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- This invention relates to a system and method for maximizing the energy savings in AC induction motors at every load, more particularly one that uses a digital signal processor that calibrates control lines to determine the most efficient operational characteristics of the motors.
- the primary object of the present invention is to provide a system and method of maximizing energy savings in AC induction motors at every load.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method which recognizes when a motor begins to slip and when the motor is about to stall.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a system and method which controls the motor to a specific calibrated operating point at every load.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a motor controller that is capable of observing the operational characteristics of AC induction motors.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a motor controller capable of making corrections to the RMS motor voltage as an AC induction motor is running and under closed loop control.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a motor controller capable of responding to changes in the load of an AC induction motor in real-time.
- the present invention fulfills the above and other objects by providing a motor controller system and method for maximizing the energy savings in the motor at every load wherein a motor is calibrated at one or more load points, establishing a control line or curve, which is then programmed into a non-volatile memory of the motor controller.
- a digital signal processor (DSP) a part of a closed loop architecture of the motor controller possesses the capability to observe the motor parameters such as current, phase angles and motor voltage.
- This DSP based motor controller is further capable of controlling the firing angle/duty cycle in open-loop mode as part of a semi-automatic calibration procedure. In normal operation, the DSP based motor controller performs closed-loop control to keep the motor running at a computed target control point, such that maximum energy savings are realized.
- the method described here works equally well for single phase and three phase motors.
- the preferred implementation of this method uses a DSP to sample the current and voltage in a motor at discrete times by utilizing analog to digital converters. From these signals, the DSP can compute key motor parameters, including RMS motor voltage, RMS current and phase angle. Furthermore, the DSP based motor controller can use timers and pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques to precisely control the RMS motor voltage. Typically the PWM is accomplished by using power control devices such as TRIACs, SCRs, IGBTs and MOSFETs.
- PWM pulse width modulation
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital signal processor (DSP) with hardware inputs and outputs of the present invention showing hardware inputs and outputs;
- DSP digital signal processor
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a DSP-based motor controller of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a phase rotation detection method of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a phase rotation detection method of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a graph showing power control device outputs for positive phase rotation
- FIG. 6 is a graph showing power control device outputs for negative phase rotation
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a window comparator
- FIG. 8 is a schematic of the window comparator
- FIG. 9 is a graph of a current waveform and zero-cross signals
- FIG. 10 is a schematic of a virtual neutral circuit
- FIG. 11 is a graph showing power control device outputs for single phase applications
- FIG. 12 is a three-dimensional graph showing a three-dimensional control line of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a three-dimensional graph showing a control line projected onto one plane
- FIG. 14 is a graph showing a two-dimensional plotted control line
- FIG. 15 is a graph showing a sweeping firing angle/duty cycle in a semi-automatic calibration
- FIG. 16 is a graph showing a directed sweep of a firing angle/duty cycle
- FIG. 17 is a graph showing plotted semi-automatic calibration data
- FIG. 18 is a graph showing plotted semi-automatic calibration data
- FIG. 19 is a graph showing plotted semi-automatic calibration data
- FIG. 20 is a flow chart of a semi-automatic high level calibration
- FIG. 21 is a flow chart of a semi-automatic high level calibration
- FIG. 22 is a flow chart of a manual calibration
- FIG. 23 is a flow chart of a fixed voltage clamp:
- FIG. 24 is a graph showing a RMS motor voltage clamp
- FIG. 25 is a graph showing a RMS motor voltage clamp
- FIG. 26 is a flow chart of a stall mitigation technique
- FIG. 27 is a graph showing the stall mitigation technique.
- FIG. 1 a block diagram of a digital signal processor (DSP) 1 and hardware inputs and outputs of the present invention is shown.
- the DSP 1 can observe the operational characteristics of a motor and make corrections to root mean square (RMS) voltage for the motor that is running and under closed loop control.
- Hardware inputs 2 capture phase zero crossing inputs 36 , phase line voltage 37 , phase motor voltage 38 and current 9 and passed through the DSP 1 for processing and then onto power control devices through the power control device outputs 14 .
- RMS root mean square
- FIG. 2 a block diagram of a system and method of the DSP-based motor controller 4 of the present invention is shown.
- the motor controller 4 reads the voltages 37 of each phase A, B and C and current 9 to capture the zero-crossing inputs 36 .
- voltage 13 and current 9 may be converted from analog to digital using converters 62 .
- the output from the PID controller 12 is the new control voltage 13 to the motor 3 , which can be obtained through the use of power control devices 33 , such as TRIACs, SCRs, IGBTs or MOSFETS, to yield power control device outputs 14 of RMS motor voltage 13 supplied with line voltages 50 for each phase for maximum energy savings.
- power control devices 33 such as TRIACs, SCRs, IGBTs or MOSFETS
- the voltage 13 of each phase of the motor 3 and the current are continually monitored.
- the motor controller 4 will drive the observed phase angle 5 to the point on the calibrated control line 6 corresponding to the load that is on the motor. At this point, maximum energy savings will be realized because the control line 6 is based on known calibration data from the motor 3 .
- the motor controller 4 can control the motor 3 just as if a technician set the voltage 13 by hand. The difference is that the DSP 1 can dynamically respond to changes in the load in real-time and make these adjustments on a cycle by cycle basis.
- the motor controller 4 is used to automatically determine the phase rotation.
- Zero-crossing detectors on the line voltages provide an accurate measurement of the angle between the phase A line voltage zero crossings 15 and the phase B line voltage zero crossings 16 .
- the angle is nominally 120° and for negative phase rotation 19 , the angle is nominally 60°.
- phase rotation detection is shown.
- POR power-on-reset
- the motor controller 4 determines positive phase rotation 18 and the negative phase rotation 19 .
- the time is measured from phase A line voltage zero crossings to phase B line voltage zero crossings 39 .
- the motor controller 4 of the present invention can control three-phase or single-phase motors with the same basic software and hardware architecture. For the three-phase case, depending on the phase rotation, the motor controller 4 can drive power control device outputs 14 .
- the motor controller drives phase A power control device outputs 14 and phase B power control device outputs 14 together during the phase A line voltage zero crossings 15 turn-on time as indicated by the oval 22 a.
- the motor controller drives power control devices which drive phase B 16 and phase C power control device outputs 14 together during the phase B turn-on time as indicated by the oval 22 b.
- the motor controller 4 drives phase C 17 and phase A power control device outputs 14 together during the phase C power control device outputs 14 turn-on time as indicated by the oval 22 c. Note that the example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 depicts a firing angle/duty cycle 23 of 90°.
- the motor controller 4 drives phase A power control device outputs 14 and phase C power control device outputs 14 together during the phase A line voltage zero crossings 15 turn-on time as indicated by the oval 22 c. Similarly, the motor controller 4 drives phase B 16 and phase A power control device outputs 14 together during the phase B line voltage zero crossings 16 turn-on time, as indicated by oval 22 a. Finally, the motor controller drives phase C power control device outputs 14 and phase B power control device outputs 14 together during the phase C line voltage zero crossings 17 turn-on time, as indicated by oval 22 b.
- FIG. 7 a block diagram of a window comparator is shown.
- the DSP based motor controller of the present invention uses the window comparator 88 to detect zero-crossings of both positive and negative halves of a current wave form.
- motor current is provided 89
- a positive voltage is provided 90 as a reference for a positive half cycle and a negative voltage is provided 91 as a reference.
- the current, positive voltage and negative voltage are presented to two comparators 92 and are then passed through an operation (OR) gate 93 to create a composite zero-cross digital signal 94 .
- a schematic of the window comparator 88 is shown.
- the motor current is provided 89
- a positive voltage is provided 90 as a reference for a positive half cycle and a negative voltage is provided 91 as a reference.
- the current represented as a positive voltage and negative voltage, is processed by two comparators 92 and are then passed to an OR gate 93 to create a composite zero-cross digital signal 94 .
- FIG. 9 shows graphs of a current waveform 95 , a positive voltage half cycle 96 , a negative voltage half cycle 97 and an OR function 98 .
- a virtual neutral circuit may be used as a reference in situations where three phase power is available only in delta mode and there is no neutral present for use as a reference.
- the virtual neutral circuit comprises three differential-to-single-ended amplifiers 77 . Because phase to phase voltages are high, input resistors 78 are used to form a suitable attenuator 79 together with feedback resistors 80 and ground reference resistors 81 . Because the danger exists of a loss of phase, protection diodes 82 are used to protect the differential-to-single-ended amplifiers 77 .
- the differential-to-single-ended amplifiers 77 are coupled to a summing amplifier 83 through DC blocking capacitors 84 and summing resistors 85 together with the feedback resistor 80 .
- the output of the summing amplifier 83 is boosted by amplifier 27 thereby providing a low impedance output which is at neutral potential. Additional resistors divide a supply rail thereby allowing the summing amplifier 83 to handle alternating positive and negative signals.
- An alternate connection is available in the event that a neutral 86 is available along with a jumper block for alternate neutral connection 87 .
- the output 14 for phase A is turned on each half-cycle based on a power control device output 14 derived from the voltage zero-crossing input 15 .
- the power control device output 14 for phase B line voltage zero crossings and phase C line voltage zero crossings are disabled in the DSP 1 and the hardware may not be present.
- the power control device outputs 14 are not paired as they were in the three-phase case.
- FIG. 12 illustrates a three-dimensional control line for the motor operating space of a motor bounded by an observed phase angle 5 on the y-axis.
- a controlled firing angle/duty cycle 23 showing the decrease in voltage is shown on the x-axis and the percent load 24 on a motor is shown on the z-axis.
- Every motor operates along a parametrical control line 25 within its operating space.
- phase angle 5 is observed.
- the parametrical control line 25 shown in FIG. 12 is defined by five parametric operating points 26 ranging from a loaded case 44 in the upper left corner, to an unloaded case 45 in the lower right corner. Furthermore, the parametrical control line 25 has special meaning because it is the line where a motor is using the least energy possible. If the firing angle/duty cycle 23 is increased and the motor voltage 13 decreased then a motor would slow down and possibly stall. Similar results would be seen if the load on the motor 3 is increased.
- the parametric control line 25 may be parameterized and projected onto one plane described by phase angle 5 in the vertical direction and the firing angle/duty cycle 23 in the horizontal direction.
- the parametrical control line 25 may be displayed on a two-dimensional graph. On the x-axis, increasing firing angle/duty cycle 23 may be equated with a decreasing motor voltage. This is because small firing angle/duty cycles result in high voltage and large firing angle/duty cycles result in low voltage.
- the motor controller will drive the observed phase angle 5 to the point on the control line 25 that corresponds to the load presently on a motor. To accomplish this, a DSP computes the phase angle 5 between the voltage and current.
- the DSP 1 then computes the next target phase angle 5 based on the present value of the RMS voltage 13 , or equivalently the present value of the firing angle/duty cycle.
- the difference between the observed phase angle and the target phase angle 10 results in a phase angle error, which is processed through a proportional-integral-differential (PID) controller 12 or similar device to generate a new control target.
- PID proportional-integral-differential
- This control target changes the voltage in such a way as to minimize the phase angle error.
- the target phase angle 10 is dynamic and it changes as a function of the firing angle/duty cycle.
- the motor controller 4 will drive the observed phase angle 5 to the point on the control line 25 that corresponds to the load presently on the motor 3 .
- This operating point 26 provides the maximum energy savings possible because the control line 25 is calibrated directly from the motor 3 that is being controlled.
- This preferred method for calibration is called semi-automatic calibration.
- the semi-automatic calibration is based on the DSP 1 sweeping the control space of the motor. As shown in FIG. 15 , sweeping the control space means that the DSP increases the firing angle/duty cycle 23 and records the current 9 and firing angle/duty cycle 23 of each phase at discrete points along the way. Thus, in this manner it is possible to see the beginning of the stall point 21 of the motor.
- a well-defined linear portion of observed calibration data curve obtained from sweeping the control space 7 which is used to determine points on the control line 6 , has a constant negative slope at lower firing angle/duty cycles 23 . Then, as the firing angle/duty cycle 23 continues to increase, the current 9 begins to flatten out and actually begins to increase as the motor 3 begins to slip and starts to stall, called the “knee” 31 .
- subsequent sweeps can be directed at smaller ranges of motor voltages to “zoom in” on the knee.
- the motor controller 4 requires multiple sweeps in order to get data that is statistically accurate. There is a tradeoff between the number of sweeps and the time required to calibrate the control line 25 .
- a measure of the quality of the calibration can be maintained by the DSP 1 using well known statistical processes and additional sweeps can be made if necessary. This is true because the DSP 1 has learned the approximate location of knee 31 from the first sweep.
- the process of sweeping the control space can be performed at any fixed load. For example, it can be performed once with the motor 3 fully loaded and once with the motor 3 unloaded. These two points become the two points that define the control line 25 . It is not necessary to perform the calibration at exactly these two points. The DSP 1 will extend the control line 25 beyond both these two points if required.
- the preferred method is to use the “least squares” method to calculate a straight line that best fits the accumulated data. tabulated from the first five motor voltages 23 .
- the continuation of this method is shown in FIG. 18 .
- the value of the current 9 may be predicted.
- the DSP 1 is checking for one or more points that deviate in the positive direction from the predicted straight line.
- the DSP 1 is looking for the beginning of the knee in the curve.
- the first point that deviates from the predicted control line may or may not be the beginning of the knee 31 .
- the first point with a positive error may simply be a noisy data point.
- the only way to verify that the observed calibration data curve obtained from sweeping the control space 7 is turning is to observe data obtained from additional sweeps.
- Semi-automatic calibration may be performed in the field. Referring now to FIG. 20 , a flow chart showing how semi-automatic calibration is performed is shown. First the motor 3 is placed in a heavily loaded configuration 44 . Ideally this configuration is greater than 50% of the fully rated load. Next a calibration button 32 on the motor controller 4 is pressed to tell the DSP 1 to perform a fully-loaded measurement. The DSP 1 runs a calibration 46 which requires several seconds to explore the operating space of the motor 3 to determine the fully-loaded point. The motor controller 4 indicates that it has finished this step by turning on an LED.
- the motor 3 is placed in an unloaded configuration 45 . Ideally this configuration is less than 25% of the rated load. Then a calibration button 32 on the motor controller 4 is pressed 47 to tell the DSP 1 to perform an unloaded measurement. The DSP 1 runs the calibration 46 to determine the unloaded point. The motor controller 4 indicates that it has finished calibrating both ends 47 of the control line 25 by turning on a light emitting diode (LED). The DSP 1 then determines the control line 48 using the two measurements and applies this control line when it is managing the motor 3 . The values of the control line 25 are stored in non-volatile memory 49 .
- FIG. 21 shows a more detailed flow chart of the semi-automatic calibration.
- First a first calibration sweep is run 46 with the motor voltage set at a certain degree 51 , depending on if it is a first sweep or previous sweeps have been run 106 , in which the motor controller measures the motor 52 until the motor controller detects a knee 53 . If a knee 53 is detected the firing angle/duty cycle is decreased by two degrees 54 and the phase angle and the motor voltage are recorded to the memory 55 . This process is repeated to obtain at least four sweeps 56 to get a computed average value 57 of the phase angle and the firing angle/duty cycle. If during any step along the calibration sweep, the knee is not detected, then the firing angle/duty cycle is increased by at least one degree 58 and the nest step is measured 59 .
- FIG. 22 shows a flow chart of manual calibration.
- a motor is placed on a dynamometer 70 .
- the motor is connected to a computer for manual control 71 which allows the motor to be run in a open-loop mode and the firing angle/duty cycle of the AC induction motor to be manually set to any operating point.
- the motor is placed in a fully unloaded configuration 45 .
- the firing angle/duty cycle is increased and the RMS motor voltage is reduced 72 until the motor is just about to stall.
- the firing angle/duty cycle and phase angle are recorded and this becomes a calibrated point which is recorded 73 .
- the motor is started with drive elements fully on 74 .
- the motor is placed in a fully loaded configuration 44 .
- the firing angle/duty cycle is increased or decreased until the RMS motor voltage is chopped by the motor controller 75 until the motor is just about to stall.
- the firing angle/duty cycle are recorded and this becomes another calibrated point which is recorded 73 .
- the two calibrated points are used to form a control line 76 .
- the DSP controller clamps the RMS motor voltage at that fixed voltage so energy savings are possible even at full load. For example, if the mains voltage is above the motor nameplate voltage of 115V in the case of a single phase motor then the motor voltage is clamped at 115V. This operation of clamping the motor voltage, allows the motor controller to save energy even when the motor is fully loaded in single-phase or three-phase applications.
- FIG. 23 shows a flow chart of the fixed voltage clamp.
- a phase error is computed 64 .
- a voltage error is computed 65 .
- the RMS motor voltage of the AC induction motor is determined and compared to a fixed voltage threshold 66 . If the RMS motor voltage is greater than the fixed voltage threshold then it is determined whether or not control target is positive 67 . If the control target is positive then a voltage control loop is run 68 . If the RMS motor voltage of the AC induction motor is less than a fixed-voltage threshold , then the a control line closed loop is run 69 and the entire process is repeated. If the control target is determined not to be positive then a control line loop is run 69 and the entire process is repeated again.
- FIG. 24 shows an example of both load points being near the middle of the operating range.
- the DSP 1 On the unloaded end 45 at the right of the control line 25 , the DSP 1 will set the fixed voltage clamp 60 of the voltage at minimum voltage 35 . When the load on the motor increases, the DSP 1 will follow the control line moving to the left and up the control segment 61 . This implementation is a conservative approach and protects the motor 3 from running in un-calibrated space.
- the DSP 1 will synthesize a control segment 61 with a large negative slope. This implementation is a conservative approach and drives the voltage to full-on.
- the DSP-based motor controller uses a special technique to protect a motor from stalling.
- the DSP actively monitors for a significant increase in current 99 which indicates that load on the motor has increased.
- the DSP turns motor voltage to full on 101 .
- the DSP will attempt to reduce motor voltage to return to the control 102 and the DSP returns to actively monitoring for a significant increase in current 99 .
- This technique is a conservative and safe alternative to the DSP attempting to track power requirements that are unknown at that time.
- a graph of the stall mitigation technique the load on the motor is represented on an x-axis and time is represented on a y-axis.
- the bottom line represents the load on the motor 103 and the top line represents the power applied to the motor by the DSP 104 .
- the DSP Prior to point a 105 , the DSP is dynamically controlling the motor at a fixed load. In between point a 105 and point b 30 , the load on the motor is suddenly increased and the DSP turns the motor voltage to full on. At point c 34 , the DSP reduces the motor voltage to point d 43 .
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A motor controller and method for maximizing the energy savings in an AC induction motor at every load wherein the motor is calibrated at two or more load points to establish a control line, which is then programmed into a non-volatile memory (30) of the motor controller. A DSP-based closed-loop motor controller observes the motor parameters of the motor such as firing angle/duty cycles, voltage, current and phase angles to arrive at a minimum voltage necessary to operate the motor at any load along the control line. The motor controller performs closed-loop control to keep the motor running at a computed target control point, such that maximum energy savings are realized by reducing voltage through pulse width modulation.
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- This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 12/207,913, filed on Sep. 10, 2008, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60/993,706 filed Sep. 14, 2007; and 61/135,402 filed Jul. 21, 2008, which applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- This invention relates to a system and method for maximizing the energy savings in AC induction motors at every load, more particularly one that uses a digital signal processor that calibrates control lines to determine the most efficient operational characteristics of the motors.
- In prior systems and methods related to energy saving motor controllers using control lines of a motor, constant phase angle and/or constant power factor control were used to determine the control lines. This meant that the control lines were horizontal and the motor controllers were not able to control the motor to specific calibrated operating point at every load to maximize energy savings.
- Thus, a need exists for a method and system for AC induction motors which controls the motor to a specific calibrated operating point at every load. Operating points taken across all loads will define a control line or a control curve. Furthermore, a need exists for a method and system for AC induction motors which is capable of recognizing when a motor begins to slip and is about to stall and uses that information to determine calibrated control line so as to maximize energy savings at every load.
- The primary object of the present invention is to provide a system and method of maximizing energy savings in AC induction motors at every load.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a system and method which recognizes when a motor begins to slip and when the motor is about to stall.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a system and method which controls the motor to a specific calibrated operating point at every load.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a motor controller that is capable of observing the operational characteristics of AC induction motors.
- A further object of the present invention is to provide a motor controller capable of making corrections to the RMS motor voltage as an AC induction motor is running and under closed loop control.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a motor controller capable of responding to changes in the load of an AC induction motor in real-time.
- The present invention fulfills the above and other objects by providing a motor controller system and method for maximizing the energy savings in the motor at every load wherein a motor is calibrated at one or more load points, establishing a control line or curve, which is then programmed into a non-volatile memory of the motor controller. A digital signal processor (DSP) a part of a closed loop architecture of the motor controller possesses the capability to observe the motor parameters such as current, phase angles and motor voltage. This DSP based motor controller is further capable of controlling the firing angle/duty cycle in open-loop mode as part of a semi-automatic calibration procedure. In normal operation, the DSP based motor controller performs closed-loop control to keep the motor running at a computed target control point, such that maximum energy savings are realized. The method described here works equally well for single phase and three phase motors.
- The preferred implementation of this method uses a DSP to sample the current and voltage in a motor at discrete times by utilizing analog to digital converters. From these signals, the DSP can compute key motor parameters, including RMS motor voltage, RMS current and phase angle. Furthermore, the DSP based motor controller can use timers and pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques to precisely control the RMS motor voltage. Typically the PWM is accomplished by using power control devices such as TRIACs, SCRs, IGBTs and MOSFETs.
- The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention should become even more readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description in conjunction with the drawings wherein there is shown and described illustrative embodiments of the invention.
- In the following detailed description, reference will be made to the attached drawings in which:
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital signal processor (DSP) with hardware inputs and outputs of the present invention showing hardware inputs and outputs; -
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a DSP-based motor controller of the present invention; -
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a phase rotation detection method of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a phase rotation detection method of the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a graph showing power control device outputs for positive phase rotation; -
FIG. 6 is a graph showing power control device outputs for negative phase rotation; -
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a window comparator; -
FIG. 8 is a schematic of the window comparator; -
FIG. 9 is a graph of a current waveform and zero-cross signals; -
FIG. 10 is a schematic of a virtual neutral circuit; -
FIG. 11 is a graph showing power control device outputs for single phase applications; -
FIG. 12 is a three-dimensional graph showing a three-dimensional control line of the present invention; -
FIG. 13 is a three-dimensional graph showing a control line projected onto one plane; -
FIG. 14 is a graph showing a two-dimensional plotted control line; -
FIG. 15 is a graph showing a sweeping firing angle/duty cycle in a semi-automatic calibration; -
FIG. 16 is a graph showing a directed sweep of a firing angle/duty cycle; -
FIG. 17 is a graph showing plotted semi-automatic calibration data; -
FIG. 18 is a graph showing plotted semi-automatic calibration data; -
FIG. 19 is a graph showing plotted semi-automatic calibration data; -
FIG. 20 is a flow chart of a semi-automatic high level calibration; -
FIG. 21 is a flow chart of a semi-automatic high level calibration; -
FIG. 22 is a flow chart of a manual calibration; -
FIG. 23 is a flow chart of a fixed voltage clamp: -
FIG. 24 is a graph showing a RMS motor voltage clamp; -
FIG. 25 is a graph showing a RMS motor voltage clamp; -
FIG. 26 is a flow chart of a stall mitigation technique; and -
FIG. 27 is a graph showing the stall mitigation technique. - With reference to
FIG. 1 , a block diagram of a digital signal processor (DSP) 1 and hardware inputs and outputs of the present invention is shown. TheDSP 1 can observe the operational characteristics of a motor and make corrections to root mean square (RMS) voltage for the motor that is running and under closed loop control.Hardware inputs 2 capture phase zerocrossing inputs 36,phase line voltage 37,phase motor voltage 38 and current 9 and passed through theDSP 1 for processing and then onto power control devices through the powercontrol device outputs 14. - Referring now to
FIG. 2 , a block diagram of a system and method of the DSP-basedmotor controller 4 of the present invention is shown. First, themotor controller 4 reads thevoltages 37 of each phase A, B and C and current 9 to capture the zero-crossing inputs 36. At thispoint voltage 13 and current 9 may be converted from analog to digital usingconverters 62. - Next,
computations 63 of motor phase angle for each phase are calculated to yield an observedphase angle 5. Next, atarget phase angle 10 which has been derived from apreprogrammed control line 6 is compared to the observedphase angle 5. The difference between thetarget phase angle 10 and observedphase angle 5 yields a resultingphase error signal 11 which is processed by a digital filter called a proportional integral derivative (PID)controller 12 which has proportional, integral and differential components. The output from thePID controller 12 is thenew control voltage 13 to themotor 3, which can be obtained through the use ofpower control devices 33, such as TRIACs, SCRs, IGBTs or MOSFETS, to yield power control device outputs 14 ofRMS motor voltage 13 supplied withline voltages 50 for each phase for maximum energy savings. - In this closed loop system, the
voltage 13 of each phase of themotor 3 and the current are continually monitored. Themotor controller 4 will drive theobserved phase angle 5 to the point on the calibratedcontrol line 6 corresponding to the load that is on the motor. At this point, maximum energy savings will be realized because thecontrol line 6 is based on known calibration data from themotor 3. Themotor controller 4 can control themotor 3 just as if a technician set thevoltage 13 by hand. The difference is that theDSP 1 can dynamically respond to changes in the load in real-time and make these adjustments on a cycle by cycle basis. - Referring now to
FIG. 3 , in a three-phase system, themotor controller 4 is used to automatically determine the phase rotation. Zero-crossing detectors on the line voltages provide an accurate measurement of the angle between the phase A line voltage zerocrossings 15 and the phase B line voltage zerocrossings 16. Forpositive phase rotation 18, the angle is nominally 120° and fornegative phase rotation 19, the angle is nominally 60°. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , a flow chart for phase rotation detection is shown. After a power-on-reset (POR) 20, it is easy for themotor controller 4 to determinepositive phase rotation 18 and thenegative phase rotation 19. First, the time is measured from phase A line voltage zero crossings to phase B line voltage zerocrossings 39. Next it is determined if the time is greater than or less than 90degrees 40. If it greater than 90 degrees, than it is anACB rotation 42. If the time is less than 90 degrees, than it is anABC rotation 41. Themotor controller 4 of the present invention can control three-phase or single-phase motors with the same basic software and hardware architecture. For the three-phase case, depending on the phase rotation, themotor controller 4 can drive power control device outputs 14. - Referring now to
FIG. 5 which shows power control device outputs for positive drive rotation, the motor controller drives phase A power control device outputs 14 and phase B power control device outputs 14 together during the phase A line voltage zerocrossings 15 turn-on time as indicated by the oval 22 a. Similarly, the motor controller drives power control devices which drivephase B 16 and phase C power control device outputs 14 together during the phase B turn-on time as indicated by the oval 22 b. Finally, themotor controller 4 drives phase C17 and phase A power control device outputs 14 together during the phase C power control device outputs 14 turn-on time as indicated by the oval 22 c. Note that the example shown inFIGS. 5 and 6 depicts a firing angle/duty cycle 23 of 90°. - Referring now to
FIG. 6 which shows the TRIAC drive outputs for negative phase rotation, themotor controller 4 drives phase A power control device outputs 14 and phase C power control device outputs 14 together during the phase A line voltage zerocrossings 15 turn-on time as indicated by the oval 22 c. Similarly, themotor controller 4drives phase B 16 and phase A power control device outputs 14 together during the phase B line voltage zerocrossings 16 turn-on time, as indicated by oval 22 a. Finally, the motor controller drives phase C power control device outputs 14 and phase B power control device outputs 14 together during the phase C line voltage zerocrossings 17 turn-on time, as indicated by oval 22 b. - Now referring to
FIG. 7 , a block diagram of a window comparator is shown. The DSP based motor controller of the present invention uses thewindow comparator 88 to detect zero-crossings of both positive and negative halves of a current wave form. When RMS motor voltage is reduced by the motor controller, it if difficult to detect zero crossings of current waveform because the current is zero for a significant portion of both half cycles. First, motor current is provided 89, a positive voltage is provided 90 as a reference for a positive half cycle and a negative voltage is provided 91 as a reference. Next, the current, positive voltage and negative voltage are presented to twocomparators 92 and are then passed through an operation (OR)gate 93 to create a composite zero-crossdigital signal 94. - As further illustrated in
FIG. 8 , a schematic of thewindow comparator 88 is shown. The motor current is provided 89, a positive voltage is provided 90 as a reference for a positive half cycle and a negative voltage is provided 91 as a reference. Next, the current, represented as a positive voltage and negative voltage, is processed by twocomparators 92 and are then passed to anOR gate 93 to create a composite zero-crossdigital signal 94. - Further,
FIG. 9 shows graphs of acurrent waveform 95, a positivevoltage half cycle 96, a negativevoltage half cycle 97 and anOR function 98. - Now referring to
FIG. 10 , a schematic of a virtual neutral circuit is shown. A virtual neutral circuit may be used as a reference in situations where three phase power is available only in delta mode and there is no neutral present for use as a reference. The virtual neutral circuit comprises three differential-to-single-endedamplifiers 77. Because phase to phase voltages are high,input resistors 78 are used to form asuitable attenuator 79 together withfeedback resistors 80 andground reference resistors 81. Because the danger exists of a loss of phase,protection diodes 82 are used to protect the differential-to-single-endedamplifiers 77. The differential-to-single-endedamplifiers 77 are coupled to a summingamplifier 83 throughDC blocking capacitors 84 and summingresistors 85 together with thefeedback resistor 80. The output of the summingamplifier 83 is boosted byamplifier 27 thereby providing a low impedance output which is at neutral potential. Additional resistors divide a supply rail thereby allowing the summingamplifier 83 to handle alternating positive and negative signals. An alternate connection is available in the event that a neutral 86 is available along with a jumper block for alternateneutral connection 87. - Referring now to
FIG. 11 showing a powercontrol device output 14 for a single-phase application, theoutput 14 for phase A is turned on each half-cycle based on a powercontrol device output 14 derived from the voltage zero-crossinginput 15. The powercontrol device output 14 for phase B line voltage zero crossings and phase C line voltage zero crossings are disabled in theDSP 1 and the hardware may not be present. The power control device outputs 14 are not paired as they were in the three-phase case. - Referring now to
FIG. 12 which illustrates a three-dimensional control line for the motor operating space of a motor bounded by an observedphase angle 5 on the y-axis. A controlled firing angle/duty cycle 23 showing the decrease in voltage is shown on the x-axis and thepercent load 24 on a motor is shown on the z-axis. - Every motor operates along a
parametrical control line 25 within its operating space. - For example, when a given motor is 50% loaded and the firing angle/
duty cycle 23 is set to 100°, aphase angle 5 of approximately 55° is observed. - The
parametrical control line 25 shown inFIG. 12 is defined by five parametric operating points 26 ranging from a loadedcase 44 in the upper left corner, to an unloadedcase 45 in the lower right corner. Furthermore, theparametrical control line 25 has special meaning because it is the line where a motor is using the least energy possible. If the firing angle/duty cycle 23 is increased and themotor voltage 13 decreased then a motor would slow down and possibly stall. Similar results would be seen if the load on themotor 3 is increased. - As illustrated in
FIG. 13 , theparametric control line 25 may be parameterized and projected onto one plane described byphase angle 5 in the vertical direction and the firing angle/duty cycle 23 in the horizontal direction. - Further, as shown in
FIG. 14 , theparametrical control line 25 may be displayed on a two-dimensional graph. On the x-axis, increasing firing angle/duty cycle 23 may be equated with a decreasing motor voltage. This is because small firing angle/duty cycles result in high voltage and large firing angle/duty cycles result in low voltage. The motor controller will drive theobserved phase angle 5 to the point on thecontrol line 25 that corresponds to the load presently on a motor. To accomplish this, a DSP computes thephase angle 5 between the voltage and current. - Referring back to the block diagram of
FIG. 2 , theDSP 1 then computes the nexttarget phase angle 5 based on the present value of theRMS voltage 13, or equivalently the present value of the firing angle/duty cycle. The difference between the observed phase angle and thetarget phase angle 10 results in a phase angle error, which is processed through a proportional-integral-differential (PID)controller 12 or similar device to generate a new control target. This control target changes the voltage in such a way as to minimize the phase angle error. Thetarget phase angle 10 is dynamic and it changes as a function of the firing angle/duty cycle. - As stated above, the
motor controller 4 will drive theobserved phase angle 5 to the point on thecontrol line 25 that corresponds to the load presently on themotor 3. Thisoperating point 26 provides the maximum energy savings possible because thecontrol line 25 is calibrated directly from themotor 3 that is being controlled. - This preferred method for calibration is called semi-automatic calibration. The semi-automatic calibration is based on the
DSP 1 sweeping the control space of the motor. As shown inFIG. 15 , sweeping the control space means that the DSP increases the firing angle/duty cycle 23 and records the current 9 and firing angle/duty cycle 23 of each phase at discrete points along the way. Thus, in this manner it is possible to see the beginning of thestall point 21 of the motor. A well-defined linear portion of observed calibration data curve obtained from sweeping thecontrol space 7, which is used to determine points on thecontrol line 6, has a constant negative slope at lower firing angle/duty cycles 23. Then, as the firing angle/duty cycle 23 continues to increase, the current 9 begins to flatten out and actually begins to increase as themotor 3 begins to slip and starts to stall, called the “knee” 31. - As shown in
FIG. 16 , subsequent sweeps can be directed at smaller ranges of motor voltages to “zoom in” on the knee. Themotor controller 4 requires multiple sweeps in order to get data that is statistically accurate. There is a tradeoff between the number of sweeps and the time required to calibrate thecontrol line 25. A measure of the quality of the calibration can be maintained by theDSP 1 using well known statistical processes and additional sweeps can be made if necessary. This is true because theDSP 1 has learned the approximate location ofknee 31 from the first sweep. - There is little danger of stalling during the semi-automatic sweep because of the controlled environment of the setup. A technician or operator helps to insure that no sudden loads are applied to the
motor 3 under test while a semi-automatic calibration is in progress. - The process of sweeping the control space can be performed at any fixed load. For example, it can be performed once with the
motor 3 fully loaded and once with themotor 3 unloaded. These two points become the two points that define thecontrol line 25. It is not necessary to perform the calibration at exactly these two points. TheDSP 1 will extend thecontrol line 25 beyond both these two points if required. - There are many numerical methods that can be applied to find the
stall point 21 in the plot of thecurrent motor voltage 23. As shown inFIG. 17 , the preferred method is to use the “least squares” method to calculate a straight line that best fits the accumulated data. tabulated from the first fivemotor voltages 23. - The continuation of this method is shown in
FIG. 18 . Using the previous data points the value of the current 9 may be predicted. Graphically, theDSP 1 is checking for one or more points that deviate in the positive direction from the predicted straight line. - As shown in
FIG. 19 , theDSP 1 is looking for the beginning of the knee in the curve. The first point that deviates from the predicted control line may or may not be the beginning of theknee 31. The first point with a positive error may simply be a noisy data point. The only way to verify that the observed calibration data curve obtained from sweeping thecontrol space 7 is turning is to observe data obtained from additional sweeps. - Semi-automatic calibration may be performed in the field. Referring now to
FIG. 20 , a flow chart showing how semi-automatic calibration is performed is shown. First themotor 3 is placed in a heavily loadedconfiguration 44. Ideally this configuration is greater than 50% of the fully rated load. Next acalibration button 32 on themotor controller 4 is pressed to tell theDSP 1 to perform a fully-loaded measurement. TheDSP 1 runs acalibration 46 which requires several seconds to explore the operating space of themotor 3 to determine the fully-loaded point. Themotor controller 4 indicates that it has finished this step by turning on an LED. - Next the
motor 3 is placed in an unloadedconfiguration 45. Ideally this configuration is less than 25% of the rated load. Then acalibration button 32 on themotor controller 4 is pressed 47 to tell theDSP 1 to perform an unloaded measurement. TheDSP 1 runs thecalibration 46 to determine the unloaded point. Themotor controller 4 indicates that it has finished calibrating both ends 47 of thecontrol line 25 by turning on a light emitting diode (LED). TheDSP 1 then determines thecontrol line 48 using the two measurements and applies this control line when it is managing themotor 3. The values of thecontrol line 25 are stored innon-volatile memory 49. -
FIG. 21 shows a more detailed flow chart of the semi-automatic calibration. First a first calibration sweep is run 46 with the motor voltage set at acertain degree 51, depending on if it is a first sweep or previous sweeps have been run 106, in which the motor controller measures themotor 52 until the motor controller detects aknee 53. If aknee 53 is detected the firing angle/duty cycle is decreased by twodegrees 54 and the phase angle and the motor voltage are recorded to thememory 55. This process is repeated to obtain at least foursweeps 56 to get a computedaverage value 57 of the phase angle and the firing angle/duty cycle. If during any step along the calibration sweep, the knee is not detected, then the firing angle/duty cycle is increased by at least onedegree 58 and the nest step is measured 59. - An alternative method for calibration is called manual calibration.
FIG. 22 shows a flow chart of manual calibration. First a motor is placed on adynamometer 70. Next the motor is connected to a computer formanual control 71 which allows the motor to be run in a open-loop mode and the firing angle/duty cycle of the AC induction motor to be manually set to any operating point. Then the motor is placed in a fully unloadedconfiguration 45. Next the firing angle/duty cycle is increased and the RMS motor voltage is reduced 72 until the motor is just about to stall. The firing angle/duty cycle and phase angle are recorded and this becomes a calibrated point which is recorded 73. Then the motor is started with drive elements fully on 74. Then the motor is placed in a fully loadedconfiguration 44. Next the firing angle/duty cycle is increased or decreased until the RMS motor voltage is chopped by themotor controller 75 until the motor is just about to stall. The firing angle/duty cycle are recorded and this becomes another calibrated point which is recorded 73. Finally the two calibrated points are used to form acontrol line 76. - When the RMS line voltage is greater than a programmed fixed-voltage, the DSP controller clamps the RMS motor voltage at that fixed voltage so energy savings are possible even at full load. For example, if the mains voltage is above the motor nameplate voltage of 115V in the case of a single phase motor then the motor voltage is clamped at 115V. This operation of clamping the motor voltage, allows the motor controller to save energy even when the motor is fully loaded in single-phase or three-phase applications.
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FIG. 23 shows a flow chart of the fixed voltage clamp. First a phase error is computed 64. Next a voltage error is computed 65. Then the RMS motor voltage of the AC induction motor is determined and compared to a fixedvoltage threshold 66. If the RMS motor voltage is greater than the fixed voltage threshold then it is determined whether or not control target is positive 67. If the control target is positive then a voltage control loop is run 68. If the RMS motor voltage of the AC induction motor is less than a fixed-voltage threshold , then the a control line closed loop is run 69 and the entire process is repeated. If the control target is determined not to be positive then a control line loop is run 69 and the entire process is repeated again. - In some cases, it may not be possible to fully load the
motor 3 during the calibration process. Perhaps 50% is the greatest load that can be achieved while the motor is installed in the field. Conversely, it may not be possible to fully unload the motor; it may be that only 40% is the lightest load that can be achieved.FIG. 24 shows an example of both load points being near the middle of the operating range. On theunloaded end 45 at the right of thecontrol line 25, theDSP 1 will set the fixedvoltage clamp 60 of the voltage atminimum voltage 35. When the load on the motor increases, theDSP 1 will follow the control line moving to the left and up thecontrol segment 61. This implementation is a conservative approach and protects themotor 3 from running in un-calibrated space. - As further shown in
FIG. 25 , on the fully loadedend 44 at the left, theDSP 1 will synthesize acontrol segment 61 with a large negative slope. This implementation is a conservative approach and drives the voltage to full-on. - Referring now to
FIG. 26 , the DSP-based motor controller uses a special technique to protect a motor from stalling. First, the DSP actively monitors for a significant increase in current 99 which indicates that load on the motor has increased. Next, if a significant increase is observed 100 then the DSP turns motor voltage to full on 101. Next, the DSP will attempt to reduce motor voltage to return to thecontrol 102 and the DSP returns to actively monitoring for a significant increase in current 99 . This technique is a conservative and safe alternative to the DSP attempting to track power requirements that are unknown at that time. - As further shown in
FIG. 27 , a graph of the stall mitigation technique, the load on the motor is represented on an x-axis and time is represented on a y-axis. The bottom line represents the load on themotor 103 and the top line represents the power applied to the motor by theDSP 104. Prior to point a 105, the DSP is dynamically controlling the motor at a fixed load. In between point a 105 andpoint b 30, the load on the motor is suddenly increased and the DSP turns the motor voltage to full on. Atpoint c 34, the DSP reduces the motor voltage to point d 43. - Although a preferred embodiment of a motor controller method and system for maximizing energy savings has been disclosed, it should be understood, it is not to be limited to the specific form or arrangement of parts herein described and shown. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departing from the scope of the invention and the invention is not be considered limited to what is shown and described in the specification and drawings.
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1. A system for controlling an AC induction motor to maximize energy savings compromising:
a means for connecting a motor controller to an AC induction motor;
a means for placing a load on said AC induction motor;
a means for removing a load from said AC induction motor;
a means for sweeping a control space of the AC induction motor and taking measurements of operating parameters of the AC induction motor;
a means for establishing a control line from said measurements;
a means for storing said control line in said motor controller;
a means for controlling said operating parameters; and
a means for performing closed-loop control of said AC induction motor to keep the motor running in accordance with said control line.
2. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a means for placing said AC induction motor in a fully loaded configuration.
3. The of claim 1 further comprising:
a means for placing said AC induction motor in a fully unloaded configuration.
4. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
measuring a current of said AC induction motor.
5. The system of claim 4 wherein:
the current measurement of the AC induction motor is accomplished by a digital signal processor.
6. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
measuring phase angles of the AC induction motor.
7. The system of claim 6 wherein:
the phase angles measurements of the AC induction motor are accomplished by a digital signal processor.
8. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a means for controlling a firing angle/duty cycle of said AC induction motor.
9. The system of claim 8 wherein:
said means for controlling said firing angle/duty cycle of said AC induction motor is accomplished by a digital signal processor.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein:
said means for sweeping the control space of the AC induction motor and observing and measuring said operating parameters is accomplished by varying root square means motor voltage of the AC induction motor.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein:
said means for varying the root square means motor voltage of the AC induction motor is a digital signal processor.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein:
said means for establishing a control line from said measurements is accomplished by a digital signal processor.
13. The system of claim 1 wherein:
said means for storing said control line in said motor controller is a non-volatile memory.
14. The system of claim 1 wherein:
said means for performing closed-loop control of said AC induction motor to keep the motor running in accordance with said control line is a digital signal processor.
15. The system of claim 1 wherein:
said means for performing closed-loop control of said AC induction motor to keep the motor running in accordance with said control line is pulse width modulation.
16. The system of claim 15 wherein:
said pulse width modulation is performed using at least one TRIAC driver.
17. The system of claim 15 wherein:
said pulse width modulation is performed using at least one SCR driver.
18. The system of claim 15 wherein:
said pulse width modulation is performed using at least one IGBT driver.
19. The system of claim 15 wherein:
said pulse width modulation is performed using at least one MOSFET driver.
20. The system of claim 1 further comprising:
a means for clamping voltage of the motor at maximum voltage.
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