摘要:
Parallel converter current imbalance control apparatus and methods in which individual converter AC currents are measured for each phase, and the AC voltage control modulation indices associated with the converters having the highest and lowest AC currents for a given phase are adjusted to counteract current imbalance between the converters.
摘要:
A motor starter includes a contactor and an overload relay. The overload relay includes a power supply having a voltage, a processor powered by the power supply voltage and being structured to control the contactor, and an overvoltage circuit. The overvoltage circuit includes a voltage reference having a voltage, a comparator, a load and a switch. The comparator includes a first input for the power supply voltage, the first input cooperating with the voltage of the voltage reference to determine a threshold voltage, a second input for voltage reference voltage, and an output. The switch is controlled by the comparator output and is structured to electrically connect the power supply voltage to ground through the load whenever the power supply voltage exceeds the threshold voltage.
摘要:
A method for broadcasting data on a peripheral component interconnect bus includes coupling at least one master agent, at least one responding target agent and at least one snooping target agent to the peripheral component interconnect bus, transmitting a standard PCI master agent signal from the master agent to the responding target agent, transmitting a standard PCI responding target agent signal, driven by the responding target agent, from the responding target agent to the master agent and monitoring the standard PCI master agent signal and the standard PCI responding target agent signal using the snooping target agent.
摘要:
An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of (HVAC) equipment or other climate control equipment. The method is executed by a conventional computer with a memory storing a program. The system determines whether the space is not occupied and if the temperature drifts outside an allowed margin, then the system allows the temperature to drift to a maximum allowable margin, or to a newly determined margin, whichever is less. The newly determined margin is based upon a determination of the maximum temperature margin to which the system can drift and still drive the temperature back substantially to the use set point within a predetermined maximum recovery time. The recovery time is calculated based upon past temperature-vs.-time data stored for previous cycles of drift and drive. The system can further increase the energy savings by augmenting the allowed recovery time and/or maximum drift range when the ratio of the incremental drift time to the consequent required drive time exceeds a predetermined, programmable amount, i.e. when the added drive time required to return to a certain temperature is small relative to the added allowed drift time for the space, during which the HVAC equipment is not operating and hence no energy is being consumed. Savings and usage of energy over time are stored, and are output to the user upon request to the control computer. The stored data can also be used to determine whether the HVAC equipment's efficiency is deteriorating, and thus whether corrective maintenance is needed.