US20130288589A1 - Method for controlling air volume output - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a method for controlling air volume provided by a motor and by an air-conditioning fan system.
- static pressure In an indoor ventilation duct of a household air-conditioner, static pressure often changes because of dust deposition in a duct or blockage of a filter.
- the static pressure is often higher than the standard static pressure for a nominal system of a manufacturer laboratory due to different installations of ducts.
- Constant air volume control can provide constant air volume for users under such cases, so as to maintain the comfortable ventilating, cooling or heating effect under broad static pressure conditions.
- an air volume meter is installed, which, however, increases the cost and the potential risk due to failure of the air volume meter.
- air conditioner manufactures mostly adopt a method for controlling air volume provided to remain constant without an air volume meter.
- rotational speed is adjusted by monitoring the changes of static pressure to obtain constant air volume.
- a typical method for determination of the air volume is to directly measure the external static pressure, which requires that the relationship between the static pressure and air volume is measured in advance, then the torque of a motor is calculated under the static pressure corresponding to the specified air volume, and speed adjustment is carried out by monitoring the changes of static pressure.
- Some calculation formulas involve logarithmic computation or high-order polynomials, and this requires that a microprocessor control unit (MCU) for a motor controller has stronger calculating ability, thus the cost is further improved.
- MCU microprocessor control unit
- the method has high efficiency, high speed, high control accuracy, simple and convenient mathematical model for air volume calculation, and low implementation cost, and can automatically adapt the wide range of static pressure.
- a method for controlling air volume provided by a motor comprising:
- step 7) is followed by step 8), that is, if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 5) or step 7) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 4), 5), 6), and 7) are repeated.
- an air-conditioning fan system comprising a wind wheel and a motor
- the motor comprising a motor controller, a stator component, and a rotor component
- the method comprising the following steps:
- step 8) is followed by a step 9), that is, if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 6) or step 8) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 5), 6), 7), and 8) are repeated.
- a calculation formula for calculating air volume is as follows:
- coefficients c0, c1, and c2 are obtained by a curve fitting method under different external static pressure conditions of base torque T base according to the original data of the rotational speed and air volume parameters.
- the base torque T base ranges from 30% T 0 to 80% T 0 , and T 0 represents a rated torque of the motor.
- the calculated air volume Q c is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Q ref in step 6) and step 8) means that the calculated air volume Q c is in the range of “target air volume Q ref , ⁇ error window”, and the error window of the target air volume Q ref ranges from 1% to 2%.
- FIG. 1 is a structure diagram of a traditional air-conditioning fan system
- FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of an air conditioning system of in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a method for controlling air volume in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 4 is a straight line fitting diagram of measured data on a load.
- FIG. 5 is a part of flowchart of a method for controlling air volume in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
- a blower system e.g., a gas furnace or an air processor, which are replaced with “motor+wind wheel” in the figure
- a typical air-conditioning ventilation duct An air filter is arranged in the duct. Air-blasting is started when the motor is started. The number of air outlets and air inlets is related to that of rooms, and there is no unified standard to design ducts. Meanwhile, the filter may have different pressure drops, and the blower system carrying a traditional single-phase AC motor (PSC motor) is positioned in a different duct, thus the actual air volume will be different.
- PSC motor single-phase AC motor
- an electronically commutated motor is employed to drive the wind wheel to rotate, and comprises a motor controller.
- the motor controller is connected and communicated with an air-conditioning system controller, for example, the air-conditioning system controller sends the target air volume to the motor controller, and the motor controller controls the motor to drive the wind wheel to rotate, so as to output the target air volume, equivalently to the control of air volume.
- the air-conditioning system controller inputs a target air volume Q ref to a microprocessor control unit of the motor controller.
- the motor controller comprises a sensor, a microprocessor control unit, and a power inverter module.
- the sensor inputs a rotational speed signal RPM and a current signal I dc of the motor to the microprocessor control unit.
- the microprocessor control unit compares the target air volume Q ref with the calculated air volume Q c for adjusting the output signals, and the torque is used as controlled amount for indirectly controlling air volume. If the target air volume Q ref is greater than the calculated air volume Q c the output torque T is increased through the motor controller; if the target air volume Q ref is smaller than the calculated air volume Q c , the output torque T is reduced through the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller. After the motor enters a steady state, the steady rotational speed n under the increased or reduced torque is re-recorded. The motor controller is used for re-searching the corresponding adjustment coefficients V through a table look-up method.
- the calculated air volume Q c is recalculated, and the torque adjustment is stopped until the calculated air volume Q c is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Q ref , and then the motor enters a steady state, i.e., the constant air volume state.
- the target air volume Q ref is a fixed value, however, in the microprocessor control unit, when the calculated air volume Q c is adjusted to the range of “target air volume Q ref ⁇ error window”, it is regarded that the requirement is met, and adjustment is stopped.
- the advantage is that the repeated adjustment due to small perturbations is avoided to achieve the stable air volume.
- the error window of the target air volume Q ref generally ranges from 1% to 2%.
- a method for controlling air volume provided by an air-conditioning fan system comprising a wind wheel and a motor, the motor comprising a motor controller, a stator component, and a rotor component, and the method comprising the following steps:
- Step 8) is followed by a step 9), that is, if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 6) or step 8) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 5), 6), 7), and 8) are repeated.
- coefficients c0, c1, and c2 are obtained by a curve fitting method under different external static pressure conditions of base torque T base according to the original data of the rotational speed and air volume parameters.
- the base torque T base ranges from 30% T 0 to 80% T 0 , and T 0 represents a rated torque of the motor.
- the calculated air volume Q c is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Q ref in step 6) and step 8) means that the calculated air volume Q c is in the range of “target air volume Q ref , ⁇ error window”, and the error window of the target air volume Q ref ranges from 1% to 2%.
- P 1 P 2 ( n 1 n 2 ) 2 ;
- the device for testing air volume is always used for dynamically regulating back pressure for controlling the external static pressure, it causes that the law for the fan is invalid in the whole range of air volume, thus an adjustment coefficient V is required to be added in the formula above.
- the formula after adjustment is as follows.
- the value of the adjustment coefficient V is changed between 0.1 and 2, and the selecting principle is that the air volume value calculated from the formula above is equal or similar to the actual test value.
- Table 1 is a value table for the adjustment coefficient V of a load.
- the base torque T base in Table 1 is set to be 50% T 0 , and for convenient testing, other torques are selected to be 10% T 0 , 20% T 0 , 30% T 0 , 40% T 0 , 60% T 0 , 70% T 0 , 80% T 0 , 90% T 0 , and 100% T 0 .
- the corresponding adjustment coefficient V values are also recorded in Table 1, T 0 represents the rated torque of the motor, and the V value can be calculated through linear interpolation of the V value of two adjacent Ts under other working conditions of unmeasured torque.
- the calculation formula above is premised on selecting a base torque T base for deriving the functional relation formula between the air volume and rotational speed under the torque. Therefore, the calculating precision is ensured, and from the point of calculation amount simplification, the function can be linear, that is,
- the experimental data shows that the problem of “excessive curve fitting” will be raised if a higher-order function is used for describing the relationship between the air volume and rotational speed, i.e., the phenomenon that the calculation amount is increased, but the fitting precision is not enhanced.
- the value of the adjustment coefficient V is also different under different torques.
- the working state of constant torque of the motor is required to be set, and the values of a plurality of torques T comprising the base torque are selected in the range of without exceeding the rated torque, so that the motor works under different torques T, and the external static pressure of the system is changed in sequence for collecting the original data comprising rotational speed and air volume parameters.
- Table 2 The test result of part of the original data of a load is shown in Table 2 below.
- the following example illustrates the control process to provide constant air volume.
- V represents adjustment coefficient shown in Table 1, and the V values are input to the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller in advance.
- step 2 inputting a target air volume Q ref into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller;
- steps 3-8 are shown in FIG. 5 .
- step 3 starting the motor by the motor controller under the torque T to enable the motor to fall on a steady state
- step 4 recording the rotational speed in the steady state, acquiring the adjustment coefficient V under the torque T through a table look-up method, and calculating an air volume Q c in the steady state according to the functional relation formula in step 1);
- step 5 comparing the target air volume Q ref with the calculated air volume Q c by the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller, and a) maintaining the torque to work at the steady state and recording the rotational speed n if the target air volume Q ref is equal or equivalent to the calculated air volume Q c ; or b) increasing the torque T through the motor controller if the target air volume Q ref is greater than the calculated air volume Q c , or c) decreasing the torque T through the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller if the target air volume Q ref is smaller than the calculated air volume Q c ;
- step 6 re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, re-searching the corresponding adjustment coefficient V through the table look-up method, and recalculating the air volume Q c in the new steady state;
- step 7 repeating step 5) and step 6) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume Q c is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Q ref , and recording the rotational speed n in the steady state after the motor falls on the steady state.
- Step 7 is followed by a step 8, that is, if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 5) or step 7) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 4), 5), 6), and 7) are repeated.
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Abstract
A method for controlling air volume including: 1) establishing a functional relation formula for air volume in a microprocessor control unit of a motor controller; 2) inputting a target air volume into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller; 3) starting a motor by the motor controller under a torque to enable the motor to fall on a steady state; 4) recording the rotational speed in the steady state, and calculating an air volume in the steady state; 5) comparing the target air volume with the calculated air volume; 6) re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, and recalculating the air volume in the new steady state; and 7) repeating steps 5) and 6) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume is equal or equivalent to the target air volume.
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- Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119 and the Paris Convention Treaty, this application claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201210127123.2 filed Apr. 26, 2012, the contents of which, including any intervening amendments thereto, are incorporated herein by reference. Inquiries from the public to applicants or assignees concerning this document or the related applications should be directed to: Matthias Scholl P. C., Attn.: Dr. Matthias Scholl Esq., 14781 Memorial Drive, Suite 1319, Houston, Tex. 77079.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates to a method for controlling air volume provided by a motor and by an air-conditioning fan system.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- In an indoor ventilation duct of a household air-conditioner, static pressure often changes because of dust deposition in a duct or blockage of a filter. The static pressure is often higher than the standard static pressure for a nominal system of a manufacturer laboratory due to different installations of ducts. Constant air volume control can provide constant air volume for users under such cases, so as to maintain the comfortable ventilating, cooling or heating effect under broad static pressure conditions.
- To realize the constant air volume control, an air volume meter is installed, which, however, increases the cost and the potential risk due to failure of the air volume meter. Currently, air conditioner manufactures mostly adopt a method for controlling air volume provided to remain constant without an air volume meter.
- In addition, in some technical schemes, rotational speed is adjusted by monitoring the changes of static pressure to obtain constant air volume. A typical method for determination of the air volume is to directly measure the external static pressure, which requires that the relationship between the static pressure and air volume is measured in advance, then the torque of a motor is calculated under the static pressure corresponding to the specified air volume, and speed adjustment is carried out by monitoring the changes of static pressure. Some calculation formulas involve logarithmic computation or high-order polynomials, and this requires that a microprocessor control unit (MCU) for a motor controller has stronger calculating ability, thus the cost is further improved.
- In view of the above-described problems, it is one objective of the invention to provide a method for controlling air volume provided by a motor. The method has high efficiency, high speed, high control accuracy, simple and convenient mathematical model for air volume calculation, and low implementation cost, and can automatically adapt the wide range of static pressure.
- To achieve the above objective, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for controlling air volume provided by a motor, the method comprising:
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- 1) testing a relationship between air volume and rotational speed of a motor system under multiple constant torques, and establishing a functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) for the air volume, Q representing the air volume, T representing a torque, n representing the rotational speed, V representing an adjustment coefficient, and each torque section having a corresponding adjustment coefficient which is input to a microprocessor control unit of a motor controller;
- 2) inputting a target air volume Qref into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller;
- 3) starting the motor by the motor controller under the torque T to enable the motor to fall on a steady state;
- 4) recording the rotational speed in the steady state, acquiring the adjustment coefficient V under the torque T through a table look-up method, and calculating an air volume Qc in the steady state according to the functional relation formula in step 1);
- 5) comparing the target air volume Qref with the calculated air volume Qc by the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller, and a) maintaining the torque to work at the steady state and recording the rotational speed n if the target air volume Qref is equal or equivalent to the calculated air volume Qc; or b) increasing the torque T through the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is greater than the calculated air volume Qc, or c) decreasing the torque T through the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is smaller than the calculated air volume Qc;
- 6) re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, re-searching the corresponding adjustment coefficient V through the table look-up method, and recalculating the air volume Qc in the new steady state; and
- 7) repeating step 5) and step 6) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref, and recording the rotational speed n in the steady state after the motor falls on the steady state.
- In a class of this embodiment, step 7) is followed by step 8), that is, if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 5) or step 7) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 4), 5), 6), and 7) are repeated.
- In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, there provided is a method for controlling air volume provided by an air-conditioning fan system, the air-conditioning fan system comprising a wind wheel and a motor, the motor comprising a motor controller, a stator component, and a rotor component, and the method comprising the following steps:
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- 1) setting the motor to work at a constant torque state, selecting a plurality of torque values comprising a base torque within a range without exceeding a rated torque, allowing the motor to work under different torques, and changing the external static pressure of the system in sequence to collect original data comprising rotational speed and air volume parameters;
- 2) establishing a functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) for the air volume, Q representing the air volume, T representing a torque, n representing the rotational speed, V representing an adjustment coefficient, and each torque section having a corresponding adjustment coefficient which is input to a microprocessor control unit of a motor controller;
- 3) inputting a target air volume Qref into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller;
- 4) starting the motor by the motor controller under the torque T to enable the motor to fall on a steady state;
- 5) recording the rotational speed in the steady state, acquiring the adjustment coefficient V under the torque T through a table look-up method, and calculating an air volume Qc in the steady state according to the functional relation formula in step 1);
- 6) comparing the target air volume Qref with the calculated air volume Qc by the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller, and a) maintaining the torque to work at the steady state and recording the rotational speed n if the target air volume Qref is equal or equivalent to the calculated air volume Qc; or b) increasing the torque T through the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is greater than the calculated air volume Qc, or c) decreasing the torque T through the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is smaller than the calculated air volume Qc;
- 7) re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, re-searching the corresponding adjustment coefficient V by the motor controller through the table look-up method, and recalculating the air volume Qc in the new steady state; and
- 8) repeating step 6) and step 7) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref, and recording the rotational speed n in the steady state after the motor falls on the steady state.
- In a class of this embodiment, step 8) is followed by a step 9), that is, if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 6) or step 8) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 5), 6), 7), and 8) are repeated.
- In a class of this embodiment, the functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) is acquired as follows according to original data of rotational speed and air volume parameters under a base torque Tbase and other torques and under different external static pressure: arranging the motor fixed on a wind wheel in an air-conditioning device, setting the motor to work at the working state of constant torque, selecting a plurality of torque values comprising the base torque within the range without exceeding a rated torque, allowing the motor to work under different torques, and changing the external static pressure of the system in sequence to collect the original data comprising the rotational speed and the air volume parameters.
- In a class of this embodiment, a calculation formula for calculating air volume is as follows:
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- in which coefficients c0, c1, and c2 are obtained by a curve fitting method under different external static pressure conditions of base torque Tbase according to the original data of the rotational speed and air volume parameters.
- In a class of this embodiment, the base torque Tbase ranges from 30% T0 to 80% T0, and T0 represents a rated torque of the motor.
- In a class of this embodiment, the value of the adjustment coefficient V in the functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) ranges from 0.1 to 2.
- In a class of this embodiment, the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref in step 6) and step 8) means that the calculated air volume Qc is in the range of “target air volume Qref, ±error window”, and the error window of the target air volume Qref ranges from 1% to 2%.
- In a class of this embodiment, the increasing or decreasing the torque T through the motor controller in step 6) means increasing or decreasing the torque T according to step length sequence of at least 1% T0 each time, or new torque=current torque×(target air volume Qref/current calculated air volume Qc)2.
- Advantages of the invention are summarized below:
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- 1) The motor works at states of constant torque, and a plurality of torque values comprising the base torque are selected in the range of without exceeding the rated torque, so that the motor works under different torques, the external static pressure of the system is changed in sequence for collecting the original date comprising rotational speed and air volume parameters, the function relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) for calculating air volume is obtained according to the original data of rotational speed and air volume parameters under different external static pressure conditions of different torques, the mathematical model for calculating air volume only has a first-order or second-order function, thus the method is simple in operation, simplified in calculation high in efficiency, high in response speed, high in control accuracy, and low in implementation cost; through a lot of experiments and tests, the error of air volume is controlled in the range of 0.5%-5%, thus the method has a good application prospect; and
- 2) The method is practicable at a wide range of static pressure, and the air volume is calculated through measuring the external static pressure of the system, so that the structure of the product is simplified, and the cost is reduced.
- The invention is described hereinbelow with reference to accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a structure diagram of a traditional air-conditioning fan system; -
FIG. 2 is a control flowchart of an air conditioning system of in accordance with one embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a method for controlling air volume in accordance with one embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 4 is a straight line fitting diagram of measured data on a load; and -
FIG. 5 is a part of flowchart of a method for controlling air volume in accordance with one embodiment of the invention. - For further illustrating the invention, experiments detailing a method for controlling air volume to remain constant are described below. It should be noted that the following examples are intended to describe and not to limit the invention.
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FIG. 1 , a blower system (e.g., a gas furnace or an air processor, which are replaced with “motor+wind wheel” in the figure) is installed in a typical air-conditioning ventilation duct. An air filter is arranged in the duct. Air-blasting is started when the motor is started. The number of air outlets and air inlets is related to that of rooms, and there is no unified standard to design ducts. Meanwhile, the filter may have different pressure drops, and the blower system carrying a traditional single-phase AC motor (PSC motor) is positioned in a different duct, thus the actual air volume will be different. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , an electronically commutated motor (ECM) is employed to drive the wind wheel to rotate, and comprises a motor controller. The motor controller is connected and communicated with an air-conditioning system controller, for example, the air-conditioning system controller sends the target air volume to the motor controller, and the motor controller controls the motor to drive the wind wheel to rotate, so as to output the target air volume, equivalently to the control of air volume. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , the air-conditioning system controller inputs a target air volume Qref to a microprocessor control unit of the motor controller. The motor controller comprises a sensor, a microprocessor control unit, and a power inverter module. The sensor inputs a rotational speed signal RPM and a current signal Idc of the motor to the microprocessor control unit. A PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) signal output by the power inverter module is also sent to the microprocessor control unit for processing. Every coefficient involved in a functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V), comprising a comparison table for corresponding adjustment coefficients V under different working torques, is input to the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller in advance. The microprocessor control unit compares the target air volume Qref with the calculated air volume Qc for adjusting the output signals, and the torque is used as controlled amount for indirectly controlling air volume. If the target air volume Qref is greater than the calculated air volume Qc the output torque T is increased through the motor controller; if the target air volume Qref is smaller than the calculated air volume Qc, the output torque T is reduced through the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller. After the motor enters a steady state, the steady rotational speed n under the increased or reduced torque is re-recorded. The motor controller is used for re-searching the corresponding adjustment coefficients V through a table look-up method. The calculated air volume Qc is recalculated, and the torque adjustment is stopped until the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref, and then the motor enters a steady state, i.e., the constant air volume state. The target air volume Qref is a fixed value, however, in the microprocessor control unit, when the calculated air volume Qc is adjusted to the range of “target air volume Qref±error window”, it is regarded that the requirement is met, and adjustment is stopped. The advantage is that the repeated adjustment due to small perturbations is avoided to achieve the stable air volume. The error window of the target air volume Qref generally ranges from 1% to 2%. - Technical scheme of a method for controlling air volume provided by an air-conditioning fan system of the invention is summarized as follows:
- A method for controlling air volume provided by an air-conditioning fan system, the air-conditioning fan system comprising a wind wheel and a motor, the motor comprising a motor controller, a stator component, and a rotor component, and the method comprising the following steps:
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- 1) setting the motor to work at a constant torque state, selecting a plurality of torque values comprising a base torque within a range without exceeding a rated torque, allowing the motor to work under different torques, and changing the external static pressure of the system in sequence to collect original data comprising rotational speed and air volume parameters;
- 2) establishing a functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) for the air volume, Q representing the air volume, T representing a torque, n representing the rotational speed, V representing an adjustment coefficient, and each torque section having a corresponding adjustment coefficient which is input to a microprocessor control unit of a motor controller
- 3) inputting a target air volume Qref into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller;
- 4) starting the motor by the motor controller under the torque T to enable the motor to fall on a steady state;
- 5) recording the rotational speed in the steady state, acquiring the adjustment coefficient V under the torque T through a table look-up method, and calculating an air volume Qc in the steady state according to the functional relation formula in step 1);
- 6) comparing the target air volume Qref with the calculated air volume Qc by the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller, and a) maintaining the torque to work at the steady state and recording the rotational speed n if the target air volume Qref is equal or equivalent to the calculated air volume Qc; or b) increasing the torque T through the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is greater than the calculated air volume Qc, or c) decreasing the torque T through the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is smaller than the calculated air volume Qc;
- 7) re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, re-searching the corresponding adjustment coefficient V through the table look-up method, and recalculating the air volume Qc in the new steady state; and
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- 8) repeating step 6) and step 7) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref, and recording the rotational speed n in the steady state after the motor falls on the steady state.
- Step 8) is followed by a step 9), that is, if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 6) or step 8) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 5), 6), 7), and 8) are repeated.
- The calculation formula for calculating air volume is as follows:
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- in which coefficients c0, c1, and c2 are obtained by a curve fitting method under different external static pressure conditions of base torque Tbase according to the original data of the rotational speed and air volume parameters.
- The base torque Tbase ranges from 30% T0 to 80% T0, and T0 represents a rated torque of the motor.
- The value of the adjustment coefficient V in the functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) ranges from 0.1 to 2.
- The calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref in step 6) and step 8) means that the calculated air volume Qc is in the range of “target air volume Qref, ±error window”, and the error window of the target air volume Qref ranges from 1% to 2%.
- The increasing or decreasing the torque T through the motor controller in step 6) means increasing or decreasing the torque T according to step length sequence of at least 1% T0 each time, or new torque=current torque×(target air volume Qref/current calculated air volume Qc)2.
- Following is the derivation process of the functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V.
- The law for the fan states that, under certain conditions,
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- the air volume is proportional to the rotational speed, that is,
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- the external air pressure of the fan is proportional to the square of the rotational speed, that is
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- the output torque of the motor, i.e., the input torque of the fan, is proportional to the square of the rotational speed, that is,
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- n represents the rotational speed of the motor, Q represents air volume, P represents the external air pressure rise of the fan, and T represents the output torque of the motor, i.e., the input torque of the fan.
- For convenient derivation, the relation formula between the air volume and rotational speed is as follows:
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Q equiv =c0+c1×n equiv, - or (if the quadratic polynomial is used)
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Q equiv =c0+c1×n equiv +c2×n equiv 2, - From the formula above, by combining the law for the fan, the relationship between the rotational speed and air volume can be further derived under an arbitrary torque. To do this, it is needed to derive how the equivalent air volume Qequiv and equivalent rotational speed nequiv are converted into a new torque under the torque (T=Tbase) according to the law for the fan:
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- If the linear relation formula is used, then
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- From the experimental results, the device for testing air volume is always used for dynamically regulating back pressure for controlling the external static pressure, it causes that the law for the fan is invalid in the whole range of air volume, thus an adjustment coefficient V is required to be added in the formula above. The formula after adjustment is as follows.
- If the linear relation formula is used, then
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- If the quadratic polynomial is used, then
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- The value of the adjustment coefficient V is changed between 0.1 and 2, and the selecting principle is that the air volume value calculated from the formula above is equal or similar to the actual test value. Table 1 is a value table for the adjustment coefficient V of a load.
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TABLE 1 Value table for the adjustment coefficient V of a load T0 % 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 V 1.68 1.25 1.09 1.05 1 0.98 0.94 0.92 0.89 0.87 - The base torque Tbase in Table 1 is set to be 50% T0, and for convenient testing, other torques are selected to be 10% T0, 20% T0, 30% T0, 40% T0, 60% T0, 70% T0, 80% T0, 90% T0, and 100% T0. The corresponding adjustment coefficient V values are also recorded in Table 1, T0 represents the rated torque of the motor, and the V value can be calculated through linear interpolation of the V value of two adjacent Ts under other working conditions of unmeasured torque.
- The calculation formula above is premised on selecting a base torque Tbase for deriving the functional relation formula between the air volume and rotational speed under the torque. Therefore, the calculating precision is ensured, and from the point of calculation amount simplification, the function can be linear, that is,
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Q equiv =c0+c1×n equiv, - or a quadratic polynomial, that is,
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Q equiv =c0+c1×n equiv +c2×n equiv 2, - The experimental data shows that the problem of “excessive curve fitting” will be raised if a higher-order function is used for describing the relationship between the air volume and rotational speed, i.e., the phenomenon that the calculation amount is increased, but the fitting precision is not enhanced. With this function, the calculating function formula Q=F (T, n, V) for the air volume can be further derived under any other torque and rotational speed. The value of the adjustment coefficient V is also different under different torques. Therefore, the working state of constant torque of the motor is required to be set, and the values of a plurality of torques T comprising the base torque are selected in the range of without exceeding the rated torque, so that the motor works under different torques T, and the external static pressure of the system is changed in sequence for collecting the original data comprising rotational speed and air volume parameters. The test result of part of the original data of a load is shown in Table 2 below.
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TABLE 2 Part of the original data of a load Static Actual test value of Actual test value of Torques T pressure (Pa) air volume Q (CFM) rotational speed (RPM) T0*100% 25 1476.5 314 T0*100% 50 1441.1 935 T0*100% 75 1407.7 968 T0*50% 25 1072.3 713 T0*50% 50 1035.8 750 T0*50% 75 995.6 785 T0*10% 25 573.0 472 T0*10% 37.5 503.8 501 T0*10% 50 486.6 545 - The corresponding adjustment coefficients V under different torques in Table 1 are obtained through the original data, and the selecting principle is that the air volume value calculated from the formula above is equal or similar to the actual test value.
- The following example illustrates the control process to provide constant air volume.
- step 1, after obtaining the original data taking the table above as an example, selecting the base torque (T=50% T0), carrying out drawing and straight-line fitting by using the data of rotational speed n and actually measured air volume Q, establishing the function relation formula Qbase=F (n) for calculating air volume under the base torque, and here taking the linear relation formula under the base torque as an example:
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FIG. 4 ; obtianing two air volume coefficients co and c1 by a curve fitting method; on the basis of orignal data, detemining the V values under all the torques according to the V value selecting priciple that “The calculated air volume value is equal or similar to the acutally meausred air volume value”, as shown in Table 1. At the moment, the function relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) for calculating air volume under any rotaitonal speed and torque can be detemined as follows: -
- Q represents air volume (CFM), T represents torque, n represents rotaitonal speed (RPM), V represents adjustment coefficient shown in Table 1, and the V values are input to the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller in advance.
- step 2, inputting a target air volume Qref into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller;
- steps 3-8 are shown in
FIG. 5 . - step 3, starting the motor by the motor controller under the torque T to enable the motor to fall on a steady state;
- step 4, recording the rotational speed in the steady state, acquiring the adjustment coefficient V under the torque T through a table look-up method, and calculating an air volume Qc in the steady state according to the functional relation formula in step 1);
- step 5, comparing the target air volume Qref with the calculated air volume Qc by the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller, and a) maintaining the torque to work at the steady state and recording the rotational speed n if the target air volume Qref is equal or equivalent to the calculated air volume Qc; or b) increasing the torque T through the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is greater than the calculated air volume Qc, or c) decreasing the torque T through the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is smaller than the calculated air volume Qc;
- step 6, re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, re-searching the corresponding adjustment coefficient V through the table look-up method, and recalculating the air volume Qc in the new steady state; and
- step 7, repeating step 5) and step 6) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref, and recording the rotational speed n in the steady state after the motor falls on the steady state.
- Step 7 is followed by a step 8, that is, if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 5) or step 7) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 4), 5), 6), and 7) are repeated.
- While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the invention in its broader aspects, and therefore, the aim in the appended claims is to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
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1. A method for controlling air volume provided by a motor, the method comprising:
1) testing a relationship between air volume and rotational speed of a motor system under multiple constant torques, and establishing a functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) for the air volume, Q representing the air volume, T representing a torque, n representing the rotational speed, V representing an adjustment coefficient, and each torque section having a corresponding adjustment coefficient which is input to a microprocessor control unit of a motor controller;
2) inputting a target air volume Qref into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller;
3) starting the motor by the motor controller under the torque T to enable the motor to fall on a steady state;
4) recording the rotational speed in the steady state, acquiring the adjustment coefficient V under the torque T through a table look-up method, and calculating an air volume Qc in the steady state according to the functional relation formula in step 1);
5) comparing the target air volume Qref with the calculated air volume Qc by the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller, and a) maintaining the torque to work at the steady state and recording the rotational speed n if the target air volume Qref is equal or equivalent to the calculated air volume Qc; or b) increasing the torque T through the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is greater than the calculated air volume Qc, or c) decreasing the torque T through the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is smaller than the calculated air volume Qc;
6) re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, re-searching the corresponding adjustment coefficient V through the table look-up method, and recalculating the air volume Qc in the new steady state; and
7) repeating step 5) and step 6) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume Q is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref, and recording the rotational speed n in the steady state after the motor falls on the steady state.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 5) or step 7) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 4), 5), 6), and 7) are repeated.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a calculation formula for calculating air volume is as follows:
in which coefficients c0, c1, and c2 are obtained by a curve fitting method under different external static pressure conditions of a base torque Tbase according to original data of the rotational speed and air volume parameters.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the base torque Tbase ranges from 30% T0 to 80% T0, and T0 represents a rated torque of the motor.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the value of the adjustment coefficient V in the functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) ranges from 0.1 to 2.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the value of the adjustment coefficient V in the functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) ranges from 0.1 to 2.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref in step 5) and step 7) means that the calculated air volume Qc is in the range of “target air volume Qref, ±error window”, and the error window of the target air volume Qref ranges from 1% to 2%.
8. The method of claim 3 , wherein the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref in step 5) and step 7) means that the calculated air volume Qc is in the range of “target air volume Qref, ±error window”, and the error window of the target air volume Qref ranges from 1% to 2%.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein increasing or decreasing the torque T through the motor controller in step 5) means increasing or decreasing the torque T according to step length sequence of at least 1% T0 each time, or new torque=current torque×(target air volume Qref/current calculated air volume Qc)2.
10. The method of claim 3 , wherein increasing or decreasing the torque T through the motor controller in step 5) means increasing or decreasing the torque T according to step length sequence of at least 1% T0 each time, or new torque=current torque×(target air volume Qref/current calculated air volume Qc)2.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) is acquired as follows according to original data of rotational speed and air volume parameters under a base torque Tbase and other torques and under different external static pressure:
a) arranging the motor fixed on a wind wheel in an air-conditioning device;
b) setting the motor to work at the working state of constant torque;
c) selecting a plurality of torque values comprising the base torque within the range without exceeding a rated torque;
d) allowing the motor to work under different torques; and
e) changing the external static pressure of the system in sequence to collect the original data comprising the rotational speed and the air volume parameters.
12. A method for controlling air volume provided by an air-conditioning fan system, the air-conditioning fan system comprising a wind wheel and a motor, the motor comprising a motor controller, a stator component, and a rotor component, the method comprising the following steps:
1) setting the motor to work at a constant torque state, selecting a plurality of torque values comprising a base torque within a range without exceeding a rated torque, allowing the motor to work under different torques, and changing the external static pressure of the system in sequence to collect original data comprising rotational speed and air volume parameters;
2) establishing a functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) for the air volume, Q representing the air volume, T representing a torque, n representing the rotational speed, V representing an adjustment coefficient, and each torque section having a corresponding adjustment coefficient which is input to a microprocessor control unit of a motor controller;
3) inputting a target air volume Qref into the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller;
4) starting the motor by the motor controller under the torque T to enable the motor to fall on a steady state;
5) recording the rotational speed in the steady state, acquiring the adjustment coefficient V under the torque T through a table look-up method, and calculating an air volume Qc in the steady state according to the functional relation formula in step 1);
6) comparing the target air volume Qref with the calculated air volume Qc by the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller, and a) maintaining the torque to work at the steady state and recording the rotational speed n if the target air volume Qref is equal or equivalent to the calculated air volume Qc; or b) increasing the torque T through the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is greater than the calculated air volume Qc, or c) decreasing the torque T through the microprocessor control unit of the motor controller if the target air volume Qref is smaller than the calculated air volume Qc;
7) re-recording a steady rotational speed after the motor falls on a new steady state under an increased or reduced torque, re-searching the corresponding adjustment coefficient V by the motor controller through the table look-up method, and recalculating the air volume Qc in the new steady state; and
8) repeating step 6) and step 7) to adjust the torque until the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref, and recording the rotational speed n in the steady state after the motor falls on the steady state.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein if the rotational speed and the output air volume change due to the alteration of an external system, the motor controller compares the new steady rotational speed with the rotational speed in step 6) or step 8) to acquire the change of output air volume, and then steps 5), 6), 7), and 8) are repeated.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein a calculation formula for calculating air volume is as follows:
in which coefficients c0, c1, and c2 are obtained by a curve fitting method under different external static pressure conditions of base torque Tbase according to the original data of the rotational speed and air volume parameters.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the base torque Tbase ranges from 30% T0 to 80% T0, and T0 represents a rated torque of the motor.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the value of the adjustment coefficient V in the functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) ranges from 0.1 to 2.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the value of the adjustment coefficient V in the functional relation formula Q=F (T, n, V) ranges from 0.1 to 2.
18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref in step 6) and step 8) means that the calculated air volume Qc is in the range of “target air volume Qref, ±error window”, and the error window of the target air volume Qref ranges from 1% to 2%.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the calculated air volume Qc is equal or equivalent to the target air volume Qref in step 6) and step 8) means that the calculated air volume Q is in the range of “target air volume Qref, ±error window”, and the error window of the target air volume Qref ranges from 1% to 2%.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein increasing or decreasing the torque T through the motor controller in step 6) means increasing or decreasing the torque T according to step length sequence of at least 1% T0 each time, or new torque=current torque×(target air volume Qref/current calculated air volume Q)2.
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