Method and apparatus for the safe limitation of motor torque in a three-phase drive

    公开(公告)号:US11387767B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US16926244

    申请日:2020-07-10

    Inventor: Robert Pearce

    Abstract: A torque-limiting safety circuit servo drive for AC permanent magnet motors including a three-phase inverter bridge, a first current sensor in series with a first motor phase, a second current sensor in series with a second motor phase, a third current sensor in series with the DC bus, and a drive control circuit that controls the six pulse-width modulated gate drive signals for the three-phase inverter bridge. The drive circuit has first and second safety channel STO inputs whereby either channel can shut down the three-phase inverter bridge, emits a signal set to represent the switching state of the three-phase inverter bridge, and modifies the switching pattern of the PWM to ensure the dwell times of PWM is sufficiently long to allow a valid measurement of phase current using the bus current sensor. First and second safety processors controls the first and second safety channel STO inputs, respectively.

    Method and apparatus for safely limiting the motion of a motor

    公开(公告)号:US11518033B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US16921327

    申请日:2020-07-06

    Inventor: Robert Pearce

    Abstract: An electric motor drive system is provided wherein safety is achieved by commanding the process system of the relevant axis or set of axes to execute motion that follows a defined path, namely trajectory of position, velocity and acceleration against time, re-constructing an identical trajectory in the safety system and in, the safety system, supervising deviations between the safely reconstructed target position and the safe measurement of position.

    System and method for improved DC power line communication

    公开(公告)号:US10770929B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16282982

    申请日:2019-02-22

    Abstract: A device for communicating and providing power over a cable having at least two conductors comprises an inductor having two secondary windings and one primary winding, and a transceiver coupled to the primary winding of the inductor, the two secondary windings of the inductors being coupled to two of the at least two conductors of the cable. Further, a voltage signal provided by the secondary windings of the inductors to the conductors varies symmetrically from an average potential. The inductor of the device can also comprise two primary windings connected in series and two secondary windings connected in series, the secondary windings also connected to two of the at least two conductors in the cable, wherein the voltage signal provided to the two conductors from the secondary windings varies symmetrically from an average potential.

    System and method for improved DC power line communication

    公开(公告)号:US10374468B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15274517

    申请日:2016-09-23

    Abstract: A device for communicating and providing power over a cable having at least two conductors comprises a first inductor having a primary and a secondary winding, a second inductor having a primary and a secondary winding, the primary winding of the second inductor being coupled at one end to the primary winding of the first inductor, each of the secondary windings of the first and second inductors being coupled to one of the at least two conductors in the cable. The device further includes a transceiver coupled to the primary windings of the first and second inductors, wherein the first inductor is coupled to local ground potential, in a manner that varies the potential of each of the said conductors symmetrically from an average potential.

    Networked automation system for start-up of a switch mode power supply

    公开(公告)号:US12206334B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-21

    申请号:US18081305

    申请日:2022-12-14

    Abstract: Networked automation systems having electric actuation from a high voltage source. The electric actuator includes a switch mode power supply coupled to the high voltage source as a principal power source. The networked automation systems include a controller device having an output network port wired to an input network port of the motor drive. The controller device is also coupled to an auxiliary source of power. Thus, a regulation circuit of the switch mode power supply can be coupled to the auxiliary source of power, thereby providing power for the regulation circuit at start up.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAFELY LIMITING THE MOTION OF A MOTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220001539A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US16921327

    申请日:2020-07-06

    Inventor: Robert Pearce

    Abstract: An electric motor drive system is provided wherein safety is achieved by commanding the process system of the relevant axis or set of axes to execute motion that follows a defined path, namely trajectory of position, velocity and acceleration against time, re-constructing an identical trajectory in the safety system and in, the safety system, supervising deviations between the safely reconstructed target position and the safe measurement of position.

    Method and apparatus for power-saving, fail-safe control of an electromechanical brake

    公开(公告)号:US10520050B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15411759

    申请日:2017-01-20

    Abstract: A control circuit configured to control an electromechanical brake is provided. The control circuit includes: a switching regulator configured to control a magnitude of voltage applied to a brake coil of the electromechanical brake; wherein said switching regulator includes at least one semiconductor switch, one diode, one capacitor and one inductor; the control circuit is configured such that, in operation, at least one signal from a process sub-system specifies the magnitude of the voltage for the brake coil; and at least one brake applying control signal from a safety sub-system can cause the brake coil voltage to be reduced to a level low enough to apply the brake by opening a switch and each brake applying control signal from the safety sub-system has a corresponding diagnostic feedback signal to the safety sub-system that indicates the state of the corresponding switch. A method and a system are disclosed.

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