Generic configurable electric part
A configurable generic electrical member includes a processor means for performing at least one configured function in order to generate output signals for at least one piece of electrical equipment. The processor means includes a fast processor unit and a slow processor unit in which functional blocks are implemented, which blocks are arranged respectively to perform relatively fast operations and relatively slow operations, in that the functional blocks are independent and parameterizable, and in that the processor units are configurable to parameterize and interconnect the functional blocks selectively in such a manner as to perform the configured function.
1. A configurable generic electrical member comprising:
processor means for performing at least one configured function in order to generate output signals for at least one piece of electrical equipment, the processor means comprising:
a fast processor unit in which functional blocks are implemented, which functional blocks are arranged respectively to perform relatively fast operations; and
a slow processor unit in which functional blocks are implemented, which functional blocks are arranged respectively to perform relatively slow operations,
the functional blocks of both the fast processor unit and the slow processor unit being independent and parameterizable, and
the fast and slow processor units being configurable to parameterize and interconnect the functional blocks selectively in such a manner as to perform the configured function.
2. The configurable generic electrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the processor units are arranged to perform a function of controlling an electric motor and the output signals comprise control signals generated by the function on the basis of a setpoint and measurements of operating parameters of the motor.
3. The configurable generic electrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the processor units are arranged to perform a function of converting a DC or an AC voltage into a DC or an AC voltage, and the output signals comprise an output DC or AC voltage.
4. The configurable generic electrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the fast processor unit comprises at least one FPGA.
5. The configurable generic electrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the slow processor unit comprises a microcontroller using software means.
6. The configurable generic electrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the functional blocks include at least one control block.
7. The configurable generic electrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the functional blocks include at least one protection block.
8. The configurable generic electrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the functional blocks include at least one calculation block.
9. The configurable generic electrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the functional blocks comprise a transformer block for transforming from a stationary reference frame associated with the stator of an electric motor to a rotary reference frame associated with the rotor of the motor, or for transforming from a rotary reference frame to a stationary reference frame.
10. The configurable generic electrical member according to claim 1 , wherein the functional blocks comprise a transformer block for passing from a two-phase reference frame to a three-phase reference frame or from a three-phase reference frame to a two-phase reference frame.