The present invention provides a motor driving device for easily and accurately detecting an abnormal status of a motor. The motor driving device (21) includes a control circuit (100) for generating a driver control signal (S10); a driving circuit (200) for generating a motor driving signal (S3) according to the driver control signal (S10); an initial position detecting circuit (300) for detecting an initial position of a motor (22); and a rotation detecting circuit (400) for detecting a rotation status of the motor (22). Before the motor (22) starts to rotate normally, the control circuit (100) repeatedly performs a serial activation processing including detecting an initial position; applying an initial torque and detecting a motor rotation, and when the repetition number reaches a threshold value m (for example, m=5), the motor (22) is forced stop.

A motor starter apparatus includes at least one semiconductor switch configured to selectively couple a power source to a motor, at least one current sensor configured to generate a current sense signal indicative of a current provided via the at least one semiconductor switch, and a control circuit coupled to the at least one current sensor and configured to cause the at least one semiconductor switch to momentarily couple the power source to the motor and identify a fault based on a behavior of the current sense signal in response to the momentary coupling. The control circuit may be configured to identify the fault responsive to detecting that a rate of change of the current in response to the momentary coupling meets a predetermined criterion.

A method is provided for determining an operational readiness state of an electric motor, a pump motor for pumping an operating fluid, for example, an aqueous urea solution, in a vehicle. The method includes applying an electric drive voltage to the electric motor according to a prescribed drive voltage curve in order to drive a rotor of the electric motor to rotate through a prescribed angle of rotation, detecting a response behavior of the electric motor, and determining the state of the electric motor based on the results determined in step b).

Diagnostic and/or control methods, systems and apparatuses for variable frequency drives are disclosed. The variable frequency drive may be controlled by a controller that may conduct one or more tests or evaluations. The tests or evaluations may include determining whether a switching device in the variable frequency drive is open-circuited, short-circuited, or operating normally. The tests may include determining whether current provided at an inverter output of the variable frequency drive is within a predetermined range. An exemplary embodiment evaluates the drive for a short circuit condition, an open circuit condition, and a sensor error or failure condition, controls operation of the drive based upon these one or more evaluations, may abort operation of the drive based upon one or more evaluations, and may set a fault code indicative of the type of error encountered.

Techniques control a utility vehicle. Such techniques involve storing electric power in a lithium battery of the utility vehicle. Such techniques further involve operating a motor controller of the utility vehicle in a normal mode in which the motor controller provides electric power from a lithium battery of the utility vehicle to an electric motor of the utility vehicle to turn one or more ground engaging members of the utility vehicle. Such techniques further involve, after operating the motor controller in the normal operating mode, operating the motor controller in a walkaway mode in which the motor controller configures the electric motor to provide braking torque.

Controllers for controlling hybrid motor drive circuits configured to drive a motor are provided herein. A controller is configured to drive the motor using an inverter when a motor commanded frequency is not within a predetermined range of line input power frequencies, and couple line input power to an output of the inverter using a first switch device when the motor commanded frequency is within the predetermined range of line input power frequencies.

A method of detecting forward and reverse connection of a three-phase motor is disclosed, including: turning on a first solid-state switch pair and a second solid-state switch pair into conduction for a predetermined period of time so that current can flow between a power supply and the three-phase motor; detecting output current of a solid-state motor starter; and determining the forward and reverse connection state of the three-phase motor based on the output current of the solid-state motor starter, in a case that currents exist at a first output terminal and a second output terminal, it is determined that the three-phase motor is in the forward connection state, and in a case that currents exist at the first output terminal and a third output terminal, it is determined that the three-phase motor is in the reverse connection state. Furthermore, a solid-state motor starter is disclosed.

A solid-state motor starter which includes three electronic switching modules is disclosed. The solid-state motor starter includes: an energy absorbing circuit, which includes a transient diode array including at least one transient diode branch, each branch includes at least one transient diode connected in series in the same direction, and the branches are connected in parallel in the same direction, and the transient diode array has a cathode and an anode connection end; a first and a second three-phase bridge rectifier circuit, which are composed of rectifier diodes. The input or output of each electronic switching module is connected to the midpoint of one of the bridge arms of the first or second three-phase bridge rectifier circuit. The positive poles and the negative poles of the first and second three-phase bridge rectifier circuit are connected to the cathode and anode connection end of the transient diode array.

Techniques control a utility vehicle. Such techniques involve obtaining access to a lithium battery powered utility vehicle having a utility vehicle body, a lithium battery system supported by the utility vehicle body, the lithium battery system being constructed and arranged to store electric power, a motor system supported by the utility vehicle body, the motor system being constructed and arranged to provide vehicle propulsion in response to electric power from the lithium battery system, and a set of user controls electrically coupled with the motor system. The set of user controls is constructed and arranged to transition the motor system between a non-operational state and an operational state in response to detection of a wireless device. Such techniques further involve detecting the wireless device, and transitioning the motor system between the non-operational state and the operational state in response to detection of the wireless device.

A method of monitoring a starter. The method includes: determining a duration of a first start and a current supplied to one winding of the electric motor during the initiation; computing the limit theoretical thermal state of the electric motor based on the duration of the first start, on the current supplied to one winding of the electric motor during the first start and on electric motor parameters; determining a current supplied to one winding of the electric motor; computing a current thermal state based on the current determined and on the electric motor parameters; comparing the current thermal state to the limit theoretical thermal state, if the current thermal state is greater than the limit theoretical thermal state, transmitting a warning signal representative of a risk of tripping a motor thermal fault.