WO2016052487A1

WO2016052487A1 - Inductance measurement device and inductance measurement method

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Publication number: WO2016052487A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/077467
Authority: WO
Inventors: 祥吾神戸; 夏比古森; 島津　英一郎
Original assignee: Ntn株式会社
Priority date: 2014-10-02
Filing date: 2015-09-29
Publication date: 2016-04-07

Abstract

Provided are an inductance measurement device and inductance measurement method that make it possible to enhance safety, simplify measurement, and reduce cost. This inductance measurement device measures the inductance of a coil-equivalent part (1) that is an object of measurement. A measurement circuit is constructed in which a power storage means (2) is connected in series to the coil-equivalent part (1), and the measurement circuit is made to be capable of being connected to a DC power supply or other power supply (4) for applying an electric charge to the power storage means (2). The device is provided with switches (SW1, SW2) that make it possible to switch between a switching state in which the power storage means (2) and power supply (4) are connected and the coil-equivalent part (1) and power storage means (2) are disconnected and a switching state in which the power storage means (2) and power supply (4) are disconnected, the coil-equivalent part (1) and power storage means (2) are connected, and current is made to flow from the power storage means (2) to the coil-equivalent part (1), and the like. The device is provided with a means (5) for detecting voltage, and the like, for detecting the voltage and current of the coil-equivalent part (1) and the rate of change per unit time of the same.

Description

Inductance measuring apparatus and inductance measuring method

Related applications

This application claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-203942 filed on October 2, 2014 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-189873 filed on September 28, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Cited as what constitutes

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an inductance measuring apparatus and an inductance measuring method. For example, an inductor, a transformer, an antenna (bar antenna), a choke coil, a filter, a sensor, etc. The present invention relates to a technique applied as a detection device.

In recent years, various types of equipment, including automobiles, have been driven by motors. In addition, power generation systems such as solar power generation using natural energy are increasing in size and output. For electrical components used in the electrical circuit of such equipment, it is necessary to evaluate characteristics with a large current in accordance with the use conditions.

For example, an inductor, which is one of the passive elements, is important not to be magnetically saturated by an applied current, and thus is evaluated by an inductance value and a rate of change of the inductance value with respect to a bias current called DC superposition characteristics. In general, inductance and DC superposition characteristics are measured by the voltage / ammeter method according to JISC5321 and JISC62024-2 standards. In this standard, a DC current and an AC current are allowed to flow into the test coil and the phase of the current and voltage is detected, and an LCR meter is often used for measurement (Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-324716 A

In the evaluation of inductance and DC superimposition characteristics according to JIS6024-2 standard, a large output DC current source is necessary to stably flow a large DC current, and an AC current source is also required to superimpose AC. is there. FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram showing an example of a DC superimposition characteristic measuring circuit according to JIS. The inductance and DC superposition characteristics of the test coil Lx shown in FIG. The inductance measuring device 50 includes an AC power source and a voltage / current phase detector.

During measurement of the inductance and DC superposition characteristics, since a large current is handled, the amount of heat generated in the entire measurement circuit including the coil equivalent part to be measured becomes large. The larger the current, the greater the heat generated, and the temperature of the coil equivalent component will rise. Therefore, in order to ensure safety such as countermeasures against heat generation and insulation, and realize measurement under a large current, the measuring device itself becomes large. For this reason, the measuring apparatus becomes very expensive.

In the conventional measurement method, after applying an arbitrary direct current to the test inductor, the alternating current is superimposed to measure the inductance. Therefore, when measuring the direct current superposition characteristics, the direct current value is changed many times to change the inductance. It is necessary to make a measurement. Therefore, the measurement becomes complicated, and the power consumption required for the measurement and the accompanying heat generation increase.

An object of the present invention is to provide an inductance measuring apparatus and an inductance measuring method capable of improving safety, simplifying measurement, and reducing cost.

An inductance measuring apparatus according to the present invention is an inductance measuring apparatus for measuring the inductance of a coil-equivalent component to be measured,
A measurement circuit in which power storage means is connected in series to the coil equivalent part can be connected to a power source such as a direct current power source that applies a charge to the power storage means,
A first switching state in which a connection state is established between the power storage means and the power supply, a disconnection state is provided between the coil equivalent component and the power storage means, and a disconnection state is provided between the power storage means and the power supply. A switch that can be switched to a second switching state in which a current is passed from the power storage means to the coil equivalent part, with the coil equivalent part and the power storage means connected.
A voltage detection unit for detecting the voltage and current of the coil equivalent component and the rate of change per unit time thereof is provided.

According to this configuration, by setting the switch to the first switching state, a current flows from the power source to the power storage means, and charges are stored in the power storage means. Thereafter, the switch is set to the second switching state. That is, the storage unit and the power source are disconnected, and the coil equivalent component and the storage unit are connected. As a result, the electric charge stored in the power storage means is released to the coil equivalent parts, and a large current flows through these coil equivalent parts for a short time.

The voltage detection means detects the voltage, current, and rate of change per unit time of the coil-equivalent component (the voltage, current, and rate of change per unit time may be collectively referred to as “voltage, etc.”). To do. As the voltage detection means, for example, an oscilloscope is applied. The measurer can confirm from the voltage detected by the voltage detection means that the inductor is not magnetically saturated even when a desired large current is applied to the coil equivalent component. Therefore, the inductance change rate with respect to the current change similar to the so-called DC superposition characteristic can be evaluated by one measurement using the inductance of the coil equivalent part and the current changing from the non-energized state to the large current.

In this way, since the charge stored in advance in the power storage means can be released to evaluate the inductance change rate relative to the inductance of the coil-equivalent component and the current by a single energization, the power required for measurement is much higher than in the prior art. It can be made small and almost no heat is generated. Therefore, it is possible to measure the inductance at a large current and the rate of change of the inductance with respect to the current change with high accuracy without being affected by heat generation with a very small and simple device. Since it is not necessary to flow a large DC current stably as in the conventional DC superimposition measurement, the safety can be improved, and the inductance change rate with respect to the inductance and current change can be measured in a short time. Simplification can be achieved. In addition, since a heat generation measure is not required and the amount of electric power necessary for measurement can be limited in advance, the incidental equipment can be simplified and an inductance measuring device can be constructed at low cost.

Inductance calculation means may be provided for calculating the inductance of the coil-equivalent component according to a predetermined standard from the voltage and current of the coil-equivalent component detected by the voltage detection means and the rate of change per unit time thereof. The defined standard is defined by the result of a test or simulation, for example. In this case, the inductance of the coil equivalent component can be obtained more easily than in the prior art.

The power storage means may be a capacitor. In this case, a commercially available capacitor having a desired storage capacity can be easily obtained, and the cost can be reduced.

An inductance measuring method of the present invention is an inductance measuring method for measuring the inductance of a coil-equivalent component to be measured,
Constructing a measurement circuit in which power storage means is connected in series to the coil equivalent parts, and connecting the measurement circuit to a power source such as a direct current power source that applies a charge to the power storage means,
A power storage process in which the power storage means and the power source are connected, and the coil equivalent part and the power storage means are disconnected.
After the power storage process, a discharge process in which a current is passed from the power storage means to the coil equivalent part in a disconnected state between the power storage means and the power source and a connection state between the coil equivalent part and the power storage means. ,
A detecting process for detecting the voltage and current of the coil-equivalent component and the rate of change per unit time thereof.

According to this configuration, in the power storage process, the power storage means and the power source are connected and the coil equivalent part and the power storage means are disconnected, so that a current flows from the power source to the power storage means and flows to the power storage means. Stores charge. Thereafter, in the discharging process, the power storage means and the power source are disconnected, and the coil equivalent component and the power storage means are connected, and a current flows from the power storage means to the coil equivalent component. As a result, the electric charge stored in the power storage means is released to the coil equivalent part, and a large current flows through the coil equivalent part for a short time. In the detection process, the voltage and current of the coil-equivalent parts and the rate of change per unit time are detected. It can be confirmed from the voltage or the like that the coil equivalent component is not magnetically saturated even when a desired large current is applied to the coil equivalent component. Therefore, it is possible to evaluate the rate of change of the inductance with respect to the current change, similar to the inductance of the coil-equivalent component and the so-called DC superposition characteristics.

Any combination of at least two configurations disclosed in the claims and / or the specification and / or the drawings is included in the present invention. In particular, any combination of two or more of each claim in the claims is included in the invention.

The present invention will be understood more clearly from the following description of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the embodiments and drawings are for illustration and description only and should not be used to define the scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings, the same reference numerals in a plurality of drawings indicate the same or corresponding parts.

1 is a circuit diagram of an inductance measuring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Since the actual inductor L has a resistance component and the circuit itself also has a resistance component, these resistance components are represented as R. It is a figure which shows the state which switched the switch of the inductance measuring apparatus. It is a figure which shows the state which switched the switch of the inductance measuring apparatus. It is a figure which shows the change rate of the inductance with respect to the electric current change of the small amorphous coil detected with the inductance measuring apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the inductance measuring method which concerns on embodiment of this invention in steps. It is a circuit diagram of the inductance measuring apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a circuit diagram which shows the example of a DC superimposition characteristic measurement circuit by a prior art. It is a figure which shows the example when magnetic saturation generate | occur | produces in the coil detected by the method of this invention as a reference example.

An inductance measuring apparatus and an inductance measuring method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of an inductance measuring apparatus. The inductance measuring device is a device that measures the inductance of the coil equivalent part 1 to be measured. The resistor 3 collectively represents the resistances of the inductor and the circuit. The coil equivalent component 1 is an electrical component having an inductance such as an electromagnetic inductor, and includes an inductor, a transformer, a reactor, an antenna (bar antenna), a choke coil, a filter, a sensor, and the like, but is not limited thereto. Is not to be done.

In this inductance measuring apparatus, a measuring circuit in which the coil equivalent part 1 and the power storage means 2 are connected in series is constructed and can be connected to a DC power supply 4 that applies electric charge to the power storage means 2. As the power storage means 2, a capacitor having a desired capacitance (for example, 10,000 thousand μFarad) is applied. In this embodiment, the DC power source 4 is connected to the measurement circuit. However, instead of the DC power source 4, an AC power source may be used, and power may be converted into DC by a converter circuit (not shown). The inductance measuring device includes two switches SW 1 and SW 2, a voltage measuring means 5, an inductance calculating means 6, and a diode 7.

The two switches SW1 and SW2 are connected in series. One switch SW1 is connected between the positive terminal of the DC power source 4 and the power storage means 2, and the other switch SW2 is connected between the power storage means 2 and the coil equivalent component 1. These two switches SW1 and SW2 are configured to be switchable between a first switching state and a second switching state. As the switches SW1 and SW2 used in this measurement circuit, for example, manual switches, bipolar transistors, FETs, thyristors, etc. are applied.

As shown in FIG. 2A, in the first switching state, the switch SW1 is turned on to connect the power storage means 2 and the DC power supply 4, and the switch SW2 is turned off to turn the coil equivalent component 1 and the power storage means 2 Is in a disconnected state. As a result, the power storage means 2 is charged, and charges are accumulated so as to obtain a predetermined capacitor voltage. When a predetermined amount of electric charge has accumulated in the power storage means 2, the state is switched to the second switching state shown in FIG. 2B.

In this second switching state, in order to ensure safety, the switch SW1 is turned off to cut off the power supply from the DC power supply 4, and the switch SW2 is turned on to connect the coil equivalent component 1 and the power storage means 2 to each other. And As a result, the measurement circuit becomes an RLC circuit, and a current flows through the coil equivalent part 1. In this case, it is preferable that the current waveform of the measurement circuit is particularly a vibration type because a large current change is given to the coil equivalent part 1 and the first 1/4 cycle of the current waveform in the vibration type of the RLC circuit is preferable. It is preferable to measure from the current value. In addition, since this measurement circuit becomes a vibration phenomenon, the following equation (1) must be satisfied.

By the way, in the case where the power storage means has a large capacity, the polarity of the electrode to be connected is often determined, and if power is applied to the power storage means in the reverse direction, it may become abnormal. Therefore, in this embodiment, the diode 7 that prevents the charge from flowing in the reverse direction of the power storage means 2 due to the vibration phenomenon of the RLC circuit is inserted in the measurement circuit. By inserting this diode 7 into the measurement circuit, the current flowing through the coil equivalent component 1 can be controlled only for the half period of the oscillating current, so that a shorter time of current application can be realized and the influence of heat generation etc. can be eliminated. obtain.

The voltage detection means 5 shown in FIG. 1 detects the voltage and current of the coil equivalent part 1 and the rate of change per unit time thereof. By using the configuration for discharging the charge accumulated in the power storage means 2 as described above, and using the current and voltage detection means 5 having sufficient measurement resolution, the energization time to the coil equivalent component 1 is as follows. Can be measured in an extremely short time of several seconds or less. As the voltage detection means 5, for example, a differential voltage probe, a current probe, an oscilloscope or the like is applied. Sampling by a measuring instrument such as an oscilloscope is preferably 500 kS / sec or more.

The inductance calculating means 6 calculates the inductance of the coil equivalent part 1 from the voltage etc. of the coil equivalent part 1 detected by the voltage etc. detection means 5 using the equations (2), (3) and (4) described later. . The inductance calculation means 6 is electrically connected directly to the voltage detection means 5, but is not limited to this example. For example, the inductance calculation means 6 is provided independently of the measurement circuit, and data such as the voltage detected by the voltage detection means 5 is recorded in a recording means (not shown). The inductance calculating means 6 may calculate the inductance of the coil equivalent component 1 from data such as voltage recorded in the recording means. Specifically, the inductance calculating means 6 is a predetermined conversion function or arithmetic function stored in an LUT (Look Up Table) realized by software or hardware, or a library of software (Library), or an equivalent thereof. Hardware circuit that can receive the voltage value, current value, and their fluctuation values detected by the voltage detection means 5 and calculate and output the inductance of the coil equivalent component 1 Or it consists of software functions.

A procedure from measurement to calculation of inductance is shown (second switching state).
1. Measure the DC resistance of the coil.
2. The coil voltage and current are measured using a measurement circuit.
3. Since the DC resistance component is included in the measured voltage between the coils, it is decomposed as shown in Equation (4), the voltage drop corresponding to the DC resistance r is removed, and the coil voltage of the inductance component is calculated.
4). In the second switching state, the relationship of Expression (3) is established, and the inductance value at each current is calculated using the voltage calculated in 3 and Expression (2).

C: Capacitance of power storage means (capacitor) used in the measurement circuit L: Temporary initial inductance value
R: Total resistance of the measurement circuit
r: DC resistance of coil

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the rate of change of the inductance with respect to the current change of the cored coil using the amorphous magnet, detected by this inductance measuring apparatus. The change (rate) in inductance when these magnetizing forces are large is output in the form of a change in current waveform to the display unit (not shown) of the voltage detection means 5 (FIG. 1). The rate of change of current per unit time is represented by the slope of the current in unit time output to the display unit. The measurer can confirm from the rate of change of these inductances that the current is not saturated (ie, the current does not rise steeply) even when a desired large current is applied to the coil equivalent component 1 (FIG. 1). .

FIG. 7 is a diagram when the coil is magnetically saturated, detected by the method of the present invention as a reference example. In FIG. 7, when a current of 60 A was applied to the coil equivalent component, the coil equivalent component was magnetically saturated, and the current value increased rapidly because the impedance of the coil equivalent component suddenly decreased. From this, according to the apparatus and method of the present invention, it can be confirmed very simply whether or not the inductor can be used without causing magnetic saturation in the current range to be used.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing step by step the inductance measurement method according to the embodiment. Hereinafter, description will be made with reference to FIG. At the time of this measurement, it is preferable from the viewpoint of safety that first, at least the switches SW1 and SW2 are turned OFF and the measurement circuit including the power storage means 2 is opened from the DC power supply 4. After the start of this measurement (start), the switch SW1 is turned on to connect the power storage means 2 and the DC power supply 4, and the switch SW2 is turned off to disconnect the coil equivalent part 1 and the power storage means 2 from each other. (Step S1: Power storage process). As a result, the power storage means 2 is charged, and charges are accumulated so as to obtain a predetermined capacitor voltage.

When a predetermined amount of electric charge has accumulated in the power storage means 2, the switch SW1 is turned off to cut off the power supply from the DC power supply 4, and the switch SW2 is turned on to bring the coil equivalent part 1 and the power storage means 2 into a connected state. . As a result, the measurement circuit becomes an RLC circuit, and a current flows through the coil equivalent part 1 (step S2: discharge process). The voltage detection means 5 detects the voltage and current of the coil equivalent component 1 and the rate of change per unit time (step S3: detection process). Using this detection result, the inductance calculating means 6 calculates the inductance.

According to the inductance measuring apparatus described above, the electric charge stored in the power storage means 2 can be released to evaluate the inductance of the coil equivalent part 1 and the rate of change of the inductance with respect to the current change. Electric power can be made very small, and almost no heat is generated. Therefore, it is possible to measure the inductance at a large current and the rate of change of the inductance with respect to the current change with high accuracy without being affected by heat generation with a very small and simple device. Since it is not necessary to flow a large DC current stably as in the conventional DC superimposition measurement, the safety can be improved, and the inductance change rate with respect to the inductance and current change can be measured in a short time. Simplification can be achieved. In addition, the inductance measuring apparatus can be constructed at a low cost.

Other embodiments will be described. In the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the portions corresponding to the matters described in the preceding embodiment, and the overlapping description is omitted. When only a part of the configuration is described, the other parts of the configuration are the same as those described in advance unless otherwise specified. The same effect is obtained from the same configuration. Not only the combination of the parts specifically described in each embodiment, but also the embodiments can be partially combined as long as the combination does not hinder.

The energization / shut-off operation of the switch used in the measurement circuit is preferably performed using a so-called switching element in order to ensure stability and improve work efficiency, and a bipolar transistor, FET, or thyristor may be used as the switching element. In particular, a thyristor is suitable for a large current.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of an inductance measuring apparatus according to another embodiment. In this example, by using the MOSFET 8, the function of the two switches SW1 and SW2 shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1 is integrated into one switching element SWa. The operation of the MOSFET 8 is linked to the operation of the switching element SWa, and the operation of the switching element SWa includes the operation of the MOSFET 8. Here, the “switch” in the present invention includes the switching element SWa and the MOSFET 8. Since the two switches SW1 and SW2 are combined into one using the switching element SWa as described above, the operation of the measurer can be simplified. In addition, when an analog switch is used, noise due to chattering may occur. However, the generation of noise can be prevented by using the switching element SWa as described above.

The battery means may be a battery. As for the switching state of the switch, a neutral position other than ON and OFF may exist by a single pole double throw switch or the like.

As described above, the preferred embodiments have been described with reference to the drawings. However, those skilled in the art will readily assume various changes and modifications within the obvious scope by looking at the present specification. Accordingly, such changes and modifications are to be construed as within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coil equivalent part 2 ... Power storage means 3 ... Resistance 4 ... DC power supply 5 ... Voltage etc. detection means 6 ... Inductance calculation means SW1, SW2 ... Switch

Claims

An inductance measuring apparatus for measuring the inductance of a coil-equivalent component to be measured, wherein a measurement circuit in which a storage unit is connected in series to the coil-equivalent component can be connected to a power source that supplies a charge to the storage unit A device,
A first switching state in which a connection state is established between the power storage means and the power supply, a disconnection state is provided between the coil equivalent component and the power storage means, and a disconnection state is provided between the power storage means and the power supply. A switch that can be switched to a second switching state in which a current is passed from the power storage means to the coil equivalent part, with the coil equivalent part and the power storage means connected.
Voltage and current detection means for detecting the voltage and current of the coil equivalent parts and the rate of change per unit time thereof;
An inductance measuring apparatus provided with
2. The inductance measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inductance of the coil equivalent component is determined according to a predetermined standard from the voltage and current of the coil equivalent component detected by the voltage detection means and the rate of change per unit time thereof. An inductance measuring apparatus comprising an inductance calculating means for calculating.
3. The inductance measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power storage means is a capacitor.
An inductance measurement method for measuring the inductance of a coil-equivalent component to be measured,
Constructing a measurement circuit in which power storage means is connected in series to the coil equivalent parts, and connecting the measurement circuit to a power source that applies a charge to the power storage means,
A power storage process in which the power storage means and the power source are connected, and the coil equivalent part and the power storage means are disconnected.
After the power storage process, a discharge process in which a current is passed from the power storage means to the coil equivalent part in a disconnected state between the power storage means and the power source and a connection state between the coil equivalent part and the power storage means. ,
A detection process for detecting the voltage, current, and rate of change per unit time of the coil equivalent parts;
An inductance measuring method having