Frequency converter

• US 20080133780A1
• Filed: 10/16/2007
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Abb Oy (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: Abb Oy (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Niemi, Erkki
• Application Number:
  US11/907,663
• Publication Number:
  US 20080133780A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/13
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 23/0077 Characterised by the use of a particular software algorithm

Abstract

The invention relates to a frequency converter (1) comprising: a processor (2), a memory (3) containing software, which during operation of the frequency controller (1) is executed by said processor for controlling the operation of the frequency converter, and a serial interface (7). In order to provide a solution for retrieving and analyzing parameters available from the frequency converter in an easy and cost efficient way, said frequency converter is configured to store during use of the frequency converter parameters relating to the operation of said frequency converter to a detachable memory (8) attached to said serial interface (7).

Claims

1. A frequency converter comprising:

a processor,

a memory containing software, which during operation of the frequency controller is executed by said processor for controlling the operation of the frequency converter, and

a serial interface,

said frequency converter is configured to store during use of the frequency converter parameters produced by the frequency converter or based on information obtained from peripheral devices and relating to the operation of said frequency converter to a detachable memory attached to said serial interface.

2. The frequency converter according to claim 1, wherein said detachable memory contains an analysis software for controlling a computer executing said analysis software to retrieve said parameters from said detachable memory, and to present information based on said retrieved parameters on a user interface of said computer.

3. The frequency converter according to claim 1, wherein said detachable memory contains a software for controlling a computer executing said software to retrieve said parameters from said detachable memory, and to send said parameters via a communication network to a predetermined receiver.

4. The frequency converter according to claim 1, wherein said serial interface is a USB interface and said detachable memory is a USB memory stick.

5. The frequency converter according to claim 1, wherein said frequency converter comprises a control panel offering a user of said frequency converter a possibility to define those parameters which said frequency controller stores in said detachable memory.

6. The frequency converter according to claim 1, wherein said serial interface is galvanically separated.

10. The frequency converter according to claim 2, wherein said detachable memory contains a software for controlling a computer executing said software to retrieve said parameters from said detachable memory, and to send said parameters via a communication network to a predetermined receiver.

7. A method of obtaining information from a frequency converter, said method comprising:

providing a serial interface of said frequency converter with a detachable memory,

storing parameters produced by the frequency converter or based on information obtained from peripheral devices and describing the operation of the frequency converter into said detachable memory during use of said frequency converter,

detaching said detachable memory from said frequency converter,

attaching said detachable memory to an external computer, and

retrieving said parameters from said detachable memory to said computer for processing with a software executed by said computer.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said parameters are analyzed with said software executed by said computer.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein said parameters are transmitted to a predetermined receiver via a communication network with said software executed by said computer.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein said parameters are transmitted to a predetermined receiver via a communication network with said software executed by said computer.