Frequency converter for an electromotor

• US 6,072,291 A
• Filed: 01/08/1999
• Issued: 06/06/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Danfoss Drives A/S (Danfoss A/S)
• Original Assignee: Danfoss A/S
• Inventors: Pedersen, Arne Lhjungmann
• Primary Examiner(s): Masih, Karen
• Application Number:
  US09/142,952
• Time in Patent Office: 515 Days
• Field of Search: 318/362, 318/727, 318/812, 318/376, 363/20, 363/16, 363/17, 363/35
• US Class Current: 318/362
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 7/003 Dynamic electric braking by short circuiting the motor
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 23/06 Controlling the motor in four quadrants
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/64 Electric machine technologies in electromobility

Abstract

The invention concerns a frequency converter for an electromotor with an intermediary circuit, in which a braking circuit with a switch and a load is arranged. With such a frequency converter, it is possible to ease the demands on protection measures, even though the load is placed outside the frequency converter. For this purpose the load is galvanically separated from the intermediary circuit.

Claims

1. Frequency converter for an eletromotor having an intermediary circuit, the intermediary circuit including a braking circuit having a switch and a load, the load being galvanically separated from the intermediary circuit, and the braking circuit being connected between positive and negative cables of the intermediary circuit.

2. Frequency converter according to claim 1, in which the braking circuit includes a four-port network having an output connected with the intermediary circuit, whereby the four-port network only passes on electrical variations changing in time to the output.

3. Frequency converter according to claim 2, in which the input is connected in series with the switch.

4. Frequency converter according to claim 2, in which the four-port network comprises a transformer.

5. Frequency converter according to claim 4, in which output voltage of the transformer is lower than input voltage.

6. Frequency converter according to claim 1, in which the switch comprises an electronic switch with a control connection.

7. Frequency converter according to claim 6, in which the control connection is connected to a control switch.

8. Frequency converter according to claim 6, in which the braking circuit includes a transformer, the electronic switch being connected to an input of the transformer and the load being connected to the output of the transformer.

9. Frequency converter according to claim 1, in which the load is an ohmic resistor.