CONSTRUCTION MACHINE

• US 20140002091A1
• Filed: 03/13/2012
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Limited (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Edamura, Manabu, Hiroki, Takenori, Shibata, Kouichi, Shiina, Masayuki
• Application Number:
  US13/993,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20140002091A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 324/418
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/123 Drives or control devices specially adapted therefor E02F9/125 and E02F9/128 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2091 Control of energy storage means for electrical energy, e.g. battery or capacitors energy recovery arrangements in hydraulic or pneumatic drives E02F9/2217
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/2095 Control of electric, electro-mechanical or mechanical equipment not otherwise provided for, e.g. ventilators, electro-driven fans control of hydraulic driven equipment E02F9/22
• CPC Class Codes: E02F 9/267 Diagnosing or detecting failure of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/006 on road vehicles, e.g. automobiles or trucks testing of ignition installations peculiar to internal combustion engines F02P17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/327 Testing of circuit interrupters, switches or circuit-breakers
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/3278 of relays, solenoids or reed switches measuring contact resistance G01R27/205; high voltage magnetic switches G01R31/3271, G01R31/333; testing electric windings G01R31/72; monitoring of fail safe circuits H01H47/002
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/52 Testing for short-circuits, leakage current or ground faults

Abstract

An electric operating system for a construction machine includes a first insulation resistance degradation detection device including a first voltage waveform generation device and a first detection section. The first detection section is connected to an electrical storage device and to the first voltage waveform generation device with respect to a relay and is adapted to detect degradation in the insulation resistance of the electrical storage device by measuring waveform changes input from the first voltage waveform generation device. A second insulation resistance degradation detection device includes a second voltage waveform generation device and a second detection section connected to a drive system and to the second voltage waveform generation device with respect to the relay, and is adapted to detect degradation in the insulation resistance of the drive system by measuring waveform changes input from the second voltage waveform generation device.

Claims

1. A construction machine comprising:

an electric operating system that has electric motors, a drive system including an electrical circuit and a controller for driving and controlling the electric motors, an electrical storage device, and a relay for electrically connecting the electrical storage device to the drive system and electrically disconnecting the electrical storage device from the drive system;

wherein the electric operating system includes

a first insulation resistance degradation detection device, the detection device including a first voltage waveform generation device and a first detection section, the first detection section being connected to the electrical storage device and to the first voltage waveform generation device with respect to the relay and adapted to detect degradation in the insulation resistance of the electrical storage device by measuring waveform changes input from the first voltage waveform generation device, and

a second insulation resistance degradation detection device, the detection device including a second voltage waveform generation device and a second detection section, the second detection section being connected to the drive system and to the second voltage waveform generation device with respect to the relay and adapted to detect degradation in the insulation resistance of the drive system by measuring waveform changes input from the second voltage waveform generation device.

2. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the first and second detection sections in the first and second insulation resistance degradation detection devices are electrically connected to the second and first voltage waveform generation devices so as to acquire voltage waveforms from both the second and first voltage waveform generation devices in order to be able to verify the normality of the relay.

3. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the first insulation resistance degradation detection device detects degradation in the insulation resistance around the electrical storage device when the relay is open.

4. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the second insulation resistance degradation detection device is connected to positive and negative electrodes of the electrical circuit in the drive system through impedance elements.

5. The construction machine according to claim 1, wherein the first and second insulation resistance degradation detection devices are disposed toward the drive system with respect to the relay, and

wherein the first insulation resistance degradation detection device is connected from the drive system to the electrical storage device through a cable and another relay.