DAMPING OF RESONANT PEAKS IN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WHICH IS OPERATED USING A CONVERTER WITH AN INTERMEDIATE VOLTAGE CIRCUIT, BY MEANS OF MATCHED IMPEDANCE TO GROUND AT THE MOTOR STAR POINT, AND A CORRESPONDING ELECTRIC MOTOR
US6583598B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P29/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for damping of resonant peaks in an electric motor which is operated using a converter with an intermediate voltage circuit, by means of a matched impedance to ground at the motor star point, and a corresponding electric motor is disclosed. In a converter system having an intermediate voltage circuit which operates with a mains system input inductor in the step-up converter mode or has other input-side inductances, there is a risk of natural system oscillations being formed via discharge capacitances in conjunction with motors. If the motor now has an amplitude/frequency response with a pronounced resonant frequency in the region of such natural system oscillations, then there is a risk of higher voltages occurring at the motor star point than in the motor phases. This is prevented by the present invention by a termination of the lattice network, which is formed by the winding sections, in the motor at the motor star point by means of a suitably selected impedance with respect to ground, which advantageously comprises a series circuit formed from a non-reactive resistance and a capacitance.
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