US5654624A
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Method of starting an asynchronous machine
Assignee: ABB Industry Oy
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Filing: 1995-08-28
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Granted: 1997-08-05
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Expires: 2015-08-28
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method of starting an asynchronous machine irrespective of whether the rotor of the machine is rotating or not when the machine is supplied by an inverter provided with a separate moment and flux or moment and magnetizing current control, which is faster than the time constants of the asynchronous machine. According to the invention, zero moment is set as a target for the control, a voltage is supplied to the stator of the machine by the inverter, a stator current vector and a stator flux generated by the voltage is determined, an estimate of that vector or some other quantity comparable to the stator flux is determined, a moment caused by the stator flux vector and the stator current vector is determined and information of the moment is supplied to the control, which tries to zero the caused moment by making the stator flux and a rotor flux generated thereby cophasal, thus synchronizing the supply frequency of the inverter with a possible rotation of the machine rotor.
Inventors
- 👤 Petri Schroderus
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-11-02 06:33
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P21/00; H02P21/12; H02P21/34; H02P1/00; H02P1/16; H02P1/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
213 words
Method of starting an asynchronous machine irrespective of whether the rotor of the machine (1) is rotating or not when the machine is supplied by an inverter (2) provided with a separate moment and flux or moment and magnetizing current control (3), which is faster than the time constants of the asynchronous machine, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method comprises the steps of setting zero moment as a target for the control (3), supplying a voltage to the stator of the machine by the inverter (2), determining a stator current vector (i s ) generated by the voltage, determining a stator flux vector (Ψ s ) generated by the voltage, an estimate of that vector or some other quantity comparable to the stator flux, determining a moment (T m ) caused by the stator flux vector (Ψ s ) and the stator current vector (i s ) and supplying an information of the moment (T m ) to the control, which tries to zero the caused moment by making the stator flux (Ψ s ) and a rotor flux Ψ r generated thereby cophasal, thus synchronizing the supply frequency of the inverter with a possible rotation of the rotor of the machine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
213 words
Method of starting an asynchronous machine irrespective of whether the rotor of the machine (1) is rotating or not when the machine is supplied by an inverter (2) provided with a separate moment and flux or moment and magnetizing current control (3), which is faster than the time constants of the asynchronous machine, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the method comprises the steps of setting zero moment as a target for the control (3), supplying a voltage to the stator of the machine by the inverter (2), determining a stator current vector (i s ) generated by the voltage, determining a stator flux vector (Ψ s ) generated by the voltage, an estimate of that vector or some other quantity comparable to the stator flux, determining a moment (T m ) caused by the stator flux vector (Ψ s ) and the stator current vector (i s ) and supplying an information of the moment (T m ) to the control, which tries to zero the caused moment by making the stator flux (Ψ s ) and a rotor flux Ψ r generated thereby cophasal, thus synchronizing the supply frequency of the inverter with a possible rotation of the rotor of the machine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
Method according to claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the voltage to be supplied to the stator is set in such a way that the stator current (i s ) generated thereby is close to its rated value.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
177 words
Apparatus for starting an asynchronous machine irrespective of whether the rotor of the machine is or is not rotating, comprising: an inverter including at least one of a separate moment and flux or moment and magnetizing current control, which is faster than the time constants of the asynchronous machine, and supplying a voltage to the stator of the machine; means for controlling the inverter and determining: (1) zero moment as a target for the control, (2) a stator current vector generated by the voltage, (3) at least one of a stator flux vector generated by the voltage, an estimate of said vector and some other quantity comparable to the stator flux, (4) a moment caused by the stator flux vector and the stator current vector; supplying data of the moment to said means for controlling; and said means for controlling attempting to zero the caused moment by making the stator flux and the rotor flux gene rated thereby cophasal, thus synchronizing the supply frequency of the inverter with a possible rotation of the rotor of the machine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
177 words
Apparatus for starting an asynchronous machine irrespective of whether the rotor of the machine is or is not rotating, comprising: an inverter including at least one of a separate moment and flux or moment and magnetizing current control, which is faster than the time constants of the asynchronous machine, and supplying a voltage to the stator of the machine; means for controlling the inverter and determining: (1) zero moment as a target for the control, (2) a stator current vector generated by the voltage, (3) at least one of a stator flux vector generated by the voltage, an estimate of said vector and some other quantity comparable to the stator flux, (4) a moment caused by the stator flux vector and the stator current vector; supplying data of the moment to said means for controlling; and said means for controlling attempting to zero the caused moment by making the stator flux and the rotor flux gene rated thereby cophasal, thus synchronizing the supply frequency of the inverter with a possible rotation of the rotor of the machine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the voltage supplied to the stator of the machine by the inverter is set so that the stator current generated thereby is close to the rated value thereof.
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