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US 12,259,034 · App. 17/422,229 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Method for monitoring a gearbox driven by an electric motor

Inventor: Johannes Kuehn (Braunschweig, DE)
Assignee: Lenze SE
F16H57/01B60L15/20G01M13/021F16H2057/0081F16H2057/012F16H2057/016F16H2057/018
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Patent No.
US 12,259,034
App. No.
17/422,229
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for monitoring a transmission driven by an electric motor with a motor control, in which load changes with zero crossing of the motor torque in the transmission are monitored, wherein at least one operating parameter of the electric motor and/or the motor control is measured and evaluated for monitoring the load change.

Claims (19)

1. A method for monitoring a transmission driven by an electric motor with a motor control, comprising:

monitoring load changes with zero crossing of motor torque in the transmission by measuring and evaluating at least one operating parameter of the electric motor and/or of a controller of the electric motor, wherein a number of load cycles exceeding a predetermined number of load cycles is detected as a critical operating state.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

signaling critical operating states to log a load and/or a wear of the transmission and/or to trigger an automated operating intervention.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the automated operating intervention is an emergency shutdown.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one operating parameter is one or more of: torque, motor position, speed, voltage, current, or power.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a number of load cycles is monitored.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein a characteristic value for a load and/or wear of the transmission is determined based on monitoring the number of load cycles, a load cycle frequency, transmission backlash and/or a torque gradient and wherein the characteristic value exceeding a predetermined value is signaled as a critical operating state.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein gear backlash is monitored and exceeding a predetermined gear backlash is detected and signaled as a critical operating state.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring transmission backlash as a function of a time-dependent characteristic of the motor torque which is evaluated as a function of a time-dependent characteristic of a motor position.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

monitoring a time dependent torque gradient at a time of zero crossing; and

signaling a critical operating state in response to detecting the time dependent torque gradient exceeding of a predetermined torque gradient.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one operating parameter is evaluated taking into account an area of a transmission element affected by a respective load change.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one operating parameter corresponds to a tooth of a gear of the transmission affected by a respective load change.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a test operation is initially carried out within a scope of commissioning and, if critical operating states occur during the test operation, parameters of an open-loop and/or closed-loop control of the electric motor are adjusted.

13. Method A method for monitoring a transmission driven by an electric motor with a motor control, comprising:

monitoring load changes with zero crossing of the motor torque in the transmission by measuring and evaluating at least one operating parameter of the electric motor and/or of a controller of the electric motor, wherein a frequency of load changes is monitored and exceeding a predetermined frequency is detected and signaled as a critical operating state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2021
From: KUEHN, JOHANNES
To: LENZE SE
Reel/Frame 058093/0115 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102019100941.3 · Jan 15, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220205525A1 · Jun 30, 2022
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