Abstract:
A motor assembly and method for measuring brake backlash using onboard components of the motor assembly. The method includes engaging a brake of the motor assembly, applying torque to an output shaft of the motor assembly in first and second rotational directions and measuring a difference in angular position of the output shaft using a position feedback device of the motor to calculate brake backlash.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a linear type actuator unit, said actuator unit (100), including an electric motor (1) driving a linear actuator (2) of, said motor (1) having a casing (11), a stator (14,15) fixed to the casing, a rotor (13) fixed to a rotary part (10), preferably a rotary motor shaft (10), wherein said rotary part (10) is arranged to be operatively connected to a reduction gear (5) which drives the mechanical output of the actuator (2), a separate magnetic brake unit (3), said magnetic brake (3) including a rotating brake member (30,31) connected to the motor shaft (10), directly or indirectly, and a plurality of fixed brake members (32, 33), wherein said magnetic brake (3) is arranged to produce a torque that will strive to position a rotary member (10, 20) with said rotating brake member (30,31) into one or more specific angular positions in relation to the fixed brake members (32, 33), and wherein said rotating brake member (30,31) is in the form of a separate annulus (30, 31) attached to said rotary member (10, 20) arranged to brake the motor at low rotational speeds and in that the actuator unit (100) is arranged with a circuitry (101) including a short circuiting arrangement (113, 103) arranged to enable braking of the motor (1) at rotational speeds above low rotational speeds.
Abstract:
Embodiments herein relate to a permanent magnet (PM) motor driven hoist with a motor based electromagnetic brake. The hoist includes a direct current (DC) power source, a PM motor having stator coils and a PM rotor operably coupled to a cable drum with a cable wrapped thereon. The hoist also includes a controller operably connected to the direct current power source and the PM motor, wherein the controller is configured to control the PM motor employing a method to brake the PM motor. The method includes generating control signals in the controller based on a position of the PM motor, applying a braking command signal to the PM motor to magnetically lock the PM rotor of the PM motor for a selected duration, removing the braking command signals for a second selected duration, and repeating the generating, applying, and removing until the PM motor has stopped.
Abstract:
A braking apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is a braking apparatus for use in an electrical motor, and comprises a braking unit which locks the electrical motor in position, a voltage detection unit which detects a voltage applied to the braking unit, and an observing unit which recognizes a voltage variation pattern and, based on the voltage variation pattern, observes the released and actuated states of the braking unit.
Abstract:
A variable frequency drive motor system includes a variable frequency drive motor and a controller coupled to the motor. The controller includes a rectifier, a direct current (DC) link bus, and an inverter. The controller is configured to determine that a brake has failed. In response to the determination that the brake has failed, the controller is configured to determine that power to the controller from a power supply has been interrupted. In response to the determination that power to the controller has been interrupted and a determination that a DC voltage across the DC link bus is below a first threshold value, the controller is configured to drive the motor at a faster speed.
Abstract:
A plurality of motors, which drive plurality of axes of multi-axis robot, respectively; plurality of power converters, which control operation of plurality of motors, respectively, by supplying and controlling electric power to plurality of motors; drive circuits, each of which drives first semiconductor switching elements included in a corresponding one of power converters by outputting drive signals to control terminals of first semiconductor switching elements in accordance with control signals for controlling operation of the motors; shut-off circuit provided at non-end position in an electrical path, through which first operating power is supplied to drive circuits; and shut-off control circuit, which outputs shut-off signals to shut-off circuit. The shut-off circuit includes second semiconductor switching elements, which are inserted in an electrical path in series to each other, second semiconductor switching elements turning off in accordance with shut-off signals, respectively, to shut off the electrical path.
Abstract:
A construction machine includes: a swing structure; an electric motor that drives the swing structure; an operating device that outputs an operating signal according to an operating amount and an operating direction; an inverter device that controls the electric motor based on a control signal generated based on the operating signal; a position sensor that detects an actual speed of the electric motor; and a second controller that determines whether at least one of a first condition and a second condition is satisfied. The first condition is satisfied when a sign of a value computed by subtracting the actual speed from a target speed of the electric motor that defined by the control signal; and the second condition is satisfied when a difference between the target speed and the actual speed is greater than a first reference value, and when the acceleration is greater than a second reference value.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method, including: urgently putting a brake on a vehicle; detecting current values for at least two phases among phases of a motor which operates at a current which is out of a current measurable range through the urgently putting of a brake; comparing the current value detected in the detecting with a threshold value; when it is determined that there is one current value which is equal to or higher than the threshold value among the detected current values in the comparing, removing the current value which is equal to or higher than the threshold value and obtaining a current value for the remaining phase of the motor from a predetermined look-up table; and determining the removed current value using a current value which is detected through the comparing and is lower than the threshold value and the current value obtained through the obtaining.
Abstract:
This disclosure discloses a brake diagnosis device configured to diagnose a brake of a motor with a brake. The brake diagnosis device includes a brake control part, a diagnosis part, and a signal output part. The brake control part is configured to actuate or release the brake. The diagnosis part is configured to diagnose a presence or absence of an abnormality of the brake while the brake is actuated by the brake control part. The signal output part is configured to output a signal related to a brake abnormality after the brake is released by the brake control part in a case that the diagnosis part diagnoses the brake as having an abnormality.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a brake control circuit and a motor system. The brake control circuit is used for controlling a motor brake connected to a motor, and comprises a brake control input module and a brake control main module, wherein the brake control input module includes a control signal input unit and N relays connected in parallel to an output end of the control signal input unit, the relays are electrically connected to the brake control main module, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.