Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
318807000 | Frequency control | 45 |
20080197800 | REDUCTION OF SUBHARMONIC OSCILLATION AT HIGH FREQUENCY OPERATION OF A POWER INVERTER - A control architecture for an electrical inverter includes a synchronous frame current regulator and a stationary frame current regulator. The stationary frame current regulator receives input currents that represent filtered versions of stationary frame currents that correspond to the inverter output currents. The control architecture employs an adaptive filter module that filters the stationary frame currents to remove the fundamental motor frequency component (and its related harmonics), thus extracting any low frequency harmonic components. The stationary frame current regulator processes the low frequency components, while the synchronous frame current regulator processes the fundamental frequency component, resulting in suppression of low frequency oscillations in the inverter output. | 08-21-2008 |
20080265833 | Driving level control structure eliminating electric noise from motor - A driving level control structure eliminating electric noise from motor includes a drive control unit, a sensing unit, a setting unit, a first comparing unit, and a frequency control unit. The first comparing unit generates a first discriminating signal based on a reference level signal provided by the sensing unit and a preset level signal provided by the setting unit. The frequency control unit generates a second discriminating signal based on the first discriminating signal. The second discriminating signal is set to a specific frequency fallen out of a human ear perceptible frequency range before being sent to the drive control unit for controlling a motor coil unit to on or off as a current limiting operation, so that electric noise from a motor during the current limiting operation thereof is eliminated. | 10-30-2008 |
20080272731 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESOLVER ALIGNMENT IN ELECTRIC MOTOR SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for aligning a resolver in an electric motor system. The method includes commanding a d-axis current command and a speed command, operating an electric motor without a load in response to the d-axis current command and the speed command, determining a rotor speed in response to the speed command, and determining an offset of the resolver based on the speed command and the rotor speed when the rotor speed has substantially stabilized. | 11-06-2008 |
20090021208 | On-line measurement of an induction machine's rotor time constant by small signal d-axis current injection - A controller continually updates rotor time constant estimation of an induction machine by interrogating the induction machine with a small signal oscillation and monitoring the response. The small signal oscillation is injected onto the d-axis current command signal, and is generated at a frequency that represents the most recent estimate of the rotor time constant (i.e., rotor time constant equal the inverse of the frequency). The controller monitors rotor flux generated in response to the small signal oscillation, and updates the most recent estimate of the rotor time constant based on the monitored rotor flux. This process is repeated continuously to allow for the continuous updating of the rotor time constant. | 01-22-2009 |
20100033123 | SYSTEM FOR REALIZING ROTOR VARIABLE FREQUENCY SPEED CONTROL ASYNCHRONOUSLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY BY DRIVING MULTIPLE MOTORS VIA ONE INVERTER - Disclosed is a system for realizing rotor variable frequency speed control asynchronously and simultaneously by driving multiple motors via one inverter, which consists of a motor group, a rectifier group, a chopper group, an isolator group, an amperite group, a power capacitor group, a full bridge or a half bridge, a speed feedback voltage detector group and a current feedback voltage detector group. By employing inversion control theory, the voltage outputs by a full-bridge inverter or a half-bridge inverter is taken as an additional inverse electromotive force of each functional motor according to the rated power of the motor, and each motor is made to operate asynchronously and simultaneously by the work of each chopper, thereby the operations of a crane, lifting, luffing, revolving and walking, can be realized. During the rising of the crane, redundant electric energy will always be fed back to the motor via an inverter; and during the falling of the crane, the motor will be in electricity generating state, and the electric energy generated will be fed back to the motor via the inverter, thus energy recovery may be realized. The invention has such characteristics as simple circuit, small size, low cost, high reliability and energy saving. | 02-11-2010 |
20100327799 | ADJUSTABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE AND SYSTEM - An adjustable frequency drive includes a base having a first portion and a second portion, and an active front end converter disposed on the base. The converter includes an input, an output, and a plurality of first electronic switches electrically connected between the input and the output. An inverter is disposed on the base and includes an input electrically connected to the output of the active front end converter, an output, a plurality of capacitors disposed on the first portion of the base and electrically connected to the input of the inverter, a plurality of second electronic switches disposed on the second portion of the base and electrically connected between the input and the output of the inverter, and a heat pipe assembly. The inverter is structured to provide a single, three-phase output structure. | 12-30-2010 |
20110169443 | MOTOR DRIVE LOAD DAMPING - An electric power supply system has a power bus for providing DC power, and a control unit for a source of power to supply the power bus. The power unit includes a damping algorithm to provide damping to power supplied on the power bus. A motor and a motor control include a compensation block for tapping power from the bus, and identifying a portion of a supplied signal due to the damping. The compensation block provides a signal to a summing block that addresses the damping on the power bus prior to the power being supplied to the motor. A method of utilizing such a system is also disclosed. | 07-14-2011 |
20110248664 | ENERGY CONVERTER - An energy converter includes a magnetism generation mechanism unit that generates a magnetic field when connected to an AC electrical power source, and a rotating mechanism unit having a single turn coil array member in which a plurality of single turn coils is disposed at a predetermined interval and a soft magnetic metal plate disposed on a side of the single turn coil array member opposite to the magnetism generation mechanism unit. The rotating mechanism unit is structured such that the single turn coil array member faces the magnetism generation mechanism unit across a predetermined magnetic gap and rotary driven by the magnetic field. Here, a drive signal period of the electrical power source is a period that maximizes an eddy current generated in the soft magnetic metal plate. | 10-13-2011 |
20110266992 | Power Conversion Device - A power conversion device includes a power switching circuit that has a plurality of series circuits in each of which a switching element that operates as an upper arm and a switching element that operates as a lower arm are connected in series, and a control circuit that generates control signals for controlling the continuity or discontinuity of the switching elements, and, if the relationship between the state of a switching element in a control cycle and the state of the switching element in the next control cycle is a discontinuous relationship, that additionally performs control to make the switching element continuous or discontinuous on the basis of the state of the switching element in the control cycle and the state of the switching element in the next control cycle. | 11-03-2011 |
20120206082 | MULTI-PHASE OUTER-ROTOR-TYPE VARIABLE FREQUENCY INDUCTION MOTOR FOR A CEILING FAN - A multi-phase outer-rotor-type variable frequency induction motor for a ceiling fan includes: an outer rotor disposed in a housing that includes a plurality of blade-mounting parts, and including a stator-mounting part that is surrounded by an outer rotor body which is combined with the housing, the outer rotor body being formed with a plurality of slots in which conductive elements are respectively disposed; a stator disposed in the stator-mounting part, and including a central shaft pivotally connected to the housing, a stator core extending in radial directions from the central shaft, and a winding set that is disposed to wind in winding slots formed in the stator core, and that is configured into a multi-phase winding arrangement; and a control unit operable to control frequency of a power signal fed by the control unit to the winding set. | 08-16-2012 |
20130043824 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ASYNCHRONOUS ELECTRIC MACHINE, ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ASYNCHRONOUS ELECTRIC MACHINE - A control device for an asynchronous electric machine comprising a first computing unit configured for defining a first signal, indicating a desired slip frequency of the electric machine, as a function of a second signal correlated to a reference input velocity supplied through a user interface, and of a third signal correlated to a detected rotor angular velocity, the control device preferably comprising a user interface for supplying the second signal and a velocity-detection module coupled to the electric machine for supplying the third signal. | 02-21-2013 |
20130207590 | ELECTRIC POWER TOOL - An electric power tool according to the present invention is provided with a tool main body, an induction motor, a power supply unit, and an inverter. The power supply unit and the inverter are integrally incorporated in the tool main body together with the induction motor. | 08-15-2013 |
20140035507 | MOTOR DECELERATION METHOD AND MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUS APPLYING THE MOTOR DECELERATION METHOD - The present invention discloses a motor deceleration method which is applied to a motor driving apparatus. The motor driving apparatus includes an energy-storing unit and a controlling unit, and outputs a driving signal to control the motor. The controlling unit controls a driving frequency of the driving signal. The driving deceleration method includes following steps of controlling the driving frequency to zero; increasing the driving frequency in a linear way by using the controlling unit; detecting whether a terminal voltage difference of the energy-storing unit is increased to a preset voltage value, and if yes, adjusting the driving signal to keep the terminal voltage difference at the preset voltage value; and reducing the driving frequency continuously to decelerate the motor. | 02-06-2014 |
20140191703 | DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD - A drive control device is provided with a physical amount detection unit which detects the physical amount pertaining to the output of a motor, a rotational frequency determination unit for determining whether the rotational frequency of the motor is equal to or greater than a base rotational frequency, a threshold value selection unit for selecting a threshold value for the physical amount in accordance with the determination result of the rotational frequency determination unit, and a rotational frequency control unit for controlling the rotational frequency of a rotating shaft in accordance with the magnitude relationship between the detected physical amount and the selected threshold value. | 07-10-2014 |
20140361724 | Synthetic Space Vector Modulation - A synthetic space vector modulation method and device for controlling a voltage source inverter and load is provided. The device and method comprise a variable frequency oscillator (VFO), a center-aligned pulse-train signal generator, a modulo-N counter, and a three-phase time division multiplexer. The VFO outputs a square wave to the modulo-N counter and a triangle wave of the same frequency to the center-aligned pulse-train signal generator, the outputs of the center-aligned pulse-train generator and the modulo-N counter are sent to the three-phase time division multiplexers, and after leaving the multiplexers, and before being sent to the VSI controller's load each positive and each negative output of the multiplexing phase is sent to a turn-on delay. The present innovation makes VSI controller acquisition and repair almost as simple as buying and repairing a transistor radio. | 12-11-2014 |
20150326164 | FREQUENCY CONVERTER PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION - A method is provided for optimizing a parameter used in a frequency converter connected to an electrical rotating machine. The method includes identifying a parameter of the machine using electrical quantities, the identified parameter being used in the frequency converter and being identified in a first operating point, providing an electro-mechanical model of the rotating electrical machine to the frequency converter, and calculating when a processor capacity of the frequency converter is available, (i) a state of the rotating electrical machine in the first operating point using a finite element method with the electro-mechanical model of the rotating electrical machine, (ii) a state of the rotating electrical machine in a selected operating point using the finite element method with the electro-mechanical model, correcting the calculated state of the rotating electrical machine, and calculating, from the corrected state, parameter(s) of the electrical machine to be used in the frequency converter. | 11-12-2015 |
20160020720 | DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD - A drive control system and a drive control method are provided. The drive control system monitors operation of a motor in use, and is arranged to update a plurality of operating parameters used in driving the motor. The drive control system is arranged to reduce wasted energy between the power supply and motor, while correcting the power factor. | 01-21-2016 |
20160094174 | CONTROL DEVICE OF ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic control unit includes calculating a slip frequency of a rotating electric machine from a torque instruction value to the rotating electric machine and a target value of output efficiency to the rotating electric machine, calculating a frequency of the instruction signal from the slip frequency and a rotational frequency of the rotating electric machine, the slip frequency being changed by changing the target value of the output efficiency with the torque instruction value maintained and changing the slip frequency so as to change the frequency of the instruction signal to out of an inverter lock frequency band when the frequency of the instruction signal is included in the inverter lock frequency band. | 03-31-2016 |
318808000 | With voltage magnitude control | 11 |
20090243534 | Motor Drive Circuit - A motor drive circuit comprising: a triangle wave generation circuit configured to charge/discharge a capacitor with a charging/discharging current having a current amount corresponding to an amplitude control voltage for controlling an amplitude of an oscillation voltage that varies in a triangle wave shape, and to output a charging voltage of the capacitor as the oscillation voltage; a pulse signal generation circuit configured to generate a pulse signal having a duty ratio corresponding to a level of a speed control voltage for controlling a rotational speed of a motor, based on a comparison result between the speed control voltage and the oscillation voltage output from the triangle wave generation circuit; and a drive circuit configured to intermittently drive a motor coil based on the pulse signal. | 10-01-2009 |
20090256519 | System, Method and Program Product For Cable Loss Compensation In An Electrical Submersible Pump System - An electrical submersible pumping (ESP) system can include a pump located in a wellbore, a motor attached to the pump, a power source located at the surface, a cable electrically coupling the power source and the motor, and a current sensor. The ESP system can also include a controller communicating with the current sensor to calculate a voltage drop associated with the cable responsive to an impedance of the cable. The controller can also control a power source output voltage responsive to the calculated voltage drop. For example, the controller can adjust the power source output voltage to minimize a cable current while maintaining a minimum motor voltage. The controller can also control a motor shaft speed by changing a power source output voltage frequency to compensate for changing slip and adjust the power source output voltage to minimize the cable current while maintaining a minimum motor voltage. | 10-15-2009 |
20100097028 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING INDUCTION MOTOR - A device for controlling an induction motor includes a voltage/frequency controller, a pulse width modulation controller, and a converter. The voltage/frequency controller receives a controlling frequency, and outputs a controlling voltage corresponding to the controlling frequency. The pulse width modulation controller receives the controlling voltage and the controlling frequency, and generates PWM signals according to the controlling voltage and the controlling frequency. The converter receives the PWM signals, and controls the induction motor according to the PWM signals. There is a predetermined relationship between the controlling voltage and the controlling frequency stored in the voltage/frequency controller. The controlling voltage is greater than zero in response to the controlling frequency being zero, and increasing the controlling frequency increases the controlling voltage as in the predetermined relationship. | 04-22-2010 |
20110101907 | GROUNDING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - A grounding system for a semiconductor module of a variable speed drive includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer; a substrate disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer; and a base attached to the second conductive layer, the base being connected to earth ground via a grounding harness. The first conductive layer is in electrical contact with the semiconductor module and the substrate, and electrically insulated from the second conductive layer by the substrate. The second conductive layer is in electrical contact with the substrate and disposed between the substrate and the base in electrical communication with an earth ground. The first conductive layer, the substrate and the second conductive layer form a capacitance path between the semiconductor module and the base as well as electrical conductors and the base for reduction circulating currents within the semiconductor module. | 05-05-2011 |
20110156632 | DEAD-TIME COMPENSATION APPARATUS OF PWM INVERTER AND METHOD THEREOF - A dead-time compensation method is applied to a PWM inverter, which is provided to drive an induction motor using a constant V/f control. The method first calculates a root-mean-square current of the output instantaneous current of the inverter. Afterward, a lookup table of the root-mean-square current is used to obtain a dead-time compensation base voltage and a dead-time compensation per-unit voltage. Finally, the dead-time compensation base voltage is multiplied by the dead-time compensation per-unit voltage to produce a dead-time compensation voltage of the PWM inverter. Accordingly, the method reduces complexity of converting the current to the voltage to reach a faster real-time response. Furthermore, a more accurate dead-time compensation voltage is obtained without increasing hardware costs and the efficiency of operating the induction motor is improved at low speed and light load condition. | 06-30-2011 |
20120206083 | WINDING SWITCHING APPARATUS AND WINDING SWITCHING SYSTEM - A winding switching apparatus includes a winding switching device and a drive circuit. The winding switching device is configured to switch a plurality of windings of an AC motor. The drive circuit is configured to control the winding switching device. The winding switching device includes a winding switch, a diode bridge, and a capacitor. The diode bridge includes a positive-side DC output terminal, a negative-side DC output terminal, and AC input terminals. The AC input terminals corresponds to respective phases of the AC motor. The positive-side and negative-side DC output terminals are respectively connected to positive-side and negative-side DC buses provided in an inverter. The AC input terminals are respectively connected to winding-switching terminals corresponding to the respective phases of the AC motor. The AC input terminals are respectively connected to phase terminals provided in the winding switch. | 08-16-2012 |
20120268056 | INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVER - A switched resonant power converter applies AC to an induction motor. The power converter controls the magnitude and phase of the motor current, and tuning the stator flux accordingly in order to control the motor speed. A preprocessor operates on a speed command signal by getting the user speed command input to produce amplitude and phase-related signals for application to inputs of the power converter control. | 10-25-2012 |
20140009102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SPEED DETECTION IN AN AC INDUCTION MACHINE - A system and method for determining rotor speed of an AC induction machine is disclosed. The system is programmed to estimate a rotor speed of the induction machine according to a linear speed estimation algorithm and based on name plate information (NPI) of the induction machine and parameters of the AC induction machine during operation thereof. The rotor speed estimation system is also programmed to estimate a rotor speed of the AC induction machine according to a frequency-domain signal processing algorithm and determine if the rotor speed estimated thereby is valid. If the rotor speed estimated by the frequency-domain signal processing algorithm is valid, then a tuned rotor speed of the AC induction machine is estimated according to the linear speed estimation algorithm and based, in part, on the rotor speed estimated by the frequency-domain signal processing algorithm. | 01-09-2014 |
20150115864 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR - A motor control apparatus includes a voltage regulator to execute a voltage increase mode to increase a voltage applied to an induction motor from a lower limit of a first range over time. A frequency regulator executes a frequency decrease mode to decrease a frequency of the voltage from an upper limit of a second range over time. When a current through the motor exceeds a first threshold in the voltage increase mode, a mode changer changes the mode to the frequency decrease mode. When the current through the motor becomes smaller than a second threshold in the frequency decrease mode, the mode changer changes the mode to the voltage increase mode to control the motor to change from a free running state to a state in which the voltage and the frequency satisfy a relationship. A determinator determines whether the voltage and the frequency satisfy the relationship. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115865 | MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR - A motor control apparatus includes a voltage regulator to execute a voltage increase mode to increase a voltage applied to an induction motor from a lower limit of a first range over time. A frequency regulator executes a frequency decrease mode to decrease a frequency of the voltage from an upper limit of a second range over time. The frequency regulator limits decrease of the frequency when a bus voltage of a bus exceeds a first threshold in the frequency decrease mode. The bus supplies DC power to an inverter to drive the motor. A mode changer alternatively changes the voltage increase mode and the frequency decrease mode to control the motor to change from a free running state to a state in which the voltage and the frequency satisfy a relationship. The determinator determines whether the voltage and the frequency satisfy the relationship. | 04-30-2015 |
20160181958 | Drive System | 06-23-2016 |
318809000 | With voltage phase angle control | 4 |
20090058351 | Control method and system - Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed, including an induction-motor controller that has a motor controller configured to receive alternating current (AC) power with a voltage that varies generally sinusoidally and transmit the AC power during a conduction angle of a cycle of the AC power. In some embodiments, the conduction angle varies generally sinusoidally at a lower frequency than the AC power, and the motor controller may be configured to not transmit the AC power outside of the conduction angle. | 03-05-2009 |
20090121671 | VALVE TIMING CONTROL APPARATUS - An electric power supply driver executes duty control of turning on and off of a selected switching element to supply electric power to a corresponding stator coil in a case where an actual rotational direction and a target rotational direction of a motor shaft coincide with each other. Furthermore, the driver sets an on-duty ratio of the selected switching element below a lower limit value, which is at least required to rotate the motor shaft through the power supply to each corresponding stator coil in a case where the actual rotational direction and the target rotational direction do not coincide with each other. | 05-14-2009 |
20100072942 | CONTROL MODULE FOR DYNAMIC OPERATION OF A POWER INVERTER USING AN APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - Systems and apparatus are provided for a control module for operating an inverter in a vehicle. A control module comprises a first circuit card assembly and a microprocessor mounted on the first circuit card assembly. The microprocessor is configured to determine a phase modulation command for a first motor phase and determine a modulation criterion for the inverter. An integrated circuit is communicatively coupled to the microprocessor. The integrated circuit is configured to generate a first modulation signal based on the phase modulation command and the modulation criterion and generate a second modulation signal based on the phase modulation command and the modulation criterion. | 03-25-2010 |
20100102771 | ENERGY SAVER DELAY CIRCUIT FOR AC INDUCTION MOTORS - A power control system for an A.C. induction motor is disclosed, comprising a voltage/current phase difference generator for determining a difference in phase between a voltage applied to the motor and a current drawn by the motor, and for generating a phase difference signal as a function of the determined difference in phase, the voltage/current phase difference generator including an integrator, the integrator receiving the phase difference signal and generating an error signal for controlling an amount of power supplied to the motor as a function of the phase difference signal, the integrator being electrically coupled to a potentiometer, the potentiometer providing a bias signal for at least partially controlling the error signal; and a delay circuit for controlling the bias signal provided by the potentiometer so as to cause full available power to be supplied to the motor for a predetermined amount of time. The potentiometer further comprises first and second outer terminals and a center tap terminal, the center tap terminal providing the bias signal. The delay circuit controls the resistance appearing across the first outer terminal and second outer terminal of the potentiometer for the predetermined amount of time. | 04-29-2010 |
318810000 | With voltage pulse time control | 12 |
20130241463 | Doubly-Fed Generator and Doubly-Fed Electric Machine - The excitation overcurrent detection unit for the doubly-fed electric machine is provided with a function to determine an excitation current magnitude relationship among three phases. The firing pulse is held to on-state or off-state to cause the largest-current phase and the second-largest-current phase to charge the DC capacitor by the operation of diodes. The conduction ratio of the third-largest-current phase or minimum current phase is controlled according to the detected current value to protect against a possible short-circuit across the DC capacitor. When the voltage of the DC capacitor exceeds a preset value, the voltage is suppressed by operating active or passive power devices. | 09-19-2013 |
318811000 | Pluse width modulation or chopping | 11 |
20080258673 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PULSE POSITION SCHEDULING IN ELECTRIC DRIVES - Method and system are provided for controlling an alternating current (AC) motor via an inverter. The method includes selecting a pulse sequencing method based on a modulation index of the inverter, and providing a voltage to the AC motor based on the pulse sequencing method. The system includes an inverter having a modulation index (M | 10-23-2008 |
20080272732 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOTOR CONTROL WITH DELAY COMPENSATION - Methods and systems are provided for controlling an electric machine via an inverter while compensating for one or more hardware delays. The method includes receiving a control signal, producing a first sampling signal based on the control signal, and adjusting the sampling signal to compensate for a first delay of the one or more hardware delays. The inverter is operable to produce a voltage signal based on the control signal, and the electric machine is operable to produce a current based on the voltage signal. A sampling of the current is performed based on the first sampling signal. | 11-06-2008 |
20090033275 | Controller for induction motor - A controller for an induction motor includes a storage device which stores values in a plurality of addresses, a first counter which transits circularly among first to N-th states, a second counter which transits circularly among first to fourth states, a calculating section which calculates calculation values, and a signal generation section which generates PWM signals and synchronous interruption signals at constant time pitch such that pulse widths of the PWM signals are adjusted based on the calculation values respectively. An inverter supplies electric power to an induction motor based on the PWM signals. The first counter transits from one to next of the first to N-th states synchronously to each of the synchronous interruption signals. The second counter transits from one to next of the first to fourth states synchronously to each transition of the first counter from the N-th state to the first state. The calculating section, synchronously to each of the synchronous interruption signals, calculates one of the calculation values based on the first counter and the second counter from one of the values stored in one of the plurality of addresses. | 02-05-2009 |
20090322276 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE - A power conversion device includes a main circuit that has switches connecting each phase of a three-phase AC power supply to each output phase, an LC filter having a reactor and a capacitor connected between the three-phase AC power supply and each bidirectional switch, and a current detector detecting an input current or a load current, and a four-step commutation device generating four steps on the basis of the polarity of the load current. The four-step commutation device sets times between the steps to a value more than zero so as to inhibit open circuit between output phases and short circuit between power supply phases, and sets the times between the steps in accordance with the polarity of the load current so as to cancel a distortion of an output voltage due to four-step commutation during a PWM cycle. | 12-31-2009 |
20100109598 | CONTROLLING A POWER OF AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR - A motor control circuit (MC) comprising input terminals (IT | 05-06-2010 |
20100127656 | AC MOTOR DRIVE CONTROLLER - An overmodulation PWM controller includes a voltage instruction calculation unit which calculates a d axis voltage instruction and a q axis voltage instruction in which a voltage amplitude exceeds a peak value of a triangular wave carrier; a voltage instruction correction unit which corrects the d axis voltage instruction and the q axis voltage instruction so that a pulse width modulation voltage applied to an AC motor has a fundamental wave amplitude corresponding to the voltage instruction amplitude, according to the synchronization value K which is the number of the triangular carriers per one cycle of the phase voltage instruction; and a voltage instruction conversion unit which converts the corrected d axis voltage instruction and the q axis voltage instruction into a phase voltage instruction. The pulse width modulation voltage is controlled according to the result of comparison between the phase voltage instruction and the triangular wave carrier. | 05-27-2010 |
20110181232 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE TORQUE ADJUSTMENT AND MOTOR CONTROL - A system includes a target speed module and a pulse-width modulation (PWM) control module. The target speed module is configured to provide a first waveform based on a first speed setting for a motor. A start of a first cycle of the first waveform corresponds to at least one of a first current or a first voltage. The PWM control module is configured to shift a phase of the first waveform by a torque angle adjustment value to generate a second waveform. A start of a first cycle of the second waveform corresponds to at least one of a second voltage or a second current. The second voltage is greater than the first voltage, and the second current is greater than the first current. The PWM control module is configured to control the motor based on the second waveform. | 07-28-2011 |
20120187894 | POWER CONVERTER - A power converter includes: a determination section which, prior to an actual operation, determines presence/absence of a common mode filter connected to a line for supplying power to a motor, switching elements being driven with a predetermined PWM on/off drive signal corresponding to a carrier frequency prior to the actual operation; and a PWM control method changing/setting section which, during the actual operation, changes and sets a PWM control method in accordance with a result of the determination of the presence/absence of the common mode filter. | 07-26-2012 |
20120249046 | Rate Limited Common Mode Control for Pulse-Width Modulation Drives - In an aspect, in general, a method for pulse width modulation control of a multiple phase drive includes identifying a set of at least one phase from the plurality of phases for the drive as eligible for clamping to one of a plurality of extreme power supply voltages, selecting a phase from the set of eligible phases having a largest magnitude driving current of the set of eligible phases, determining a first offset signal as a difference between a control signal level for the selected phase and an extreme control signal level corresponding to one of the plurality of extreme power supply voltages, limiting a rate of change of the first offset signal to form a second offset signal, and determining a modified control signal for each of the phases for the drive including forming for each of a plurality of the phases a combination of the second offset signal and a control signal level for the phase to determine the modified control signal for the phase. | 10-04-2012 |
20130002187 | VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE SYSTEM - This disclosure relates to a variable speed drive for driving a single phase motor. The variable speed drive generates enhanced motor voltages including harmonic components configured to reduce torque pulsations. | 01-03-2013 |
20130229140 | REGULATING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR REGULATING ROTARY SPEED, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM CODE - A regulating circuit that regulates rotary speed of a pulse-width modulated fan includes a measuring device that determines a period duration (T | 09-05-2013 |