Abstract:
A system includes a first motor, a second motor, and a third motor, each respective motor comprising three phases. The system further includes a voltage source inverter circuit comprising multiple respective inverter legs. Each respective inverter leg coupled to drive at least one phase of at least one of the respective motors, with a first shared inverter leg coupled to drive a third phase of the first motor and drive a first phase of the second motor. A second shared inverter leg is coupled to drive a third phase of the second motor and a first phase of the third motor
Abstract:
A motor controller includes: a converter for converting an alternating current to a direct current; a first inverter for converting the direct current in a direct-current link of the converter to an alternating current for driving a first motor; a second inverter for converting the direct current in the direct-current link to an alternating current for driving a second motor; a power-failure detection unit for detecting a power failure on the side with the alternating-current power supply; and a command creation unit for creating a drive command for each of the first inverter and the second inverter when no power failure has occurred, while creating a drive command for the first inverter and also creating a drive command for the second inverter by using position feedback information of the first motor driven according to the drive command for the first inverter, when a power failure has occurred.
Abstract:
A temperature calculation unit calculates a temperature T1 of one power semiconductor chip as a temperature estimating target, from a reference temperature, a temperature difference ΔT1, and a temperature difference ΔT2. The temperature difference ΔT1 is calculated based on an electric power loss Q1 generated in all power semiconductor chips of a power semiconductor module containing one power semiconductor chip as the temperature estimating target. The temperature difference ΔT2 is calculated based on the electric power loss Q1 and an electric power loss Q2 generated in all power semiconductor chips of a power semiconductor module other than the power semiconductor module containing one power semiconductor chip as the temperature estimating target.
Abstract:
A vibration suppressor system includes an annular electric motor system which independently controls rotation of at least two masses about the axis of rotation to reduce in-plane vibration of the rotating system. A method of reducing vibrations in a rotary-wing aircraft includes independently controlling a relative angular position of a multiple of independently rotatable masses to reduce vibrations of a main rotor system.
Abstract:
A vibration suppressor system includes an annular electric motor system which independently controls rotation of at least two masses about the axis of rotation to reduce in-plane vibration of the rotating system. A method of reducing vibrations in a rotary-wing aircraft includes independently controlling a relative angular position of a multiple of independently rotatable masses to reduce vibrations of a main rotor system.
Abstract:
The solution involves the use of two or more motors to drive a common mechanism. The single control loop includes a position sensing device coupled to only a first of the plurality of servo motors and generating a position signal. A signal comparator receives the position signal and compares the position signal with a predetermined desired position based on a desired motion profile. The difference from the actual position and the motion profile is output as a position error signal. A signal converter receives the position error signal and derives a conversion signal based on the error signal. The conversion signal is provided to a plurality of signal amplifiers, which in turn are coupled to the plurality of servo motors. The amplifiers provide power to the motors for driving the mechanical load.
Abstract:
A fan controlling system applicable in an electronic system having a plurality of fans is disclosed. The fan-controlling system includes a first signal generating module and a second signal generating module for generating a first and a second pulse width modulation (PWM) signals according to control instructions output by the electronic system. The fan-controlling system further includes a phase-inverting module and a delay module. Therefore, PWM signals, which are delayed with a time interval one another, can be generated by the fan controlling system, so as to respectively control a plurality of fans of the electronic system, thereby avoiding the peak value of the total power signals when the fans are run from increasing instantly, and power signal for supplying the electronic system from decreasing instantly, making the electronic system run abnormally, and its stability becomes worse.
Abstract:
A control device measures time intervals T1 to T12 from the reference time until when each of the rotational angles θbn1, θbn2 output from each of resolvers becomes n×60 degrees (n=1 to 12, i.e., 60 degrees to 720 degrees). Then, the control device calculates a deviation angle Δθn at each of the rotational angles at the intervals of 60 degrees by calculating T1/T12 to T11/T12 using the measured T1 to T12. By substituting the calculated deviation angle Δθn into an equation, n×60°+Δθn (n=1 to 11), the control device corrects the rotational angles at the intervals of 60 degrees. The control device generates each of drive signals DRV1, DRV2 using each of the corrected rotational angles, and outputs each of the drive signals DRV1, DRV2 to each of inverters. The inverters drive each of AC motors (M1, M2) based on each of the drive signals DRV1, DRV2.
Abstract:
A synchronization control device and a synchronization control method are provided in which it includes controllers Am and As1 of a master section and a slave section for accurately synchronizing rotational frequency and rotation phases of driving electric motors Mm and Ms1. The controller As1 includes rotational frequency detectors Ss1, Fs1, a master phase counter Cm1, and a slave phase counter Cs1, and detects at all times both of a rotational frequency and a rotation phase of the electric motors Mm of the master based upon an output of the rotary encoder Pm, and further detects at all times both of a rotational frequency and a rotation phase of the electric motor Ms1 of the slave. A phase deviation calculator Hs1 is provided to calculate synchronization phase deviation at all times, and when a switch RYs1 is actuated, it corrects an output of the rotational frequency detection means Ss1 based upon the phase deviation and matches origins of the electric motors of the master section and the slave section to shift the operation to synchronization control.
Abstract:
Two windshield wiper blades are powered by separate electric motors. The blades overlap and when one blade is at its reversal point the other blade leaves part as the other blade begins to return to park. The position of the blades is encoded. The blades, if synchronized should be at identical locations and position codes at the same time. Motor power to the blade that arrives first is be removed, allowing the blade to coast. If the other blade still does not arrive at the position after an elapsed time, the first to arrive blade is dynamically braked. Intermittent wiper operation is provided in a way that initiates an immediate wipe if wiper delay is changed while the blades are parked.