REGENERATING BRAKING SYSTEM INCLUDING SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR WITH FIELD EXCITATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20090302788A1
• Filed: 06/04/2009
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Inventors: Mitsuda, Kenrou, Suga, Ikurou, Inoue, Masaya, Daikoku, Akihiro
• Granted Patent: US 8,143,824 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 318/376
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 3/18 for stopping or slowing an ac motor

Abstract

A regenerating braking system is provided, which includes: a synchronous motor with field coil excitation including a cylindrical stator coil, an inverter electrically connected to the stator coil, a battery electrically connected to the inverter, a rotor coil provided in an internal space of the stator coil, a two-way switch electrically connected to the rotor coil, and a capacitor electrically connected to the two-way switch; and a controller, wherein when the first differential calculus of acceleration of a load on the synchronous motor becomes negative, the controller stores regenerative power regenerated in the rotor coil from the stator coil, in the capacitor through the two-way switch, and wherein the controller supplies the regenerative power stored in the capacitor to the rotor coil through the two-way switch.

Claims

1. A regenerating braking system comprising:

a synchronous motor with field coil excitation comprising

a cylindrical stator coil,

an inverter electrically connected to the stator coil,

a battery electrically connected to the inverter,

a rotor coil provided in an internal space of the stator coil,

a two-way switch electrically connected to the rotor coil, and

a capacitor electrically connected to the two-way switch; and

a controller electrically connected to the inverter, the two-way switch, and the capacitor,

wherein when the first differential calculus of acceleration of a load on the synchronous motor becomes negative, the controller stores regenerative power regenerated in the rotor coil from the stator coil, in the capacitor through the two-way switch, and

wherein the controller supplies the regenerative power stored in the capacitor to the rotor coil through the two-way switch.

2. The regenerating braking system according to claim 1, further comprising a two-way DC/DC converter between the inverter and the capacitor, the two-way DC/DC converter being electrically connected to the controller,

wherein when the first differential calculus of the acceleration of the load on the synchronous motor becomes negative, the controller stores regenerative power regenerated in the inverter from the stator coil, in the capacitor through the two-way DC/DC converter, and

wherein the controller supplies the regenerative power stored in the capacitor to the stator coil through the two-way DC/DC converter and the inverter.

3. The regenerating braking system according to claim 2,

wherein electric power is transferred between the battery and the capacitor through the inverter and the two-way DC/DC converter.

4. The regenerating braking system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a second rotor coil provided in the internal space of the stator coil;

a second two-way switch electrically connected to the second rotor coil; and

an electricity storage device electrically connected to the second two-way switch,

wherein the second two-way switch and the electricity storage device are electrically connected to the controller,

wherein when the first differential calculus of the acceleration of the load on the synchronous motor becomes negative, the controller stores regenerative power regenerated in the second rotor coil from the stator coil, in the electricity storage device through the second two-way switch, and

wherein the controller supplies the regenerative power stored in the electricity storage device to the second rotor coil through the second two-way switch.

5. The regenerating braking system according to claim 1,

wherein when a fluctuating d-axis current flows into the stator coil, the controller stores regenerative power regenerated in the rotor coil from the stator coil by an induced electromotive force occurring in the rotor coil, in the capacitor through the two-way switch.

6. The regenerating braking system according to claim 5,

wherein the controller controls the inverter so that, in a state in which the rotor coil rotates, a current flowing into the stator coil is held in a direct current and the d-axis current is generated.

7. The regenerating braking system according to claim 1,

wherein the two-way switch includes an H bridge rectifier circuit of full-wave rectification.

8. A control method of a regenerating braking system, the regenerating braking system comprising:

the synchronous motor with field coil excitation comprising a cylindrical stator coil, an inverter electrically connected to the stator coil, a battery electrically connected to the inverter, a rotor coil provided in an internal space of the stator coil, a two-way switch electrically connected to the rotor coil, and a capacitor electrically connected to the two-way switch, and a controller electrically connected to the capacitor, the control method comprising;

when a first differential calculus of acceleration of a load on the synchronous motor becomes negative, storing regenerative power regenerated in the rotor coil from the stator coil, in the capacitor through the two-way switch, by the controller, and

supplying the regenerative power stored in the capacitor to the rotor coil through the two-way switch, by the controller.