SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSIENT-BASED MOTOR SPEED ESTIMATION WITH TRANSIENT EXCITATION
First Claim
1. A motor speed estimation system for estimating the speed of an electric motor driven by a switching system including a plurality of switching devices coupled between a power source and a the motor and individually operative to selectively couple a corresponding motor lead to the power source according to a corresponding switch control signal, the speed estimation system comprising:
- a transient excitation system operatively coupled with the switch control system to selectively modify at least one switch control signal to excite a motor transient; and
a transient-based speed estimation system receiving at least one feedback signal or value from the switching system and providing a rotor speed estimate at least partially according to the feedback signal or value.
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Abstract
Control systems and speed estimation systems are presented having a transient-based speed estimation system that provides a rotor speed estimate based on a measured speed-related motor transient signal, and a transient excitation system which selectively modifies at least one switch control signal to excite the measured motor transient.
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20 Claims
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1. A motor speed estimation system for estimating the speed of an electric motor driven by a switching system including a plurality of switching devices coupled between a power source and a the motor and individually operative to selectively couple a corresponding motor lead to the power source according to a corresponding switch control signal, the speed estimation system comprising:
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a transient excitation system operatively coupled with the switch control system to selectively modify at least one switch control signal to excite a motor transient; and a transient-based speed estimation system receiving at least one feedback signal or value from the switching system and providing a rotor speed estimate at least partially according to the feedback signal or value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A motor control system operatively coupled with a switching system of a motor controller to control a motor driven by a switching system including a plurality of switching devices coupled between a power source and the motor and individually operative to selectively couple a corresponding motor lead to the power source according to a corresponding switch control signal, the control system comprising:
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a motor controller providing a motor controller output to the switching system to control the motor at least partially according to a rotor speed estimate; a transient excitation system operatively coupled with the switch control system to selectively modify at least one switch control signal to excite a motor transient; and a transient-based speed estimation system receiving at least one transient speed-related signal or value associated with the motor and providing the rotor speed estimate at least partially according to the at least one transient speed-related signal or value. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A motor control system for controlling the speed of an electric motor, comprising:
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means for providing a plurality of switch control signals to a switching system for selective coupling of motor leads to an electric power source to control the motor at least partially according to a rotor speed estimate; means for selectively modifying at least one of the switch control signals to excite a motor transient; means for measuring a transient speed-related signal associated with the motor transient; and means for providing the rotor speed estimate at least partially according to the transient speed-related signal.
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