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Motor controller system and method for maximizing energy savings
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02P-003/18
H02P-023/00
H02P-025/00
출원번호
US-0207913
(2008-09-10)
등록번호
US-8810190
(2014-08-19)
발명자
/ 주소
Kelley, Paul H.
출원인 / 주소
The PowerWise Group, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Novak Druce Connolly Bove + Quigg LLP
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초록▼
A motor controller (4) and method for maximizing the energy savings in an AC induction motor (3) at every load wherein the motor is calibrated at two or more load points to establish a control line (6), which is then programmed into a non-volatile memory (30) of the motor controller. A DSP-based clo
A motor controller (4) and method for maximizing the energy savings in an AC induction motor (3) at every load wherein the motor is calibrated at two or more load points to establish a control line (6), 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 (23), voltage (37), current (9) 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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1. A system for controlling an AC induction motor to conserve energy, the system comprising: a processor that communicates with a computer-readable non-volatile memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:sweep a control space of said AC ind
1. A system for controlling an AC induction motor to conserve energy, the system comprising: a processor that communicates with a computer-readable non-volatile memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:sweep a control space of said AC induction motor;obtain operating parameters of said AC induction motor;establish a control line from said measurements;receive said control line at said motor controller;perform a closed-loop control of said AC induction motor in accordance with said control line to observe an operating parameter;drive the observed operating parameter of said AC induction motor relative to said control line, the observed operating parameter comprising a current;detect zero-crossings of positive and negative halves of a current waveform of said AC induction motor every cycle by: obtaining a positive voltage as a reference for a positive half cycle;obtaining a negative voltage as a reference for a negative half cycle; andtransmitting signals through an OR gate to create composite current zero-cross digital signals. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to drive the observed operating parameter of said AC induction motor to correspond to a fully loaded configuration. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to drive the observed operating parameter of said AC induction motor to correspond to a fully unloaded configuration. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to obtain the current of said AC induction motor. 5. The system of claim 4 wherein the processor obtains the current measurement of said AC induction motor in substantially real-time. 6. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to obtain phase angles of said AC induction motor. 7. The system of claim 6 wherein the processor obtains the phase angles of said AC induction motor in substantially real-time. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein said observed operating parameter is a phase angle and wherein the processor is further configured to control a firing angle of said AC induction motor. 9. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor controls said firing angle of said AC induction motor in substantially real-time. 10. The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to sweep the control space of said AC induction motor and measure said operating parameters by automatically varying a root square means motor voltage of said AC induction motor. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor varies the root square means motor voltage of the AC induction motor in substantially real-time. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor establishes said control line from said measurements in substantially real-time. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor receives said control line in said motor controller is from the non-volatile memory. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor performs said closed-loop control of said AC induction motor in substantially real-time. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to perform said closed-loop control of said AC induction motor using 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, wherein the processor is further configured to clamp an operating motor voltage of said AC induction motor at a maximum voltage. 21. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to prevent said AC induction motor from running at a voltage below a minimum voltage when monitoring said AC induction motor for a stall point. 22. A system for controlling an AC induction motor to conserve energy, the system comprising: a processor that communicates with a computer-readable non-volatile memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: sweep a control space of said AC induction motor and measuring operating parameters of said AC induction motor;establish a control line from said measurements;receive said control line in said motor controller:perform a closed-loop control of said AC induction motor in accordance with said control line to observe an operating parameter;drive the observed operating parameter of said AC induction motor relative to said control line;protect against stalling of said AC induction motor by: actively controlling said AC induction motor while constantly monitoring said AC induction motor for increases in a motor current;turning a motor voltage to full on when an increase in said motor current is detected; andreducing said motor voltage to follow said control line after said motor current decreases. 23. A method for controlling an AC induction motor to conserve energy, the method comprising the steps of: sweeping a control space of said AC induction motor and measuring operating parameters of said AC induction motor;establishing a control line for said AC induction motor from said measured operating parameters;receiving said control line at said motor controller;performing a closed-loop control of said AC induction motor in accordance with said control line to observe an operating parameter of said AC induction motor after the step of establishing said control line;driving the observed operating parameter of said AC induction motor relative to said control line;detecting zero-crossings of positive and negative halves of a current waveform in said AC induction motor every cycle;obtaining a positive voltage at a window comparator as a reference for a positive half cycle;obtaining a negative voltage at the window comparator as a reference for a negative half cycle; andtransmitting signals from said window comparator through an OR gate to create composite current zero-cross digital signals. 24. The method of claim 23, wherein the step of sweeping comprises the steps of: placing the operating parameters of said AC induction motor in a fully loaded configuration;determining a fully loaded point of said AC induction motor;placing the operating parameters of said AC induction motor in a fully unloaded configuration; anddetermining a fully unloaded point of said AC induction motor. 25. The method of claim 24, further comprising the step of: connecting the fully loaded point and the fully unloaded point to establish said control line of said AC induction motor. 26. The method of claim 23, further comprising the step of: automatically recording a motor current and an observed phase angle along said control line. 27. The method of claim 23, further comprising the step of: controlling a voltage along said control line using pulse width modulation. 28. The method of claim 27 wherein: said pulse width modulation is performed using at least one TRIAC driver. 29. The method of claim 27 wherein: said pulse width modulation is performed using at least one SCR driver. 30. The method of claim 27 wherein: said pulse width modulation is performed using at least one IGBT driver. 31. The method of claim 27 wherein: said pulse width modulation is performed using at least one MOSFET driver. 32. The method of claim 23, wherein the step of controlling further comprises the step of: clamping a voltage of said AC induction motor at a minimum voltage to prevent said AC induction motor from running at a voltage below said minimum voltage. 33. A method for controlling an AC induction motor to conserve energy, the method comprising the steps of: sweeping a control space of said AC induction motor and measuring operating parameters of said AC induction motor;establishing a control line for said AC induction motor from said measured operating parameters;receiving said control line at said motor controller;performing a closed-loop control of said AC induction motor in accordance with said control line to observe an operating parameter of said AC induction motor after the step of establishing said control line;driving the observed operating parameter of said AC induction motor relative to said control line;increasing a firing angle/duty cycle of said AC induction motor from eighty degrees to one-hundred-fifty degrees; andrecording a motor current and a phase angle along said control line. 34. A method for controlling an AC induction motor to conserve energy, the method comprising the steps of: sweeping a control space of said AC induction motor and measuring operating parameters of said AC induction motor;establishing a control line for said AC induction motor from said measured operating parameters;receiving said control line at said motor controller;performing a closed-loop control of said AC induction motor in accordance with said control line to observe an operating parameter of said AC induction motor after the step of establishing said control line;driving the observed operating parameter of said AC induction motor relative to said control line; andprotecting against stalling of said AC induction motor by: actively controlling said AC induction motor while constantly monitoring said AC induction motor for increases in a motor current;turning a motor voltage to full on when an increase in said motor current is detected; andreducing said motor voltage to follow said control line after said motor current decreases. 35. A motor controller for controlling an AC induction motor to conserve energy, the motor controller comprising: a processor that communicates with a computer-readable non-volatile memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: compute a control line from measured operating parameters;perform a closed-loop control of the AC induction motor in accordance with said computed control line to observe an operating parameter of the AC induction motor;drive the observed operating parameter of the AC induction motor relative to said computed control line;detect zero-crossings of positive and negative halves of a current waveform in the AC induction motor by:obtaining a positive voltage as a reference for a positive half cycle;obtaining a negative voltage as a reference for a negative half cycle; andtransmitting signals through an OR gate to create composite current zero-cross digital signals. 36. The motor controller of claim 35 wherein the processor is configured to obtain a current of the AC induction motor. 37. The motor controller of claim 35 wherein the processor is configured to obtain a phase angle of the AC induction motor. 38. The motor controller of claim 35 wherein said observed operating parameter is a phase angle. 39. The motor controller of claim 35, wherein the processor is configured to obtain said operating parameters by varying a root square means motor voltage of the AC induction motor. 40. The motor controller of claim 35, wherein the processor is configured to perform said closed-loop control of the AC induction motor in substantially real-time. 41. The motor controller of claim 35, wherein the processor is further configured to protect against stalling of the AC induction motor. 42. The motor controller of claim 41, wherein the processor is further configured to actively control the AC induction motor while monitoring the AC induction motor for increases in a motor current; turn a motor voltage to full on when an increase in the motor current is detected; andreduce the motor voltage to follow said control line after the motor current decreases.
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