Nissan Motor Company Limited

Nagaoka University of Technology

National University Corporation Nagaoka University of Technology

Takamasa Nakamura

Junichi Itoh

Kouji Yamamoto

Yoshiya Ohnuma

Masao Saito

Hironori Koyano

Tsutomu Matsukawa

Manabu Koshijo

Fumio Kishida

Masayasu Ota

Teruo Takeshita

Yoshiyuki Takagi

Hitoshi Sekiguchi

There is disclosed a power conversion apparatusfor converting polyphase ac power directly to ac power. A conversion circuit includes first switching devicesand second switching devicesconnected, respectively, with the phases R, S, T of the polyphase ac power, and configured to enable electrical switching operation in both directions. There are provided input lines R, S, T connected with input terminals of the switching devices and output lines P, N connected with output terminals of the switching devices. The output terminals of the first switching devices and the output terminals of the second switching devices are, respectively, arranged in a row. The first switching devices and second switching devices are arranged side by side with respect to a direction of the rows. The output lines are disposed below the input lines in an up and down direction.

Power conversion device

A power conversion apparatus is for converting polyphase ac power directly to ac power. A conversion circuit includes a plurality of first switching devicesand a plurality of second switching devicesconnected, respectively, with the phases R, S, T of the polyphase ac power, and configured to enable electrical switching operation in both directions. There are provided a plurality of condensersconnected with the conversion circuit. At least one of the condensers is provided, for each of the first switching devices and the second switching devices, between two of the phases of the polyphase ac power. It is possible to reduce a wiring distance between the condenser and the switching devices.

Three phase to single phase power conversion device with reduced wiring between condensers and switches

Provided is a power converterthat directly converts polyphase AC power to AC power. A converter circuit has a plurality of first switching elementsandthat are connected to each phase R, S or T of the polyphase AC power to enable switching for turning on current-carrying bidirectionally, and a plurality of second switching elementsandthat are connected to each phase to enable switching for turning on current-carrying bidirectionally. The converter circuit comprises input lines R, S and T connected to each input terminal, and output lines P and N connected to each output terminal. Parts of wiringandof protection circuitsare located between output lines P and N. The wiring distance between each protection circuitand the corresponding switching element can be shortened.

Power converter

Provided is a power converterthat directly converts polyphase AC power to AC power. A converter circuit has a plurality of switching elementsandwhich are connected to each phase R, S or T of the polyphase AC power to enable switching for turning on current-carrying bidirectionally. At least three condenserstoare provided between phases of the converter circuit. The three condensers are respectively placed at apexes of a triangle on a plane that is in parallel with a part-mounting surface on which the switching elements are actually mounted. The wiring distance between the condensers and the switching elements can be shortened.

Power conversion device with reduced wiring distance

Provided is a power converterthat directly converts polyphase AC power to AC power. A converter circuit has a plurality of first switching elementsandand a plurality of second switching elementsand, both of which are connected to each phase R, S or T of the polyphase AC power to enable switching for turning on current-carrying bidirectionally. Condenserstoare provided between phases. Input terminals of the first switching elements and those of the second switching elements are arranged to form respective lines. Some of the plurality of condensersandare arranged to be angled relative to the arrangement direction of the terminals. The wiring distance between the condensers and the switching elements can be shortened.

There is disclosed a power conversion apparatusfor converting polyphase ac power directly to ac power. A conversion circuit includes a plurality of first switching devicesand a plurality of second switching devicesconnected, respectively, with the phases R, S, T of the polyphase ac power, and configured to enable electrical switching operation in both directions. Output linesformed by a pair of busbars are connected with the conversion circuit. The first switching devices and the second switching devices are so arranged that output terminals are arranged in a row. The output linesare connected with the output terminals and drawn out rectilinearly in one direction.

A power converter is provided for direct conversion of multi-phase AC power to AC power. The power converter includes a conversion circuit, a plurality of input lines and a plurality of capacitors. The conversion circuit has first and second switching elements that are configured to be connected to the phases of the multi-phase AC power for bidirectional switching of energizing current. The input lines are connected to the conversion circuit. The capacitors are connected to the conversion circuit. The first and second switching elements are arranged such that paired input terminals line up in a row with the paired input terminals to an outside, and paired output terminals to an inside. The input lines extend in a direction in which the paired input terminals line up, and extend from one of the input terminals to another of the input terminals.

A power converter is provided for direct conversion of multi-phase AC power to AC power. The power converter includes a conversion circuit and a plurality of output lines. The conversion circuit has first and second switching elements that are configured to be connected to phases of the multi-phase AC power for bidirectional switching of energizing current. The output lines are connected to the conversion circuit. The first and second switching elements have output terminals. The output terminals of the first and second switching elements are arranged in first and second rows. The output terminals of the first and second switching elements face each other. The first output lines include two first output lines including first and second widely shaped bus bars connected to the output terminals of the first and second switching elements, respectively. The first output lines extending out in one direction, and line up in an upright direction.

An electric power conversion device comprises a conversion circuit having bi-directionally switchable plural pairs of switching elements connected to respective phases and converting an inputted AC power into an AC electric power. A first switching time is calculated using detected voltages detected by voltage sensors and an output command value. A second switching time is calculated using a carrier and the first switching time. A control signal generating section generates control signals to switch on and off of the switching elements using the first switching time and second switching time. In a case where a state is transited from the first switching time to the second switching time, a controller turns off one of on a state switching elements of either one of an upper arm circuit or a lower arm circuit and maintains on state of the other of the on state switching elements of the other arm circuit.

An electric power conversion device comprises a conversion circuit having bi-directionally switchable plural pairs of switching elements connected to respective phases and converting an inputted AC power into an AC electric power. A first switching time is calculated using detected voltages detected by voltage sensors and an output command value. A second switching time is calculated using a carrier and the calculated first switching time. The second switching time is such that, in one period of the alternating current electric power outputted from the conversion circuit, the second switching time included in a first half period of the one period is equal to the second switching time included in a second half period of the one period.

An electric power conversion device comprises a conversion circuit having bi-directionally switchable plural pairs of switching elements connected to respective phases and converting an inputted AC power into an AC electric power. A first switching time is calculated using detected voltages detected by voltage sensors and an output command value. A second switching time is calculated in a form of a time which is a subtraction of the first switching time from a half period of a carrier and, using this time, control signals to switch on and off of the switching elements are generated.

A method for displaying laser irradiation state and a system of displaying laser irradiation state, enabling to monitor laser irradiation state correctly and rapidly even when a laser irradiation direction varies, and a scanner head and a work are relatively apart, characterized that laser light is irradiated at the surface of a work, in a specified pattern shape different from a process pattern from a scanner head, in advance of process by irradiation of laser light at a work by a scanner head mounted at a robot hand.

Display method for laser irradiations state and display system of laser irradiation state

A motor has built therein a brake for stopping the rotation of the motor and a brake controlling circuit for controlling the brake. The motor is further provided with a bypass circuit for supplying an electric power directly to the brake and a terminal for connecting a power source to the bypass circuit. When the brake controlling circuit develops a fault, the brake is directly released by an external power source.

Servo system

For a combination of a first movable body adaptive for an automatic motion to provide an equivalent service to a required service, and a second movable body capable of exercising a voluntary motion and to cooperate with the first movable body to provide the voluntary motion as one of assistance and teaching to the first movable body to sophisticate the automatic motion, there are provided a first controller operative in a first mode for controlling the first moving body to exercise the automatic motion and in a second mode for adapting the first movable body to cooperate with the second movable body so that the automatic motion is sophisticated to be capable of achieving an equivalent service to the required service in a sophisticated manner, and a second controller for selecting one of the first and second modes.

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Atsugi, Japan

Takamasa Nakamura