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    Power supply device comprising: • a switching structure adapted to drive a current in an inductive load as a function of at least one control signal of a power switch, • anomaly detecting means generating a detection information anomaly of the type of an open circuit at the wiring of the load to the switching structure. The anomaly detection means comprise: current measuring means circulating in the inductive load; means for continuously comparing the measured current with a threshold value; means for counting the duration during which the measured current remains continuously below the threshold value, delivering the anomaly detection information if the counted time is greater than a reference time, which is k times greater than a period of the control signal, where k> 1.
    公开号:FR3017958A1
    申请号:FR1451420
    申请日:2014-02-21
    公开日:2015-08-28
    发明作者:Angelo Pasqualetto；Marie-Nathalie Larue
    申请人:Continental Automotive GmbH；Continental Automotive France SAS；
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    [0001] The present invention relates generally to the control of inductive loads. It relates more particularly to the detection of anomalies, such as open circuits, which may appear in the wiring of a switching structure such as a transistor bridge, for example, which is adapted to drive a current of a determined value in a circuit. such inductive load. The invention finds applications, in particular, in the automotive field. It can be implemented, for example, in an electronic circuit integrating a switching structure such as a bridge of H transistors. In the automotive industry, such circuits are used to control the direction and / or the intensity of electric current in inductive loads such as electric motors. These motors can be used in electronic control systems of an actuator. This may be for example a throttle control device (or ETC device, abbreviation of "Electronic Throttle Control"), or the flue gas recirculation valve (or "EGR device", EGR being the abbreviation of "Exhaust Gas Recirculation"), or any other valve used in engine or other control. More generally, it may be any equipment powered by an electric motor, such as a window regulator, for example. The supply of such inductive loads generally uses a switching structure such as an H-switch bridge. An H-bridge comprises four power switches, namely two "high" switches on the positive supply side. for example, a battery producing a positive supply voltage, and two "down" switches on the side of a negative power supply or ground. Each switch generally comprises an MOS transistor (acronym for "Metal Oxide Semiconductor") power. The amount of current injected into the inductive load delivered by the switching circuit is generally controlled by a sequence of analog control signals of the four transistors produced from a set command signal. The setpoint control signal and the analog control signals are generally pulse width modulated signals, or PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) signals. The control of an inductive load can be divided into two large phases that are the control phase where the current from the control circuit 35 is injected into the inductive load according to a determined strategy and, a freewheel phase where the induced current from the inductive load is discharged into the circuit. The flow direction of the current as well as the amount of current delivered in the inductive load are dependent on the duty cycle as well as different combinations of states of the analog control signals. An example of a functional decomposition of the system according to a layered architecture is detailed below. A hierarchically higher layer called "application" layer 21 makes it possible to choose a parameterization (initialization). The command control signal is generated at a so-called "pilot" layer 22 of the system, coming above a "control" layer 23, itself above a "material" layer 24 constituted by the electronic elements of the H bridge. At the hardware and / or software implementation level, the "control" 23 and "hardware" layers 24 can be realized in the same integrated circuit. The "application" 21 and "pilot" layers 22 can be implemented in the microprocessor of a car computer. A given strategy causes the control of the H-bridge in certain predetermined configurations at the frequency of the set command signal. Other configurations are conversely prohibited, such as a configuration where a high switch and a low switch creating a short circuit between the battery and the mass would be closed simultaneously. Physical anomalies may occur in the cabling of the switching structure, such as open circuits on the outputs of the H-bridge. The occurrence of such anomalies may, during control phases of the inductive load, cause a malfunction. of the actuator controlled by the bridge H. During freewheeling phases, they can prevent the current induced by the inductive load to evacuate. These anomalies can cause in certain cases irreversible damage to the actuator (inductive load) piloted or to the bridge H. In order to prevent the risks related to the degradation of the actuator or the H-bridge or to the very existence In an open circuit at the system level, there are open circuit detection techniques in a switching structure such as an H-bridge. One possible technique is to perform a continuity of current measurement using a current sensor, in the manner of an ohmmeter. The intensity of a current imposed in the switching circuit is measured and compared to a threshold value. When the intensity of the measured current is below the threshold then it is determined that an open circuit is present in the switching structure. This technique is simple and effective, but it must be performed in a disabled state of the H bridge, that is to say outside the normal operation of the bridge.
    [0002] A known method of US Pat. No. 7,548,070 has the advantage, compared to the above technique, of relying on a principle of continuous measurement of voltages on the outputs of the switching structure, in an activated state of the H-bridge, c that is during normal operation of the bridge.
    [0003] A disadvantage of the technique described in US Pat. No. 7,548,070 arises when, as the load of the bridge is an electric motor, it has reached a high rotational speed due to control with a large duty cycle. When the control is subsequently stopped, the back EMF of the motor is high and can cause the current to drop sharply or even reverse the direction of current between the two outputs of the H-bridge. This phenomenon is transient in nature. , then causes a false detection. The invention aims to eliminate, or at least mitigate, all or part of the disadvantages of the prior art mentioned above. For this purpose, a first aspect of the invention proposes a device 15 for supplying an inductive load comprising: a switching structure such as an H bridge, comprising at least one power switch such as a transistor MOS, and adapted to drive a current in the inductive load according to at least one control signal of the at least one power switch which is pulse width modulated; - Anomaly detection means, of the type of an open circuit at the wiring of the inductive load to the switching structure, adapted to generate at least one anomaly detection information. The device is remarkable in that the abnormality detection means comprise: current measuring means adapted to continuously measure the current in the inductive load; comparison means adapted to continuously compare the measured current with a current threshold value; Time counting means for counting a time during which the measured current remains continuously lower than the current threshold value, and for outputting the abnormality detection information only if the counted duration is greater than a defined reference time, which is k times greater than a period of the control signal of the at least one power switch, where k is a number greater than unity. The proposed solution advantageously allows the detection of an open circuit in the activated state of the H bridge, that is to say during the normal operation of the supply device. This allows continuous detection of potential open circuit type anomalies in the inductive load wiring. The stopwatch makes it possible to count the duration during which the current flowing through the H-bridge is lower than the current threshold, and this during both the bridge control phases (when the PWM signal is in the high state) and the phases freewheel (when the PWM signal is low), but for more than one period of the PWM signal. Thus, the result obtained is a filtering over time of the detection information of an open circuit, which makes it possible to overcome the transient phenomena causing false detections in the devices of the prior art.
    [0004] In embodiments, the device may be adapted for the abnormality detection information to be output only if, furthermore, the duty cycle of the control signal is greater than a threshold value, for example 10%. This makes it possible to overcome potential detection errors when the current controlled in the inductive load is low. Indeed, a low current controlled in the inductive load can, under certain conditions of use, be interpreted as reflecting an anomaly of the open circuit type, and thus generate a false alarm. According to other embodiments of the device, all or some of the following modes can be provided, alone or in combination: the device may further comprise serial communication means, adapted to allow the device to communicate with a control unit external to the device; the device may comprise a storage register adapted to store the threshold value of the duty cycle received from the external control unit via the serial communication means in the form of a value that is homogeneous at a time; the device may furthermore comprise programmable storage means adapted to store a modifiable value of the current threshold; the programmable memory means can be programmed by the external control unit via the serial communication means.
    [0005] A second aspect of the invention relates to a method of supplying an inductive load using a device comprising: a switching structure such as an H bridge comprising at least one power switch such as a MOS transistor, and adapted to drive a current in the inductive load as a function of at least one control signal of the at least one power switch which is modulated in pulse width and, - detection means of an open-circuit type at the level of the wiring of the inductive load to the switching structure, adapted to generate at least one anomaly detection information, the method comprising: - measuring the current in the inductive load comparing the measured current with a current threshold value; counting a duration during which the measured current remains continuously below the current threshold; and supplying the abnormality detection information only if the counted duration is greater than a determined reference period, which is k times greater than a period of the control signal of the at least one power switch, where k is a number greater than unity. Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading the description which follows. This is purely illustrative and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: - Figure 1 is a block diagram of an example of a switching structure such as an H bridge; FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c are diagrams illustrating various control configurations of an inductive load by pulse width modulation using the H-bridge of FIG. 1; FIGS. 3a and 3b are graphs showing a pulse width modulated periodic setpoint control signal, and the corresponding change in the current in the controlled inductive load; Figures 4a, 4b and 4c are block diagrams of exemplary control devices according to embodiments; FIG. 5 represents graphs showing the various control and measurement signals corresponding to the detection of an open-circuit anomaly. Embodiments are described hereinafter in an exemplary application to an integrated circuit for controlling the direction and / or the intensity of the electric current in an inductive load such as an electric motor used in a motor vehicle. As shown diagrammatically in FIG. 1, an H-bridge comprises four power switches, namely two "high" switches M1 and M4 on the side of a positive power supply, for example the battery 2 of the vehicle producing a supply voltage. positive Vbat, and two "down" switches M2 and M3 on the side of a negative power supply or the mass Gnd of the vehicle.
    [0006] Such a switching structure comprises four switches, each having, for example, a power MOS transistor. A first transistor M1 is connected between a positive power supply terminal carried for example at the voltage of the battery Vbat, and a first node OUT1. A second transistor M2 is connected between said node OUT1 and a ground terminal Gnd. A third transistor M3 is connected between a second node OUT2 and the ground terminal Gnd. Finally, a fourth transistor M4 is connected between the positive power supply terminal Vbat and said second node OUT2. Transistors M1 and M4 are called high-side transistors and transistors M2 and M3 are called low-side transistors.
    [0007] The node OUT1 between the first high transistor M1 and the first low transistor M2 which are in series between the positive supply source Vbat and the ground Gnd, corresponds to a first output of the bridge in H. Similarly, the node OUT2 enters a second high transistor M4 and a second low transistor M3 in series between the positive supply source Vbat and the ground Gnd, corresponds to a second output of the bridge H. The inductive load, for example an electric motor 3 in the example shown FIG. 1 is connected between the OUT1 and OUT2 outputs of the H bridge. A sequence of analog control signals of the four transistors M1 to M4, respectively, is generated from a setpoint control signal. The latter is generated at a "pilot" layer 22 of the system, coming over a "control" layer 23, in turn over a "material" layer 24 constituted by the electronic elements of the bridge. H proper. This sequence is produced according to a control strategy determined within an "application" layer 21.
    [0008] This strategy causes control of the H bridge in certain configurations. Other configurations are conversely prohibited, such as a configuration where the switches M1 and M2 are closed together, in order to avoid connecting the battery 2 to ground Gnd. Typically, the H-bridge can be controlled in three states or possible configurations, described below with reference to Figures 2a, 2b and 2c. In a first state illustrated in FIG. 2a, the pair formed of the high transistor M1 and the low transistor M3 makes it possible, when these transistors are on (closed switches), to circulate a current through the motor 3 in a first direction, the positive power source Vbat to ground Gnd, as indicated by an arrow in Figure 2a. Transistors M2 and M4 are then blocked (open switches).
    [0009] Conversely, in a second state illustrated in FIG. 2b, the pair formed of the low transistor M2 and the high transistor M4 makes it possible, when these transistors are on (closed switches), to circulate a current through the motor 3 in the other sense, always from the positive power source Vbat to ground Gnd, as indicated by the arrow in Figure 2b. Transistors M-I and M3 are then blocked (open switches). Finally, in a third state illustrated in FIG. 2c, the high transistors M-I and M4 are off (open switches) and the low transistors M2 and M3 are on (closed switches). This makes it possible to evacuate the energy accumulated in the inductive load, here the motor 3, in the form of a current flowing towards the ground Gnd through M2 and M3, as represented by the arrow in FIG. 2c. This state is referred to as a "freewheel" state or configuration. It can be controlled consecutively to an operation of the H-bridge in the first state or the aforesaid second state, after the opening of the transistor M-I or the transistor M4, respectively, and the closing of the transistor M2 or the transistor M3, respectively. Note that the freewheel made by the example of Figure 2c via the low transistors M2 and M3 can also be achieved by other means. For example, it can be performed via the high transistors M-I and M4, that is to say by putting the transistors M-I and M4 in the on state and the transistors M2 and M3 in the off state.
    [0010] The use of the structure diodes is also possible, making it possible to have a single passing transistor, or even none, in a fast freewheel configuration. Depending on the freewheel configuration used, the speed of the decay of the current during the freewheel phase may differ. It will be appreciated that the invention is not limited by the type of switching structure either. In particular, it can also be applied to a half bridge switching structure, that is to say with two MOS transistors of only power (a high transistor and a low transistor), or to a switching structure with a only power switch only, for example a voltage chopper. Also, the embodiment of the power switch (s) 30 shown in FIGS. 2a, 2b, 2c is only a non-limiting example. These switches may each comprise another type of field effect transistor (FET), a bipolar transistor (BJT, "Bipolar Junction transistor" in English), an IGBT transistor ("lnsulated Gate Bipolar Transistor"). In English) etc., instead of a MOS transistor. They may also include an assembly of such transistors, possibly with other components such as resistors, capacitors, etc. With reference to the timing diagrams of FIGS. 3a and 3b, the control of the current in the inductive load 3 is carried out by modulating the pulse width of a periodic PWM reference signal. This signal has a given duty cycle TO, and is used to generate control signals for transistors M1-M4 transistors. The PWM setpoint signal has a frequency that can reach 20 kHz, giving a period T of about 50 ps. In most cases, the frequency used is 1 kHz. As represented in FIG. 3a, such a PWM setpoint signal is, at each period T, in a first logical state determined among the logical high and low states during at least a first fraction of the period T, and in the other state logic 10 for the remainder of the period. In the example shown in FIG. 3a, the reference signal PWM is in the high logic state (active state) during a fraction of the period T having a duration less than T, called activation duration. The duty ratio TO is given by: TO = to / T [1] The duty cycle TO reference can vary between 0% and 100 `Vo. FIG. 3b shows the evolution of the instantaneous value of the current 1m in the motor 3 obtained in response to the PWM reference command signal of FIG. 3a. During the activation time of the PWM setpoint signal, that is to say, in the example, when this signal is in the high logic state, the current lm in the electric motor 3 increases towards a nominal value determined. by the ratio between the voltage of the battery 2 divided by the total resistance. The H-bridge is then controlled in the first or second state, illustrated by FIGS. 2a and 2c, respectively, depending on the direction of rotation of the motor 3 which is desired. During the period of deactivation of the PWM reference signal, that is to say, in the example, when this signal is in the low logic state, the current lm decreases towards the zero value. The H-bridge is then controlled in the third state, or freewheel state, illustrated in Figure 2c. Because of the inductive nature of the load constituted by the motor 3, the rise and fall of the current 1m are in a gentle slope, instead of following the shape of the square edges of the PWM reference signal. The average value <IM> of the current lm is given by: <Im> = TO x Vbat x 1 / R [2] where R is essentially the value of the impedance of the motor 3. The other resistive elements are the conduction resistances Rds0N passing transistors, and the resistance of wires, connections, and integrated circuit tracks. Physical anomalies may appear in the application wiring, in particular open circuits at OUT1 and OUT2. By "open circuit" it is necessary to understand a contact resistance which, although not necessarily infinite, is abnormally high because of a fault in the connection of the inductive load, here the motor 3, on the outputs OUT1 and OUT2 of the bridge in H. Such a defect may be present at installation, or appear over time due to aging and conditions (temperature, vibration, etc.). They can be detected by measuring the current in the transistors, in the form of an abnormal drop in the current in certain configurations of the H-bridge. These open circuits, when they appear, prevent the evacuation of the energy. accumulated in the inductive load 3 during freewheeling phases. This is likely to affect the proper operation of the H bridge, and the system including the controlled inductive load. An open-circuit anomaly detection is implemented so that a suitable response can be provided, for example at the "application" layer 21 of the system coming over the "pilot" layer 22. This response adapted, for example, can be part of the diagnostic functionalities of the motor vehicle. In order to filter the false detections that can result from a significant collapse of the current in the inductive load 3 when the control is stopped due to the electromotive force of the electric motor launched at high speed, a mechanism is implemented. at the "control" layer 21 to generate a detection time threshold of an open circuit corresponding to a reference period TO. This reference duration TO can be programmable. It is k times greater than the period T of the PWM control signal. In other words, open circuit detection is not restricted to H-bridge configurations corresponding to freewheel operation. On the contrary, the proposed embodiments allow open circuit detection both in the control configurations and in the freewheel configurations of the H-bridge. Advantageously, in order to overcome possible measurement errors, it is necessary to provide The invention proposes a device for open circuit detection over a programmable and determined duty cycle. Indeed, when the cyclic ratio TO of the PWM control signal is less than 10%, the current flowing in the inductive load is so small that it can be close to the current threshold used to characterize an open circuit, which in some cases This case can lead to false 35 open circuit detections. To answer this problem in one embodiment, the device according to the invention delivers the anomaly detection information only if the cyclic ratio TO of the control signal of the H bridge is greater than 10 V. This allows for an open circuit detection that is more reliable. As discussed in the introduction, the anomaly checks are performed at the "control" layer 23 of the system. For open circuit detection, for example, this can be done by monitoring the current in the inductive load to detect if it is abnormally low. If this is the case, it means that an open circuit may be in formation, which results in an increase in impedance. It is then determined that an open circuit anomaly is present. In embodiments, such an abnormality is detected when the current measured in an H-bridge transistor is less than a current threshold value for a given duration, which is greater than k times the period T, where k is a number real superior to unity. The corresponding information is then signaled to the "pilot" layer 21 of the system. Embodiments of a controller are schematically shown in Figures 4a, 4b and 4c. Their operation will be explained below with reference to the graphs of FIG. 5, for a given transistor of the H-bridge, for example the low transistor M3. These graphs give the current measured in the transistor M3 as a function of time, when the H-bridge is in a control configuration, for example among those of Figures 2a and 2b, or in the freewheel configuration illustrated in Figure 2c. The graphs correspond to a normal operation, that is to say in the absence of anomaly during two consecutive periods of the PWM setpoint control signal, followed by operation in the presence of an open circuit-type anomaly during the next three periods. With reference to FIG. 4a, the device can be implemented in the form of an integrated circuit, for example an ASIC (acronym for "Application Specific Integrated Circuit"), or the like. It may be coupled to a control unit 20, for example a microcontroller, a microprocessor, or the like. As a variant, the device can be integrated in the control unit 20, which can be implemented in the form of a control module dedicated to the control of the power circuit comprising the MOS transistors, for example an intelligent power circuit ( "Smart power" in English). The control unit 20 can also be a standalone integrated circuit ("stand-alone" in English), the MOS transistors ordered then being the only separate components. The functionalities of the control unit 20 correspond to a "control" layer 23 of the system, considering the layered model already referred to above for system modeling.
    [0011] The device of FIG. 4a furthermore comprises a bridge of transistors 1, such as an H bridge, an inductive load 3 such as an electric motor for example, a control unit 20, a first current measuring device DM1 a second current measuring device DM2, a first comparison device 6 and a second comparison device 8 adapted to compare a reference current value called I threshold to the measured current values Imes 1 and lms 2 in the transistor bridge 1 by the devices DM1 and DM2, respectively, as well as two time counting devices 7 and 9. In the embodiment shown, the control unit 20 comprises an error register 4, to save information representative of the anomalies. noticed for this transistor. The register is set in a logic high state "1" in case of anomaly detected. In an exemplary embodiment, the unit 20 comprises an error register 4 associated with each type of anomaly monitored, and each transistor of the H-bridge monitored. For example, the Err CO2 register is associated with the transistor M2 for the open circuit detection. Similarly, the Err CO3 register is associated with the transistor M3 for open circuit detection. The control unit 20 is adapted to receive signals from the "application" layer 21 as well as from the "control" layer 23 and / or the "hardware" layer 24. In addition, the control unit 20 is adapted to output on outputs 421, 422, 423 and 424 control signals for driving the power MOS transistors M1, M2, M3 and M4, respectively, of the bridge of transistors 1 supplying the motor 3. The control unit 20 also comprises a first input 411 adapted to receive the PWM control signal, a second input 412 adapted to receive another control signal DIR making it possible to select the flow direction of the current in the bridge of transistors 1 as a function of a determined strategy and a third input 413 adapted to receive a clock signal CLK. In addition, the control unit 20 comprises an input 417 adapted to receive information from the "application" layer 21, or transmit thereto, via a communication bus, for example a serial bus such as the SPI bus ("Serial Peripheral Interface "). The control unit 20 also comprises two other inputs 415 and 416 adapted to respectively receive signals named My threshold 1 and My threshold 2 coming from the outputs of the counting devices 7 and 9. The current measuring devices DM1 and DM2 comprise for example, a current mirror structure (in FIG. 4a) adapted to measure the current (or an image voltage of the current in FIG. 4b) flowing in the H-bridge. They furthermore comprise outputs adapted to generate signals. 1 and 2 representative of the current flowing in the transistor bridge 1 and more particularly in the MOS power M2 and M3 transistors, respectively, in the example shown. The use of a current mirror as shown in FIG. 4a is little energy consuming and moreover it does not imbalance the structure of the H-bridge. Alternatively, however, as shown in FIG. 4b, it is possible to use a structure called "shunt structure" which allows, using a resistor disposed in the conduction path of the transistors, to provide a voltage across the shunt resistor which is the image of the current in the shunt resistor . This "shunt resistor" measurement technique is expensive in terms of power consumed and can cause current balance problems in the H-bridge because additional load is added to the H-bridge. current measuring device DM1 of FIG. 4a operates in the manner described hereinafter. The transistor M2b is of the same technology and is subjected to the same temperature as the transistor M2. In fact, its various elements are distributed in the same zone as the transistor M2. Transistors M2 and M2b are subjected to the same gate-source voltages and to the same drain-source voltages. It is an operational amplifier which allows the slaving of the difference of the drain voltages to 0 by driving a MOS transistor which regulates the current flowing through the transistor M2b. If the transistor M2b were of the same size as the transistor M2, the current flowing through the transistor M2b would then be very close in value to that which passes through the transistor M2. However, it is generally not acceptable to devote the same size to the transistor M2b as to the transistor M2 which, because of its power transistor function, has a large size. The transistor M2b therefore has a reduced size, and the value of the current Imes 1 which passes through it is therefore reduced in proportion. The same proportion is applied to the threshold comparison current before comparison. The current mirror of the current measuring device DM2 of FIG. 4a is based on the same principle, for the transistors M3 and M3b. The first comparison device 6 is adapted to perform the comparison between the current reference value called threshold I and the current Imes 1 measured by the current measuring device DM1, image of the current flowing through the power MOS transistor M2. The first comparison device 6 is adapted to generate a signal OUT _6 representative of the result of the comparison between the value of the measured current Imes 1 and the reference value of the current I threshold. The reference value of the current I threshold is determined so that it is lower than the value of the average current flowing through, for example, the power MOS transistor M2 when the duty ratio of the control signal PWM is less than 10%. This current reference value is set by the "application" layer 21 of the system.
    [0012] The second comparison device 8 is adapted to perform the comparison between the current reference value I threshold and the measured current lmes 2, and is adapted to generate a signal named OUT _8 representative of the result of the comparison between the two values of Entrance.
    [0013] It will be observed that the comparison devices 6 and 8 are suitable for continuously comparing the values of the currents measured in the transistors M2 and M3 both during the control phases of the bridge (when the reference signal PWM is in the high state). ) and during the freewheel phases (when the PWM setpoint signal is low).
    [0014] The first counting device 7 is adapted to receive the signal OUT _6 from the first comparison device 6, and the second counting device 9 is adapted to receive the signal OUT 8 from the second comparison device 8. Each of them can comprising a pulse counter of the clock signal CLK, which allows a count of the time during which the corresponding comparison signal, namely OUT _6 or OUT 8, respectively, is in the high logic state. They can also be adapted to receive a signal t0 and a set of signals TO (allowing initialization of the count for a duration TO). The counting devices 7 and 9 are adapted to deliver output signals to the control unit 20 according to a determined strategy which will be described in detail below.
    [0015] In order to avoid any detection error when the current flowing through the H-bridge is weak, the signal t0 advantageously makes it possible to deactivate the counting functions of the counters of the counting devices 7 and 9 when the duty cycle of the control signal PWM is less than 10%. In addition, when the signal t0 is representative of a duty ratio of the PWM control signal less than 10%, the counting is also disabled and the counters of the counting devices 7 and 9 are reset. The counting devices 7 and 9 are adapted to count a time during which the value of the current flowing through the H-bridge is less than the reference value of the current I-threshold and to deliver a signal Mes threshold 1 for the first counting device 7 and My threshold 2 for the second counting device 9, when the counted time is greater than the value TO. An example of implementation of the counting devices 7 and 9 is to load the binary value corresponding to TO when the input OUT _6 or OUT _8 is in the low state, and to count down to the value zero, which triggers the signal. The other example is to load a bit value complementary to TO, so as to perform the same function by incrementing. For the rest, it is the incrementation algorithm that is retained for the sole purpose of simplifying the explanations. The value TO is equal to k times the period T of the PWM control signal, k being a real number strictly greater than unity, and preferably greater than 2. Taking into consideration a duration TO for the count advantageously allows filtering the open circuit detection information over time, thus making it possible to overcome the transient phenomena. In FIG. 4c, the comparison with the current threshold of the comparison devices 6 and 8 is integrated into the current measurement devices DM1 and DM2, respectively. For the first current measuring device DM1, a threshold image is injected as an Iref in the transistor M2b, and the drain voltages of the transistors M2 and M2b are compared, which gives the signal OUT 6 directly. for the second current measuring device DM2, the comparison of the drain voltages of the transistors M3 and M3b gives the signal OUT 8.
    [0016] FIG. 5 shows graphs of signals representative of an open circuit that may occur in an H-bridge structure. For the sake of simplification of the description, FIG. 5 has been divided into five phases. The duty cycle of the PWM control signal in the example as shown is 50 `Vo. The first two graphs at the top of FIG. 5 show the direction signals DIR and setpoint PWM which make it possible to control the H-bridge as explained above. The following graph shows the states of the H-bridge as a function of the DIR direction and PWM setpoint signals. The following graph represents the signal I mes 2 at the input of the second comparison device 8, the horizontal line in broken lines showing the level of the reference value of the current I threshold determined by the "application" layer 21. The graph of OUT _8 represents the output of the second comparison device 8. The graph CMP9 represents the state of the counter of the second counting device 9 and the last graph My threshold 2 corresponds to the logic value at the output of this second counting device 9. of phase 1 in FIG. 5, the control signal DIR is in the low logic state (logic value "0") and the control signal PWM is in the high state. This combination of the two control signals positions the H-bridge in a state allowing for example to control the motor 3 in a direction of rotation called inverse, denoted "R" in FIG. 5, by convention (the real direction of rotation of the motor 3 also depends on how OUT1 and DUT2 are connected to the motor 3). As explained above, the signal Imes 2 progresses and increases slowly because of the inductive nature of the motor 3 and is always greater than the reference value of the current I threshold. The second comparison device 8 generates at its output OUT _8 a value "0" signifying that the measured current value Imes 2 is greater than the current reference value I threshold. The second counting device 9 receives the signal TO whose value is "1" representative of a duty ratio of the PWM control signal greater than 10 `Vo.
    [0017] As previously presented, the logical value "1" of the signal TO activates the second counting device 9. Because of the low logic state of the output signal OUT_8 of the second comparison device 8, the second counting device 9 does not operate the counting and therefore generates a logic value "0" on its output Threshold 2. During phase 2 on the graph of FIG. 5 the value of the PWM control signal goes to the low state (logic value "0 Which causes the H-bridge to be in the freewheel state. The current flowing in the H-bridge decreases due to the inductive nature of the load and the electromotive force generated by the motor 3. The current measured lmes 2 decreases but remains higher than the reference value I threshold during phase 2 The output signal of the comparison device remains at "0" and the counter of the second counting device 9 is not activated, so that the signal Mes threshold 2 at the output of the second counting device 9 remains at the logic value "0". During phase 3 the measured signal I mes 2 is and remains lower than the reference value I threshold and this during the end of freewheeling (control signal PWM = "0") and the beginning of the control of the bridge (signal PWM control = "1"). Since the measured value lmes 2 is lower than the reference value I threshold, the signal OUT _8 at the output of the second comparison device 8 is set to "1", causing the counter of the second counting device 9 to activate and therefore the launch counting. The value of the counter is incremented at each edge of the clock signal CLK (not shown) as long as the value of the measured current IMS 2 is smaller than the reference value I threshold. At the beginning of phase 4, the value of the measured current Imes 2 becomes greater than the reference value of the current I threshold, and this during the whole phase 4, which causes the setting "0" of the signal OUT _8 in output of the second comparison device 8. The setting "0" of the output OUT _8 also causes the counter of the second counting device 9 to be reset. The output of the second counting device 9 has not been set to " 1 "in the previous phase it remains at" 0 ". At the beginning of the phase 5 the value of the measured current Imes 2 deviates less than the reference value of the current I threshold and this during more than a period of the control signal PWM. The output OUT _8 of the second comparison device 8 is set to the logic value "1". The counter of the second counting device 9 is activated, and the counting lasts as long as the OUT signal _8 is at "1". Despite the alternation of the control phases and freewheel phases of the H-bridge, the measured signal lmes 2 remains at a value lower than the reference value of the current I threshold. The value of the counter of the second device 9 is incremented and reaches, at time t1, the value TO which is transmitted by the "application" layer 21. In the example of FIG. 5, the value TO is equal to 2 , Twice the period T of the PWM control signal. The second counting device 9, when the value of its counter is greater than the value TO, sets its output Threshold 2 to the logic value "1" which is representative of an open circuit at the transistor M3 of the bridge. H. The signal My threshold 2 is sent to an input 416 of the control unit 20 and, accordingly, the Err CO3 register 10 corresponding to an open circuit at the transistor M3 is set to the logic value "1". In this case, the control unit 20 can, according to a given strategy, deliver to the "application" layer 21 an information of detection of an open circuit on a determined transistor via the communication bus SPI 417. An action can be implemented at the level of the "application" layer 21, such as for example to deliver an error message, allowing the after-sales service and repair to know the nature of the anomaly during a maintenance operation of the vehicle. The above description has been given for illustrative purposes, and only for the case of MOS power transistor M3. This exemplary embodiment is also valid for the MOS power transistor M2. Any technically feasible variant embodiment may be preferred to the embodiments described. For example, the comparison devices 6 and 8 can be realized using external circuits or logic gates and an associated circuitry making it possible to perform the same function as that described in the invention.
    [0018] Similarly, the TO value, as well as the threshold reference value are given for illustrative purposes and are not limited to the examples given herein and may be of any other value because of the embodiment system. Finally, it is understood that the invention applies to the control of any inductive load, not only to that of an electric motor. It may be, for example, an electromagnetic actuator with fixed coil and movable core.
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    Claims (8)
    [0001]
    REVENDICATIONS1. Device for supplying an inductive load (3) comprising: - a switching structure (M1-M4) comprising at least one power switch, and adapted to drive a current in the inductive load (3) as a function of at minus a control signal (PWM) of the at least one power switch which is pulse width modulated; - abnormality detection means adapted to generate at least one type of anomaly detection information; an open circuit at the level of the wiring of the inductive load (3) to the switching structure (M1-M4), wherein the abnormality detection means comprises: - current measuring means (DM1, DM2) adapted for continuously measure the current Ornes 1, lmes
    [0002]
    2) in the inductive load (3), - comparison means (6, 8) adapted to continuously compare the measured current with a current threshold value (I threshold); counting means (7, 9) for counting a time during which the measured current Ornes 1, lmes 2) remains continuously lower than the current threshold value (I threshold), and for delivering the detection information of abnormality if the counted duration is greater than a determined reference duration (TO), which is k times greater than a period (T PWM) of the control signal (PWM) of the at least one power switch, where k is a number greater than unity. 2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the abnormality detection information is issued only if, in addition, the duty cycle of the control signal (PWM) is greater than a threshold value (TO).
    [0003]
    3. Device according to claim 2, wherein the threshold value of the cyclic ratio of the control signal (PWM) is at least 10 `Vo.
    [0004]
    4. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising serial communication means (417) adapted to allow the device to communicate with a control unit (20) external to the device.
    [0005]
    5. Device according to claim 4, comprising a storage register 30 adapted to store the threshold value of the duty cycle received from the external control unit (20) via the serial communication means in the form of a value homogeneous to a time.
    [0006]
    6. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising programmable memory means adapted to store a modifiable value of the current threshold (I threshold).
    [0007]
    7. Device according to claim 6, wherein the programmable storage means are programmed by the external control unit (20) via the serial communication means (417).
    [0008]
    8. A method of supplying an inductive load (3) using a device comprising: - a switching structure (M1-M4) comprising at least one power switch, and adapted to drive a current in the inductive load (3) according to at least one control signal (PWM) of the at least one power switch which is pulse width modulated and, - abnormality detection means adapted to generate at least one an open circuit-type anomaly detection information at the level of the inductive load wiring (3) to the switching structure (M1-M4), the method comprising: - measuring the current in the inductive load ( 3); the comparison of the measured current Ornes 1, lmes 2) with a current threshold value (I threshold); the counting of a duration during which the measured current Ornes 1, lmes 2) remains continuously lower than the threshold value of current (I threshold); and - issuing the abnormality detection information if the counted duration is greater than a determined reference duration (TO), which is k times greater than a period (T PWM) of the control signal (PWM) of the at least one power switch, where k is a number greater than unity.
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