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- Patent Title: Failure prediction system
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Application No.: US16750262Application Date: 2020-01-23
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Publication No.: US11296594B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Masataka Deguchi
- Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Kariya
- Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kariya
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Priority: JPJP2019-034672 20190227
- Main IPC: H02M1/32
- IPC: H02M1/32 ; G01R31/40 ; G06N20/00

Abstract:
A failure prediction system disclosed herein is configured to predict a failure of a power converter which converts output power of a power source to power for driving a traction motor. The system may include: a sensor provided at the power converter; and a controller configured to predict a failure of the power converter based on a measurement value of the sensor. The controller may be configured to: calculate a difference between previous and present measurement values of the sensor, wherein the controller repeatedly calculates the difference at predetermined time intervals; obtain intermediate data by applying variable conversion to a plurality of the past differences; calculate a damage level of the power converter based on the intermediate data; and output a warning signal in a case where the damage level exceeds a damage threshold, wherein the warning signal indicates that a timing when the failure occurs is approaching.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200274437A1 FAILURE PREDICTION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2020-08-27
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