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Method and apparatus for controlling the number of revolutions of a rotor
Assignee: Deutsche Thomson Brandt GmbH
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Filing: 1988-05-31
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2008-05-31
Abstract
Abstract A method of controlling the number of revolutions of a motor using the output of a tachogenerator, which determines the number of revolutions of the rotor, to regulate the motor. To improve the accuracy of such prior art regulating methods, which are limited by the mechanical tolerances of the tachogenerator elements, the actual time differences between pulses corresponding to respective fixed points on the rotor circumference during a revolution of the rotor are measured. The sequence of the pulses constituting the actual time differences is compared with a desired time difference sequence and a signal to control the driving motor is derived from this comparison.
Inventors
- 👤 Gunter Gleim
- 👤 Dietmar Uhde
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:03
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P5/00; H02P6/00; H02P6/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
324 words
An apparatus for controlling the number of revolutions of a rotor including tachometer means for generating a sequence of n pulses per revolution of the rotor with each pulse being generated when a respective one of n points on the circumference of the rotor passes a fixed point, means for evaluating the sequence of pulses to provide at least one control signal, and means for using said at least one control signal to control the number of revolutions of the rotor; an improvement wherein: said means for evaluating includes means for determining the actual time difference between corresponding ones of said pulses of said sequence at the end of at least one complete revolution of the rotor, means for producing a first signal corresponding to a sequence representing the determined said actual time difference, and means for comparing said first signal with a second signal corresponding to a sequence representing a desired time difference and for deriving said at least one control signal from the result of the comparison; said means for determining includes first means for storing each of said n pulses during one revolution of the rotor and for comparing each of the stored pulses with the corresponding pulse during a subsequent revolution of the rotor to determine the respective actual time difference and to produce a signal corresponding thereto; said means for producing a first signal includes means for sequentially reading out the signals corresponding to the determined actual time differences from said first means; and said first means includes a respective pair of first and second memories associated with each of said n-pulses, means for alternatingly feeding said sequence of n-pulses to the respective first memories and the respective second memories on subsequent revolutions of the rotor, and a respective evaluation circuit means, connected to the output of each of said pair of memories, for determining the actual time difference between the pulses stored in said first and second memories.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
324 words
An apparatus for controlling the number of revolutions of a rotor including tachometer means for generating a sequence of n pulses per revolution of the rotor with each pulse being generated when a respective one of n points on the circumference of the rotor passes a fixed point, means for evaluating the sequence of pulses to provide at least one control signal, and means for using said at least one control signal to control the number of revolutions of the rotor; an improvement wherein: said means for evaluating includes means for determining the actual time difference between corresponding ones of said pulses of said sequence at the end of at least one complete revolution of the rotor, means for producing a first signal corresponding to a sequence representing the determined said actual time difference, and means for comparing said first signal with a second signal corresponding to a sequence representing a desired time difference and for deriving said at least one control signal from the result of the comparison; said means for determining includes first means for storing each of said n pulses during one revolution of the rotor and for comparing each of the stored pulses with the corresponding pulse during a subsequent revolution of the rotor to determine the respective actual time difference and to produce a signal corresponding thereto; said means for producing a first signal includes means for sequentially reading out the signals corresponding to the determined actual time differences from said first means; and said first means includes a respective pair of first and second memories associated with each of said n-pulses, means for alternatingly feeding said sequence of n-pulses to the respective first memories and the respective second memories on subsequent revolutions of the rotor, and a respective evaluation circuit means, connected to the output of each of said pair of memories, for determining the actual time difference between the pulses stored in said first and second memories.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said means for comparing is a phase lock loop circuit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said first means are part of a microprocessor.
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