Electric motor drive

• US 8,207,700 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2010
• Issued: 06/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Inventors: Syrman, Timo, Kattainen, Ari
• Primary Examiner(s): Leykin, Rita
• Application Number:
  US12/693,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20100219022A1
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: 318/757, 318/759, 318/762, 318/375, 318/801, 318/802, 318/807, 187/288, 198/323, 198/330, 198/322, 361/154, 290/52, 290/38.R
• US Class Current: 318/807
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/306 with DC powered elevator drive
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/308 with AC powered elevator drive
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 3/26 by combined electrical and mechanical braking

Abstract

The invention relates to a switch arrangement of an electric motor drive (1). The electric motor drive comprises safety switches (3) determined by the safety of the drive, a controlled mechanical brake (4), a power supply circuit (5) of the brake control, a power converter (6), which power converter comprises a network rectifier (7) and a power rectifier (8) of the motor. The power rectifier of the motor is at least partly implemented with controlled semiconductor switches (9, 10) arranged into a bridge. The power converter comprises an intermediate circuit (11, 12) between the network rectifier and the power rectifier of the motor. The switch arrangement comprises normally-open switches (13, 14) in the intermediate circuit of the power converter (6).

Claims

1. An AC or DC electric motor drive, comprising:

safety switches determined by the safety of the electric motor drive,

a controlled mechanical brake, as well as a power supply circuit of the brake control,

a power converter having a network rectifier and a power rectifier of the motor, which power rectifier of the motor is at least partly implemented with controlled semiconductor switches arranged into a bridge, and an intermediate circuit between the network rectifier and the power rectifier of the motor, and

a switch arrangement including two normally-open switches in the intermediate circuit of the power converter, of which a first switch is connected in series to the positive intermediate circuit busbar between the output of the network rectifier and the input of the power rectifier of the motor, and a second switch is connected in series to the negative intermediate circuit busbar between the output of the network rectifier and the input of the power rectifier of the motor,

wherein the power rectifier of the motor includes;

a quick-stop switch, and

an amplifier circuit connected to the control pole of the controlled semiconductor switch, the electricity supply of which is arranged to occur via the aforementioned quick-stop switch, and

wherein the semiconductor switches are fitted to switch into a conductive state when the amplifier circuit is in a controlled active state, and

wherein the amplifier circuit supplied via the aforementioned quick-stop switch is fitted alternatively either in connection with the controlled semiconductor switches connected to the positive intermediate circuit busbar, in connection with the controlled semiconductor switches connected to the negative intermediate circuit busbar or in connection with the controlled semiconductor switches connected to both the positive and the negative intermediate circuit busbar.

2. An electric motor drive according to claim 1, wherein the switch arrangement includes normally-closed switches connected in parallel between the phases of the motor.

3. An electric motor drive according to claim 1, wherein the power converter is a frequency converter and the power rectifier of the motor is an inverter rectifier, and

wherein the frequency converter includes a network rectifier, an inverter rectifier and an intermediate circuit between these.

4. An electric motor drive according to claim 1, wherein the power rectifier comprises measurement of the status of the safety switch, measurement of the status of the quick-stop switch, a control of the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier of the motor, a control of the normally-open switches fitted to the intermediate circuit as well as possibly a measurement of the intermediate circuit current, and in that the power converter is fitted to disconnect control of the aforementioned normally-open switches fitted to the intermediate circuit when at least one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

measurement of the status of the quick-stop switch indicates that the switch has opened,

measurement of the intermediate circuit current indicates that the absolute value of the intermediate circuit current has decreased to below the pre-defined limit value of current

measurement of the status of the safety switch of the electric motor drive indicates that the safety switch has opened

the power converter has disconnected current in the power rectifier of the motor with the control of the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier.

5. An electric motor drive according to claim 1, wherein the power rectifier of the motor comprises a switch that permits starting, the power converter comprises measurement of the status of the switch that permits starting, and

wherein the power converter is fitted to start the supply of current to the electric motor by controlling the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier of the motor on the basis of the measurement of the status of the switch that permits starting.

6. An electric motor drive according to claim 1, wherein the power supply circuit of the brake control comprises a DC rectifier, in the input of which is a power source and to the output of which is fitted the coil of a mechanical brake, and

wherein at least one controlled brake control switch is connected in series to the power supply circuit of the brake control, the power converter comprises a control of the aforementioned controlled brake control switch and in that the power converter is fitted to read the status of at least one safety switch and on the basis of the switch read to control the aforementioned controlled brake control switch.

7. An electric motor drive according to claim 1, wherein the aforementioned normally-open switches fitted to the intermediate circuit, the normally-closed switches fitted between the phases of the motor, the brake control switches, the switch that permits starting as well as the quick-stop switch form one or more switch modules, such as relay modules or contactor modules, of which each switch module has a common control coil, and wherein the switches of the switch module are fitted to open or to close according to the control of the aforementioned common control coil.

8. An electric motor drive according to claim 7, wherein at least the normally-closed switches fitted between the phases of the motor, the normally-open switches fitted to the intermediate circuit, the switch that permits starting and the brake control switch belong to the same switch module.

9. An electric motor drive according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the power converter comprises a control of the switch module and in that the power converter is fitted to read the status of at least one safety switch and to control at least one control coil of the switch module on the basis of the status of the safety switch.

10. An electric motor drive according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the electric motor drive comprises a delay circuit, at least two safety switches are connected in series, the control coil of the quick-stop switch is connected directly to the serial circuit of the safety switches and in that the switch module containing the normally-closed switches fitted between the phases of the motor, the normally-open switches fitted to the intermediate circuit, the switch that permits starting as well as the brake control switch is controlled via the delay circuit.

11. An electric motor drive according to claim 1, wherein the aforementioned drive is an elevator motor drive.

12. An electric motor drive according to claim 2, wherein the aforementioned power converter is a frequency converter and in that the aforementioned power rectifier of the motor is an inverter rectifier, and in that the frequency converter comprises a network rectifier, an inverter rectifier and an intermediate circuit between these.

13. An electric motor drive according to claim 2, wherein the power rectifier comprises measurement of the status of the safety switch, measurement of the status of the quick-stop switch, a control of the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier of the motor, a control of the normally-open switches fitted to the intermediate circuit as well as possibly a measurement of the intermediate circuit current, and in that the power converter is fitted to disconnect control of the aforementioned normally-open switches fitted to the intermediate circuit when at least one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

measurement of the status of the quick-stop switch indicates that the switch has opened,

measurement of the intermediate circuit current indicates that the absolute value of the intermediate circuit current has decreased to below the pre-defined limit value of current

measurement of the status of the safety switch of the electric motor drive indicates that the safety switch has opened

the power converter has disconnected current in the power rectifier of the motor with the control of the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier.

14. An electric motor drive according to claim 3, wherein the power rectifier comprises measurement of the status of the safety switch, measurement of the status of the quick-stop switch, a control of the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier of the motor, a control of the normally-open switches fitted to the intermediate circuit as well as possibly a measurement of the intermediate circuit current, and in that the power converter is fitted to disconnect control of the aforementioned normally-open switches fitted to the intermediate circuit when at least one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

measurement of the status of the quick-stop switch indicates that the switch has opened,

measurement of the intermediate circuit current indicates that the absolute value of the intermediate circuit current has decreased to below the pre-defined limit value of current

measurement of the status of the safety switch of the electric motor drive indicates that the safety switch has opened

the power converter has disconnected current in the power rectifier of the motor with the control of the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier.

15. An electric motor drive according to claim 2, wherein the power rectifier of the motor comprises a switch that permits starting, the power converter comprises measurement of the status of the switch that permits starting, and in that the power converter is fitted to start the supply of current to the electric motor with by controlling the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier of the motor on the basis of the measurement of the status of the switch that permits starting.

16. An electric motor drive according to claim 3, wherein the power rectifier of the motor comprises a switch that permits starting, the power converter comprises measurement of the status of the switch that permits starting, and in that the power converter is fitted to start the supply of current to the electric motor with by controlling the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier of the motor on the basis of the measurement of the status of the switch that permits starting.

17. An electric motor drive according to claim 4, wherein the power rectifier of the motor comprises a switch that permits starting, the power converter comprises measurement of the status of the switch that permits starting, and in that the power converter is fitted to start the supply of current to the electric motor with by controlling the semiconductor switches of the power rectifier of the motor on the basis of the measurement of the status of the switch that permits starting.

18. An electric motor drive according to claim 2, wherein the power supply circuit of the brake control comprises a DC rectifier, in the input of which is a power source and to the output of which is fitted the coil of a mechanical brake, and in that at least one controlled brake control switch is connected in series to the power supply circuit of the brake control, the power converter comprises a control of the aforementioned controlled brake control switch and in that the power converter is fitted to read the status of at least one safety switch and on the basis of the switch read to control the aforementioned controlled brake control switch.

19. An electric motor drive according to claim 3, wherein the power supply circuit of the brake control comprises a DC rectifier, in the input of which is a power source and to the output of which is fitted the coil of a mechanical brake, and in that at least one controlled brake control switch is connected in series to the power supply circuit of the brake control, the power converter comprises a control of the aforementioned controlled brake control switch and in that the power converter is fitted to read the status of at least one safety switch and on the basis of the switch read to control the aforementioned controlled brake control switch.

20. An electric motor drive according to claim 4, wherein the power supply circuit of the brake control comprises a DC rectifier, in the input of which is a power source and to the output of which is fitted the coil of a mechanical brake, and in that at least one controlled brake control switch is connected in series to the power supply circuit of the brake control, the power converter comprises a control of the aforementioned controlled brake control switch and in that the power converter is fitted to read the status of at least one safety switch and on the basis of the switch read to control the aforementioned controlled brake control switch.