Method and system of braking and asynchronous motor

Claim 1

A method of braking an asynchronous motor having a plurality of windings connected to a three-phase network voltage, said method comprising the steps of injecting a braking direct current voltage through a unidirectional path into at least one of the motor windings at a make time; selecting the make time between a first reference time whereat the braking direct current voltage is closest to a back-voltage of said one motor winding at said first reference time and a second reference time leading a first peak in time of the back voltage to occur after said first reference time by an amount equal to 5% of the full periodicity of the network voltage; and wherein the braking direct current voltage at the make time has a polarity opposite to the polarity towards which the back-voltage tends at said first reference time.

Claim 2

A method of braking an asynchronous motor having a plurality of windings connected to a three-phase network voltage, said method comprising the steps of injecting a braking direct current voltage through a unidirectional path into at least one of the motor windings at a make time; selecting the make time between a first reference time whereat the braking direct current voltage is closest to a back-voltage of said one motor winding at said first reference time and a second reference time leading a first peak in time of the back voltage to occur after said first reference time by an amount equal to 5% of the full periodicity of the network voltage; and wherein the braking direct current voltage at the make time has a polarity opposite to the polarity towards which the back-voltage tends at said first reference time.

Claim 9

A method as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 7 wherein a braking direct current voltage is injected into a plurality of the motor windings with braking of the motor being responsive only to the winding in which injection occurs first.

Claim 10

A method as set forth in any one of claims 6 and 7 which further comprises the steps of producing two direct current voltages of opposite polarity and injecting only the first of said two voltages to satisfy the braking injection conditions.

Claim 11

A method as set forth in any of claims 6 or 7 which further comprises the steps of producing two phase-shifted braking voltages and connecting only the first of the braking voltages to satisfy the braking injection conditions to the winding.

Claim 12

A system for braking an asynchronous motor having a plurality of windings connected to a three-phase network having a network voltage, said system comprising three motor feed lines connecting said network to said windings; a motor actuator for selectively connecting and dis-connecting said windings from said network; means for producing a braking direct current voltage in response to disconnection of said windings from said network for injection to at least one of said windings; and a trigger responsive to disconnection of said windings from said network to control the injection of the produced braking direct current voltage to said one winding; said means including a direct current supply means for producing a braking d.c. voltage and connected to a first input of said trigger; a first connecting line between one of said feed lines to one of said windings and said supply means; a second connecting line between a second feed line to said one winding and said supply means to receive a produced braking voltage from said supply means; a switching element in said second connecting line for selectively opening and closing said second connecting line; a unidirectional path means in said second connecting line for conveying the braking voltages to said one winding; a third connecting line between at least one of said feed lines and a second input of said trigger to convey a back voltage to said trigger in response to dis-connection of said windings from said network; and an AND-gate having one input connected to an output of said trigger to receive a control signal therefrom in response to a zero difference between the voltages at said inputs of said trigger, a second input connected to said motor actuator to receive a second control signal therefrom in response to actuation of said actuator, and an output connected to said switching element to close said switching element in response to the presence of said control signals whereby the braking voltage from said supply means flows through said second connecting line to said one winding.

Claim 13

A system for braking an asynchronous motor having a plurality of windings connected to a three-phase network having a network voltage, said system comprising three motor feed lines connecting said network to said windings; a motor actuator for selectively connecting and dis-connecting said windings from said network; means for producing a braking direct current voltage in response to disconnection of said windings from said network for injection to at least one of said windings; and a trigger responsive to disconnection of said windings from said network to control the injection of the produced braking direct current voltage to said one winding; said means including a direct current supply means for producing a braking d.c. voltage and connected to a first input of said trigger; a first connecting line between one of said feed lines to one of said windings and said supply means; a second connecting line between a second feed line to said one winding and said supply means to receive a produced braking voltage from said supply means; a switching element in said second connecting line for selectively opening and closing said second connecting line; a unidirectional path means in said second connecting line for conveying the braking voltages to said one winding; a third connecting line between at least one of said feed lines and a second input of said trigger to convey a back voltage to said trigger in response to dis-connection of said windings from said network; and an AND-gate having one input connected to an output of said trigger to receive a control signal therefrom in response to a zero difference between the voltages at said inputs of said trigger, a second input connected to said motor actuator to receive a second control signal therefrom in response to actuation of said actuator, and an output connected to said switching element to close said switching element in response to the presence of said control signals whereby the braking voltage from said supply means flows through said second connecting line to said one winding.

Claim 19

A system as set forth in any one of claims 14, 15 and 16 which further comprises a plurality of thyristors in said feed lines connecting said motor to said network and at least one trigger connected to and between said latter thyristors and said motor actuator, and wherein said motor actuator is a switch for generating a pulse sequence to energize said one trigger.