US5121043A
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PWM control in the pulse dropping region
Assignee: Allen Bradley Co LLC
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Filing: 1990-09-28
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2010-09-28
Abstract
Abstract An open loop, volts/hertz motor drive for control of an induction motor adjusts the voltage command to a sine-triangle PWM inverter to compensate for reduction in PWM inverter gain and to compensate for variations in DC bus voltage in the pulse dropping transition region between PWM operation and six-step operation. The drive includes a microelectronic processor interfaces to DC bus voltage sensing circuitry and to the PWM inverter.
Inventors
- 👤 Russel J. Kerkman
- 👤 Brian J. Seibel
- 👤 David Leggate
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:31
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P27/00; H02P27/04; H02P27/06; H02P27/08; H02M; H02M7/00; H02M7/42; H02M7/44; H02M7/48; H02M7/53; H02M7/537; H02M7/5387; H02M7/53871; H02M7/53873
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
227 words
A method for regulating a PWM inverter that controls a phase voltage output applied to an induction motor having a stator and rotor, the method comprising: generating a phase voltage command to the PWM inverter in response to a voltage/frequency function, wherein the voltage/frequency function relates a plurality of predetermined magnitudes of the phase voltage command to a plurality of predetermined frequencies of operation of the induction motor; controlling the phase voltage output from the PWM inverter in response to comparing two inputs to the PWM inverter, wherein a first input comprises a plurality of pulses of a phase voltage command and wherein the second input is a triangular wave reference; calculating a modulation index as a ratio of one of the magnitudes of the phase voltage command to a peak of the triangle wave reference; detecting nonlinear operation of the PWM inverter in which the modulation index is in a range extending from unity to greater than unity; calculating a compensated modulation index which is responsive to variations of gain of the PWM inverter operating in the nonlinear region; and adjusting the phase voltage command to the PWM inverter during nonlinear operation in response to the compensated modulation index to control a phase voltage output applied to the stator and to compensate for variations in gain of the PWM inverter during operation in the nonlinear region.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
227 words
A method for regulating a PWM inverter that controls a phase voltage output applied to an induction motor having a stator and rotor, the method comprising: generating a phase voltage command to the PWM inverter in response to a voltage/frequency function, wherein the voltage/frequency function relates a plurality of predetermined magnitudes of the phase voltage command to a plurality of predetermined frequencies of operation of the induction motor; controlling the phase voltage output from the PWM inverter in response to comparing two inputs to the PWM inverter, wherein a first input comprises a plurality of pulses of a phase voltage command and wherein the second input is a triangular wave reference; calculating a modulation index as a ratio of one of the magnitudes of the phase voltage command to a peak of the triangle wave reference; detecting nonlinear operation of the PWM inverter in which the modulation index is in a range extending from unity to greater than unity; calculating a compensated modulation index which is responsive to variations of gain of the PWM inverter operating in the nonlinear region; and adjusting the phase voltage command to the PWM inverter during nonlinear operation in response to the compensated modulation index to control a phase voltage output applied to the stator and to compensate for variations in gain of the PWM inverter during operation in the nonlinear region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising: sensing a DC bus voltage for power supplied to the PWM inverter; and further comprising the step of controlling the phase voltage output in response to variations in the DC bus voltage from rated voltage for the DC bus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of sensing a DC bus voltage for power supplied to the PWM inverter; wherein the compensated modulation index is further calculated as a function of the DC bus voltage; and wherein the phase voltage command to the PWM inverter is controlled in response to the compensated modulation index and variations in DC bus voltage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 3, further comprising the steps of limiting the maximum gain of the PWM inverter during nonlinear operation to the gain of the PWM inverter for a linear region of operation where the modulation index is unity; and limiting the minimum compensated modulation index during nonlinear operation to the modulation index for linear operation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
254 words
An electronic motor control for regulating a PWM inverter that controls a phase voltage output applied to an induction motor having a stator and rotor, the electronic motor control comprising: a PWM inverter for controlling the phase voltage output in response to comparing two inputs, wherein a first input comprises a plurality of cycles of a phase voltage command and wherein the second input is a triangular wave reference; means for generating a phase voltage command to the PWM inverter in response to a voltage/frequency ratio wherein the voltage/frequency function relates a plurality of predetermined magnitudes of the phase voltage command to a plurality of predetermined frequencies of operation of the induction motor; means for calculating a modulation index as a ratio of one of the magnitudes of the phase voltage command to a peak of the triangle wave reference; means for calculating a compensated modulation index based on the modulation index, wherein the compensated modulation index is responsive to variations in gain of the PWM inverter operating in the nonlinear region; means for detecting operation of the PWM inverter in a nonlinear region where the modulation index is in a range extending from unity to greater than unity; and means for adjusting the phase voltage command to the PWM inverter as a function of the compensated modulation index in response to detecting operation in the nonlinear region, to control a phase voltage output applied to the stator and to compensate for reduced gain of the PWM inverter during operation in the nonlinear region.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
254 words
An electronic motor control for regulating a PWM inverter that controls a phase voltage output applied to an induction motor having a stator and rotor, the electronic motor control comprising: a PWM inverter for controlling the phase voltage output in response to comparing two inputs, wherein a first input comprises a plurality of cycles of a phase voltage command and wherein the second input is a triangular wave reference; means for generating a phase voltage command to the PWM inverter in response to a voltage/frequency ratio wherein the voltage/frequency function relates a plurality of predetermined magnitudes of the phase voltage command to a plurality of predetermined frequencies of operation of the induction motor; means for calculating a modulation index as a ratio of one of the magnitudes of the phase voltage command to a peak of the triangle wave reference; means for calculating a compensated modulation index based on the modulation index, wherein the compensated modulation index is responsive to variations in gain of the PWM inverter operating in the nonlinear region; means for detecting operation of the PWM inverter in a nonlinear region where the modulation index is in a range extending from unity to greater than unity; and means for adjusting the phase voltage command to the PWM inverter as a function of the compensated modulation index in response to detecting operation in the nonlinear region, to control a phase voltage output applied to the stator and to compensate for reduced gain of the PWM inverter during operation in the nonlinear region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
The motor control of claim 5, further comprising means for sensing a DC bus voltage for power supplied to the PWM inverter; and wherein the means for adjusting the phase voltage command to the PWM inverter includes means for further controlling the phase voltage command in response to fluctuations in the DC bus voltage from nominal or rated DC bus voltage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
The motor control of claim 5, wherein the means for adjusting the phase voltage command to the PWM inverter during operation in the nonlinear region includes means for calculating the compensated modulation index as a function of the DC bus voltage.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
The motor control of claim 7, further comprising means for limiting the maximum gain of the PWM inverter during operation in the nonlinear region to the gain of the PWM inverter in a linear region of operation where the modulation index is unity; and means for limiting the minimum compensated modulation index to the modulation index experienced during operation preceding entry into the nonlinear region of operation.
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