A motor drive apparatus includes a PWM converter configured to convert AC power of an AC power supply into DC power, a DC link unit including capacitors provided on the DC output side of the PWM converter and connected in series with each other, an inverter configured to convert the DC power of the DC link unit into AC power for driving a motor and output the AC power, a DC link voltage detection unit, a power supply voltage detection unit, a short-circuit judgment unit configured to judge that at least one of the capacitors has shorted when the DC link voltage value is smaller than the peak value of the power supply voltage, and a shut-off unit configured to shut off flow of AC power from the AC power supply into the PWM converter when the short-circuit judgment unit judges that at least one of the capacitors has shorted.

A motor drive apparatus includes a PWM converter configured to convert AC power of an AC power supply into DC power, a DC link unit including capacitors provided on the DC output side of the PWM converter and connected in series with each other, an inverter configured to convert the DC power of the DC link unit into AC power for driving a motor and output the AC power, a DC link voltage detection unit, a power supply voltage detection unit, a short-circuit judgment unit configured to judge that at least one of the capacitors has shorted when the DC link voltage value is smaller than the peak value of the power supply voltage, and a shut-off unit configured to shut off flow of AC power from the AC power supply into the PWM converter when the short-circuit judgment unit judges that at least one of the capacitors has shorted.

A converter system and a method for operating a converter system having block-type energy feedback, in particular, includes: a power inverter that feeds energy back to an AC-voltage supply system, i.e. in particular a first power inverter; a DC/DC transformer having a control unit; and an electric motor, which is able to be fed by a second power inverter. The DC-voltage-side terminal of the second power inverter is connected to a first terminal of the DC/DC transformer 102, and a current-acquisition device for acquiring the current conveyed by the DC/DC transformer to the terminal of the regenerative power inverter on the DC-voltage side is connected to a control unit, e.g., such that the current values acquired by the current-acquisition device are supplied to the control unit. The control unit supplies to the DC/DC transformer control signals such that the voltage supplied by the DC/DC transformer to the regenerative power inverter, the acquired current is able to be controlled, in particular controls, to a setpoint-value characteristic.

A converter system and a method for operating a converter system having block-type energy feedback, in particular, includes: a power inverter that feeds energy back to an AC-voltage supply system, i.e. in particular a first power inverter; a DC/DC transformer having a control unit; and an electric motor, which is able to be fed by a second power inverter. The DC-voltage-side terminal of the second power inverter is connected to a first terminal of the DC/DC transformer 102, and a current-acquisition device for acquiring the current conveyed by the DC/DC transformer to the terminal of the regenerative power inverter on the DC-voltage side is connected to a control unit, e.g., such that the current values acquired by the current-acquisition device are supplied to the control unit. The control unit supplies to the DC/DC transformer control signals such that the voltage supplied by the DC/DC transformer to the regenerative power inverter, the acquired current is able to be controlled, in particular controls, to a setpoint-value characteristic.

A motor drive device includes a PWM converter configured to convert AC power supplied from an AC power supply into DC power and supply it to a DC link, a DC link capacitor which is provided in the DC link and may store the DC power, an inverter configured to convert the DC power in the DC link into AC power for motor driving and output it, and a boosting ratio control unit configured to control the boosting ratio as the ratio of the value of the DC voltage output from the PWM converter to the peak value of the AC voltage input from the AC power supply, to allow a motor to be driven using AC power output by converting the DC power stored in the DC link capacitor by the inverter during shut-off of supply of the DC power from the PWM converter to the DC link.

A motor and control method for making the generating and regeneration efficiency higher than before are provided. A motor including a rotor, a storage battery and a capacitor (a source) is provided to charge a produced electrical energy, a SR motor portion rotates the rotor by magnetic force produced with a current supplied by the source and generates by converting rotational energy of the rotor into electrical energy, current sensors measure the currents supplied to excitation coils, and a semiconductor switching control circuit for driving and generation to maintain the rotation by increasing the current with supply of electrical energy from the source to the excitation coils if the currents measured by the current sensors fall below a predetermined lower limit for making the rotor rotate due to the charging.

A takeoff location and a landing location are received for an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle that includes a plurality of rotors. An autonomous and noise-reduced flight trajectory for the autonomous VTOL vehicle is determined based at least in part on the takeoff location, the landing location, a jerk function, and a noise function, including by minimizing the jerk function and minimizing the noise function. A set of one or more desired forces or moments is determined for the autonomous VTOL vehicle based at least in part on autonomous and noise-reduced flight trajectory. A plurality of motor control signals is determined for the plurality of rotors based at least in part on the set of one or more desired forces or moments.

A takeoff location and a landing location are received for an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle that includes a plurality of rotors. An autonomous and noise-reduced flight trajectory for the autonomous VTOL vehicle is determined based at least in part on the takeoff location, the landing location, a jerk function, and a noise function, including by minimizing the jerk function and minimizing the noise function. A set of one or more desired forces or moments is determined for the autonomous VTOL vehicle based at least in part on autonomous and noise-reduced flight trajectory. A plurality of motor control signals is determined for the plurality of rotors based at least in part on the set of one or more desired forces or moments.

The present disclosure relates to a compressor control apparatus and a compressor control method thereof, and more particularly, to a compressor control apparatus for controlling a switching operation of a switching device to control the start-up of a compressor motor and a compressor control method thereof.

A motor control device includes a control and computation unit, a compensation signal generation unit, an adder, and a drive unit. The control and computation unit is configured to perform computation processing based on a detected rotational position of a motor and a positional instruction, and to generate a first torque instruction signal to be used to drive the motor. The compensation signal generation unit is configured to generate a torque compensation signal to be used to compensate the first torque instruction signal. The adder is configured to add the torque compensation signal to the first torque instruction signal, and to output an acquired signal as a second torque instruction signal. The drive unit is configured to generate a drive signal to be used to power-drive winding wires of the motor based on the second torque instruction signal. The compensation signal generation unit is further configured to generate a torque compensation signal that switches to a torque compensation value having a predetermined value at a switching timing based on a timing when a rotation direction of the motor inverts.