Fanuc Corporation

Koujirou Sakai

Yasusuke Iwashita

Shinichi Horikoshi

Masakazu Niwa

Masatomo Shirouzu

Yuuichi Yamada

Hironao Tanouchi

Takashi Harada

Mamoru Yaeshima

Shunsuke Matsubara

Shigeki Hanyu

Provided are a selection device and a selection method for enabling an operator to efficiently select an amplifier capable of driving a motor having a desired performance, said selection being made from the perspective of the number of amplifiers installed, the price, or the installation space. This selection device for selecting an amplifier and a motor is provided with: a storage unit for storing the motor performance for each of a plurality of motors and, for each of a plurality of amplifiers, the number of control shafts and/or the price and/or the installation space of the amplifier, as well as the performance of the motors that can be driven; an input unit for enabling an operator to input selection information; a motor selection unit for selecting a motor satisfying a condition; an amplifier selection unit for selecting one or more amplifiers for driving the required number of motors satisfying the condition, said selection being made so as to minimize the total number installed, the total price, or the total installation space; and a display unit for displaying the selected motor and the selected amplifiers.

Selection device and selection method for motor and amplifier

A selection device includes: a storage unit storing a plurality of types of amplifiers in advance; an acquisition unit for acquiring a plurality of selected amplifiers selected for driving a plurality of designated motors designated in advance; an alignment order selection unit for selecting a predetermined arrangement order in which the plurality of selected amplifiers are arranged adjacent to each other in the width direction on the basis of the types of the plurality of selected amplifiers; and a display control unit for causing a display unit to display the predetermined arrangement order.

Selection device and selection method

Provided are a selection device and a selection method in which it is easy for an operator to select a motor and an amplifier while taking an auxiliary function and a compliance standard into consideration. Provided is a selection device which selects a motor and an amplifier and which comprises: a storage unit that stores the performance of each motor among a plurality of motors and, for each of the plurality of motors and a plurality of amplifiers stores function and standards information indicating a corresponding auxiliary function and compliance standard, as well as an amplifier corresponding to the performance of the motor; an input unit into which an operator inputs selection information; a motor selection unit that selects a motor fulfilling a condition; an amplifier selection unit that selects an amplifier that can drive the motor fulfilling the condition; a function and standards information acquisition unit that acquires the function and standards information corresponding to the selected motor and the selected amplifier; and a display unit that displays the selected motor, the selected amplifier, and the acquired function and standards information.

A servo amplifier selection device includes a memory configured to store specifications of each of a plurality of amplifiers capable of supplying power to a motor; and a processor configured to select, based on the number of one or more designated motors, specifications of each of the one or more designated motors, and specifications of each of the plurality of amplifiers, a combination of amplifiers connected to the one or more designated motors from the plurality of amplifiers in such a way that each of the one or more designated motors is connected to any of the plurality of amplifiers; and select, for each amplifier included in the combination of the amplifiers, specifications of a power cable that connects between the amplifier and a power source in such a way as to satisfy a supply of power needed for the motor connected to the amplifier.

Servo amplifier selection device and servo amplifier selection computer program

A machine state monitoring device is a machine state monitoring device that is intended for a motor drive device of a machine tool. The motor drive device includes: a motor; a converter and an inverter that adjust a power supply voltage; a power failure detection unit that acquires an input voltage of the motor drive device so as to detect a power failure in the motor drive device; and a communication unit that transmits, based on the result of the detection of the detection unit, a time when the power failure is started, and a time when the power failure is completed. The machine state monitoring device includes: a communication unit that receives information of the time when the power failure is started and the time when the power failure is completed from the communication unit of the motor drive device; and a storage unit that stores the information.

Machine state monitoring device

A power conversion apparatus includes: a converter including switching elements and configured to convert an AC voltage supplied from an AC power supply through a switch unit into a DC voltage; a filter provided between the switch unit and the converter and including reactors and capacitors, the filter being configured to remove noise; and a control unit configured to discharge electric charge stored in the capacitors by setting the switching elements into an ON state after opening the switch unit.

Power conversion apparatus and control method of the same

A power conversion apparatus includes: a converter converting AC voltage supplied from an AC power supply via a switch unit, into DC voltage; a smoothing capacitor smoothing the DC voltage output from the converter; a resistor suppressing electric current flowing into the smoothing capacitor; a switch short-circuiting the both ends of the resistor; a filter including reactors and capacitors and that removes noise; and a control unit controlling opening and closing of the switch unit and the switch. The control unit changes the switch unit from the open state to the closed state with the switch in an open state if the voltage across the smoothing capacitor is lower than a voltage threshold, and changes the switch unit from the open state to the closed state with the switch in an closed state if the voltage across the smoothing capacitor is equal to or greater than the voltage threshold.

A power failure detection unit in an AC-DC converter device detects power failure of a 3-phase AC power supply at the time of driving a motor, and generates a power failure detection signal in accordance with detection of power failure. A transmitter unit in the AC-DC converter device transmits the power failure detection signal using a cable, radio, or an optical fiber. A receiver unit in a DC-AC converter device receives the power failure detection signal transmitted from the transmitter unit.

Motor control device provided with power failure management

A motor drive of an embodiment of the present invention includes a PWM converter for converting AC power inputted from a low voltage AC power source into DC power by PWM control, an inverter for converting the received DC power to AC power to drive a motor, and a capacitor connected between the PWM converter and the inverter. The PWM converter is operated so as to limit input and output currents or input and output power to predetermined values, and supplied from the low voltage AC power source with a lower voltage than a voltage required to drive the motor. The PWM converter boosts a DC link voltage being an output voltage to the voltage able to drive the motor, and thereby serves to increase the potential difference of the capacitor between charged and discharged states to reduce the capacitance of the capacitor.

Motor drive using capacitor

A motor driving device includes a rectifier, an inverter connected to a DC link on a DC side of the rectifier, a power failure detecting unit for detecting a power failure on the alternating side of the rectifier, an electric storage device connected to the DC link, a charging unit that possesses a voltage boosting function of charging the electric storage device by direct current power at the DC link, a discharging unit that causes direct current power stored in the electric storage device to be discharged to the DC link, and a control unit that causes the charging unit to operate when the power failure detecting unit does not detect a power failure, or before start of motor drive, and causes the discharging unit and the inverter to operate when the power failure detecting unit detects a power failure.

Motor driving device including electric storage device

A motor drive apparatus includes an AC/DC converter which converts AC power supplied from a power supply to DC power, a DC/AC converter which converts DC power to AC power and vice versa, a DC link unit which connects the DC side of the AC/DC converter to the DC side of the DC/AC converter and delivers the DC power from one to the other and vice versa, an energy storage unit which includes at least one capacitor storage unit and at least one flywheel storage unit each of which is connected to the DC link unit and stores or supplies the DC power, and an energy control unit which performs control so that the energy storage unit stores or supplies the DC power.

Motor drive apparatus equipped with energy storage unit

A motor drive device () of the present invention includes a converter unit () and an inverter unit (). The converter unit () includes: power supply voltage monitoring unit () for detecting a power failure; DC link voltage detecting means (); capacitor total capacity calculating means () which calculates total capacity of DC link smoothing capacitors () and calculates a DC link low-voltage alarm detection level for an instantaneous power failure; DC link low-voltage alarm detection level setting means () which varies the DC link low-voltage alarm detection level for an instantaneous power failure as necessary; and alarm generating means () which monitors the DC link voltage and generates an alarm to protect the converter unit. In the case where a power failure is detected, the DC link low-voltage alarm detection level is increased in accordance with the total capacity of the DC link smoothing capacitors ().

Motor drive device having function of varying DC link low-voltage alarm detection level

When the output of motor reaches or exceeds a predetermined value during acceleration of the motor, the control target value of the DC link voltage which is the voltage of a power storage device is gradually lowered in corresponding relationship to the motor output. When the motor enters a constant speed control mode, the DC link control target value is maintained at a constant level. When the motor enters a deceleration control mode, the DC link control target value is gradually raised in corresponding relationship to the motor output, and regenerative power is recovered by the power storage device and reused in the next control cycle.

Motor driving apparatus

During motor acceleration control period that starts at time T, if power supply output or supply current exceeds a predetermined level at time T, PWM control in a PWM converter is turned off until a deceleration control period of Tto Tends. As a result, DC link voltage (voltage of a power storage device) at the start of the deceleration control at time Tdrops to provide space for storing regenerative power; since the PWM control in the PWM converter is off during the deceleration control period, the regenerative power can be stored into the power storage device and reused in the next control cycle.

A motor controller capable of effectively utilizing electrical energy accumulated in a capacitor and achieving a reduction in capacitance of the capacitor. The motor controller includes a converter that receives an input AC voltage and performs AC-to-DC power conversion thereon, an inverter that receives DC power and performs DC-to-AC conversion thereon, and a capacitor and a charging/discharging control circuit connected in parallel with a DC link between the converter and the inverter. Electrical energy is supplied from the capacitor to the DC link via the charging/discharging control circuit. The charging/discharging control circuit has a circuit for discharging electrical energy accumulated in the capacitor and for stepping up a voltage of the capacitor when discharging the electrical energy.

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Yamanashi, Japan

Koujirou Sakai