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US 9,502,997 · App. 14/344,900 · Granted Nov 22, 2016

Engine control for a synchronous motor

Inventors: Karsten Laing (Althütte, DE); Herbert Grabner (Linz, AT); Siegfried Silber (Kirchschlag, AT)
Assignee: XYLEM IP HOLDINGS LLC
H02P6/002H02K21/14H02P6/28H02P21/0089H02P21/05H02P21/18H02P23/04H02P25/03H02P2205/01H02P2209/11
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Patent No.
US 9,502,997
App. No.
14/344,900
Granted
Nov 22, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an engine control for a synchronous motor having a number of N stator coils set off in regard to each other, which are arranged around a rotor of the synchronous motor, wherein there may be impressed upon the stator coils by the engine control a coil voltage and wherein there is formed a coil current having a direct current component in a co-ordinate system rotating proportionally with the number of revolutions performed by the synchronous motor as well as a cross current component, wherein the cross current component effects a tangential force activating the rotor in the direction of rotation and wherein the direct current component effects a force acting perpendicularly to the rotor surface on the rotor, wherein the engine control has a direct current generator for generating a direct current component periodically alternating in the rotating co-ordinate system, in order to neutralize oscillations of the synchronous motor activated by the engine control by means of the force generated perpendicularly to the rotor surface, wherein the direct current generator is formed for evaluating at least one angle information and an operating cross current.

Claims (12)

1. An engine control for a synchronous motor comprising:

a number of N stator coils set off in regard to each other and arranged around a rotor of the synchronous motor, wherein a coil voltage may be impressed upon the stator coils by the engine control and wherein a coil current is generated having a direct current component in a co-ordinate system rotating proportionally with a number of revolutions performed by the synchronous motor as well as a cross current component, wherein the cross current component effects a tangential force activating the rotor in the direction of rotation and wherein the direct current component effects a force perpendicularly to a hemispherical rotor surface of the rotor, wherein

the engine control includes a direct current generator for generating a direct current component periodically alternating in the rotating co-ordinate system, in order to neutralize oscillations of the synchronous motor activated by the engine control by means of a force which is generated perpendicularly to the hemispherical rotor surface, wherein the direct current generator generates the direct current component by evaluating at least one angle information and an operating cross current and wherein the engine control is optimized for controlling the synchronous motor with the hemispherical rotor surface of the rotor.

2. The engine control according to claim 1 , wherein the direct current generator includes adaptation means which may be supplied with adaptation information evaluated by means of a measurement of the oscillations performed by the synchronous motor, wherein the engine control is configured to generate an alternating direct current component adapted to the synchronous motor to be activated based on the adaptation information.

3. The engine control according to claim 1 , further comprising a direct voltage generator for generating a direct voltage component periodically alternating in the rotating co-ordinate system, wherein the direct voltage generator is used to neutralize oscillations of the synchronous motor activated by the engine control by means of forces generated and oriented perpendicularly to the hemispherical rotor surface instead of the direct current generator.

4. The engine control according to claim 1 , wherein the engine control is formed by a field-oriented control.

5. A system comprising a synchronous motor and the engine control according according to claim 1 for controlling a spherical motor.

6. A method for controlling a synchronous motor, the method comprising:

impressing a coil voltage upon a number of N stator coils set off in regard to each other, which are arranged around a rotor of the synchronous motor and in which there is formed a coil current, wherein the coil current has a direct current component in a co-ordinate system rotating proportionally with the number of revolutions performed by the synchronous motor as well as a cross current component and wherein the cross current component effects a tangential force activating the rotor in the direction of rotation and wherein the direct current component effects a force perpendicular to a hemispherical rotor surface of the rotor, and

generating a direct current component periodically alternating in the rotating co-ordinate system and predetermined by impressing the coil voltage in order to neutralize oscillations of the synchronous motor activated by the engine control by means of a force acting perpendicularly to the hemispherical rotor surface, wherein at least one angle information and an operating cross current are evaluated for generating the suitable and periodically alternating direct current component.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising measuring the oscillations of the synchronous motor and using adaptation information evaluated thereby for generating the alternating direct current component.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising impressing a direct voltage component periodically alternating in the rotating co-ordinate system instead of the alternating direct current component, in order to neutralize oscillations of the synchronous motor activated by the engine control by means of forces acting perpendicularly on the hemispherical rotor surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2014
From: LAING, KARSTEN; GRABNER, HERBERT; SILBER, SIEGFRIED
To: XYLEM IP HOLDINGS LLC
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Priority Claims (1)
AT A 1331/2011 · Sep 15, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150108938A1 · Apr 23, 2015