーム及び上記下アームのうちの一方のアーム側から他方のアーム側へと冷媒が流れるように構成されており、上記他方のアームが上記対象アームである、請求項5に記載の電力変換装置。
- 上記電力変換回路は、蓄電部品(16)を有し、
上記対象アームは、上記蓄電部品からのインダクタンスが最も大きい位置に設けられている、請求項3に記載の電力変換装置。 - 上記制御部は、上記対象アームの上記複数の半導体素子の全ての素子温度の中の最大値(Tmax)が予め設定された閾値(Tr)に達したことを検出したときに上記過熱保護制御として上記電力変換回路の出力を下げる処理を行う、請求項1〜7のいずれか一項に記載の電力変換装置。
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