AC power line current regeneration

• US 5,256,949 A
• Filed: 01/03/1992
• Issued: 10/26/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thor Technology Corp.
• Original Assignee: Thor Technology Corp.
• Inventors: Reichard, John G., Pottebaum, Joseph R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoop, Jr., William M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cabeca, John W.
• Application Number:
  US07/817,283
• Time in Patent Office: 662 Days
• Field of Search: 318/254, 318/599, 318/439, 318/138, 318/811, 318/254, 318/757, 318/806, 363/41, 363/98, 363/137, 307/24
• US Class Current: 318/400.01
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 6/06 Arrangements for speed regulation of a single motor wherein the motor speed is measured and compared with a given physical value so as to adjust the motor speed
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 6/15 Controlling commutation time

Abstract

An AC power line current regeneration method and circuitry energizes an AC power line from a DC power source through pulse width modulated switch means. The method and circuitry involves sampling the required peak line regeneration current value from a previous PWM cycle, I(peak last), sampling line regeneration current value at turn-on of the switch means, I(turn-on), and calculating the required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle, I(peak present), from both I(peak last) and I(turn-on).

Claims

1. An AC power line current regeneration method comprising energizing an AC power line from a DC power source through pulse width modulated switch means to apply energization voltage to said AC power line in an on condition of said switch means until line regeneration current reaches a given peak value, and then turning off said switch means such that line regeneration current decreases, and then turning said switch means back on until line regeneration current again increases to said peak value, and then turning off said switch means, and so on, to regulate line regeneration current, each pair of on and off conditions of said switch means constituting a PWM cycle, sampling the required peak line regeneration current value from a previous PWM cycle and calculating the required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle, to provide high speed fast response PWM line regeneration current control regulation.

2. The method according to claim 1 comprising sampling the required peak line regeneration current value from a previous PWM cycle, I(peak last), sampling line regeneration current value at turn-on of said switch means, I(turn-on), and calculating the required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle, I(peak present), from both I(peak last) and I(turn-on).

3. The method according to claim 1 comprising repeating said sampling and calculating every PWM cycle, and updating the new required peak line regeneration current value every PWM cycle.

4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said previous required peak line regeneration current value is from the immediately preceding PWM cycle.

5. The method according to claim 1 comprising sampling the required peak line regeneration current value from a previous PWM cycle, I(peak last), sampling line regeneration current value at turn-on of said switch means, I(turn-on), and calculating the required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle, I(peak present), according to I(peak last) and I(turn-on) and a line regeneration current value commanded by an operator for a chosen DC power source and AC power line, I(command).

6. The method according to claim 5 comprising calculating the required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle according to the following equation:

##EQU5##

7. An AC power line current regeneration method comprising energizing an AC power line from a DC power source through pulse width modulated switch means to apply energization voltage to said AC power line in an on condition of said switch means until line regeneration current reaches a given peak value, and then turning off said switch means such that line regeneration current decreases, and then turning said switch means back on until line regeneration current again increases to said peak value, and then turning off said switch means, and so on, to regulate line regeneration current, each pair of on and off conditions of said switch means constituting a PWM cycle, generating a turn-on pulse at turn-on of said switch means, generating a turn-off pulse at turn-off of said switch means, using said turn-off pulse to clock the required peak line regeneration current value into a first sample and hold circuit, using said turn-on pulse to clock the output of said first sample and hold circuit into a second sample and hold circuit, also using said turn-on pulse to clock line regeneration current value at turn-on of said switch means into a third sample and hold circuit, combining the outputs of said second and third sample and hold circuits to provide an updated required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle.

8. The method according to claim 7 comprising combining a line regeneration current value commanded by an operator for a chosen DC power source and AC power line with said outputs of said second and third sample and hold circuits to provide said updated required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle.

9. The method according to claim 8 comprising providing a summer and summing the outputs of said second and third sample and hold circuits and said commanded line regeneration current value.

10. The method according to claim 9 comprising additively summing said commanded line regeneration current value and said output of said second sample and hold circuit and subtractively summing said output of said third sample and hold circuit.

11. The method according to claim 9 comprising calculating the required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle according to the following equation:

##EQU6## where I(peak present) is the required peak line regeneration value for the present PWM cycle, I(command) is the commanded line regeneration current value, I(peak last) is the previous required peak line regeneration current value from the immediately preceding PWM cycle, and I(turn-on) is the turn-on line regeneration current value.

12. AC power line current regeneration circuitry comprising means energizing an AC power line from a DC source through pulse width modulated switch means to apply energization voltage to said AC power line in an on condition of said switch means until line regeneration current reaches a given peak value, whereafter said switch means is turned off such that line regeneration current decreases, whereafter said switch means is turned back on until line regeneration current again increases to said peak value, whereafter said switch means is turned off, and so on, to regulate line regeneration current, each pair of on and off conditions of said switch means constituting a PWM cycle, means sampling the required peak line regeneration current value from a previous PWM cycle, I(peak last), and calculating the required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle, I(peak present), to provide high speed fast response PWM line regeneration current control regulation.

13. The circuitry according to claim 12 comprising means sampling line regeneration current value at turn-on of said switch means, I(turn-on), and means calculating I(peak present) from both I(peak last) and I(turn-on).

14. The circuitry according to claim 12 comprising means repeating said sampling and calculating every PWM cycle, and updating the new required peak line regeneration current value every PWM cycle.

15. The circuitry according to claim 12 wherein said previous required peak line regeneration current value is from the immediately preceding PWM cycle.

16. The circuitry according to claim 12 comprising means sampling line regeneration current value at turn-on of said switch means, I(turn-on), and means calculating I(peak present) according to I(peak last) and I(turn-on) and a line regeneration current value commanded by an operator for a chosen DC power source and AC power line, I(command).

17. AC power line current regeneration circuitry comprising means energizing an AC power line from a DC source through pulse width modulated switch means to apply energization voltage to said AC power line in an on condition of said switch means until line regeneration current reaches a given peak value, whereafter said switch means is turned off such that line regeneration current decreases, whereafter said switch means is turned back on until line regeneration current again increases to said peak value, whereafter said switch means is turned off, and so on, to regulate line regeneration current, each pair of on and off conditions of said switch means constituting a PWM cycle, means generating a turn-on pulse at turn-on of said switch means, means generating a turn-off pulse at turn-off of said switch means, a first sample and hold circuit clocked by said turn-off pulse to sample and hold the required peak line regeneration current value, a second sample and hold circuit clocked by said turn-on pulse to sample and hold the output of said first sample and hold circuit, a third sample and hold circuit also clocked by said turn-on pulse to sample and hold line regeneration current value at turn-on of said switch means, means combining the outputs of said second and third sample and hold circuits to provide an updated required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle.

18. The circuitry according to claim 17 wherein said means combining the outputs of said second and third sample and hold circuits also combines a line regeneration current value commanded by an operator for a chosen DC power source and AC power line with said outputs of said second and third sample and hold circuits to provide said updated required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle.

19. The circuitry according to claim 18 wherein said last mentioned means comprises a summer summing the outputs of second and third sample and hold circuits and said commanded line regeneration current value.

20. The circuitry according to claim 19 wherein said summer additively sums said commanded line regeneration current value and said output of said second sample and hold circuit and subtractively sums said output of said third sample and hold circuit.

21. The circuitry according to claim 19 comprising means calculating the required peak line regeneration current value for the present PWM cycle according to the following equation:

##EQU7## where I(peak present) is the required peak line generation current value for the present PWM cycle, I(command) is the commanded line regeneration current value, I(peak last) is the previous required peak line regeneration current value from the immediately preceding PWM cycle, and I(turn-on) is the turn-on line regeneration current value.