Motor drive apparatus

{
  "publication_number": "US11496085B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Motor drive apparatus",
  "abstract": "A motor drive apparatus that can continue operation within the upper limit of system control even if a voltage drop of an AC power source occurs during operation of a motor used for a hoist or a crane is provided. The inverter control unit of the motor drive apparatus includes a speed reference setting means for setting the rotation speed of the motor, means for detecting a speed deviation between the output of the rotation speed detection means for detecting the rotation speed of the motor and the output of the speed reference setting means, means for controlling the output current of the inverter according to the output of the speed deviation. The speed reference setting means includes a correction circuit for correcting an external speed command given from outside. The correction circuit corrects the external speed command according to a deviation between a detection value of a DC voltage and a first reference value when a voltage drop signal is received from the voltage drop detection means, and makes the corrected speed command as the output of the speed reference setting means.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A motor drive apparatus comprising, a converter that receives an AC power from an AC power supply and supplies the AC power to a DC circuit; an inverter that converts power from the DC circuit into a variable frequency AC power, and drives a motor; a voltage drop detector circuit configured to detect a voltage drop of the AC power supply; a converter control circuit configured to control the converter; a DC voltage detector circuit configured to detect DC voltage of the DC circuit; an inverter control circuit configured to control the inverter, the inverter control circuit includes: a rotation speed detector circuit configured to detect a rotation speed of the motor; a speed reference setting circuit configured to set the rotation speed of the motor; a first circuit configured to detect a speed deviation which is deviation from an output of the rotation speed detector circuit and an internal speed command outputted from the speed reference setting circuit; and a second circuit configured to control an output current of the inverter according to the output of the first circuit detecting the speed deviation, wherein the speed reference setting circuit includes a correction circuit configured to correct an external speed command given from the outside, wherein the correction circuit is further configured to correct the external speed command according to a deviation between a detection value of the DC voltage detector circuit and a first reference value when a voltage drop signal is received from the voltage drop detector circuit, and set the corrected speed command as the output of the speed reference setting circuit, and wherein the correction circuit corrects the external speed command in a direction to decrease an absolute value of the rotation speed of the motor during power running and corrects the external speed command in a direction to increase the absolute value of the rotation speed of the motor during regeneration.",
    "2. The motor drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, the motor is used for a hoist.",
    "3. The motor drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first reference value is a rated DC voltage of the DC circuit.",
    "4. The motor drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the correction circuit corrects the external speed command in a direction to increase an absolute value of the rotation speed of the motor when the detected value of the DC voltage detector circuit exceeds a second reference value larger than the first reference value.",
    "5. The motor drive apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the speed reference setting circuit stops the correction of the external speed command when the voltage drop detection signal from the voltage drop detector circuit continues beyond a first set time, and outputs a protection request signal.",
    "6. A motor drive apparatus comprising, a converter that receives an AC power from an AC power supply and supplies it to a DC circuit; an inverter that converts power from the DC circuit into a variable frequency AC power, and drives a motor; a voltage drop detector circuit configured to detect a voltage drop of the AC power supply; a converter control circuit configured to control the converter; a DC voltage detector circuit configured to detect DC voltage of the DC circuit; an inverter control circuit configured to control the inverter, the inverter control circuit includes, a rotation speed detector circuit configured to detect a rotation speed of the motor, a speed reference setting circuit configured to set the rotation speed of the motor, a first circuit configured to detect a speed deviation which is deviation from an output of the rotation speed detector circuit and an internal speed command outputted from the speed reference setting circuit, a second circuit configured to control an output current of the inverter according to the output of the first circuit detecting speed deviation, wherein the speed reference setting circuit includes a correction circuit configured to correct an external speed command given from the outside, wherein the correction circuit is further configured to correct the external speed command according to a deviation between a detection value of the DC voltage detector circuit and a first reference value when a voltage drop signal is received from the voltage drop detector circuit, and set the corrected speed command as the output of the speed reference setting circuit, wherein the correction circuit corrects the external speed command in a direction to increase an absolute value of the rotation speed of the motor when the detected value of the DC voltage detector circuit exceeds a second reference value larger than the first reference value."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The embodiment of the present invention relates to a motor drive apparatus including an inverter and a converter that drives a motor.\n\nIn a motor drive apparatus composed of a converter and an inverter used for hoisting a mine or hoisting a crane, if a voltage of an AC power source drops, the motor drive apparatus becomes uncontrollable and there is a risk of dropping luggage. Conventionally, in order to prevent this, when the voltage drop of the AC power supply is detected, the motor drive apparatus is stopped and the driving motor is stopped by the brake. Also, a method is known in which when the AC power supply fails during acceleration control of the inverter, the acceleration control is stopped and regenerative braking is forcibly started (see Patent Document 1).\n\nHowever, according to the above-described conventional method, for example, since the motor drive apparatus stops while the load is lifted, it takes time to return and restart, and there is a problem that the work efficiency is poor. Further, in the method described in Patent Document 1, since the DC voltage fluctuates greatly and regenerative braking is forcibly started, if the converter cannot regenerate to the AC power supply side, DC voltage of the motor drive apparatus increases, and DC overvoltage occurs. So, there is a possibility that the motor drive apparatus stops.\n\nThe present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems.",
  "cpc": [
    "H02P 29/028",
    "B66C 13/26",
    "B66C 13/28",
    "B66D 1/12",
    "B66D 1/485",
    "H02P 27/045",
    "H02P 27/06",
    "H02P 27/085",
    "H02P 6/06"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "B66C 13/26",
    "B66D 1/12",
    "H02P 27/04",
    "H02P 27/08",
    "H02P 29/028"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Toshiba Mitsubishi Electric Industrial Systems Corp"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Naotsugu Yoshida"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2020-06-12",
  "publication_date": "2022-11-08",
  "grant_date": "2022-11-08",
  "priority_date": "2017-12-22",
  "application_number": "US-202016899893-A",
  "family_id": "66994237",
  "cited_by_count": 0,
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