Fee calculation system for electrical energy consumption of motor drive and method for the same

• US 20060294032A1
• Filed: 06/23/2005
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, Cheng-Te, Yang, Chia-Hsiang, Chao, Yu-Bin
• Application Number:
  US11/159,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20060294032A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/412
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 21/07 in circuits having distributed constants G01R21/09 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/06 Energy or water supply

Abstract

A fee calculation system for electrical energy consumption of motor drive and method for the same. The electrical power consumption for the motor drive and for a motor driven by the motor drive are calculated and displayed. An instantaneous load power of the motor is calculated according to an output voltage, an output current and a power factor of the motor drive. The total instantaneous consumption power is the sum of the instantaneous load power of the motor and the internal power of the motor drive. The total instantaneous consumption power is converted to power consumption per hour and is then multiplied with the operation hour to obtain the total electrical energy consumption. The total electrical energy consumption is multiplied with a fee schedule input by user to obtain the total fee for the electrical energy consumption. The total fee is then shown on a display of the motor drive.

Claims

1. A method for calculating fee of electrical energy consumption in a motor drive, comprising the steps of:

a) calculating an instantaneous load power P_out according to an output voltage, an output current and a power factor of the motor drive;

b) calculating a total instantaneous consumption power P by adding the instantaneous load power P_out with an internal consumption power P_i of the motor drive;

c) multiplying the total instantaneous consumption power P with an operation time of the motor drive and a fee schedule E_c to obtain the fee M of the electrical energy consumption.

2. The method a motor drive as in claim 1, further comprising a step between the steps b) and c):

converting the total instantaneous consumption power P in unit of second to a total instantaneous consumption power Ph in unit of hour, wherein the operation time of the motor drive in the step c) is also represented in a unit of hour.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein the internal consumption power P_i of the motor drive includes a standby power consumption and a consumption power of a power module.

4. The method as in claim 3, wherein the standby power consumption is measured by a long-term base for the motor drive.

5. The method as in claim 3, wherein the consumption power of the power module is measured for various operation conditions.

6. A system for calculating fee of electrical energy consumption in a motor drive, comprising

an invertor for controlling a motor with a variable speed;

a controller operatively connected to the invertor and storing a program for calculating a fee of electrical energy consumption in the invertor, the controller calculating the fee of electrical energy consumption in the invertor according to an output voltage, an output current and a power factor of the invertor;

a display operatively connected to the controller and showing the fee calculated by the controller; and

an input unit operatively connected to the controller and used to input an operation time and a fee schedule for calculating the fee of electrical energy consumption.