Patent Application: US-8780798-A

Abstract:
in the case of a control system for a drive having an asynchronous motor , in particular for a railroad vehicle , which control system comprises a first control loop for motor control , and a second control loop which is connected to the first control loop and has an adhesion controller , an improved control response is obtained in that the motor control system is designed as a stator frequency control system , and in that an actual torque value for the asynchronous motor is derived within the motor control system , and in that the two control loops are connected to one another in such a manner that the actual torque value from the motor control system is used as the actual value for the adhesion controller , and in that the adhesion controller presets a nominal stator frequency value for the motor control system .

Description:
referring now to the drawings , wherein like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding parts throughout the several views , fig6 shows a preferred exemplary embodiment for a control system according to the invention in the form of a schematic control structure comparable to fig1 . the control system 140 once again comprises two control loops 141 and 142 . the control loop 141 comprises the process block 104 and the block for the actual motor control , which is composed of a stator frequency controller 127 and a motor monitor 128 . the control loop 142 is responsible for controlling the adhesion and comprises an adhesion controller 125 , an intermediate - circuit antiphase controller 124 , and a mechanical antiphase controller 126 . according to the invention , the dynamic nominal stator frequency value f s , nom and the nominal torque value m act ( calculated by the motor monitor 128 ) are interchanged as signals at the interface between the motor controller and adhesion controller . the process block 104 comprises the control path with the invertor , traction motor ( asm ), drive mechanism and wheel / rail contact . this is actuated by the motor controller switching commands s r , s , t . the output signals from the process 104 are the known variables for managing the motor control process , namely the phase currents i r , s , the intermediate - circuit voltage u d and the rotation speed of the motor shaft n shaft . the motor monitor 128 estimates the machine states that cannot be measured , such as the actual torque value m act and the actual stator flux value psi act . the motor monitor 128 thus has the same task and the same design as the torque - based control method mentioned initially . as already mentioned , the stator frequency controller 127 together with the motor monitor 128 represent the motor controller . the stator frequency controller 127 contains the high - dynamic - response control system for the stator frequency , the magnetization ( the stator flux ) and limitation of the machine torque . hidden in the block are the various control algorithms for the voltage control range and field attenuation , which will be explained in more detail further below on the basis of the example , as well as the changeover between the methods . the stator frequency controller supplies the switching commands s r , s , t as the output for the invertor . the mechanical antiphase controller 126 is provided for active damping of torsional oscillations in the drive run . the resonant frequencies in the torsion mechanism are filtered out from the torque signal ( input variable : actual torque value m act ) by presetting the stator frequency . the mechanical antiphase controller uses this to provide a frequency correction signal f s , damp , and applies this signal to the nominal stator frequency value f t , nom of the adhesion controller 125 . the dynamic nominal stator frequency value f s , nom resulting from this then provides active damping of torsional oscillations . the intermediate - circuit antiphase controller 124 uses the intermediate - circuit voltage u d signal to derive a frequency correction signal f s , ud , and likewise applies this correction signal to the nominal stator frequency value . this results in active damping of oscillations in the intermediate - circuit voltage . such damping is particularly important for dc vehicles . the described control blocks 124 to 128 ensure that an operating point preset by the traction controller can be used in a stable manner with a corresponding nominal traction force value f nom . in particular , this prevents slipping processes resulting from the steep gradient of the drive characteristic of the lower - level system ( asynchronous motor with stator frequency control ). it is thus possible for the higher - level traction control system no longer to have to influence the nominal stator frequency value f t , nom in a highly dynamic manner and , instead of this , it is possible for it to concentrate on setting the optimum operating point . the traction control system described in this way thus has two main tasks : if the engineer &# 39 ; s traction force requirements are low , it operates as a traction force control system in that it matches the stator frequency to the vehicle speed . if the preset traction force f nom can no longer be achieved with insufficient traction , a search algorithm is activated . this varies the operating point in an attempt to reach optimum traction and to utilize conditioning effects from wheel / rail pairing . in this case , it is possible to use proven methods , such as those known from the document elektrische bahnen [ electric railroads ] 91 ( 1993 ), issue 5 , pages 163 et seq . in order to search for the traction maximum , it is possible , for example , to vary the stator frequency and to set the search direction on the basis of the torque reaction . the stator frequency controller 127 from fig6 has the object of controlling the speed on the track and the magnitude of the stator flux vector ( stator flux space vector ) psi . in principle , any torque control method can be converted into stator frequency control for this purpose . however , it is necessary to draw a distinction between synchronous and asynchronous pulsing methods for the invertor . in the case of synchronous methods , the switching frequency is a multiple of the stator frequency . in contrast , the asynchronous methods are generally distinguished by the stator flux and torque being controlled independently . the magnitude or trajectory control of the stator flux space vector also has to be retained for stator frequency control . this leads to the vector on the envisaged path curve in the stator - fixed coordinate system ( circle , hexagonal , 18 - sided figure etc . ), and ensures a stable operating point . in the case of stator flux control with a circular path curve , the angular velocity is preset by the torque controller 119 for torque - based control ( fig3 ). for conversion to stator frequency control according to fig6 the torque controller -- as shown in fig7 -- is eliminated and the dynamic nominal stator frequency value f s , nom is preset directly by the adhesion controller ( 124 , 125 , 126 in fig6 ). in the case of synchronous methods , in which the switching frequency is a multiple of the stator frequency , as is the case , for example , with direct self - control ( dsr ) in the weak - field region , a change from torque - based control to stator - frequency - based control takes place as indicated in the case of the change from fig8 to fig9 . in the case of torque - based control in fig8 the motor monitor 129 calculates the stator flux vector psi and the actual torque value m act . a flux calculator 130 uses the stator flux vector psi to calculate the components in a fixed coordinate system , and these are then supplied to flux comparators 131 and compared with a nominal flux value psi nom . a drive circuit 132 uses the resultant comparator signals to derive the required switching commands s r , s , t for the invertor . the nominal stator flux value psi nom is obtained by multiplying a rated stator flux value psi rate by a flux correction value , which is produced by superimposing the output variables from a torque controller 133 and an initial controller 134 . in the case of the corresponding stator - frequency - based control system in fig9 the torque controller and the initial controller are replaced by a stator frequency controller 135 . the stator frequency controller 135 compares the actual stator frequency value f s , act which , in the case of asynchronous clock pattern , is already known from the start or can be derived easily from the clock pattern , with the nominal stator frequency value f s , nom and , instead of the torque controller , produces the necessary flux correction value , which is multiplied by the rated stator flux value psi rate . in the direct self - control ( dsr ) method , a two - point torque controller 137 is used , according to fig1 , to decide for a torque - based control system whether a torque - raising external voltage or a torque - reducing zero voltage is preset ( traction mode ). a clock frequency controller 136 compares the nominal clock frequency value f t , nom and an actual clock frequency value f t , act and on this basis sets the two - point hysteresis of the torque controller 137 . in the case of stator flux control systems whose path curves are optimized to the switching frequency ( for example which are hexagonal ), the track speed of the flux space vector must be controlled in order to achieve the same torque response at the steady - state stator - frequency - controlled operating point as in the case of torque control . a two - point flux controller 139 is therefore used for the change to stator - frequency - based control according to fig1 , and this changes the track speed along a nominal value function which is predetermined by a nominal value sensor 138 within each sector . the nominal value sensor 138 takes account of the applied flux path curve ( hexagon , 18 - sided figure etc .) and the load dependency ( distortion flux ). the mean track speed , which results from the two invertor states of zero voltage and external voltage , is slaved to the desired nominal value within a tolerance band . the width of the tolerance band ( two - point hysteresis ) is once again predetermined by the clock frequency controller 136 . an improved dynamic response ( that is to say more traction force , better damped mechanical oscillations in the drive mechanism , shorter control time ); and simplified introduction to service ( fewer parameters , conceptually and physically better solution approach with stator frequency preset ). obviously , numerous modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings . it is therefore to be understood that , within the scope of the appended claims , the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein . ______________________________________list of designations______________________________________100 control system ( torque - based ) 101 , 124 intermediate - circuit antiphase controller102 , 125 adhesion controller103 motor controller104 process105 dc intermediate circuit106 voltage sensor ( intermediate - circuit voltage ) 107 intermediate - circuit capacitor108 invertor109 , 110 current sensors ( phase current ) 111 rotation speed sensor ( motor shaft ) 112 motor shaft ( asm ) 113 asynchronous motor ( asm ) 114 gear box115 wheel116 rail117 , 128 motor monitor118 flux controller119 torque controller120 initial controller121 calculation block ( flux change ) 122 calculation block ( stator voltage ) 123 pulse - width control126 mechanical antiphase controller127 stator frequency controller129 motor monitor130 flux calculator131 flux comparators132 drive circuit ( invertor ) 133 torque controller134 initial controller135 stator frequency controller136 clock frequency controller137 torque controller138 nominal value sensor139 flux controller140 control system ( stator - frequency - based ) 141 control loop ( motor control ) 142 control loop ( adhesion control ) a traction characteristicdv difference between the wheel and rail speedsdv . sub . nom nominal difference between the wheel and rail speedsf , f . sub . 1 , f . sub . 2 traction forcef . sub . s , act actual stator frequency valuef . sub . s , nom nominal stator frequency value ( dynamic ) f . sub . s , damp frequency correction signal from mechanical dampingf . sub . s , ud frequency correction signal from the intermediate - circuit connectionf . sub . t , nom nominal stator frequency value from the adhesion controllerf . sub . t , act actual clock frequency valuef . sub . t , nom nominal clock frequency valuef . sub . act actual traction force valuef . sub . nom nominal traction force valuei stator current vectori . sub . r , s phase current ( asynchronous motor ) k asm characteristic ( steady - state ) k . sub . psi stator flux correction valuem . sub . act actual torque value ( motor monitor ) m . sub . s , nom nominal torque value ( dynamic / motor controller ) m . sub . t , nom nominal torque value ( static / adhesion controller ) m . sub . s , ud torque correction signal ( intermediate - circuit connection ) n . sub . shaft rotation speed ( motor shaft ) psi stator flux vectorpsi . sub . act actual stator flux value ( motor monitor ) psi . sub . rate rated stator flux valuepsi . sub . nom nominal stator flux valueδpsi change ( stator flux vector ) s . sub . r , s , t switching command ( invertor ) u . sub . d intermediate - 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