Motor driving apparatus

• US 20060066283A1
• Filed: 09/26/2005
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Ltd (Fanuc Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamada, Yuuichi, Yaeshima, Mamoru, Kono, Shinichi, Ota, Naoto
• Granted Patent: US 7,106,023 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 318/803
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/008 Plural converter units for generating at two or more independent and non-parallel outputs, e.g. systems with plural point of load switching regulators
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 5/4585 having a rectifier with controlled elements
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/53875 with analogue control of three-phase output
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 3/18 for stopping or slowing an ac motor

Abstract

The present invention is directed to the provision of a servomotor driving apparatus that feeds energy stored in a power storage part connected with a DC link that connects a rectifier circuit with an inverter circuit so that the energy stored in the power storage part can be reduced. A motor driving apparatus (1) includes: a step-up type DC/DC converter circuit (11) for boosting voltage appearing at an output of the power storage part (C1) connected with a DC link; and a DC/AC conversion circuit (12, 14) for converting the boosted DC electric power into AC electric power and feeding it to an electric power source.

Claims

1. A motor driving apparatus comprising:

an inverter circuit for driving a motor;

a power source rectifier circuit for rectifying AC electric power to DC electric power;

a DC link for connecting said inverter circuit with said power source rectifier circuit; and

a power storage part that is connected with said DC link and that stores electrostatic energy by means of DC link voltage generated in said DC link,

wherein the voltage appearing at an output of said power storage part due to said stored electrostatic energy is boosted, and

the electric power having the boosted voltage is converted into AC electric power and fed to said AC electric power source.

2. A motor driving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a step-up type DC/DC converter circuit for boosting the voltage appearing at the output of said power storage part due to said electrostatic energy stored in said power storage part.

3. A motor driving apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a DC/AC conversion circuit for converting the DC electric power boosted by said step-up type DC/DC converter circuit into AC electric power.

4. A motor driving apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a switch for disconnecting said power storage part from said DC link when said step-up type DC/DC converter circuit boosts the voltage appearing at the output of said power storage part,

wherein said power source rectifier circuit is configured so that it can perform regeneration and converts the DC electric power boosted by said step-up type DC/DC converter circuit into AC electric power and feeds it to said AC electric power source.