Frequency converter, bypass frequency conversion control system and switching control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10601356-B2
Application number	US-201816129406-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 12, 2018
Priority date	Sep 15, 2017
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

This invention provides a frequency converter and bypass frequency conversion control system, and its switching control method, belonging to the technical field of motor drive control. The frequency converter of this invention accesses a network voltage signal with a corresponding first frequency and first phase, wherein the frequency converter is configured to be able to operate in tracking and synchronization mode, and in tracking and synchronization mode, the frequency converter tracks the first frequency and first phase of the network voltage signal in order to basically synchronize the second frequency and second phase of its output voltage signal with the first frequency and corresponding first phase of the network voltage signal. The frequency converter of this invention achieves simple, low cost, fast synchronization with good synchronism.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A frequency converter accessing a network voltage signal with a corresponding first frequency and first phase, wherein the frequency converter is configured to operate in tracking and synchronization mode, and in tracking and synchronization mode, the frequency converter tracks the first frequency and first phase of the network voltage signal in order to synchronize the second frequency and second phase of its output voltage signal with the first frequency and corresponding first phase of the network voltage signal;
wherein the frequency converter comprises;
a sampling module configured to sample the network voltage signal to acquire the first frequency and first phase, and to sample the voltage signal output by the frequency converter to acquire the second frequency and second phase;
an output voltage and frequency control module configured to cause the second frequency of the voltage signal output by the frequency converter to tend toward synchronization with the first frequency of the network voltage signal when in tracking and synchronization mode, and configured to cause the second phase of the voltage signal output by the frequency converter to tend toward synchronization with the first phase of the network voltage signal when synchronization between the second frequency and first frequency has been achieved; and
a phase lock module configured to determine that the second frequency and second phase of the output voltage signal are synchronized with the first frequency and first phase of the network voltage signal when in tracking and synchronization mode.

2. The frequency converter according to claim 1 , wherein the phase lock module is configured to: issue a switching instruction when it is determined that the second frequency and second phase of the output voltage signal are synchronized with the first frequency and first phase of the network voltage signal.

3. The frequency converter according to claim 2 , wherein the frequency converter comprises:
a command transceiver module, configured to receive synchronization instructions used to trigger the operation of the frequency converter in tracking and synchronization mode and switching instructions sent from the phase lock module; and
a mode switching module, configured to control the switching of the frequency converter between different operating modes based on the synchronization instruction.

4. The frequency converter according to claim 1 , wherein the phase lock module is configured to: control the output voltage and frequency control module in the phase-locked output of a voltage signal with a corresponding second frequency and second phase when it is determined that the second frequency and second phase of the output voltage signal are synchronized with the first frequency and first phase of the network voltage signal.

5. The frequency converter according to claim 1 , wherein the output voltage and frequency control module is configured: compare the second frequency and first frequency in tracking and synchronization mode, and cause the second frequency and first frequency to tend toward synchronization when the absolute value of the difference between the second frequency and first frequency is greater than a first pre-set value, until the absolute value of the difference between the second frequency and first frequency is less than or equal to the first pre-set value.

6. The frequency converter according to claim 5 , wherein the output voltage and frequency control module is configured to:
compare the second phase and first phase in tracking and synchronization mode, and cause the second phase and first phase to tend toward synchronization when the absolute value of the difference between the second phase and first phase is greater than a second pre-set value, until the absolute value of the difference between the second phase and first phase is less than or equal to the second pre-set value.

7. The frequency converter according to claim 5 , wherein the first pre-set value is set within a range of 0.1 Hz to 3 Hz, and the second pre-set value is set within a range of 0.1 to 5 degrees.

8. The frequency converter according to claim 1 , wherein the phase lock module is configured to:
determine that the second frequency of the output voltage signal is synchronized with the first frequency of the network voltage signal when the absolute value of the difference between the second frequency and first frequency is less than or equal to the first pre-set value, and determine that the second phase of the output voltage signal is synchronized with the first phase of the network voltage signal when the absolute value of the difference between the second phase and first phase is less than or equal to the second pre-set value.

9. The frequency converter according to claim 1 , wherein the frequency converter is also configured to dynamically track the first frequency and first phase of the fluctuating network voltage signal in order to cause the second frequency and second phase of its output voltage signal to be dynamically synchronized with the first frequency and first phase of the network voltage signal.

10. A bypass frequency conversion control system, comprising a first power supply circuit and second power supply circuit arranged in parallel, wherein the first power supply circuit can power and output the network voltage signal to a motor, the bypass frequency conversion control system further comprising;
the frequency converter according to claim 1 , set up on the second power supply circuit, thereby enabling the second power supply circuit to power and output the voltage signal output by the frequency converter to the motor;
wherein the frequency converter is also configured to: issue a switching instruction when it is determined that the second frequency and second phase of the output voltage signal are synchronized with the first frequency and first phase of the network voltage signal to achieve switching between the network voltage signal power output corresponding to the first power supply circuit and the voltage signal power output by the frequency converter corresponding to the second power supply circuit.

11. The bypass frequency conversion control system according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a first switch, set up on the first power supply circuit configured to control whether the first power supply circuit can power and output the network voltage signal to a motor;
a second switch, set up on the second power supply circuit and configured to control whether the second power supply circuit can power and output the voltage signal output by the frequency converter to the motor; and
a controller, configured to connect the first switch and cut off the second switch when the switching instruction is received from the frequency converter.

12. The bypass frequency conversion control system according to claim 10 , wherein the frequency converter is also configured to:
simultaneously sample the network voltage signal on the first power supply circuit and the voltage signal output by the frequency converter.

13. The bypass frequency conversion control system according to claim 10 , wherein the first switch and/or second switch is a contactor.

14. A switching control method for the bypass frequency conversion control system according to claim 10 , the method comprising:
sampling the network voltage signal to acquire the corresponding first frequency and first phase and sampling the voltage signal output by the frequency converter to acquire the corresponding second frequency and second phase;
causing the second frequency and second phase of the

Assignees

• Otis Elevator Co

Inventors

• Ma Kun
• Gao Chen

Classifications

• H02M5/04 Primary

  by static converters (controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, e.g. by tap changing H02P13/00) · CPC title

• B66B25/003

  Methods or algorithms therefor · CPC title

• B66B25/00 Primary

  Control of escalators or moving walkways (walkways of variable speed type B66B21/12; handrails of variable speed type B66B23/26; of general application G05) · CPC title

• H02P27/04

  using variable-frequency supply voltage, e.g. inverter or converter supply voltage · CPC title

• H02P1/30

  by progressive increase of frequency of supply to primary circuit of motor · CPC title