Method and device for controlling a rotational speed of a drive

US9789489B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9789489-B2
Application numberUS-201314761254-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 6, 2013
Priority dateJan 16, 2013
Publication dateOct 17, 2017
Grant dateOct 17, 2017

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In a method and a corresponding device for controlling a rotational speed of a drive driving a shaft, the rotational speed is controlled by a control device which is supplied with a control deviation calculated based on a desired value and an actual value for the rotational speed. The actual value for the rotational speed of the shaft is measured on the shaft with a first sensor and at least one additional sensor and the actual value is calculated from a weighted average of the individual measured values for the rotational speed obtained from the first and the at least one additional sensor.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for controlling a rotational speed of a heavy-duty drive driving a rotating shaft, comprising: measuring on the rotating shaft with at least two sensors, including a first sensor and at least one additional sensor spaced from one another along an outer circumference of the rotating shaft, an actual value of an angle of rotation of the rotating shaft or a time derivative thereof; forming an actual value of the rotational speed of the rotating shaft based on a weighted average of individual measured values obtained from the first sensor and the at least one additional sensor; calculating a control deviation of the rotational speed of the rotating shaft from a predetermined desired value for the rotational speed of the shaft and the actual value for the rotational speed of the shaft based on the weighted average of the individual measured values obtained from the first sensor and the at least one additional sensor; and supplying the calculated control deviation to a control device configured to control the rotational speed of the rotating shaft. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sensors are arranged substantially opposite to one another. 3. A device for controlling a rotational speed of a heavy-duty drive driving a rotating shaft, comprising: at least two sensors including a first sensor and at least one additional sensor assigned to the shaft so that they are spaced from one another along an outer circumference of the rotating shaft, each sensor configured to measure an angle of rotation of the rotating shaft or a time derivative thereof, and a control device configured to form an actual value of the rotational speed of the rotating shaft based on a weighted average of individual measured values obtained from the first sensor and the at least one additional sensor, to calculate a control deviation of the rotational speed of the rotating shaft from a predetermined desired value for the rotational speed of the rotating shaft and the actual value for the rotational speed of the rotating shaft based on the weighted average of the individual measured values obtained from the first sensor and the at least one additional sensor; and to control the rotational speed of the rotating shaft based on the calculated control deviation. 4. The device of claim 3 , wherein the first sensor and the at least one additional sensor are equidistantly distributed along an outer circumference of the shaft and the actual value of the rotational speed is formed as an arithmetic mean from individual measured rotational speed values obtained from the first and the at least one additional sensor. 5. The device of claim 3 , wherein the sensors are arranged substantially opposite to one another. 6. The device of claim 4 , wherein precisely one additional sensor is provided in addition to the first sensor, and wherein the precisely one additional sensor is arranged on the shaft opposite the first sensor. 7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the precisely one additional sensor is arranged exactly opposite the first sensor. 8. A method for compensating for faults in a measurement of a rotational speed of a rotating shaft of a heavy-duty drive with at least two sensors including a first sensor and at least one additional sensor assigned to the rotating shaft so that they are spaced from one another along an outer circumference of the rotating shaft, the method comprising forming a measured value for the rotational speed of the rotating shaft based on a weighted average from individual measured values obtained from the first sensor and the at least one additional sensor. 9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the sensors are arranged substantially opposite to one another. 10. A device for compensating for faults in a measurement of a rotational speed of a rotating shaft of a heavy-duty drive with at least two sensors including a first sensor and at least one additional sensor assigned to the rotating shaft so that they are spaced from one another along an outer circumference of the rotating shaft and located substantially opposite to one another, the device configured to form a measured value for the rotational speed of the rotating shaft based on a weighted average from individual measured values obtained from the first sensor and the at least one additional sensor. 11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the sensors are arranged substantially opposite to one another.

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  • B02C25/00Primary

    Control arrangements specially adapted for crushing or disintegrating · CPC title

  • Roller drive arrangements · CPC title

  • Mills with rollers pressed against a rotary horizontal disc (with pendularly mounted rollers B02C15/04) · CPC title

  • Centrifugal pendulum-type mills · CPC title

  • Arrangements for regulating or controlling electric motors not provided for in groups H02P1/00 - H02P5/00, H02P7/00 or H02P21/00 - H02P29/00 · CPC title

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What does patent US9789489B2 cover?
In a method and a corresponding device for controlling a rotational speed of a drive driving a shaft, the rotational speed is controlled by a control device which is supplied with a control deviation calculated based on a desired value and an actual value for the rotational speed. The actual value for the rotational speed of the shaft is measured on the shaft with a first sensor and at least on…
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Siemens Ag
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B02C25/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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Publication date Tue Oct 17 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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