Method for energy storage for DC motor powered load hoisting machinery
First Claim
1. A method for energy storage and recovery for load moving machinery, the steps comprising powering said machinery by a DC motor which is controlled by a diode converter, 1driving said DC motor to act as a generator and create reverse power when lowering or braking a load, said reverse power combined with unused power when said load hoisting machinery is at small load or idle, said combined powers being defined as rest power, utilizing said rest power for driving an induction motor through an inverter, controlling said rest power by said inverter, rotating a flywheel by said induction motor to store said rest power, and rotating said induction motor by said flywheel to supply power through said inverter to said DC motor when said motor is consuming power in excess of its average power consumption.
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Abstract
A method for energy storage and recovery for load hoisting equipment driven by a diode controlled DC motor and having an inverter controlling an induction motor which drives a flywheel whereby, utilizing rest power such as reverse power from the DC motor when lowering a load and unused power at small load or idle to accelerate rotation of a flywheel, whereby energy is stored, and the system is reversed when a load is lifted and power is consumed whereby the flywheel causes the induction motor to generate power and deliver it to the DC motor.
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1. A method for energy storage and recovery for load moving machinery, the steps comprising
powering said machinery by a DC motor which is controlled by a diode converter, 1driving said DC motor to act as a generator and create reverse power when lowering or braking a load, said reverse power combined with unused power when said load hoisting machinery is at small load or idle, said combined powers being defined as rest power, utilizing said rest power for driving an induction motor through an inverter, controlling said rest power by said inverter, rotating a flywheel by said induction motor to store said rest power, and rotating said induction motor by said flywheel to supply power through said inverter to said DC motor when said motor is consuming power in excess of its average power consumption.
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4. A load moving machinery energy storage system comprising
a direct current (DC) motor interconnected to a wire rope drum for raising and lowering a load, said motor being controlled by a diode, an energy storage system including a flywheel for storing and discharging energy, said flywheel being driven by an induction motor controlled by an inverter and driving a pulse generator; -
a programmable logic controller (PLC) controlling said inverter, means for sensing voltage at the power input side of said DC motor, programmed logic for said programmable logic controller for comparing said sensed voltage and the output of said pulse generator with a set voltage value, and an engine driven AC generator (ACG) producing power for said load moving machinery and delivering power to said DC motor through a diode.
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