Abstract:
A control for operating an inverter coupled to a switched reluctance machine includes a relative angle estimation circuit for estimating rotor angle for a phase in the switched reluctance machine. The relative angle estimation circuit estimates a phase voltage and thereby calculates phase flux linkage to estimate the rotor angle.
Abstract:
An apparatus for estimating rotor position of a rotating machine having an even number of phase windings selects first and second phase position estimates developed in response to pulses applied to phase windings having associated phase profiles that are displaced at other than 180 electrical degrees and determines a rotor position estimate from the first and second phase position estimates.
Abstract:
A sensorless control for operating an inverter coupled to a switched reluctance machine includes an instantaneous position generation circuit that develops a signal for controlling commutation of the switched reluctance machine. The instantaneous position generation circuit includes a digitally controlled counter which provides a direct interface between a position estimation circuit and commutation logic for the inverter.
Abstract:
A sensor (10) for sensing the magnitude of current flowing in a conductor (12) based upon the Faraday effect is disclosed. The invention utilizes a magneto-optic material having one or more layers (32) in which alignment with an optical fiber is not critical in achieving accurate current measurements. A magneto-optic material (28) in accordance with the invention includes one or more layers (32) each having a substrate having opposed surfaces coated with a material exhibiting the Faraday effect in which light from a light source is transmitted through the magneto-optic element without substantial internal reflection and is incident upon a surface area of the coating which is greater than the surface area of the beam of light.
Abstract:
Apparatus for detecting an operating condition of a machine synchronizes sampling instants with the machine condition so that high reliability data are obtained.
Abstract:
An estimator initialization circuit for a sensorless switched reluctance machine system pulses phase windings of the machine a certain number of times and derives initial values for an estimator of the system.
Abstract:
An estimator lock detection circuit for a sensorless switched reluctance machine system analyzes a statistical characteristic of an estimator signal to determine whether the estimator is accurately synchronized with actual machine operation. If the statistical analysis indicates that the estimator is not in lock, the estimator is reinitialized.
Abstract:
A power/generator system controls a turbine engine (14) in a start mode, and converts mechanical energy from the turbine engine (14) to electrical energy in a generate mode. The system comprises a switched reluctance machine (10), an inverter (18) having a dc input/output coupled to the dc distribution bus (20) and coupled to each of the machines (10) phase windings, and a controller (22) to monitor rotor position (30) and generate switching control signals (26) to the inverter (18) for each of the phase windings at a fixed angle prior to alignment of the rotor pole with the associated stator pole, which couples the phase winding to the dc bus (20) and allows dc phase current to energize the winding. At a fixed angle prior to alignment the inverter (18) is controlled to decouple the phase winding from the dc bus (20) and forcing dc current to flow back through diodes to allow the switched reluctance machine to operate as a generator.
Abstract:
A sensorless control for operating an inverter coupled to a switched reluctance machine includes an instantaneous position generation circuit that develops a signal for controlling commutation of the switched reluctance machine. The instantaneous position generation circuit includes a digitally controlled counter which provides a direct interface between a position estimation circuit and commutation logic for the inverter.
Abstract:
An estimator initialization circuit for a sensorless switched reluctance machine system pulses phase windings of the machine a certain number of times and derives initial values for an estimator of the system.