Method and controller for determining an undesired condition in an electrical drive system

    公开(公告)号:US09829540B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-28

    申请号:US15157644

    申请日:2016-05-18

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: G01R31/34 G01M5/0066 G01M13/028 G01M13/045

    Abstract: A method for determining an undesired condition in an electrical drive system including an electrical machine and an electrical drive, wherein the method includes a) obtaining a measured signal of an electrical or mechanical parameter, b) obtaining a frequency spectrum of the measured signal, that contains a measured frequency component, c) determining whether the measured frequency component is within a predetermined distance from a trend line, which trend line is associated with only one specific frequency component of the electrical or mechanical parameter present during a specific undesired condition, d) on the condition that the measured frequency component is within the predetermined distance from the trend line increasing a counter associated with the trend line, e) repeating steps a) to d), wherein in case the counter reaches a predetermined number determining that the electrical drive system is subjected to the undesired condition associated with the trend line.

    Method of controlling an electrical machine

    公开(公告)号:US11121657B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16746331

    申请日:2020-01-17

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A method is described for estimating a position of a rotor in a synchronous electric machine having a rotor. The method has the steps of: inputting the initial rotor angle into a power converter, injecting a first voltage waveform with a first fundamental frequency into the power converter,—injecting a second voltage waveform with a second fundamental frequency into the power converter, the second voltage waveform being offset with an offset angle δθ, determining a resulting second axis current in the power converter at the second fundamental frequency, adjusting, for each torque value, the offset angle δθ so that the resulting second axis current at the second fundamental frequency becomes zero, and estimating the position of the rotor based on the plurality of offset angle values.

    METHOD OF IDENTIFYING PARAMETERS OF A MOTOR SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20240333187A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18604667

    申请日:2024-03-14

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    CPC classification number: H02P23/14 G01H1/003 G01H13/00

    Abstract: A method of identifying parameters of a motor system having an electric motor assembly and a control system, for vibration reduction in the electric motor assembly, the method including: a) sweeping a frequency of an oscillating reactive torque injected into the electric motor, b) determining a natural frequency of the motor system, the natural frequency being the frequency at which the oscillating reactive torque produces a maximum amplitude of a vibration-related parameter obtained based on vibration-related measurements by sensors mounted to the electric motor, c) incrementally increasing a magnitude of reactive torque oscillating at the natural frequency, injected to the electric motor, d) obtaining a magnitude of the vibration-related parameter for each magnitude of the reactive torque injected in step c), and e) determining, for each magnitude of the injected reactive torque, a gain and a phase response of the motor system, the gain being determined based on the magnitude of the injected reactive torque and the corresponding magnitude of the vibration-related parameter, and the phase response being determined based on a phase angle of the injected reactive torque and a phase angle of the corresponding vibration-related parameter.

    Method and an Arrangement for Controlling Vibration of a Variable Frequency Drive Controlled Electric Machine

    公开(公告)号:US20230025973A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17812857

    申请日:2022-07-15

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A field of electric drive devices and electric machines, such as electric motors and electric generators for industrial applications and more particularly to a method and an arrangement for controlling vibration of a variable frequency drive controlled electric machine. In the method for controlling vibration of a variable frequency drive controlled electric machine, the resonance frequency/frequencies and the stiffness are determined in a ramp up/ramp down test; amount of damping is determined in an impulse test; a mechanical transfer function is determined in a steady drive test; a vibration control model is determined utilizing said resonance frequency/frequencies, said stiffness, the amount of damping and the mechanical transfer function; and vibration is controlled utilizing the vibration control model.

    Angular Position Error Estimation At Standstill For High-Frequency Voltage Injection

    公开(公告)号:US20210328532A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US17231708

    申请日:2021-04-15

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus for performing angular position error estimation. The apparatus operates (601) a synchronous motor (111) according to a pre-defined pulsating torque signal using a sensorless vector control method with high-frequency voltage injection. The pre-defined pulsating torque signal has a zero mean and corresponds to a torque operating point. The apparatus measures (602) a first value of an estimated angular position at a first time instance corresponding substantially to an end point of the pre-defined pulsating torque signal and second values of the estimated angular position and an estimated angular speed at a second time instance occurring after the first time instance. Based on the measured values, the apparatus estimates (603) an error in the estimated angular position and stores (604) the error to a lookup table. After performing said steps for one or more pre-defined pulsating torque signals, the apparatus operates (607) the synchronous motor (111) using the lookup table for angular position error correction.

    METHOD OF REDUCING VIBRATIONS IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240405704A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-05

    申请号:US18674130

    申请日:2024-05-24

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A method of reducing vibrations in an electric motor including a rotor and a stator, by means of an active vibration controller, AVC, the method includes: a) determining whether one of an angular rotational speed of the rotor and an angular stator frequency multiplied by two is within a critical range including a mechanical resonance frequency of a motor assembly including the electric motor and its load, b) i) setting an oscillating incremental torque angular frequency of the AVC to the angular rotational speed of the rotor if the angular rotational speed of the rotor is within the critical range, or ii) setting the oscillating incremental torque angular frequency to the angular stator frequency multiplied by two if the angular stator frequency multiplied by two is within the critical range, iii) generating an oscillating incremental torque reference using the AVC with the oscillating incremental torque angular frequency set in step b i) or b ii), and iv) controlling the electric motor based on a sum of the oscillating incremental torque reference and an electrical torque reference; or c) i) deactivating the AVC if the angular rotational speed of the rotor and the angular stator frequency multiplied by two is outside the critical range, and ii) controlling the electric motor based on the electrical torque reference.

    Angular position error estimation at standstill for high-frequency voltage injection

    公开(公告)号:US11342871B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-24

    申请号:US17231708

    申请日:2021-04-15

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided an apparatus for performing angular position error estimation. The apparatus operates (601) a synchronous motor (111) according to a pre-defined pulsating torque signal using a sensorless vector control method with high-frequency voltage injection. The pre-defined pulsating torque signal has a zero mean and corresponds to a torque operating point. The apparatus measures (602) a first value of an estimated angular position at a first time instance corresponding substantially to an end point of the pre-defined pulsating torque signal and second values of the estimated angular position and an estimated angular speed at a second time instance occurring after the first time instance. Based on the measured values, the apparatus estimates (603) an error in the estimated angular position and stores (604) the error to a lookup table. After performing said steps for one or more pre-defined pulsating torque signals, the apparatus operates (607) the synchronous motor (111) using the lookup table for angular position error correction.

    Method Of Controlling An Electrical Machine
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200235687A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-23

    申请号:US16746331

    申请日:2020-01-17

    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG

    Abstract: A method is described for estimating a position of a rotor in a synchronous electric machine having a rotor. The method has the steps of: inputting the initial rotor angle into a power converter, injecting a first voltage waveform with a first fundamental frequency into the power converter,—injecting a second voltage waveform with a second fundamental frequency into the power converter, the second voltage waveform being offset with an offset angle δθ, determining a resulting second axis current in the power converter at the second fundamental frequency, adjusting, for each torque value, the offset angle δθ so that the resulting second axis current at the second fundamental frequency becomes zero, and estimating the position of the rotor based on the plurality of offset angle values.

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