Method for reducing thermal stress of a power semiconductor switch, an electrical converter unit and an elevator

    公开(公告)号:US11993479B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17672150

    申请日:2022-02-15

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    CPC分类号: B66B1/308 B66B1/285 H02P6/085

    摘要: An electrical converter unit and a method for reducing thermal stress of a power semiconductor switch, such as an IGBT, of an electrical converter unit, the electrical converter unit comprising at least a gate control circuit wherein the electrical converter unit controls an electrical motor. The method comprises determining load and estimating required motor current based on the determined load and/or a predetermined speed profile. The electrical converter unit has at least a first operating state and a second operating state. The second operating state is used if predetermined criteria is fulfilled, the predetermined criteria relating to at least one of the following: estimated required current, measured motor speed, temperature of the power semiconductor switch and/or electrical converter unit, temperature model of the power semiconductor switch and/or electrical converter unit. In the second operating state a lower switching frequency of the power semiconductor switch is used than in the first operating state, and in the second operating state a higher switching speed of the power semiconductor switch is used than in the first operating state.

    METHOD FOR REDUCING THERMAL STRESS OF A POWER SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH, AN ELECTRICAL CONVERTER UNIT AND AN ELEVATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220169479A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17672150

    申请日:2022-02-15

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    摘要: An electrical converter unit and a method for reducing thermal stress of a power semiconductor switch, such as an IGBT, of an electrical converter unit, the electrical converter unit comprising at least a gate control circuit wherein the electrical converter unit controls an electrical motor. The method comprises determining load and estimating required motor current based on the determined load and/or a predetermined speed profile. The electrical converter unit has at least a first operating state and a second operating state. The second operating state is used if predetermined criteria is fulfilled, the predetermined criteria relating to at least one of the following: estimated required current, measured motor speed, temperature of the power semiconductor switch and/or electrical converter unit, temperature model of the power semiconductor switch and/or electrical converter unit. In the second operating state a lower switching frequency of the power semiconductor switch is used than in the first operating state, and in the second operating state a higher switching speed of the power semiconductor switch is used than in the first operating state.

    Method for determining rotor position of electric motor, elevator and electrical converter unit

    公开(公告)号:US11218097B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-04

    申请号:US16794623

    申请日:2020-02-19

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    摘要: A method for determining a rotor position of an electric motor, an elevator and an electrical converter unit are presented. The method comprises supplying a first excitation signal to the electric motor, determining a first response signal generated in the motor in response to the first excitation signal, determining, based on the first response signal, an electrical angle of a direct axis of the motor with respect to a stationary reference frame, supplying a second excitation signal to the motor, wherein the second excitation signal is based on the determined electrical angle, determining a second response signal generated in the motor in response to the second excitation signal, and determining the rotor position based on the second response signal.

    METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AT LEAST ONE PARAMETER OF A PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR OF AN ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR DRIVE UNITS, AND ELEVATORS

    公开(公告)号:US20210300722A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-30

    申请号:US17184715

    申请日:2021-02-25

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    IPC分类号: B66B1/30 B66B1/32 H02P6/08

    摘要: A method for identifying parameters, such as a magnetization-axis and torque-axis inductances, of a permanent magnet motor of an elevator includes applying, such as by a brake controller, at least one hoisting machinery brake to prevent rotation of a rotor of the permanent magnet motor, determining, by a first method, a mean value of motor inductance, as well as the magnetization-axis inductance and the torque-axis inductance as relative inductance values based on the mean value, determining, by a second method, being different than the first method, a mean value of motor main inductances, and determining absolute values of the magnetization-axis and the torque axis inductances based on the motor main inductance obtained by the second method and the relative inductance values obtained by the first method.

    METHOD FOR DETERMINING ROTOR POSITION OF ELECTRIC MOTOR, ELEVATOR AND ELECTRICAL CONVERTER UNIT

    公开(公告)号:US20200287485A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16794623

    申请日:2020-02-19

    申请人: KONE Corporation

    摘要: A method for determining a rotor position of an electric motor, an elevator and an electrical converter unit are presented. The method comprises supplying a first excitation signal to the electric motor, determining a first response signal generated in the motor in response to the first excitation signal, determining, based on the first response signal, an electrical angle of a direct axis of the motor with respect to a stationary reference frame, supplying a second excitation signal to the motor, wherein the second excitation signal is based on the determined electrical angle, determining a second response signal generated in the motor in response to the second excitation signal, and determining the rotor position based on the second response signal.