METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE

• Main Authors: Varas Manso Raimundo, Goetting Gunther, Chouk Lanouar
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2018
• Subjects: CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORSOR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GENERATION; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine (4), in particular of a motor vehicle (1), having a stator (10) with at least one stator coil. The stator coil is energized in order to set a required torque of the electric machine (4), and a temperature of the stator (10) of the electric machine (4) is detected by means of a temperature sensor (12). The current flowing through the stator coil is monitored in order to plausibility-check the detected temperature. In order to plausibility-check the temperature, the current in the stator coil is increased while maintaining the same torque, and the temperature is monitored for a temperature increase.