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Variable speed drive control

US11843338B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 2022
Grant dateDec 12, 2023
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P2201/03
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Examples include a method for controlling a variable speed drive driving an electric motor. The variable speed drive is connected to an electric power source and comprises a passive DC-link and an inverter stage controlled by a first controller of the variable speed drive. The passive DC-link is connected to the inverter stage. The method comprises running the electric motor to reach a steady-state operating point, measuring a plurality of values of current or voltage of the passive DC-link, and computing, by a second controller, a frequency spectrum of the DC-link based on the plurality of values of current or voltage measured. The method further comprises detecting a specific resonance frequency by comparing amplitudes of the frequency spectrum to a predetermined pattern, and modifying filter parameters of a digital filter of the DC-link or control parameters of a control law of the electric motor based on the specific resonance frequency.

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