Abstract:
A power control apparatus for controlling power supplied to an electric motor rotating a rotor employed in a centrifugal machine is provided. The power control apparatus includes first and second inverters (22,26) and a smoothing capacitor (24) disposed between the first and second inverters. In a motor power mode, the first inverter (22) charges the smoothing capacitor with power supplied by an AC power supply, while the second inverter charges, in a motor braking mode, the smoothing capacitor with power regenerated by the motor during a breaking operation for returning the regenerated power back to the AC power supply through the first inverter. A reactor (23) is arranged between the AC power and the first inverter for reducing harmonic components in the current supplied from or back to the AC power supply.
Abstract:
A power converter for starting an AC induction motor includes a frequency detector (41) which compares the frequency of an AC output of the converter with a predetermined frequency and generates a detection signal (SX) if the AC output frequency is lower than the predetermined frequency; a current controller (18, 26-29, 42-45) which controls the power converter such that an AC output current (lac) supplied to the motor (16) is determined in accordance with a given current reference (lref = S2) if the detection signal (SX) is generated; and a voltage controller (17, 18, 21-29, 31, 32, 43, 45) which controls the power converter so that an AC output voltage (Vac) applied to the motor (16) is regulated in accordance with a given voltage reference (Eref = E22) if the detection signal (SX) disappears.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for operating a driveline disconnect clutch actuator are provided. In one example, the driveline disconnect clutch actuator may be supplied with electric power to activate and deactivate a driveline disconnect clutch when electric power is available via a first power source. The driveline disconnect clutch actuator may be supplied with electric power to open the driveline disconnect clutch when output from the first driveline disconnect clutch is unavailable.
Abstract:
A power converting apparatus includes: a rectifying unit configured to rectify an input AC power, a buck converter that is configured to step down a voltage of the rectified power and that is configured to output DC power having the step down voltage, a first inverter that is connected to an output terminal of the buck converter and that is configured to convert the DC power into AC power to drive a first motor, a second inverter that is connected to the output terminal of the buck converter, that is disposed in parallel to the first inverter, and that is configured to convert the DC power into AC power to drive a second motor, and a converter controller configured to control an output voltage of the DC power of the buck converter.
Abstract:
There is provided a drive circuit (300) for a permanent magnet motor (311). The drive circuit (300) has a rectifier circuit constructed and arranged to convert a source alternating current (305) to a direct current, and a film capacitor (303) arranged in a path parallel with the rectifier circuit (307). The drive circuit (300) also has an inverter circuit (309) constructed and arranged to convert the direct current into a three-phase alternating current to drive the permanent magnet motor (311). Furthermore, the drive circuit (300) has a control circuit connected to the source alternating current (305) and the inverter circuit (309), the control circuit being constructed and arranged to modulate a d-axis current reference with the square of a cosine wave which is synchronised with a voltage angle of the source alternating current (305), wherein the modified d-axis current reference is provided as an input to the inverter circuit (309).
Abstract:
A control apparatus includes a drive circuit unit to which regenerative electric power is input, a discharge resistance unit parallel-coupled to the drive circuit unit, to which the regenerative electric power is input from the drive circuit unit, and, when a voltage value of the regenerative electric power exceeds a threshold value, consuming electric power, a second converter circuit unit parallel-coupled to a first converter circuit unit and converting and outputting an alternating current into a direct current, a step-down circuit unit stepping down and outputting a voltage of the current output from the second converter circuit unit, an energization control circuit unit actuated by the direct current and controlling the drive circuit unit, and a regenerative electric power supply unit having a regenerative diode coupled to the discharge resistance unit and outputting a direct current of the regenerative electric power to the step-down circuit unit.
Abstract:
A device for driving a plurality of motors, including an inverter connected to a DC terminal; a multi-phase motor connected to the inverter; and a single-phase motor serially connected to the multi-phase motor, wherein a number of frequency of current input to the multi-phase motor when driving the single-phase motor and the multi-phase motor at the same speed is smaller than the number of frequency of current input to the multi-phase motor when driving the single-phase motor and the multi-phase motor at different speeds. Accordingly, a plurality of motors can be simultaneously driven at different speeds, by using a single inverter.
Abstract:
A motor drive device has an abnormality detection function for a power supply unit between its own device and a power supply, and includes: a forward converter that is inputted AC power from the power supply via the power supply input part, and converts the AC power into DC power; a reverse converter that converts the DC power from the forward converter into AC power; a DC link capacitor provided to a DC link between the forward converter and the reverse converter; a voltage detection part that detects voltage of the DC link capacitor; and an abnormality detection part that obtains a voltage change amount for a predetermined time of the DC link capacitor based on voltage values detected by the voltage detection part, and performs abnormality detection on the power supply input part based on the voltage change amount thus obtained.