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Inverter apparatus

US6844700B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 8, 2003
Grant dateJan 18, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P21/34
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inverter apparatus for converting a DC power converted from an input AC power to an output AC power of a variable frequency and a variable electric power to drive an induction motor at a variable speed. The inverter apparatus includes a rectifying unit, a filter capacitor, an inverter unit having an input connected across the filter capacitor, an input current detector and a gate circuitry for driving the inverter unit. An excitation current detection unit detects an excitation current of the induction motor from an output signal of the input current detector, a gate signal for driving the gate circuitry and a reference phase command. A setting unit sets a limitation level of the excitation current, a torque boost voltage command unit produces a torque boost voltage command, and a torque boost voltage compensation unit changes the torque boost voltage command so that the detected excitation current value is smaller than or equal to the limitation level.

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