METHODS AND CIRCUITS FOR CROSS CONDUCTION PROTECTION IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240388236A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-21

    申请号:US18320612

    申请日:2023-05-19

    Abstract: A system including an electric motor of a compressor system and a controller is disclosed. The electric motor includes a switch configured to provide line frequency power to the electric motor to drive the electric motor at a full speed, and an inverter to provide variable frequency power to the electric motor to drive the electric motor at a variable speed. The controller is configured to determine whether the switch is closed in response to powering up the electric motor and before supplying the variable frequency power to the electric motor from the inverter. The controller is configured to prevent supply of the variable frequency power to the electric motor from the inverter to prevent damage to the inverter based on the determining that the switch is closed and generate an alert notification to notify a user of a fault in the switch.

    Systems and methods for component monitoring in an electric motor

    公开(公告)号:US11791760B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US17172853

    申请日:2021-02-10

    CPC classification number: H02P29/028 H02P27/06

    Abstract: A motor controller for an electric motor is provided. The motor controller includes an inverter configured to supply current to stator windings of the electric motor. The motor controller further includes a plurality of sensors configured to generate a sensor signal in response to detecting a parameter. The sensor signal represents a measured parameter. The motor controller further includes a processor coupled in communication with the inverter and with the plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to, in a first mode, transmit a control signal to the inverter to operate the electric motor at a first frequency. The processor is further configured to receive the sensor signal from the plurality of sensors. The processor is further configured to determine a first fault condition is present at the electric motor based on the measured parameter represented by the sensor signal.

    Methods and systems for controlling an electric motor
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    Methods and systems for controlling an electric motor 有权
    用于控制电动机的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08947034B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-03

    申请号:US13829121

    申请日:2013-03-14

    CPC classification number: H02P31/00 G01R31/343 H02P21/16

    Abstract: A system and a method of automatically determining an electric motor type are provided. An electric motor drive controller is configured to be coupled to an electric motor and to determine running parameters of the drive controller for the electric motor. The drive controller includes a memory device, a processor communicatively coupled to the memory device and to a user interface wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored on the memory device that cause the processor to automatically measure electrical characteristics of the electric motor, identify the electric motor using the measured electrical characteristics, load pre defined running parameters selected based on the identification into the memory device, and control an operation of the electric motor using the controller and the loaded running parameters.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种自动确定电动机类型的系统和方法。 电动机驱动控制器被配置为耦合到电动机并且确定用于电动机的驱动控制器的运行参数。 驱动器控制器包括存储器设备,通信地耦合到存储器设备的处理器和用户接口,其中处理器被配置为执行存储在存储器设备上的指令,使得处理器自动测量电动机的电特性,识别 使用所测量的电气特性的电动机,基于所述识别而选择的负载预定运行参数存储到所述存储装置中,以及使用所述控制器和所述运行参数控制所述电动机的运行。

    Controller and drive circuits for electric motors

    公开(公告)号:US12212253B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-28

    申请号:US18069182

    申请日:2022-12-20

    Abstract: An electric motor system is provided. The electric motor system includes a drive circuit including an inverter configured to supply variable frequency current over a first duration and a switch configured to supply line frequency current over a second duration. The electric motor system further includes an electric motor coupled to the drive circuit and a controller communicatively coupled to the drive circuit. The controller is configured to control the inverter to supply variable frequency current to the electric motor over the first duration, determine to control the drive circuit to transition from supplying variable frequency current to supplying line frequency current, measure at least one parameter of the inverter, compute, based on the at least one measured parameter, an adjustment to a default parameter to enable the inverter to reach a threshold output frequency, and operate the inverter based on the computed adjustment to the default parameter.

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