Motor drive system including abnormality detection unit of power storage device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10437227-B2
Application number	US-201815995161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2018
Priority date	Jun 9, 2017
Publication date	Oct 8, 2019
Grant date	Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

A motor drive system includes a power supply unit configured to supply DC power to a DC link, a servo amplifier for drive configured to convert the DC power in the DC link to AC power and supplies the AC power to the servomotor for drive as a driving power, a power storage device configured to store DC power from the DC link or supplies DC power to the DC link, an abnormality detection unit configured to detect the abnormality of the power storage device, and a control unit configured to, when the abnormality detection unit detects the abnormality of the power storage device, control the operation of the servo amplifier for drive such that the output of the servomotor for drive is limited to a value smaller than the output before the abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A motor drive system comprising:
a power supply unit configured to supply DC power to a DC link;
a servo amplifier for drive configured to convert DC power in the DC link to AC power and supplies the AC power to a servomotor for drive as a driving power;
a power storage device configured to store DC power from the DC link and supplies DC power to the DC link;
an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality of the power storage device; and
a control unit configured to control an operation of the servo amplifier for drive such that when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the power storage device, an output of a servomotor for drive is limited to a value smaller than an output before an abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit,
wherein the control unit controls an operation of the servo amplifier for drive such that when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the power storage device, an absolute value of an output of a servomotor for drive does not exceed a limiting value set to a value smaller than an absolute value of a maximum supply electric power of the power supply unit.

2. The motor drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit, when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the power storage device, changes an override relative to a speed command to a value smaller than a value set before an abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit and controls an operation of the servo amplifier for drive.

3. The motor drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit, when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the power storage device, based on a torque command limited to a value smaller than a torque command before an abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit, controls an operation of the servo amplifier for drive.

4. The motor drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit controls an operation of the servo amplifier for drive such that when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the power storage device, a servomotor for drive is accelerated and decelerated at an acceleration and a deceleration limited to a value smaller than an acceleration and a deceleration before an abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit.

5. The motor drive system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit controls an operation of the servo amplifier for drive such that when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the power storage device, a servomotor for drive is stopped while an output of a servomotor for drive is limited to a value smaller than an output before an abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit.

6. The motor drive system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a notification unit configured to notify a content of the abnormality detected by the abnormality detection unit.

7. A motor drive system comprising:
a power supply unit configured to supply DC power to a DC link;
a servo amplifier for drive configured to convert DC power in the DC link to AC power and supplies the AC power to a servomotor for drive as a driving power;
a power storage device configured to store DC power from the DC link and supplies DC power to the DC link;
an abnormality detection unit configured to detect an abnormality of the power storage device; and
a control unit configured to control an operation of the servo amplifier for drive such that when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the power storage device, an output of a servomotor for drive is limited to a value smaller than an output before an abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit, wherein
a plurality of the servo amplifiers for drive are provided corresponding to a plurality of servomotors for drive;
a plurality of the power supply units configured to supply DC power to a connected DC link are provided;
the power storage device is connected with a DC link corresponding to each of the power supply unit; and
the control unit, when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of at least one power storage device among a plurality of the power storage devices, controls an operation of at least one servo amplifier for drive among the plurality of the servo amplifiers for drive connected with a DC link to which a power storage device having the abnormality is connected so that an output of a servomotor for drive corresponding to the servo amplifier for drive to be controlled is limited to a value smaller than an output before an abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit.

8. The motor drive system according to claim 7 , wherein the control unit, when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of at least one power storage device from among the plurality of power storage devices, controls an operation of at least one servo amplifier for drive from among the plurality of servo amplifiers for drive connected with a DC link to which a power storage device having the abnormality is connected and controls an operation of at least one servo amplifier for drive from among the plurality of servo amplifiers for drive connected to a DC link different from the DC link to which a power storage device having the abnormality is connected so that an output of the servomotor for drive corresponding to the servo amplifier for drive to be controlled is limited to a value smaller than the output before an abnormality detection by the abnormality detection unit.

Assignees

• Fanuc Corp

Inventors

• Shinoda Shougo
• Ikai Satoshi

Classifications

• G05B19/406 Primary

  characterised by monitoring or safety (G05B19/19 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02M7/48

  using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode · CPC title

• G05B2219/41002

  Servo amplifier · CPC title

• H02P29/028

  the motor continuing operation despite the fault condition, e.g. eliminating, compensating for or remedying the fault · CPC title

• H02P27/08

  with pulse width modulation · CPC title