CONTROL DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOL WITH TIME ESTIMATION UNIT FOR ESTIMATING TIME UNTIL MOTOR REACHES OVERHEAT TEMPERATURE

• US 20140207273A1
• Filed: 01/17/2014
• Published: 07/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Fanuc Corporation
• Inventors: TSUTSUMI, Tomohisa, MORITA, Yuuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,483,044 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/177
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/4063 Monitoring general control system G05B19/4062 takes precedence

Abstract

A control device for a machine tool including a motor for driving a spindle includes: a current detection unit that detects a current driving the motor; a storage unit that stores overheat temperature specified for the motor; a temperature detection unit that detects temperature of the motor; a time estimation unit that estimates, by using the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit and the overheat temperature, time from when present estimation takes place until the motor reaches the overheat temperature, under a condition in which the current detected by the current detection unit continuously passes through the motor; and a provision unit that provides the time estimated by the time estimation unit.

Claims

1. A control device for a machine tool including a motor for driving a spindle, the control device comprising:

a current detection unit that detects a current driving the motor;

a storage unit that stores overheat temperature specified for the motor;

a temperature detection unit that detects temperature of the motor;

a time estimation unit that estimates, by using the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit and the overheat temperature, time from when present estimation takes place until the motor reaches the overheat temperature, under a condition in which the current detected by the current detection unit continuously passes through the motor; and

a provision unit that provides the time estimated by the time estimation unit.

2. The control device for a machine tool according to claim 1, further comprising

a temperature-increase-value estimation unit that estimates a temperature increase value due to copper loss of the motor produced when the current detected by the current detection unit continuously passes through the motor, wherein

the time estimation unit estimates the time by using the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit, the overheat temperature, and the temperature increase value due to the copper loss.

3. The control device for a machine tool according to claim 2, further comprising

a rotation speed detection unit that detects a rotation speed of the motor, wherein

the temperature-increase-value estimation unit estimates the temperature increase value due to the copper loss, and a temperature increase value due to iron loss of the motor to be produced when the motor continuously rotates at the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection unit, and

the time estimation unit estimates, by using the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit, the overheat temperature, the temperature increase value due to the copper loss, and the temperature increase value due to the iron loss, time from when present estimation takes place until the motor reaches the overheat temperature, under a condition in which the motor continuously rotates at the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection unit and in which the current detected by the current detection unit continuously passes through the motor.

4. The control device for a machine tool according to claim 1, wherein the provision unit is an indicator provided to a numerical control device for the machine tool.

5. The control device for a machine tool according to claim 1, wherein the provision unit is an indicator externally connected to a numerical control device for the machine tool.

6. A control device for a machine tool including a motor for driving a spindle, the control device comprising:

a current detection unit that detects a current driving the motor;

a temperature-increase-value estimation unit that estimates a temperature increase value due to copper loss of the motor to be produced when the current detected by the current detection unit continuously passes through the motor;

a storage unit that stores overheat temperature specified for the motor;

a time estimation unit that estimates, by using the temperature increase value due to the copper loss and the overheat temperature, time from when present estimation takes place until the motor reaches the overheat temperature, under a condition in which the current used for estimating the temperature increase value due to the copper loss continuously passes through the motor; and

a provision unit that provides the time estimated by the time estimation unit.

7. The control device for a machine tool according to claim 6, further comprising

a rotation speed detection unit that detects rotation speed of the motor, wherein

the temperature-increase-value estimation unit estimates the temperature increase value due to the copper loss, and a temperature increase value due to iron loss of the motor to be produced when the motor continuously rotates at the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection unit, and

the time estimation unit estimates, by using the temperature increase value due to the copper loss, the temperature increase value due to the iron loss, and the overheat temperature, time from when present estimation takes place until the motor reaches the overheat temperature, under a condition in which the motor continuously rotates at the rotation speed detected by the rotation speed detection unit and the current used for estimating the temperature increase value due to the copper loss continuously passes through the motor.

8. The control device for a machine tool according to claim 6, wherein the provision unit is an indicator provided to a numerical control device for the machine tool.

9. The control device for a machine tool according to claim 6, wherein the provision unit is an indicator externally connected to a numerical control device for the machine tool.