US5796235A
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Process and circuits for determining machine-related electro-magnetic and mechanical state variables on electrodynamic induction machines supplied via converters
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-04-08
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2012-04-08
Abstract
Abstract Method and apparatus for accurately determining electromagnetic and mechanical information from electrodynamic rotary field machines, such as, for example, asynchronous, synchronous or reluctance machines that utilize voltage discontinuities generated by an associated inverter. The apparatus according to the present invention obtains information from machines running at a low rpm without using a mechanical transducer, as well as with machines running at a high rpm.
Inventors
- 👤 Manfred Schrodl
- 👤 Richard Ensbacher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:33
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P6/00; H02P6/14; H02P6/16; H02P6/18; H02P6/185; H02P21/00; H02P21/14; H02P21/16; H02P21/18; H02P23/00; H02P23/14; H02P25/00; H02P25/02; H02P25/022; H02P25/03; H02P25/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 29
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A method for obtaining electromagnetic and mechanical status information pertaining to an operation of a machine comprising: detecting an inductance difference in the machine; when the inductance difference is not detected, magnetizing the machine to produce the inductance difference prior to obtaining the electromagnetic and mechanical status information; producing a measurement signal representing voltage discontinuities generated by an inverter associated with the machine; and measuring a current variation to ascertain a complex parameter proportional to a quotient of a stator voltage space vector and a variation over time of a stator current space vector, a direction of the stator voltage space vector being derived from a known inverter trigger state to calculate a magnetic flux of the machine, the complex parameter fluctuating in an approximate sinusoidal fashion in both a real component and an imaginary component with twice a value of a magnetic flux angle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
145 words
A method for obtaining electromagnetic and mechanical status information pertaining to an operation of a machine comprising: detecting an inductance difference in the machine; when the inductance difference is not detected, magnetizing the machine to produce the inductance difference prior to obtaining the electromagnetic and mechanical status information; producing a measurement signal representing voltage discontinuities generated by an inverter associated with the machine; and measuring a current variation to ascertain a complex parameter proportional to a quotient of a stator voltage space vector and a variation over time of a stator current space vector, a direction of the stator voltage space vector being derived from a known inverter trigger state to calculate a magnetic flux of the machine, the complex parameter fluctuating in an approximate sinusoidal fashion in both a real component and an imaginary component with twice a value of a magnetic flux angle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising repeating the measuring step and the producing step a plurality of times using different voltage space vector directions to ascertain a plurality of complex parameters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method of claim 1, wherein ascertaining the flux angle comprises subtracting two current rise measurements to obtain a measured difference, in which the same voltage space vector is present in both partial measurements, and the stator current space vectors, which are located at a mean during both partial measurements, differ so that a stray inductance is perceptibly different, a measured difference between the two stator current space vectors representing a complex vector whose real and imaginary components oscillate at a flux space vector circumferential speed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising combining a plurality of measurements corresponding in number to a number of phases of the machine, the measurements being carried out in different space vector directions and being combined to make new complex parameters, so as to minimize a flux axis error.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 1, wherein a voltage space vector of a second measurement either is contrary to the voltage space vector of the first measurement or is the zero voltage space vector, a difference between the space vectors take the place of corresponding space vector variables in individual measurements.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining two measurements, a stator voltage space vector of the second measurement being an arbitrary voltage space vector which is not identical to the stator voltage space vector of the first measurement.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the machine comprises an asynchronous machine, an EMF being calculated from instantaneous estimated values of the magnetic flux and its derivation over time.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining two pairs of measurements that are combined within a predetermined time interval as long as a voltage difference space vector of the two pairs of measurements have different arguments, the complex parameter being formed from each pair of measurements along with a difference of the two complex parameters.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, comprising determining a beginning and an end of a measurement interval, associated current values being measured during the measurement interval.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1, comprising using the magnetic flux to impress a desired flux-forming current component in a direction of the ascertained magnetic flux to define a magnetization of the machine, a desired torque-forming current component normal thereto being impressed to define a torque to be developed by the machine.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising ascertaining a rotary field speed and a flux space vector.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the machine comprises a synchronous machine, a rotor position of the synchronous machine being determined using a complex calculation.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
34 words
The method of claims 12, further comprising combining a plurality of measurements corresponding in number to the number of phases of the machine, the plurality of measurements being performed in different space vector directions.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 13, further comprising eliminating an influence of an induced voltage.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 12, further comprising correcting offsets dependent on a voltage, a current, an rpm and a flux amount of the machine using correction values.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising taking into account the influence of an armature current of the machine in determining a rotor position of the machine.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 16, further wherein the rotor position is obtained by integrating a voltage model of a stator voltage equation.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the machine comprises a reluctance machine, and further comprising repeating the measuring step with a different stator voltage space vector direction, with preferably the same number of winding phases.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating a voltage caused by a rotor rotation of the machine from an instantaneous estimated value of the magnetic flux and its derivation over time.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 9, further comprising selecting the measurement interval such that a current rise measurement and a current fall measurement are located symmetrically with a current operating point.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining rotor position information of the machine, the obtained rotor position being combined with a known voltage model for a reluctance machine.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 21, comprising using the rotor information to impress a desired flux-forming current component in a direction of a longitudinal axis to define a magnetization of the machine, and normal thereto to impress a transverse current component necessary to define a torque developed by the machine.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the machine comprises a motor having a magnet-field-excited element, and further comprising taking into account an influence of the magnet-field-excited element.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
101 words
An apparatus for obtaining, independently of a machine speed and a machine position, electromagnetic and mechanical information pertaining to an operation of a machine, comprising: an inverter that powers said machine; a current detection module that detects a current supplied to the machine by the inverter; and a mathematical model that is combined with a measuring procedure that uses electrical quantities determined independently of the machine speed and the machine position for determining a flux position, an rpm and a load torque of a motor of the machine, the mathematical model simulating the machine in accordance with only the detected current.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
101 words
An apparatus for obtaining, independently of a machine speed and a machine position, electromagnetic and mechanical information pertaining to an operation of a machine, comprising: an inverter that powers said machine; a current detection module that detects a current supplied to the machine by the inverter; and a mathematical model that is combined with a measuring procedure that uses electrical quantities determined independently of the machine speed and the machine position for determining a flux position, an rpm and a load torque of a motor of the machine, the mathematical model simulating the machine in accordance with only the detected current.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 24, wherein said machine comprises an asynchronous machine.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 24, wherein said machine comprises a synchronous machine.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 24, wherein said machine comprises a reluctance machine.
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