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Automatic fine-tuning of rotor time constant and magnetizing current in field-oriented elevator motor drive

US5909018A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 1997
Grant dateJun 1, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66B19/007
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An elevator controller 7 is provided with logic 48 which automatically calculates a motor time constant (.tau..sub.R) for a field-oriented current regulator/motor drive 20 by running the elevator up and down while computing a loss component VDX and while varying .tau..sub.R and determining the value of .tau..sub.R at which VDX for the up and down elevator runs are the same within a predetermined tolerance and which automatically calculates a magnetizing current (Id) by running the elevator in a predetermined direction while calculating a motor voltage Vm and varying Id and determining a new value of .tau..sub.R by performing the up/down elevator run until Vm is within a predetermined tolerance of a target voltage V.sub.T.

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