Modular door drive control system, and modular door drive system

• US 10,316,566 B2
• Filed: 06/24/2015
• Issued: 06/11/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Braatz, Uwe, Krause, Michael, Krause, Uwe, Ludwig, Heinz, Nolte, Uwe, Wittkowski, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Menz, Laura M
• Application Number:
  US15/321,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20170198514A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,448 Days
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 13/143 electrical
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/603 using rotary electromotors
• CPC Class Codes: E05F 15/70 with automatic actuation
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/40 Control units therefore
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2400/41 for multiple motors
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/104 for elevators
• CPC Class Codes: E05Y 2900/404 for railway platform gates
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric

Abstract

A modular door drive control system for subjecting electrical drive motors to open-loop control and/or closed-loop control to open and close doors or door leaves in different applications includes at least one motor control unit, and a plurality of peripheral adaptation units for adapting the motor control unit or a plurality of the motor control units to match one of the different applications, where the motor control unit or a plurality of the motor control units are selectively connectable to each of the peripheral adaptation units to transmit electrical power for the drive motor, which is respectively connected to the motor control unit, via a common intermediate circuit such that door drive controllers for different applications can be realized with the aid of a modular door drive control system of this kind, without a relatively high level of expenditure on adaptation.

Claims

1. A modular door drive control system for subjecting electrical drive motors to at least one of open-loop control and closed-loop control to open and close doors or door leaves in different applications, comprising:

are electrical drive motor;

at least one motor control unit connected to the drive motor, the at least one motor control unit having an application-independent configuration for generating an output voltage to feed the electrical drive motor, and having a device for subjecting the output voltage to at least one of open-loop control and closed-loop control depending on activation commands received via a communication link; and

a plurality of peripheral adaptation units each having a different application-dependent configuration for adapting the motor control unit or a plurality of the motor control units to one application of the different applications;

wherein one of (i) the at least one motor control unit and (ii) a plurality of the motor control units is selectively connectable to any peripheral adaptation unit of the peripheral adaptation units via a shared intermediate circuit transmit electrical power for the drive motor respectively connected thereto.

2. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral adaptation units includes application-dependent input interfaces for at least one of (i) a voltage supply, (ii) control signals and (iii) communication with a superordinate controller, and includes application-independent output interfaces for connection to the intermediate circuit and to connect communication links to the at least one motor unit.

3. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral adaptation units include a device comprising, a microcontroller to control the plurality of peripheral adaptation units and to generate application-dependent activation commands for the at least one motor unit, and wherein the at least one motor unit is selectively connectable via the communication link to any peripheral adaptation of the plurality of peripheral adaptation writs to transmit the application-dependent activation commands to the at least one motor unit.

4. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of peripheral adaptation units are configured to convert an application-dependent input voltage which is present at an application-dependent interface for a voltage supply into an application-independent output voltage fur the intermediate circuit.

5. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of peripheral adaptation units are configured to provide application-dependent functions for processing an input-side supply voltage comprising one of protection against short-circuit, rectification of the supply voltage, network filtering for increased electromagnetic interference resistance, power factor correction, protection against network overvoltage and network under voltage.

6. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of peripheral adaptation units are configured to provide application-dependent functions for a braking mode of the drive motors comprising one of electrical ballast resistance including activation for limiting an intermediate circuit voltage in cases of regenerative motor operation, store braking energy for subsequent use during acceleration and return feed of braking energy into a supply network.

7. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of peripheral adaptation units comprise an emergency power device.

8. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of peripheral adaptation units are configured to allow application-dependent use and monitoring of a door drive controller.

9. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of peripheral adaptation units are configured to provide temporal synchronization of motive processes of electrical drive motors if a plurality of motor control units are connected thereto.

10. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of peripheral adaptation unit are arrangeable such that they spatially separate from the at least one motor unit.

11. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of peripheral adaptation unit includes a device for coupling to a cyber-physical system.

12. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one motor control unit includes application-independent input interfaces for connection to the intermediate circuit and to provide a communication link to a peripheral adaptation unit of the plurality of peripheral adaptation units, and includes application-independent output interfaces for connection of the at least one drive motor.

13. The door drive control system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one motor control unit includes at least one secure input for capturing safety-relevant information.

14. A modular door drive system comprising the door drive control system as claimed in claim 1 and having a plurality of different drive units of application-independent configuration, each having a respective electrical drive motor for connection to the at least one motor unit.

15. The modular door drive system as claimed in claim 14, wherein each the drive unit of the plurality of different drive units includes an electric motor which comprises a gearless rotatory motor which turns about an axis of rotation and whose extent in a direction of the axis of rotation is smaller than its extent perpendicular to the axis of rotation.

16. The door drive system as claimed in claim 14, wherein the drive unit comprises a rotatory electric motor which turns about an axis of rotation and includes gearing comprising a bevel gear connected on a load side comprising a driven side.

17. The door drive system as claimed claim 14, wherein the at least one motor unit and the plurality of different drive units attached thereto are connected together mechanically to form a preassembled unit.

18. The door drive system as claimed claim 15, wherein the at least one motor unit and the plurality of different drive units attached thereto are connected together mechanically to form a preassembled unit.

19. The door drive system as claimed claim 16, wherein the at least one motor unit and the plurality of different drive units attached thereto are connected together mechanically to form a preassembled unit.

20. The door drive system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the different applications comprise open and close doors or door leaves in one of a lift, on a train platform or at a machine tool.

21. The door drive system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shared intermediate circuit comprises a DC voltage intermediate circuit.