公开(公告)号：US09645194B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-09

申请号：US14198157

申请日：2014-03-05

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Yogesh Patel ,  Lixiang Wei

IPC: G01R31/28 ,  G01R31/42 ,  G01R31/02

CPC classification number: G01R31/2848 ,  G01R31/02 ,  G01R31/025 ,  G01R31/42

Abstract: Systems and methods for testing a motor drive are disclosed. The techniques enhance motor drive testing by not using a dyne-unit, thereby reducing the initial installation costs, maintenance costs, and size of the setup. The setup may include a rectifier and an inverter configured to operate in an active-reactive power control mode during testing under a simulated load by generating the corresponding active (P) and reactive (Q) power (e.g., torque and flux, respectively). The active-reactive power control mode may receive a desired P and Q and determine one or more gate drive signals to provide to switches in the rectifier and/or the inverter based on the desired P and Q, where the gate drive signals are configured to operate the rectifier and/or the inverter under a simulated load. The gate drive signals may be transmitted to the rectifier and/or the inverter accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US09281762B2

公开(公告)日：2016-03-08

申请号：US14073625

申请日：2013-11-06

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Jeremy Jon Keegan ,  Yogesh Patel ,  Bruce William Weiss ,  James Allen Carter

IPC: H02M7/5387 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K13/00 ,  H05K7/14

CPC classification number: H02M7/5387 ,  H05K7/1432 ,  H05K13/00 ,  Y10T29/49117

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for coupling a direct current (DC) pre-charging circuit to a motor drive. In one embodiment, an industrial automation device may include an enclosed module that may include a pre-charge circuit. The pre-charge circuit may pre-charge a direct current (DC) bus. Further, the DC bus may couple to an inverter. The enclosed module may also include a power input that may couple the pre-charge circuit to a DC power source and an electrical output structure that may couple the pre-charge circuit to the inverter. Additionally, the pre-charge circuit may be removeably coupled to the inverter and the DC power source via a sliding action of the enclosed module.

Abstract translation: 系统，方法和设备用于将直流（DC）预充电电路耦合到电机驱动器。 在一个实施例中，工业自动化设备可以包括可以包括预充电电路的封闭模块。 预充电电路可以预充电直流（DC）总线。 此外，DC总线可以耦合到逆变器。 封闭的模块还可以包括可以将预充电电路耦合到DC电源的电源输入和可以将预充电电路耦合到逆变器的电输出结构。 此外，预充电电路可以通过封闭模块的滑动动作可移除地耦合到逆变器和DC电源。

公开(公告)号：US20150253381A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14198157

申请日：2014-03-05

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Yogesh Patel ,  Lixiang Wei

IPC: G01R31/28

CPC classification number: G01R31/2848 ,  G01R31/02 ,  G01R31/025 ,  G01R31/42

Abstract: Systems and methods for testing a motor drive are disclosed. The techniques enhance motor drive testing by not using a dyne-unit, thereby reducing the initial installation costs, maintenance costs, and size of the setup. The setup may include a rectifier and an inverter configured to operate in an active-reactive power control mode during testing under a simulated load by generating the corresponding active (P) and reactive (Q) power (e.g., torque and flux, respectively). The active-reactive power control mode may receive a desired P and Q and determine one or more gate drive signals to provide to switches in the rectifier and/or the inverter based on the desired P and Q, where the gate drive signals are configured to operate the rectifier and/or the inverter under a simulated load. The gate drive signals may be transmitted to the rectifier and/or the inverter accordingly.

Abstract translation: 公开了用于测试电机驱动器的系统和方法。 该技术通过不使用达因单元来增强电机驱动器测试，从而降低初始安装成本，维护成本和设置大小。 该设置可以包括整流器和逆变器，其被配置为在模拟负载下的测试期间通过产生相应的有功（P）和无功（Q）功率（例如，分别为转矩和通量）来在有功无功功率控制模式下工作。 有源无功功率控制模式可以接收期望的P和Q，并且基于期望的P和Q确定一个或多个栅极驱动信号以提供整流器和/或逆变器中的开关，其中栅极驱动信号被配置为 在模拟负载下操作整流器和/或逆变器。 栅极驱动信号可以相应地传输到整流器和/或逆变器。

公开(公告)号：US20170025981A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-26

申请号：US15283507

申请日：2016-10-03

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Yogesh Patel ,  Lixiang Wei

IPC: H02P29/68 ,  H02P27/06 ,  H02M7/217

CPC classification number: H02P29/68 ,  H02M1/32 ,  H02M1/4216 ,  H02M1/4225 ,  H02M7/217 ,  H02M7/219 ,  H02M2001/0022 ,  H02M2001/327 ,  H02P27/06 ,  Y02B70/126

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for controlling a power converter to protect input filter inductors from overheating, in which an active front end (AFE) rectifier is operated in a boost mode to provide a boosted DC voltage at a derated output current value selected according to the DC bus voltage boost amount corresponding to a maximum load condition for which the filter inductors will not overheat.

Abstract translation: 提出了用于控制功率转换器以保护输入滤波电感器免于过热的方法和装置，其中有源前端（AFE）整流器以升压模式操作，以在根据下述方法选择的降额输出电流值提供升压的DC电压 对应于滤波电感器不会过热的最大负载条件的直流母线电压提升量。

公开(公告)号：US09553533B2

公开(公告)日：2017-01-24

申请号：US14721814

申请日：2015-05-26

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Bruce W. Weiss ,  Doyle F. Busse ,  Jeremy J. Keegan ,  Lixiang Wei ,  Michael W. Loth ,  Rangarajan M. Tallam ,  Yogesh Patel

IPC: H02M7/537 ,  H02P6/20 ,  H02H7/09 ,  H02P6/04 ,  H02M7/48

CPC classification number: H02P6/20 ,  H02H7/09 ,  H02M7/48 ,  H02M7/537 ,  H02P6/04 ,  H02P6/28

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for pre-charging the DC bus on a motor drive. Pre-charging techniques involve pre-charge circuitry including a manual switch, an automatic switch, and pre-charge control circuitry to switch the automatic switch between pre-charge and pre-charge bypass modes in response to an initialized pre-charge operation, input voltage sags, and so forth. In some embodiments, the pre-charge operation may be initialized by switching the manual switch closed. In some embodiments, the pre-charge operation may also be initialized by a detected voltage sag on the DC bus. The pre-charge circuitry may also be configured to disconnect to isolate a motor drive from the common DC bus under certain fault conditions.

Abstract translation: 提供的系统和方法用于在电机驱动器上对DC总线进行预充电。 预充电技术涉及预充电电路，包括手动开关，自动开关和预充电控制电路，以响应于初始化的预充电操作，输入的预充电和预充电旁路模式来切换自动开关 电压骤降​​等。 在一些实施例中，预充电操作可以通过关闭手动开关来初始化。 在一些实施例中，预充电操作也可以由DC总线上的检测到的电压暂降来初始化。 预充电电路还可以被配置为在某些故障条件下将电动机驱动器与公共DC总线隔离。

公开(公告)号：US09973137B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-15

申请号：US15283507

申请日：2016-10-03

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Yogesh Patel ,  Lixiang Wei

IPC: H02P29/68 ,  H02M1/32 ,  H02M1/42 ,  H02M7/217 ,  H02M7/219 ,  H02P27/06 ,  H02M1/00

CPC classification number: H02P29/68 ,  H02M1/32 ,  H02M1/4216 ,  H02M1/4225 ,  H02M7/217 ,  H02M7/219 ,  H02M2001/0022 ,  H02M2001/327 ,  H02P27/06 ,  Y02B70/126

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for controlling a power converter to protect input filter inductors from overheating, in which an active front end (AFE) rectifier is operated in a boost mode to provide a boosted DC voltage at a derated output current value selected according to the DC bus voltage boost amount corresponding to a maximum load condition for which the filter inductors will not overheat.

公开(公告)号：US20150124412A1

公开(公告)日：2015-05-07

申请号：US14073625

申请日：2013-11-06

Applicant: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jeremy Jon Keegan ,  Yogesh Patel ,  Bruce William Weiss ,  James Allen Carter

IPC: H02M7/5387 ,  H05K13/00

CPC classification number: H02M7/5387 ,  H05K7/1432 ,  H05K13/00 ,  Y10T29/49117

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for coupling a direct current (DC) pre-charging circuit to a motor drive. In one embodiment, an industrial automation device may include an enclosed module that may include a pre-charge circuit. The pre-charge circuit may pre-charge a direct current (DC) bus. Further, the DC bus may couple to an inverter. The enclosed module may also include a power input that may couple the pre-charge circuit to a DC power source and an electrical output structure that may couple the pre-charge circuit to the inverter. Additionally, the pre-charge circuit may be removeably coupled to the inverter and the DC power source via a sliding action of the enclosed module.

Abstract translation: 系统，方法和设备用于将直流（DC）预充电电路耦合到电机驱动器。 在一个实施例中，工业自动化设备可以包括可以包括预充电电路的封闭模块。 预充电电路可以预充电直流（DC）总线。 此外，DC总线可以耦合到逆变器。 封闭的模块还可以包括可以将预充电电路耦合到DC电源的电源输入和可以将预充电电路耦合到逆变器的电输出结构。 此外，预充电电路可以通过封闭模块的滑动动作可移除地耦合到逆变器和DC电源。

公开(公告)号：US20150256112A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-10

申请号：US14721814

申请日：2015-05-26

Applicant: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Bruce W. Weiss ,  Doyle F. Busse ,  Jeremy J. Keegan ,  Lixiang Wei ,  Michael W. Loth ,  Rangarajan M. Tallam ,  Yogesh Patel

IPC: H02P6/20 ,  H02P6/00 ,  H02P6/04 ,  H02M7/537

CPC classification number: H02P6/20 ,  H02H7/09 ,  H02M7/48 ,  H02M7/537 ,  H02P6/04 ,  H02P6/28

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for pre-charging the DC bus on a motor drive. Pre-charging techniques involve pre-charge circuitry including a manual switch, an automatic switch, and pre-charge control circuitry to switch the automatic switch between pre-charge and pre-charge bypass modes in response to an initialized pre-charge operation, input voltage sags, and so forth. In some embodiments, the pre-charge operation may be initialized by switching the manual switch closed. In some embodiments, the pre-charge operation may also be initialized by a detected voltage sag on the DC bus. The pre-charge circuitry may also be configured to disconnect to isolate a motor drive from the common DC bus under certain fault conditions.

Abstract translation: 提供的系统和方法用于在电机驱动器上对DC总线进行预充电。 预充电技术涉及预充电电路，包括手动开关，自动开关和预充电控制电路，以响应于初始化的预充电操作，输入的预充电和预充电旁路模式来切换自动开关 电压骤降​​等。 在一些实施例中，预充电操作可以通过关闭手动开关来初始化。 在一些实施例中，预充电操作也可以由DC总线上的检测到的电压暂降来初始化。 预充电电路还可以被配置为在某些故障条件下将电动机驱动器与公共DC总线隔离。