Motor control device
Provided is a motor control device that includes an inverter circuit that includes a plurality of P-side switching elements and a plurality of N-side switching elements and drives a motor via a plurality of motor terminals; a first dynamic brake that brakes the motor by turning on all the phases of the plurality of P-side switching elements or turning on all the phases of the plurality of N-side switching elements; a second dynamic brake that brakes the motor by connecting dynamic brake resistors between the motor terminals; and a control unit that switches, according to the motor speed, between the first dynamic brake and the second dynamic brake, which are the dynamic brakes that brake the motor.
1. A motor control device comprising:
an inverter circuit that includes a plurality of P-side switching elements and a plurality of N-side switching elements, and drives a motor via a plurality of motor terminals;
a first dynamic brake that brakes the motor by turning on all phases of the plurality of P-side switching elements or all phases of the plurality of N-side switching elements;
a second dynamic brake that brakes the motor by connecting dynamic brake resistors between the plurality of motor terminals; and
a control unit that switches, according to the motor speed, between the first dynamic brake and the second dynamic brake, which are the dynamic brakes that brake the motor.
2. The motor control device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a switching-speed-value storage unit that stores therein a dynamic-brake switching speed calculated on the basis of a motor constant of a motor connected thereto, wherein
the control unit compares, continuously or regularly since starting an immediate stop operation, a motor speed detected by using a position detector or a speed detector with a dynamic-brake switching speed stored in the switching-speed-value storage unit; and,
according to a comparison result, switches a dynamic brake between the first dynamic brake and the second dynamic brake, which are the brakes that brake the motor.
3. The motor control device according to claim 2 , wherein
the control unit performs switching such that the second dynamic brake brakes the motor when the motor speed is higher than the dynamic-brake switching speed, and
the first dynamic brake brakes the motor when the motor speed is lower than or equal to the dynamic-brake switching speed.
4. The motor control device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a switching-speed-value storage unit that stores therein a dynamic-brake switching speed calculated on the basis of a motor constant of a motor connected thereto, wherein
the control unit compares, immediately after starting an immediate stop operation, a motor speed detected by using a position detector or a speed detector with a dynamic-brake switching speed stored in the switching-speed-value storage unit; and,
according to the comparison result, selects one of the first dynamic brake and the second dynamic brake as the dynamic brake to brake the motor.
5. The motor control device according to claim 4 , wherein
the control unit selects the second dynamic brake when the motor speed is higher than the dynamic-brake switching speed, and
selects the first dynamic brake when the motor speed is lower than or equal to the dynamic-brake switching speed.
6. The motor control device according to claim 1 , further comprising
a switching-speed-value storage unit that stores therein a dynamic-brake switching speed calculated on the basis of a motor constant of a motor connected thereto, wherein
the control unit compares, immediately after starting an immediate stop, a given speed command that is from a host controller with a dynamic-brake switching speed stored in the switching-speed-value storage unit; and,
selects, according to the comparison result, one of the first dynamic brake and the second dynamic brake as a dynamic brake to brake the motor.
7. The motor control device according to claim 6 , wherein
the control unit selects the second dynamic brake when the speed command is higher than the dynamic-brake switching speed; and
selects the first dynamic brake when the speed command is lower than or equal to the dynamic-brake switching speed.
8. The motor control device according to claim 1 , wherein, upon starting a stop operation, the control unit controls a dynamic braking of the motor by comparing a motor speed with a certain dynamic-brake switching speed, and switching the dynamic braking between the first dynamic brake and the second dynamic brake based on a comparison result.