Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi Engineering Co., Ltd.

Hitachi Automotive Engineering Co., Ltd.

Mitsuyuki Honbu

Yasuo Matsuda

Keijiro Sakai

Takamasa Hori

Tadashi Okawa

Hiroshi Kimura

Yoshio Sakai

Toshiaki Okuyama

Kazuo Tahara

Katsunori Suzuki

Sanshiro Obara

Takanori Shibata

Takashi Ikimi

Katsuji Marumoto

Nobuyoshi Mutoh

Shigeta Ueda

Toshimi Abukawa

Seiya Shima

Hirohisa Yamamura

Yuzuru Kubota

Tsutomu Ohmae

Takeki Ando

Toshiaki Kurosawa

Hiroshi Hayashida

Masao Nakazato

Katsu Komuro

Akiteru Ueda

Tunehiro Endo

Hisatugu Ishikura

Nobuo Mitsui

Toshiyuki Koterazawa

Toru Tatsuzaki

Shuichi Takamatsu

Kazuhiko Sasaki

Yoshiki Kajita

Hiroyuki Okamoto

Toshio Kawaguchi

In a control method and device for an AC motor, when transforming output power of a converter to AC power by an inverter and controlling the AC motor with the AC power, a source current value is determined from the value of an electric variable in the input or output side of the inverter, and the converter is controlled in accordance with the source current value. This makes the source current free from an influence of ripple components. Accordingly, even when the load of the AC motor is fluctuated abruptly, the required AC power can be applied to the converter so as to follow such fluctuations.

Control method and device for AC motor

A vehicle height control apparatus responsive to power steering operation is disclosed in which a torque signal indicative of the steering torque imparted to the steering wheel by a driver's operation thereof is used for controlling the power steering system and also for controlling the operation of actuators for adjusting damping force of shock absorber provided to each wheel thereby controlling the height of the vehicle.

Vehicle height control apparatus responsive to power steering operation

An elevator control apparatus comprises an inverter device for supplying an induction motor for driving an elevator cage with AC electric power of variable voltage and frequencies and control equipment for controlling the output voltage and frequencies of the inverter device in response to signals produced in floors served by the elevator and in an elevator cage. The inverter device is constructed by a converter unit for converting AC electric power to DC electric power, at the input end of which a capacitor is connected in parallel with an AC electric source, an inverter unit for inverting the DC electric power converted in the converter unit into AC electric power, at the output end of which a capacitor is connected in parallel with an induction motor for driving the elevator cage and a DC reactor connected between the converter unit and the inverter unit. The thus constructed elevator control apparatus does not cause interference in electric appliances such as audio equipment, computer etc. existing within a building in which the elevator is installed.

Apparatus for controlling AC elevators

Herein disclosed is an inverter device which includes two or more groups of unit switching circuits connected in parallel with a d.c. power source and each having gate turn-off thyristors connected in series with each other. Further inclusive are current balancing reactors, which are respectively connected between the series nodes of the gate turn-off thyristors of the respective groups, and a.c. output terminals respectively leading out from intermediate points of the aforementioned reactors.

Inverter device using gate turn-off thyristors

An control system for an induction motor driven by an AC output of variable frequency and voltage produced from an inverter which converts DC power obtained by a converter through conversion of AC power having constant voltage and constant frequency. The system comprises means for estimating the power factor of the induction motor from an input current to the inverter, means for controlling the voltage of the AC output from the inverter when the estimated power factor is outside a predetermined range, and means for restricting the control of the AC output voltage to prevent the ratio between the AC output voltage and the AC output frequency from exceeding a predetermined range.

Control system for induction motor using inverter for AC power supply

At least one smoothing reactor is connected to the positive terminal of a DC source. A first interphase reactor has its one end connected to the other end of the smoothing reactor. A second interphase reactor is connected to the negative terminal of the DC source. Each of the first and second interphase reactors has first and second terminals at the other end thereof. Connected between the first terminals of the first and second interphase reactors is a first inverter comprising three main valves on each side of the positive and negative terminals, i.e., a total of six main valves each having a control gate and forming a first three-phase bridge. Also connected between the second terminals of the first and second interphase reactors is a second inverter comprising three main valves arranged on each side of the positive and negative terminals, i.e., a total of six main valves each having a control gate and forming a second three-phase bridge. The three-phase output terminals of the first and second inverters are respectively connected in common to a load to supply first-phase, second-phase and third-phase output currents to the load. A control unit applies control gate pulses to the control gates of the positive-terminal-side and negative-terminal-side main valves of the first and second inverters in the order of the first, second and third phases to shape the waveform of each output current to the load into a rectangular waveform. The control unit controls the first and second inverters in such a manner that the current valves of two currents which flow to the main valves of the first and second inverters having the same phase and polarity includes ranges in which the currents periodically assume the same current value.

Twelve-step current source inverter

A current source inverter having a converter for changing alternating current into direct current, an inverter for changing the d.c. output of the converter into alternating current, and a reactor interposed between the converter and the inverter comprises power failure detecting means for detecting the power failure of the a.c. input of the converter. The power failure detecting means is constructed of square wave generator circuits which generate square waves when voltages in respective polarities of respective phases of the a.c. input exist, an adder which adds the outputs of said square wave generator circuits, and a comparator which compares an output of said adder with a predetermined value and which provides an output when the adder output is below the predetermined value. Both terminals of the reactor of the current source inverter are substantially short-circuited by the output of said power failure detecting means, thereby to prevent occurrence of an overvoltage at the time of the power failure of the a.c. input of the converter.

Protective device of a current source inverter

A speed control system for an induction motor controlled by a converting arrangement coupled with a commutatorless motor which operates without commutation failure notwithstanding wide variations in the speed of the commutatorless motor. The speed control system includes an arrangement for maintaining the value of a direct current signal of the converting arrangement less than the maximum current value for ensuring proper operation of the converting arrangement.

Kramer system utilizing a commutatorless motor

A control system for a brushless motor is disclosed which comprises an AC power supply, a rectifier circuit including controlled rectifier elements for converting the alternating current supplied by the AC power supply into a direct current, an inverter circuit including controlled rectifier elements for converting the direct current produced by the rectifier circuit into an alternating current, a motor driven by the inverter circuit and a position detector for detecting a signal representing rotational positions of the motor. The controlled rectifier elements of the inverter circuit are fired in predetermined sequence in response to detection signals from the position detector, while the DC output current of the rectifier is continually controlled at each commutation of the inverter circuit at low motor speeds. A predetermined number of signals in synchronism with each commutation of the inverter circuit are included in one cycle, so that the DC output current of the rectifier circuit is controlled for continual operation by the use of signals with different delay times behind the aforementioned signals concurrent with the commutation of the inverter.

Control system for brushless motor

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Katsuta, Japan

Mitsuyuki Honbu