Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Robot electronics unit (REU) motor controller board (MCB)
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Application No.: US16145543Application Date: 2018-09-28
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Publication No.: US10715073B1Publication Date: 2020-07-14
- Inventor: Ireneusz Orlowski , Pietro A. Sparacino , Seshagiri Nadendla , Roger M. Chiei , David J. Petrick
- Applicant: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
- Current Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Matthew F. Johnston; Bryan A. Geurts
- Main IPC: H02P23/00
- IPC: H02P23/00 ; H02P27/08 ; H02K11/21 ; H02K11/33 ; H02K11/35 ; H02K13/14 ; H02K17/12 ; H02K17/32 ; H02K24/00 ; B25J11/00 ; B64G4/00 ; H02K11/02 ; B25J9/12 ; B64G1/10

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a Robot Electronics Unit (REU) motor controller board (MCB) with a trapezoid wave design, which can utilize power efficiently and reduce electromagnetic interference. The MCB uses a modulator or Buck Converter to regulate the voltage before it is passed to the motors used in robotic arms in space applications. The REU MCB includes: a commutator disposed on the MCB and connected to a three-phase induction motor; and a modulator disposed on the MCB and which precedes the commutator, the modulator which utilizes pulse width modulation (PWM) to regulate a voltage to the commutator and provide a predetermined current to the commutator. The modulator regulates the voltage by stepping it down from a 100V power input signal before the voltage is passed to the motor. The output of the modulator includes a trapezoid waveform design which controls the motor and reduces electromagnetic interference.
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