Circuit arrangement for operating electromagnetic drive systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018366288-A1
Application number	US-201615780833-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 5, 2016
Priority date	Dec 4, 2015
Publication date	Dec 20, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An example circuit arrangement and method for actuating an electromagnetic drive system for electromechanical devices is disclosed, the example circuit arrangement including a mechanically locked end position, a control voltage source, a regulating and control circuit, a drive system, a transformer, a rectifier bridge a smoothing capacitor, and a main switching transistor, by means of which the drive system can be controlled in a characteristic pulse tracking system. In the example, the main switching transistor is connected in series to a primary branch of the transformer, the transformer is connected to the supply voltage, and the secondary winding of the transformer supplies the rectifier bridge, the output DC voltage of which is smoothed by the smoothing capacitor and added to the voltage of the control voltage source so as to result in a DC voltage feed having a chronological supply progression.

First claim

1 . A circuit arrangement for actuating an electromagnetic drive system for electromechanical devices, comprising:
a mechanically locked end position, at least one control voltage source, at least one regulating and control circuit, at least one drive system, at least one transformer, at least one rectifier bridge, at least one smoothing capacitor, at least one main switching transistor, wherein the drive system is controllable in a characteristic pulse tracking system, wherein the main switching transistor is connected in series to a primary branch of the transformer, wherein the transformer is connected to the supply voltage, and wherein the secondary winding of the transformer supplies the rectifier bridge, the output DC voltage of which is smoothed by the smoothing capacitor and added to the voltage of the control voltage source so as to result in a DC voltage feed having a chronological supply progression.

2 . The circuit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a second transistor is provided and the switching arrangement is switchable such that a hold circuit can be activated in the power circuit by a second transistor using return magnetization energy of the transformer T 1 for an activation time via processing of a gate voltage, wherein the second transistor is activated and is disabled after the activation time by a switching off of the main switching transistor and a ceasing of the return magnetization energy.

3 . The circuit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein that the regulating and control circuit comprises a PWM circuit with activation time limitation and a pulse pattern corresponding to the specifics of the drive system is able to be assigned to the respective application by an appropriate selection is stored via the PWM circuit.

4 . The circuit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit arrangement further comprises a microcontroller circuit and the microcontroller circuit is used for coordinated control and pulse processing.

5 . The circuit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a thermal fuse, including a reversible thermal fuse, and a series resistor for the control current supply is are arranged such that in an event of failure in a main current path, the combination of thermal fuse and the series resistor is arranged and switchable such that the main current path is interruptible via a thermal coupling of the thermal fuse and the series resistor.

6 . The circuit arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit arrangement further comprises a safety circuit having an optocoupler and a Z-diode which can be switched such that in an event an output load is interrupted, an inadmissibly high output voltage can be prevented by the safety circuit responding such that the optocoupler is activated by an excessive output voltage via the Z-diode in an event of failure and an output of the optocoupler thereby acts on the control and regulating circuit and an activation period is thus reduced for the power transistor such that the output voltage remains restricted to a permissible level.

7 . A method for operating a circuit arrangement for actuating an electromagnetic drive system for electromechanical devices, the circuit arrangement comprising a mechanically locked end position, at least one control voltage source, at least one regulating and control circuit, at least one drive system, at least one transformer, at least one rectifier bridge, at least one smoothing capacitor, and at least one main switching transistor, the method comprising operating the circuit arrangement, wherein the drive system is controlled in a characteristic pulse tracking system in at least one operating state and wherein the main switching transistor is connected in series to a primary branch of the transformer, wherein the transformer is connected to the supply voltage and the secondary winding of the transformer supplies the rectifier bridge, the output DC voltage of which is smoothed by the smoothing capacitor and added to the voltage of the control voltage source so as to result in a DC voltage feed having a chronological supply progression.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein a second transistor is provided and the switching arrangement is switched during operation such that a hold circuit is activated in the power circuit by the second transistor using return magnetization energy of the transformer for an activation time via processing of a gate voltage, wherein the second transistor is activated and is disabled after the activation time by switching off the main switching transistor and ceasing the return magnetization energy.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the regulating and control circuit comprises a PWM circuit with activation time limitation and a pulse pattern corresponding to the specifics of the drive system that is able to be assigned to the respective application by an appropriate selection is stored via the PWM circuit.

10 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein a thermal fuse, including a reversible thermal fuse, and a series resistor for the control current supply (R 1 ) is are arranged such that in the event of failure in the main current path, a combination of the thermal fuse and the series resistor is switched such that the main current path is interrupted via the thermal coupling of the thermal fuse and the series resistor.

11 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the circuit arrangement further comprises a safety circuit having an optocoupler and a Z-diode which can be switched in the event of failure such that if an output load is interrupted, an inadmissibly high output voltage can thereby be prevented by the safety circuit responding such that the optocoupler is activated by an excessive output voltage via the Z-diode in an event of failure and an output of the optocoupler thereby acts on the control and regulating circuit and an activation period is thus reduced for the power transistor such that the output voltage remains restricted to a permissible level.

Assignees

• Knorr Bremse Powertech Gmbh
• Ellenberger & Poensgen

Inventors

• Thron Burkhard
• Laske Olaf
• Naumann Michael

Classifications

• H01H47/002

  Monitoring or fail-safe circuits · CPC title

• H01H47/04

  for holding armature in attracted position, e.g. when initial energising circuit is interrupted; for maintaining armature in attracted position, e.g. with reduced energising current {(with switching regulator H01H47/325)} · CPC title

• H01H47/325 Primary

  by switching regulator · CPC title

• H01F7/06

  Electromagnets; Actuators including electromagnets {(electric coils H01F5/00; devices for holding workpieces using electric force B23Q3/15; load-engaging elements for lifting articles electromagnetically B66C1/06; electromagnetic couplings F16D27/00; magnetic brakes F16D63/002; electromagnetically operated valves F16K11/24, F16K31/00; analysing materials by magnetic means G01N27/72, G01N27/80; electromagnets for winding mechanical clocks G04C1/02; electromagnetic relays H01H51/00; windings for salient poles of dynamo-electric machines H02K3/18; electromagnets for telegraphic communication H04L; for arc lamps H05B31/28)} · CPC title

• H01H47/10

  by switching-in or -out impedance external to the relay winding · CPC title