H02P1/02

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS INCLUDING ELECTRIC MOTOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF OPERATION

Described herein is an electric motor assembly for an environmental control system. The electric motor assembly includes a fan configured to rotate to circulate air within a controlled environment chamber of the environmental control system, and an electric motor coupled to the fan and configured to rotate the fan. The electric motor includes a motor controller configured to receive a braking control signal from a sensor associated with the controlled environment chamber. The braking control signal indicates an entrance to the controlled environment chamber is about to be opened. The motor controller is also configured to initiate braking the electric motor in response to receiving the braking control signal.

Control device of electric motor and method for controlling electric motor
11196367 · 2021-12-07 · ·

A control device of an electric motor that drives an axis influenced by gravity includes: a determination unit that determines whether an overrun operation to move past a target position of the axis is allowable; and a drive control unit that, in a case in which it is determined by the determination unit that the overrun operation is allowable and the axis is driven in an antigravity direction, controls driving of the electric motor so that, after the axis being driven to the overrun position past the target position in the antigravity direction, the axis is driven again in a gravity direction to stop at the target position.

SYSTEM FOR OUTPUT RATIO CONFIGURATION OF START-UP BATTERY AND RAPID ENERGY STORAGE MODULE IN PARALLEL
20210376639 · 2021-12-02 · ·

The disclosure provides a system for output ratio configuration of start-up battery and rapid energy storage module starts a start-up motor in a start-up mode, including a start-up battery having a voltage and a higher voltage rapid energy storage module having a voltage. The higher voltage rapid energy storage module connects the start-up battery in parallel. In the start-up mode, the voltage of the higher voltage rapid energy storage module for connecting the start-up battery in parallel is greater than the voltage of the start-up battery, which is used to set an electrical output ratio of the start-up battery and the higher voltage rapid energy storage module respectively to provide for a load current of the start-up motor. The sum of the electrical output ratio of the start-up battery plus the electrical output ratio of the higher voltage rapid energy storage module is equal to 1.

SYSTEM FOR OUTPUT RATIO CONFIGURATION OF START-UP BATTERY AND RAPID ENERGY STORAGE MODULE IN PARALLEL
20210376639 · 2021-12-02 · ·

The disclosure provides a system for output ratio configuration of start-up battery and rapid energy storage module starts a start-up motor in a start-up mode, including a start-up battery having a voltage and a higher voltage rapid energy storage module having a voltage. The higher voltage rapid energy storage module connects the start-up battery in parallel. In the start-up mode, the voltage of the higher voltage rapid energy storage module for connecting the start-up battery in parallel is greater than the voltage of the start-up battery, which is used to set an electrical output ratio of the start-up battery and the higher voltage rapid energy storage module respectively to provide for a load current of the start-up motor. The sum of the electrical output ratio of the start-up battery plus the electrical output ratio of the higher voltage rapid energy storage module is equal to 1.

AUTOMATIC DOOR OPERATOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME
20220205305 · 2022-06-30 ·

An automatic door operator is disclosed, including a main control circuit, an actuating unit configured to output torque, and a transmission device. The main control circuit controls operation of the actuating unit to drive a movement of a door leaf through the transmission device. The automatic door operator further includes: a DC power supply configured to supply a DC voltage VDD to the main control circuit; and a standby power switching circuit, connected in series between the DC power supply and the main control circuit, and configured to acquire a switching signal and conduct, or cut off after a preset time period Δt has been elapsed, electric current between the DC power supply and the main control circuit according to the switch signal. A method for driving the automatic door operator is also disclosed. The present disclosure realizes the purpose of saving energy and electricity of the automatic door operator, while increasing the lifetime of the main control circuit.

MOTOR SOFT-STARTER CONTROL

Examples include a method for controlling a motor soft-starter for starting an electric motor on a three-phases electric network in order to compensate a misbalance between the windings of the electric motor due to a misbalance between the phases of the electric network.

MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE
20220190750 · 2022-06-16 ·

A motor control device controls the drive of a motor including a motor winding. The motor control device is provided with an energization control unit and a standstill determination unit. The energization control unit controls the energization of the motor winding in accordance with a detection value of a rotational position sensor that detects a rotational position of the motor. The standstill determination unit determines a standstill of the motor. When a standstill of the motor is detected, the energization control unit controls energization in a change pattern that is an energization pattern different from a preset regular pattern in accordance with the detection value of the rotational position sensor.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDRESSING FAILURE-TO-START CONDITION IN ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH INTERNAL MAGNETS

A system and method for identifying and responding to a condition in which an electric motor fails to start. A rotor core includes slots in which magnets are received to produce an electrical reluctance. A motor controller determines a position of the rotor, uses the determined position to convert a torque demand to a demanded D-axis current value, and compares the demanded value to a supplied D-axis current value. If the demanded value differs from the supplied value by at least a pre-established threshold amount, then the motor is restarted. Otherwise, the difference between the torque demand and an actual current is used to drive a voltage applied to the motor. The controller may also implement a sensorless technology, and may restart the motor if the demanded value differs from the supplied value by at least the threshold amount even if the sensorless technology determines that the motor started.

Controlling electrical access to a lithium battery on a utility vehicle

Techniques involve controlling battery access on a utility vehicle. Such techniques involve monitoring status of input signals from a group comprising: a lithium battery system, a keyed switch, and a charging receptacle, comparing the status of the input signals to timeout settings stored in memory of the motion control system, initiating a timer based on comparison of the input signals to the timeout settings, and disconnecting at least one direct current (DC) path between a lithium battery interface and a power distribution interface of the utility vehicle in response to expiration of the timer. Such techniques further involve, after disconnecting, reconnecting the at least one DC current path between the lithium battery interface and the power distribution interface in response to a change in status of at least one of the input signals. Such techniques may be performed by a motion control system of the utility vehicle.

MODULAR SWITCH APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC DRIVE

A modular switch apparatus for controlling at least one electric drive includes a mounting rail bus system having a control line and two power supply lines, a power supply device, and a safety relay module that is configured to obtain a first, high level control signal from a DC supply voltage applied to the two power supply lines and to feed the first control signal to the control line via the first bus interface if the emergency stop command device has not been actuated. Furthermore, at least one safety motor starter module is provided, which includes a processing device with an input that can be electrically connected to the control line via a bus interface. The processing device is adapted to evaluate a first, high level control signal as transferred via the control line and to provide control signals for controlling the at least two switch devices.