EP2096071B1 - Solenoid brake control device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electromagnetic brake control apparatus that controls an excitation state of a brake coil in an electromagnetic braking apparatus such as an elevator braking apparatus, for example.
- an electromagnetic brake control apparatus of this kind because commencement of the release action of the armature due to attraction by the brake coil is detectable, and the speed of the armature during the release action is ascertainable, and the attractive force that arises in the brake coil can be reduced while tracking the speed of the armature to a preset target speed when commencement of the release action is detected, collision noise can be reduced stably during brake release in any electromagnetic braking apparatus while suppressing lengthening of brake release action time. By making the speed of the armature track the target speed, the brake release action can also be performed more reliably.
- FIG 1 is a schematic structural diagram that shows an elevator apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- a car 1 and a counterweight 2 are suspended inside a hoistway by a main rope 3, and are raised and lowered inside the hoistway by a driving force from a hoisting machine 4.
- a hoisting machine 4 has: a drive sheave 5 onto which a main rope 3 is wound; a motor 6 that rotates the drive sheave 5; a brake drum 7 that functions as a brake rotating body that is rotated together with the drive sheave 5 together with motion of the car 1; and an electromagnetic braking apparatus 8 that brakes rotation of the first drive sheave 5.
- the electromagnetic braking apparatus 8 has: a brake shoe 9 that can be placed in contact with and separated from the brake drum 7; an armature 10 that is connected to the brake shoe 9; a braking spring 11 that presses the brake shoe 9 against the brake drum 7; an electromagnet 12 that is disposed so as to face the armature 10 and that generates electromagnetic attraction that acts against the braking spring 11 and separates the brake shoe 9 from the brake drum 7; and a release detecting switch 13 that detects if the armature 10 has been displaced to a fully released position.
- a brake coil 14 is disposed on the electromagnet 12.
- An excitation state of the brake coil 14 is controlled by a control apparatus main body 15.
- a detection signal from an electric current detector 16 for detecting an electric current value (an actual current value) that is passed to the brake coil 14 is input into the control apparatus main body 15.
- FIG 2 is a block diagram that shows a configuration of the control apparatus main body 15 from Figure 1 .
- a current command generating portion 17 generates a current command for flowing a current to the brake coil 14 as an initial command in response to a brake release command.
- the current command from the current command generating portion 17 and the detection signal from the electric current detector 16 are input into a current control portion 18.
- the current control portion 18 generates a voltage command for applying a voltage to the brake coil 14 such that the actual current value in the brake coil 14 matches the value of the current command.
- the voltage command from the current control portion 18 is input into the brake coil 14 by means of a limiter 19.
- the value of the voltage command from the current control portion 18 is differentiated by a differentiating portion 20, and is input into a release action detecting portion 21.
- the voltage command from the current control portion 18 and the detection signal from the electric current detector 16 are input into an armature speed calculating portion 22.
- the release action detecting portion 21 detects commencement of a release action (displacement) of the armature 10 by comparing output from the differentiating portion 20 with a preset threshold value. Specifically, the release action detecting portion 21 detects the release action of the armature 10 based on time variations in the value of the voltage command.
- the armature speed calculating portion 22 calculates a value for speed of the armature 10 after the release action based on information from each of the release action detecting portion 21, the current control portion 18, and the electric current detector 16 and sends it to a speed compensating portion 25. Specifically, the armature speed calculating portion 22 calculates the value of the speed of the armature 10 based on both the value of the voltage command and the actual current value of the brake coil 14 when commencement of the release action is detected by the release action detecting portion 21.
- the speed compensating portion 25 sends a signal to the command value adjusting portion 23 that corresponds to a difference between output from the armature speed calculating portion 22 and a preset target speed.
- the target speed is set so as to reduce the speed immediately before the armature 10 contacts the electromagnet 12.
- the command value adjusting portion 23 changes the value of the current command (the initial command) that the current command generating portion 17 has generated and sends it to the current control portion 18. Specifically, the command value adjusting portion 23 changes the value of the current command (the initial command) such that output from the speed compensating portion 25 is reduced when commencement of the release action is detected by the release action detecting portion 21. In other words, when commencement of the release action is detected, the command value adjusting portion 23 changes the attractive force that is generated in the brake coil 14 while making the speed of the armature 10 track the target speed. In this example, when commencement of the release action is detected, the attractive force that is generated in the brake coil 14 is reduced more than before commencement of the release action.
- the control time detecting portion 24 counts time from the commencement of the release action of the armature 10 (control time).
- a timer 26 also counts time from when excitation of the brake coil 14 is commenced in response to a brake release command.
- FIG 3 is a flowchart that shows action of the control apparatus main body 15 from Figure 1 during brake release.
- a brake release command is input into the control apparatus main body 15.
- An initial command I 0 is thereby sent from the current command generating portion 17 to the command value adjusting portion 23 as a current command.
- the value of the initial command I 0 is output without modification from the command value adjusting portion 23 as a value l p of the current command (Step S1).
- the timer 26 is reset simultaneously, and counting of time T from the commencement of excitation is commenced (Step S2).
- a voltage command is generated by the current control portion 18 such that the actual current value I of the brake coil 14 matches the value I p of the current command (Step S3).
- proportional gain be K p
- integrated gain be K i
- the differentiated value that is found by the differentiating portion 20 is compared with a preset threshold value a (> 0) by the release action detecting portion 21 (Step S4).
- a release action commencement detection signal is output by the release action detecting portion 21.
- the control time detecting portion 24 is thereby reset, and counting of time T c from the commencement of the release action of the armature 10 is commenced (Step S5). Moreover, at that point, time T from the commencement of excitation is T + ⁇ T.
- the value u of the voltage command is revised in response to the value I p of the current command by the current control portion 18 (Step S9).
- the electric current value is thereby reduced in such a way that the speed V est of the armature 10 tracks the preset target speed V 0 after commencement of the release action of the armature 10. Consequently, impact force and collision noise are reduced when the armature 10 collides with the electromagnet 12.
- the time until commencement of the release action is minimized by flowing current at a performance limit of the power source and the brake coil 14 until the armature 10 commences the release action.
- the voltage command that is input into the brake coil 14 is also limited here to less than an upper limit U max in the limiter 19 (0 ⁇ u ⁇ u max ).
- the release detecting switch 13 is subsequently monitored to see whether it is switched on. When the release detecting switch 13 is switched on, it is deemed that the armature 10 has displaced to the released position and the release action has been completed, and the value I p of the current command is switched to a holding current command value.
- control apparatus main body 15 has: an armature speed calculating portion 22 that calculates the speed of the armature 10 based on both the actual current value of the brake coil 14 and the value of the voltage command from the current control portion 18; and a speed compensating portion 25 that generates a corrected current that corresponds to a difference between the speed of the armature 10 and the preset target speed, the speed of the armature 10 can be ascertained easily.
- the speed of the armature 10 can also be made to track the target speed easily by controlling the value of the voltage command so as to reduce the corrected current.
- commencement of the release action can be detected more reliably and easily.
- detection of the release action of the armature 10 may also be performed by a sensor that can continuously detect action (displacement) of the armature 10.
- control apparatus main body 15 Because the control apparatus main body 15 generates a pre-reduction attractive force in the brake coil 14 when a preset time Tend elapses from the commencement of excitation of the brake coil 14, the brake release action can be performed even more reliably even if an abnormality arises in the control that reduces the attractive force, enabling reliability to be improved further.
- a voltage command generating portion 31 generates a voltage command for applying a voltage to the brake coil 14 as an initial command in response to a brake release command.
- the voltage command is input into the brake coil 14 by means of a command value adjusting portion 36 and a limiter 19.
- a coil actual current value that is detected by an electric current detector 16 is differentiated by a differentiating portion 32 and input into a release action detecting portion 33.
- the voltage command from the command value adjusting portion 36 and the coil actual current value from the electric current detector 16 are input into an armature speed calculating portion 34.
- the release action detecting portion 33 detects commencement of a release action of the armature 10 by comparing output from the differentiating portion 32 with a preset threshold value. Specifically, the release action detecting portion 33 detects the release action of the armature 10 based on time variations in the coil actual current value.
- the command value adjusting portion 36 changes the value of the voltage command (the initial command) that the voltage command generating portion 31 has generated and sends it to the limiter 19. Specifically, the command value adjusting portion 36 changes the value of the voltage command (the initial command) such that output from the speed compensating portion 35 is reduced when commencement of the release action is detected by the release action detecting portion 33. In other words, when commencement of the release action is detected, the command value adjusting portion 36 changes the attractive force that is generated in the brake coil 14 while making the speed of the armature 10 track the target speed. In this example, when commencement of the release action is detected, the attractive force that is generated in the brake coil 14 is reduced more than before commencement of the release action.
- the control time detecting portion 24 counts time from the commencement of the release action of the armature 10 (control time).
- a timer 26 also counts time from when excitation of the brake coil 14 is commenced in response to a brake release command.
- the control apparatus main body 15 stops adjustment of the voltage command by the command value adjusting portion 36 and generates a pre-reduction attractive force in the brake coil 14 when a preset time T end elapses from the commencement of excitation of the brake coil 14.
- the control apparatus main body 15 also stops adjustment of the voltage command by the command value adjusting portion 36 and generates a pre-reduction attractive force in the brake coil 14 when a preset time T cend elapses from commencement of the release action of the armature 10.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart that shows action of the control apparatus main body 15 from Figure 4 during brake release.
- a brake release command is input into the control apparatus main body 15.
- An initial command u 0 is thereby sent from the voltage command generating portion 31 to the command value adjusting portion 36 as a voltage command.
- the value of the initial command u 0 is output without modification from the command value adjusting portion 36 as a value u of the voltage command (Step S31).
- the timer 26 is reset simultaneously, and counting of time T from the commencement of excitation is commenced (Step S32).
- the voltage command that is input into the brake coil 14 is limited to less than an upper limit u max in the limiter 19 (0 ⁇ u ⁇ u max ) (Step S33).
- the actual current I to the coil is increased at a certain time constant.
- the differentiated value that is found by the differentiating portion 32 is compared with a preset threshold value a ( ⁇ 0) by the release action detecting portion 33 (Step S34).
- a release action commencement detection signal is output by the release action detecting portion 33.
- the control time detecting portion 24 is thereby reset, and counting of time T c from the commencement of the release action of the armature 10 is commenced (Step S35).
- speed V est of the armature 10 is calculated by the armature speed calculating portion 34 based on the value u of the voltage command and the actual current value I of the brake coil 14 (Step S36).
- an inductance model value be L
- a coil resistance value be R
- a correction factor be K n
- a corrected voltage ⁇ u which is a signal that corresponds to a difference between the speed V est of the armature 10 and a preset target speed value V 0 , is thereby output by the speed compensating portion 35 (Step S37).
- a feedback coefficient be K l
- the value u of the voltage command is revised from the initial command value u 0 by the command value adjusting portion 23 so as to be smaller than the corrected voltage ⁇ u (Step S38).
- the electric current value is reduced in such a way that the speed V est of the armature 10 tracks the preset target speed V 0 after commencement of the release action of the armature 10, impact force and collision noise are reduced when the armature 10 collides with the electromagnet 12.
- the time until commencement of the release action is minimized by applying a voltage at a performance limit of the power source and the brake coil 14 until the armature 10 commences the release action.
- the voltage command that is input into the brake coil 14 is also limited here to less than an upper limit U max in the limiter 19 (0 ⁇ U ⁇ u max ) (Step S39).
- Step S40 time T from the commencement of excitation is monitored to see whether it has reached T end
- T c from the commencement of the release action is monitored to see whether it has reached T cend (Step S41). If either of the conditions T > Tend or T c > T cend is satisfied, then the value u of the voltage command is returned to the initial command value u 0 regardless of the state of the release action (Step S42).
- control apparatus main body 15 also has: a voltage command generating portion 31 that generates a voltage command in response to a brake release command; and a release action detecting portion 33 that detects the release action of the armature 10 based on changes in the actual current value of the brake coil 14, commencement of the release action of the armature 10 can be detected more reliably and easily even using voltage control.
- the brake rotating body may also be integrated with a drive sheave.
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Description
- The present invention relates to an electromagnetic brake control apparatus that controls an excitation state of a brake coil in an electromagnetic braking apparatus such as an elevator braking apparatus, for example.
- In conventional electromagnetic braking apparatuses, attempts have been made to reduce collision noise that arises when an armature collides with an electromagnetic field during brake release using an excitation current command means that increases a brake coil excitation current command gradually until a preset value is reached (see
Patent Literature 1, for example). -
- [Patent Literature 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
HEI 9-267982 (Gazette - However, in conventional electromagnetic braking apparatuses such as that described above, since the brake coil excitation current is merely increased gradually, release action time becomes quite long if electromagnets are used that have a large time constant. Since irregularities in gaps between the electromagnets and the armature, irregularities in spring forces from braking springs, irregularities in electromagnetic characteristics, and age-related changes therein, etc., have also not been taken into consideration, it has not been possible to achieve stable reductions in collision noise.
- The present invention aims to solve the above problems and an object of the present invention is to provide an electromagnetic brake control apparatus that can reduce collision noise stably during brake release while suppressing lengthening of brake release action time, and can perform a brake release action more reliably.
- In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electromagnetic brake control apparatus that includes a control apparatus main body that releases an electromagnetic braking apparatus by exciting a brake coil to attract an armature to the brake coil, the electromagnetic brake control apparatus being characterized in that: the control apparatus main body can detect commencement of a release action of the armature by attraction by the brake coil and can ascertain a speed of the armature during the release action, and changes an attractive force that arises in the brake coil while making the speed of the armature track a preset target speed when commencement of the release action is detected.
- In an electromagnetic brake control apparatus of this kind, because commencement of the release action of the armature due to attraction by the brake coil is detectable, and the speed of the armature during the release action is ascertainable, and the attractive force that arises in the brake coil can be reduced while tracking the speed of the armature to a preset target speed when commencement of the release action is detected, collision noise can be reduced stably during brake release in any electromagnetic braking apparatus while suppressing lengthening of brake release action time. By making the speed of the armature track the target speed, the brake release action can also be performed more reliably.
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Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram that shows an elevator apparatus according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention; -
Figure 2 is a block diagram that shows a configuration of a control apparatus main body fromFigure 1 ; -
Figure 3 is a flowchart that shows action of the control apparatus main body fromFigure 1 during brake release; -
Figure 4 is a block diagram that shows a control apparatus main body of an elevator apparatus according toEmbodiment 2 of the present invention; and -
Figure 5 is a flowchart that shows action of the control apparatus main body fromFigure 4 during brake release. - Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be explained with reference to the drawings.
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Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram that shows an elevator apparatus according toEmbodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, acar 1 and acounterweight 2 are suspended inside a hoistway by a main rope 3, and are raised and lowered inside the hoistway by a driving force from a hoistingmachine 4. - A hoisting
machine 4 has: adrive sheave 5 onto which a main rope 3 is wound; amotor 6 that rotates thedrive sheave 5; abrake drum 7 that functions as a brake rotating body that is rotated together with thedrive sheave 5 together with motion of thecar 1; and anelectromagnetic braking apparatus 8 that brakes rotation of thefirst drive sheave 5. - The
electromagnetic braking apparatus 8 has: abrake shoe 9 that can be placed in contact with and separated from thebrake drum 7; anarmature 10 that is connected to thebrake shoe 9; abraking spring 11 that presses thebrake shoe 9 against thebrake drum 7; anelectromagnet 12 that is disposed so as to face thearmature 10 and that generates electromagnetic attraction that acts against thebraking spring 11 and separates thebrake shoe 9 from thebrake drum 7; and arelease detecting switch 13 that detects if thearmature 10 has been displaced to a fully released position. Abrake coil 14 is disposed on theelectromagnet 12. - An excitation state of the
brake coil 14 is controlled by a control apparatusmain body 15. A detection signal from anelectric current detector 16 for detecting an electric current value (an actual current value) that is passed to thebrake coil 14 is input into the control apparatusmain body 15. -
Figure 2 is a block diagram that shows a configuration of the control apparatusmain body 15 fromFigure 1 . In the figure, a currentcommand generating portion 17 generates a current command for flowing a current to thebrake coil 14 as an initial command in response to a brake release command. The current command from the currentcommand generating portion 17 and the detection signal from theelectric current detector 16 are input into acurrent control portion 18. Thecurrent control portion 18 generates a voltage command for applying a voltage to thebrake coil 14 such that the actual current value in thebrake coil 14 matches the value of the current command. - The voltage command from the
current control portion 18 is input into thebrake coil 14 by means of alimiter 19. The value of the voltage command from thecurrent control portion 18 is differentiated by a differentiatingportion 20, and is input into a releaseaction detecting portion 21. In addition, the voltage command from thecurrent control portion 18 and the detection signal from theelectric current detector 16 are input into an armaturespeed calculating portion 22. - The release
action detecting portion 21 detects commencement of a release action (displacement) of thearmature 10 by comparing output from the differentiatingportion 20 with a preset threshold value. Specifically, the releaseaction detecting portion 21 detects the release action of thearmature 10 based on time variations in the value of the voltage command. - When the release action of the
armature 10 is detected, that information is input into the armaturespeed calculating portion 22, a commandvalue adjusting portion 23, and a controltime detecting portion 24 from the releaseaction detecting portion 21. - The armature
speed calculating portion 22 calculates a value for speed of thearmature 10 after the release action based on information from each of the releaseaction detecting portion 21, thecurrent control portion 18, and the electriccurrent detector 16 and sends it to aspeed compensating portion 25. Specifically, the armaturespeed calculating portion 22 calculates the value of the speed of thearmature 10 based on both the value of the voltage command and the actual current value of thebrake coil 14 when commencement of the release action is detected by the releaseaction detecting portion 21. - The
speed compensating portion 25 sends a signal to the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 that corresponds to a difference between output from the armaturespeed calculating portion 22 and a preset target speed. The target speed is set so as to reduce the speed immediately before thearmature 10 contacts theelectromagnet 12. - Based on information from both the release
action detecting portion 21 and thespeed compensating portion 25, the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 changes the value of the current command (the initial command) that the currentcommand generating portion 17 has generated and sends it to thecurrent control portion 18. Specifically, the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 changes the value of the current command (the initial command) such that output from thespeed compensating portion 25 is reduced when commencement of the release action is detected by the releaseaction detecting portion 21. In other words, when commencement of the release action is detected, the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 changes the attractive force that is generated in thebrake coil 14 while making the speed of thearmature 10 track the target speed. In this example, when commencement of the release action is detected, the attractive force that is generated in thebrake coil 14 is reduced more than before commencement of the release action. - The control
time detecting portion 24 counts time from the commencement of the release action of the armature 10 (control time). Atimer 26 also counts time from when excitation of thebrake coil 14 is commenced in response to a brake release command. - The control apparatus
main body 15 stops adjustment of the current command by the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 and generates a pre-reduction attractive force in thebrake coil 14 when a preset time Tend elapses from the commencement of excitation of thebrake coil 14. The control apparatusmain body 15 also stops adjustment of the current command by the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 and generates a pre-reduction attractive force in thebrake coil 14 when a preset time Tcend elapses from commencement of the release action of thearmature 10. - The control apparatus
main body 15 is disposed on an elevator control apparatus that controls running of thecar 1. The elevator control apparatus includes a control board (not shown) that has: a data processing portion (CPU); a storage portion (ROM, RAM, hard disk, etc.); and a signal input-output portion. The functions of the control apparatusmain body 15 are implemented by this control board. For that purpose, programs for implementing the above functions are stored in the storage portion of the control board. - Next, action will be explained.
Figure 3 is a flowchart that shows action of the control apparatusmain body 15 fromFigure 1 during brake release. When doors of thecar 1 are closed and preparation for the commencement of raising or lowering is completed, a brake release command is input into the control apparatusmain body 15. An initial command I0 is thereby sent from the currentcommand generating portion 17 to the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 as a current command. Then, when the initial command I0 is input into the commandvalue adjusting portion 23, the value of the initial command I0 is output without modification from the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 as a value lp of the current command (Step S1). Thetimer 26 is reset simultaneously, and counting of time T from the commencement of excitation is commenced (Step S2). - Next, a voltage command is generated by the
current control portion 18 such that the actual current value I of thebrake coil 14 matches the value Ip of the current command (Step S3). Here, if we let proportional gain be Kp, and integrated gain be Ki, then the value u of the voltage command can be obtained from the following expression, for example: - Here, for circuit protection, the voltage command that is input into the
brake coil 14 is limited to less than an upper limit umax in the limiter 19 (0 < u < umax). - When the voltage command is input into the
brake coil 14, the actual current I to the coil is increased at a certain time constant, and the value u of the voltage command is gradually reduced in accordance with Expression (1). - Then, when the actual current to the coil is increased and the attractive force that is generated in the
brake coil 14 subsequently overcomes the spring force from thebraking spring 11, the release action of thearmature 10 is commenced. At this point, an inductive electromotive force is generated in a direction that impedes flux change (in this case, in a direction in which the voltage command increases). Consequently, during commencement of the release action of thearmature 10, the differentiated value that is output from the differentiatingportion 20 shifts from negative to positive. - The differentiated value that is found by the differentiating
portion 20 is compared with a preset threshold value a (> 0) by the release action detecting portion 21 (Step S4). When the differentiated value exceeds the threshold value a, a release action commencement detection signal is output by the releaseaction detecting portion 21. The controltime detecting portion 24 is thereby reset, and counting of time Tc from the commencement of the release action of thearmature 10 is commenced (Step S5). Moreover, at that point, time T from the commencement of excitation is T + δT. - When the armature
speed calculating portion 22 receives the release action commencement detection signal, speed Vest of thearmature 10 is calculated by the armaturespeed calculating portion 22 based on the value u of the voltage command and the actual current value I of the brake coil 14 (Step S6). Here, if we let an inductance model value be L, a coil resistance value be R, and a correction factor be Kn, then the speed Vest of thearmature 10 can be obtained from the following expression, for example: - The output from the armature
speed calculating portion 22 is sent to thespeed compensating portion 25. A corrected current δi, which is a signal that corresponds to a difference between the speed Vest of thearmature 10 and a preset target speed value V0, is thereby output by the speed compensating portion 25 (Step S7). Here, if we let a feedback coefficient be Ki, then the corrected current δi can be obtained from the following expression, for example: - When the command
value adjusting portion 23 subsequently receives the corrected current δi, the value Ip of the current command is revised from the initial command value I0 by the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 so as to be smaller than the corrected current δi (Step S8). Here, the value Ip of the current command after revision can be obtained from the following expression, for example: - When the value Ip of the current command is revised, the value u of the voltage command is revised in response to the value Ip of the current command by the current control portion 18 (Step S9). The electric current value is thereby reduced in such a way that the speed Vest of the
armature 10 tracks the preset target speed V0 after commencement of the release action of thearmature 10. Consequently, impact force and collision noise are reduced when thearmature 10 collides with theelectromagnet 12. In contrast to that, the time until commencement of the release action is minimized by flowing current at a performance limit of the power source and thebrake coil 14 until thearmature 10 commences the release action. Moreover, for circuit protection, the voltage command that is input into thebrake coil 14 is also limited here to less than an upper limit Umax in the limiter 19 (0 < u < umax). - After the value u of the voltage command has been revised in response to the reduction in the value Ip of the current command, time T from the commencement of excitation is monitored to see whether it has reached Tend (Step S10), and time Tc from the commencement of the release action is monitored to see whether it has reached Tcend (Step S11). If either of the conditions T > Tend or Tc > Tcend is satisfied, then the value Ip of the current command is returned to the initial command value I0 regardless of the state of the release action (Step S12).
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release detecting switch 13 is subsequently monitored to see whether it is switched on. When therelease detecting switch 13 is switched on, it is deemed that thearmature 10 has displaced to the released position and the release action has been completed, and the value Ip of the current command is switched to a holding current command value. - In an electromagnetic brake control apparatus of this kind, because commencement of the release action of the
armature 10 due to attraction by thebrake coil 14 is detectable, and the speed of thearmature 10 during the release action is ascertainable, and the attractive force that arises in thebrake coil 14 can be changed while tracking the speed of thearmature 10 to a preset target speed when commencement of the release action is detected, collision noise can be reduced stably during brake release in any electromagnetic braking apparatus while suppressing lengthening of brake release action time. By making the speed of thearmature 10 track the target speed, the brake release action can also be performed more reliably. - Because the control apparatus
main body 15 has: an armaturespeed calculating portion 22 that calculates the speed of thearmature 10 based on both the actual current value of thebrake coil 14 and the value of the voltage command from thecurrent control portion 18; and aspeed compensating portion 25 that generates a corrected current that corresponds to a difference between the speed of thearmature 10 and the preset target speed, the speed of thearmature 10 can be ascertained easily. The speed of thearmature 10 can also be made to track the target speed easily by controlling the value of the voltage command so as to reduce the corrected current. - Because the control apparatus
main body 15 also has: a currentcommand generating portion 17 that generates a current command in response to a brake release command; acurrent control portion 18 that generates a voltage command in such a way that the actual current value of thebrake coil 14 matches the value of the current command; and a releaseaction detecting portion 21 that detects the release action of thearmature 10 based on changes in the value of the voltage command, commencement of the release action of thearmature 10 can be detected more reliably and easily. - Because the value of the voltage command from the
current control portion 18 is differentiated by the differentiatingportion 20, and commencement of the release action is detected in the releaseaction detecting portion 21 by comparing output from the differentiatingportion 20 with a preset threshold value, commencement of the release action can be detected more reliably and easily. Moreover, detection of the release action of thearmature 10 may also be performed by a sensor that can continuously detect action (displacement) of thearmature 10. - Because the control apparatus
main body 15 generates a pre-reduction attractive force in thebrake coil 14 when a preset time Tend elapses from the commencement of excitation of thebrake coil 14, the brake release action can be performed even more reliably even if an abnormality arises in the control that reduces the attractive force, enabling reliability to be improved further. - Because the control apparatus
main body 15 generates a pre-reduction attractive force in thebrake coil 14 when a preset time Tcend elapses from the commencement of the release action of thearmature 10, the release action can thereby also be performed even more reliably, enabling reliability to be improved further. - Next,
Figure 4 is a block diagram that shows a control apparatus main body of an elevator apparatus according toEmbodiment 2 of the present invention. InEmbodiment 1, the attractive force in thebrake coil 14 was controlled by generating a current command, but inEmbodiment 2, an attractive force in abrake coil 14 is controlled by generating a voltage command. - In the figure, a voltage
command generating portion 31 generates a voltage command for applying a voltage to thebrake coil 14 as an initial command in response to a brake release command. The voltage command is input into thebrake coil 14 by means of a commandvalue adjusting portion 36 and alimiter 19. A coil actual current value that is detected by an electriccurrent detector 16 is differentiated by a differentiatingportion 32 and input into a releaseaction detecting portion 33. The voltage command from the commandvalue adjusting portion 36 and the coil actual current value from the electriccurrent detector 16 are input into an armaturespeed calculating portion 34. - The release
action detecting portion 33 detects commencement of a release action of thearmature 10 by comparing output from the differentiatingportion 32 with a preset threshold value. Specifically, the releaseaction detecting portion 33 detects the release action of thearmature 10 based on time variations in the coil actual current value. - When the release action of the
armature 10 is detected, that information is input into the armaturespeed calculating portion 34, the commandvalue adjusting portion 36, and a controltime detecting portion 24 from the releaseaction detecting portion 33. - The armature
speed calculating portion 34 calculates a value for speed of thearmature 10 after the release action based on information from each of the releaseaction detecting portion 33, the commandvalue adjusting portion 36, and the electriccurrent detector 16 and sends it to aspeed compensating portion 35. Specifically, the armaturespeed calculating portion 34 calculates the value of the speed of thearmature 10 based on both the value of the voltage command and the actual current value of thebrake coil 14 when commencement of the release action is detected by the releaseaction detecting portion 33. Thespeed compensating portion 35 sends a signal to the commandvalue adjusting portion 36 that corresponds to a difference between output from the armaturespeed calculating portion 34 and a preset target speed. - Based on information from both the release
action detecting portion 33 and thespeed compensating portion 35, the commandvalue adjusting portion 36 changes the value of the voltage command (the initial command) that the voltagecommand generating portion 31 has generated and sends it to thelimiter 19. Specifically, the commandvalue adjusting portion 36 changes the value of the voltage command (the initial command) such that output from thespeed compensating portion 35 is reduced when commencement of the release action is detected by the releaseaction detecting portion 33. In other words, when commencement of the release action is detected, the commandvalue adjusting portion 36 changes the attractive force that is generated in thebrake coil 14 while making the speed of thearmature 10 track the target speed. In this example, when commencement of the release action is detected, the attractive force that is generated in thebrake coil 14 is reduced more than before commencement of the release action. - The control
time detecting portion 24 counts time from the commencement of the release action of the armature 10 (control time). Atimer 26 also counts time from when excitation of thebrake coil 14 is commenced in response to a brake release command. - The control apparatus
main body 15 stops adjustment of the voltage command by the commandvalue adjusting portion 36 and generates a pre-reduction attractive force in thebrake coil 14 when a preset time Tend elapses from the commencement of excitation of thebrake coil 14. The control apparatusmain body 15 also stops adjustment of the voltage command by the commandvalue adjusting portion 36 and generates a pre-reduction attractive force in thebrake coil 14 when a preset time Tcend elapses from commencement of the release action of thearmature 10. - Moreover, the overall configuration of the elevator apparatus is similar to that of Embodiment 1 (
Figure 1 ). - Next, action will be explained.
Figure 5 is a flowchart that shows action of the control apparatusmain body 15 fromFigure 4 during brake release. When doors of thecar 1 are closed and preparation for the commencement of raising or lowering is completed, a brake release command is input into the control apparatusmain body 15. An initial command u0 is thereby sent from the voltagecommand generating portion 31 to the commandvalue adjusting portion 36 as a voltage command. Then, when the initial command u0 is input into the commandvalue adjusting portion 36, the value of the initial command u0 is output without modification from the commandvalue adjusting portion 36 as a value u of the voltage command (Step S31). Thetimer 26 is reset simultaneously, and counting of time T from the commencement of excitation is commenced (Step S32). - For circuit protection, the voltage command that is input into the
brake coil 14 is limited to less than an upper limit umax in the limiter 19 (0 < u < umax) (Step S33). When the voltage command is input into thebrake coil 14, the actual current I to the coil is increased at a certain time constant. - Then, when the attractive force that is generated in the
brake coil 14 subsequently overcomes the spring force from thebraking spring 11, the release action of thearmature 10 is commenced. At this point, an inductive electromotive force is generated in a direction that impedes flux change (in this case, in a direction in which the current value decreases). Consequently, during commencement of the release action of thearmature 10, the differentiated value that is output from the differentiatingportion 32 shifts from positive to negative. - The differentiated value that is found by the differentiating
portion 32 is compared with a preset threshold value a (< 0) by the release action detecting portion 33 (Step S34). When the differentiated value becomes less than the threshold value a, a release action commencement detection signal is output by the releaseaction detecting portion 33. The controltime detecting portion 24 is thereby reset, and counting of time Tc from the commencement of the release action of thearmature 10 is commenced (Step S35). - When the armature
speed calculating portion 34 receives the release action commencement detection signal, speed Vest of thearmature 10 is calculated by the armaturespeed calculating portion 34 based on the value u of the voltage command and the actual current value I of the brake coil 14 (Step S36). Here, if we let an inductance model value be L, a coil resistance value be R, and a correction factor be Kn, then the speed Vest of thearmature 10 can be obtained from the following expression, for example: - The output from the armature
speed calculating portion 34 is sent to thespeed compensating portion 35. A corrected voltage δu, which is a signal that corresponds to a difference between the speed Vest of thearmature 10 and a preset target speed value V0, is thereby output by the speed compensating portion 35 (Step S37). Here, if we let a feedback coefficient be Kl, then the corrected voltage δu can be obtained from the following expression, for example: - When the command
value adjusting portion 36 subsequently receives the corrected voltage δu, the value u of the voltage command is revised from the initial command value u0 by the commandvalue adjusting portion 23 so as to be smaller than the corrected voltage δu (Step S38). Here, the value u of the voltage command after revision can be obtained from the following expression, for example: - In other words, because the electric current value is reduced in such a way that the speed Vest of the
armature 10 tracks the preset target speed V0 after commencement of the release action of thearmature 10, impact force and collision noise are reduced when thearmature 10 collides with theelectromagnet 12. In contrast to that, the time until commencement of the release action is minimized by applying a voltage at a performance limit of the power source and thebrake coil 14 until thearmature 10 commences the release action. Moreover, for circuit protection, the voltage command that is input into thebrake coil 14 is also limited here to less than an upper limit Umax in the limiter 19 (0 < U < umax) (Step S39). - After the value u of the voltage command has been revised, time T from the commencement of excitation is monitored to see whether it has reached Tend (Step S40), and time Tc from the commencement of the release action is monitored to see whether it has reached Tcend (Step S41). If either of the conditions T > Tend or Tc > Tcend is satisfied, then the value u of the voltage command is returned to the initial command value u0 regardless of the state of the release action (Step S42).
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release detecting switch 13 is subsequently monitored to see whether it is switched on. When therelease detecting switch 13 is switched on, it is deemed that thearmature 10 has displaced to the released position and the release action has been completed, and the value u of the voltage command is switched to a holding voltage command value. - In an electromagnetic brake control apparatus of this kind, because commencement of the release action of the
armature 10 due to attraction by thebrake coil 14 is detectable, and the speed of thearmature 10 during the release action is ascertainable, and the attractive force that arises in thebrake coil 14 can be reduced while tracking the speed of thearmature 10 to a preset target speed when commencement of the release action is detected, collision noise can be reduced stably during brake release in any electromagnetic braking apparatus while suppressing lengthening of brake release action time. By making the speed of thearmature 10 track the target speed, the brake release action can also be performed more reliably. - Because the control apparatus
main body 15 has: an armaturespeed calculating portion 34 that calculates the speed of thearmature 10 based on both the actual current value of thebrake coil 14 and the value of the voltage command from the commandvalue adjusting portion 36; and aspeed compensating portion 35 that generates a corrected voltage that corresponds to a difference between the speed of thearmature 10 and the target speed, the speed of thearmature 10 can be ascertained easily even using voltage control. The speed of thearmature 10 can also be made to track the target speed easily by controlling the value of the voltage command so as to reduce the corrected voltage. - Because the control apparatus
main body 15 also has: a voltagecommand generating portion 31 that generates a voltage command in response to a brake release command; and a releaseaction detecting portion 33 that detects the release action of thearmature 10 based on changes in the actual current value of thebrake coil 14, commencement of the release action of thearmature 10 can be detected more reliably and easily even using voltage control. - Because the value of the voltage command from the command
value adjusting portion 36 is differentiated by the differentiatingportion 32, and commencement of the release action is detected in the releaseaction detecting portion 33 by comparing output from the differentiatingportion 32 with a preset threshold value, commencement of the release action can be detected more reliably and easily. - Moreover, in each of the above embodiments, an electromagnetic brake control apparatus on an elevator apparatus has been explained, but the present invention can also be applied to electromagnetic brake control apparatuses that are disposed on other machinery.
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Figure 1 , a type of electromagnetic braking apparatus is shown in which abrake shoe 9 presses against an outer circumferential surface of abrake drum 7, but may also be a type in which a brake shoe presses against an inner circumferential surface of a brake drum. - In addition, the brake rotating body may also be a brake disk. In other words, the present invention may also be applied to disc brakes.
- The brake rotating body may also be integrated with a drive sheave.
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- An electromagnetic brake control apparatus that comprises a control apparatus main body (15) that releases an electromagnetic braking apparatus (8) by exciting a brake coil (14) to attract an armature (10) to the brake coil (14),
the electromagnetic brake control apparatus being characterized in that:the control apparatus main body (15) can detect commencement of a release action of the armature (10) by attraction by the brake coil (14) and can ascertain a speed of the armature (10) during the release action, and changes an attractive force that arises in the brake coil (14) while making the speed of the armature (10) track a preset target speed when commencement of the release action is detected. - An electromagnetic brake control apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the control apparatus main body (15) comprises:a current command generating portion (17) that generates a current command for flowing an electric current to the brake coil (14) in response to a brake release command;a current control portion (18) that generates a voltage command for applying a voltage to the brake coil (14) such that an actual current value of the brake coil (14) matches a value of the current command;a release action detecting portion (21) that detects the release action of the armature (10) based on a change in a value of the voltage command;an armature speed calculating portion (22) that calculates the speed of the armature (10) based on both the actual current value of the brake coil (14) and the value of the voltage command;a speed compensating portion (25) that generates a signal that corresponds to a difference between the speed of the armature (10) that has been calculated by the armature speed calculating portion (22) and the target speed; anda command value adjusting portion (23) that changes the value of the current command based on information from both the release action detecting portion (21) and the speed compensating portion (25).
- An electromagnetic brake control apparatus according to Claim 2, characterized in that:the control apparatus main body (15) further comprises a differentiating portion (20) that differentiates the value of the voltage command; andthe release action detecting portion (21) detects commencement of the release action by comparing output from the differentiating portion (21) with a preset threshold value.
- An electromagnetic brake control apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the control apparatus main body (15) comprises:a voltage command generating portion (31) that generates a voltage command for applying a voltage to the brake coil (14) in response to a brake release command;a release action detecting portion (33) that detects the release action of the armature (10) based on a change in an actual current value of the brake coil (14);an armature speed calculating portion (34) that calculates the speed of the armature (10) based on both the actual current value of the brake coil (14) and the value of the voltage command;a speed compensating portion (35) that generates a signal that corresponds to a difference between the speed of the armature (10) that has been calculated by the armature speed calculating portion (34) and the target speed; anda command value adjusting portion (36) that changes the value of the voltage command based on information from both the release action detecting portion (33) and the speed compensating portion (35).
- An electromagnetic brake control apparatus according to Claim 4, characterized in that:the control apparatus main body (15) further comprises a differentiating portion (32) that differentiates the actual current value of the brake coil (14); andthe release action detecting portion (33) detects commencement of the release action by comparing output from the differentiating portion (32) with a preset threshold value.
- An electromagnetic brake control apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the control apparatus main body (15) generates a pre-reduction attractive force in the brake coil (14) when a preset time elapses from commencement of excitation of the brake coil (14).
- An electromagnetic brake control apparatus according to Claim 1, characterized in that the control apparatus main body (15) generates a pre-reduction attractive force in the brake coil (14) when a preset time elapses from commencement of the release action of the armature (10).
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