WO2002087067A1 - Electronic supply device for electronic-switching motors - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
- H02M7/00—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output; Conversion of dc power input into ac power output
- H02M7/02—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal
- H02M7/04—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters
- H02M7/12—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
- H02M7/21—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal
- H02M7/217—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only
- H02M7/2176—Conversion of ac power input into dc power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode using devices of a triode or transistor type requiring continuous application of a control signal using semiconductor devices only comprising a passive stage to generate a rectified sinusoidal voltage and a controlled switching element in series between such stage and the output
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
- H02P6/00—Arrangements for controlling synchronous motors or other dynamo-electric motors using electronic commutation dependent on the rotor position; Electronic commutators therefor
- H02P6/08—Arrangements for controlling the speed or torque of a single motor
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- the present invention relates to the production of an electronic circuit
- a purpose of the present invention is therefore to provide an electronic supply device for electronic-switching motors which will overcome the drawbacks referred to above, and, in particular, to provide an electronic supply
- a further purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic supply
- the purpose of the solution according to the present invention is to obtain an electronic supply circuit for small brushless motors
- FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic representations, in cartesian form, of the
- example of embodiment consists essentially of an ac-to-dc converter, obtained through a phase-variation conduction.
- the a.c. supply voltage V is brought to the negative input of the comparator A through the voltage divider formed by the resistors Rl and R2,
- the voltage pulse VG occurs in a time interval Tl (see, in this connection, Figure 2), corresponding to the intersections M, N between the waveform of the voltage V x and the waveform of the voltage Vo (designated by Vo is a voltage equal to the mains voltage V reduced by the voltage divider Rl, R2; namely V 0
- the circuit of Figure 1 further comprises a diode D3 used for blocking the
- a capacitor Cl is connected to the circuit, through one terminal, by
- Figure 3 represents, in the form of a graph, the waveforms for the gate voltage V G of the MOS transistor Ml (conduction period of Ml) and for the voltage Vc taken across the capacitor Cl and the motor M.
- the voltage Vc is independent of V), as well as enabling a number of performance features to be obtained from one and the same brushless motor M.
- the electronic circuit described thus enables a supply of the windings of
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- Control Of Throttle Valves Provided In The Intake System Or In The Exhaust System (AREA)
- Control Of Electric Motors In General (AREA)
Abstract
An electronic supply device for small motors (M) of a brushless type used, in particular, for ventilation of refrigerators and freezers, basically comprises an electronic drive circuit, in which there is provided an ac-to-dc converter through a phase-variation conduction; in this way, the performance features of the circuit are independent of the mains voltage (V), and hence the device enables production of a motor (M) which has high efficiency, is self-regulating, and provides a number of performance features, which are obtained simply by varying a reference voltage (Vx).
Description
ELECTRONIC SUPPLY DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC-SWITCHING
MOTORS
The present invention relates to the production of an electronic circuit
designed for small brushless motors of the sort used, in particular, for the
ventilation of refrigerators and freezers.
There currently exist numerous solutions, present on the market, for
electronic supply circuits for brushless motors.
However, all these circuits present a number of substantial drawbacks, which limit their convenience of use, such as, in particular, a high influence of the supply voltage on the performance, the need to diversify the models according
to the supply voltage itself and to the performance features, as well as a low
static torque.
A purpose of the present invention is therefore to provide an electronic supply device for electronic-switching motors which will overcome the drawbacks referred to above, and, in particular, to provide an electronic supply
device for electronic-switching motors which will enable a substantial
insensitivity to the variation of the supply voltage to be obtained, thus guaranteeing, at the same time, good overall efficiency.
A further purpose of the present invention is to provide an electronic supply
device for electronic-switching motors, which will enable a self-regulating
operation to be obtained, so reducing, at the same time, the number of variants
of the models that may be used, according to the performance features and to the type of mains-power supply (for example, 120 Vac for the US market and 230 Vac for the European market).
Yet a further purpose of the invention is to provide an electronic supply
device for small brushless motors of the sort used, in particular, for the
ventilation of refrigerators and freezers.
Not the least important purpose of the present invention is to provide an
electronic supply device for electronic-switching motors at relatively contained
costs, on account of the advantages achieved, at the same time guaranteeing a substantial reliability of operation.
The above purposes are ensured by an electronic supply device for
electronic-switching motors according to Claim 1, to which the reader is referred for reasons of brevity.
Advantageously, the purpose of the solution according to the present invention is to obtain an electronic supply circuit for small brushless motors
which affords high efficiency and which is substantially insensitive to any variation in the power-supply voltage. In addition, a self-regulating operation is provided, as well as a reduction in the number of variants of models that can be built according to the use for which they are designed.
Further purposes and advantages of the present invention will emerge clearly
from the ensuing description and from the attached drawings, which are
provided purely by way of explanatory, non-limiting example of embodiment, in which:
- Figure 1 represents a preferred, but non-limiting, example of an electronic
circuit used for an electronic supply device for electronic-switching motors according to the present invention;
- Figures 2 and 3 are schematic representations, in cartesian form, of the
qualitative plots in time of important electrical quantities measured in the
electronic circuit illustrated in Figure 1, according to the present invention.
With reference to the figures mentioned above, the electronic supply circuit,
represented in detail in Figure 1, according to a preferred, but non-limiting,
example of embodiment, consists essentially of an ac-to-dc converter, obtained through a phase-variation conduction.
In particular, the a.c. supply voltage V is brought to the negative input of the comparator A through the voltage divider formed by the resistors Rl and R2,
whilst, to the positive output of the comparator A is brought the voltage Vx
which falls on the resistor R3 via the voltage divider R3, R4. This combination of signals leads to excitation of the MOS transistor, designated by Ml, only for an interval of time, for each mains-voltage half-period, in which the gate voltage VG of the MOS Ml assumes a pulse-like pattern.
The voltage pulse VG occurs in a time interval Tl (see, in this connection, Figure 2), corresponding to the intersections M, N between the waveform of the voltage Vx and the waveform of the voltage Vo (designated by Vo is a voltage equal to the mains voltage V reduced by the voltage divider Rl, R2; namely V0
= V-R1/(R1+R2)).
The circuit of Figure 1 further comprises a diode D3 used for blocking the
negative portion of the waveform of the mains voltage V, as well as a diode D4, which is inserted for preventing excitation of the MOS transistor Ml during the trailing edge of the waveform of the mains voltage V.
Finally, a capacitor Cl is connected to the circuit, through one terminal, by
means of the diode Dl and, trough the other terminal, by means of the MOS
transistor Ml.
In this way, the voltage Vc at which the capacitor Cl is charged and which
supplies the brushless motor M is given by the equation:
from which we obtain:
Figure 3 represents, in the form of a graph, the waveforms for the gate voltage VG of the MOS transistor Ml (conduction period of Ml) and for the voltage Vc taken across the capacitor Cl and the motor M.
In this way, it is possible to obtain a supply voltage for the brushless motor M, given by the product of a reference voltage (in the case in point, Vx) and a constant (in the case of the circuit illustrated in Figure 1, equal to (R1+R2)/R1). This solution enables the performance features of the brushless motor M to be
obtained, these performance features being independent of the mains supply (in
effect, the voltage Vc is independent of V), as well as enabling a number of performance features to be obtained from one and the same brushless motor M.
In particular, a high conversion efficiency is achieved, owing to the fact that
the only dissipative element (namely the MOS transistor Ml) always operates in
conditions of saturation.
Furthermore, a self-regulating operation and a high static torque (higher than
the steady torque) are achieved, these advantages being typical of a motor of
the type of the brushless motor M, which is supplied at a constant voltage that is
independent of the mains-supply voltage.
The electronic circuit described thus enables a supply of the windings of
small brushless motors to be obtained, given by the product of a reference
voltage and a constant, in such a way that the performance features of the motor will be independent of the mains voltage.
The above fact makes it possible to propose the same motor, without any
variant, both for the European market (where there is a mains voltage of 230 Vac) and for the US market (where there is a mains voltage of 120 Vac), and
finally enables a brushless motor having a number of performance features, obtained simply by varying a reference voltage, to be provided.
From the foregoing description the characteristics of the electronic supply device for electronic-switching motors, which forms the subject of the present invention emerge clearly, as likewise are clear the advantages afforded.
In particular, the aforesaid advantages are represented by:
- high efficiency
- insensitivity to any variation of the power supply voltage;
- self-regulating operation; and
- reduction in the number of variants.
Finally, it is evident that numerous other variations can be made to the electronic supply device in question, without thereby departing from the
principles of novelty inherent in the inventive idea, just as it is clear that, in the practical embodiment of the invention, the materials, the shapes and the
dimensions of the items illustrated may be any whatsoever according to the
requirements, and the said items may be replaced with other technically
equivalent ones.
Claims
1. An electronic supply device for electronic-switching motors (M) of the type
comprising an electronic drive circuit, in which there is provided an ac-to-dc
converter through a phase-variation conduction; in this way, the performance
features of the circuit are independent of the mains voltage (V) and depend uniquely on the reference voltage (Vx).
2. The electronic device according to Claim 1, characterized in that said mains
voltage (V) is brought to the negative input of a comparator (A) through at
least a first voltage divider (Rl, R2), whilst, at least one portion of the said reference voltage (Vx) is brought to the positive output of said comparator (A) via a second voltage divider (R3, R4) in such a way as to enable excitation of a dissipative element (Ml), at least for a predetermined time interval, for each mains-voltage half-period, in which a voltage signal (VG) at input to said dissipative element (Ml) assumes a pulse-like pattern.
3. The electronic device according to Claim 2, characterized in that the voltage pulse (VG ) occurs in a time interval (Tl) corresponding to the intersections (M, N) between the waveform of said reference voltage (Vx) and the waveform of
at least one portion (Vo) of said mains voltage (V).
4. The electronic device according to Claim 2, characterized in that said circuit
comprises at least one first component (D3) used for blocking the negative portion of the waveform of the mains voltage (V), as well as at least one second
component (D4), which is inserted for preventing excitation of said dissipative
element (Ml) during the trailing edge of the waveform of the mains voltage (V),
and at least one capacitor (Cl), connected to said dissipative element (Ml) and connected in parallel to the motor (M), in such a way that the supply voltage of
said motor (M) is given by the product of said reference voltage (Vx) and a
constant, in order to obtain performance features of said motor (M) that are
independent of the mains voltage and a number of performance features from one and the same motor (M).
5. The electronic device according to Claim 4, characterized in that said
dissipative element (Ml) consists of at least one MOS transistor (Ml), which always operates in conditions of saturation.
6. The electronic device according to Claim 4, characterized in that said motor (M) is supplied at a constant voltage that is independent of the mains voltage
(V), in such a way that a single model can be proposed both for the European market and for the US market.
7. The electronic device according to Claim 1, characterized in that said drive circuit supplies small brushless motors that are used, in particular, for ventilation of refrigerators and freezers.
8. An electronic device for supplying electronic-switching motors, as described
and illustrated in the attached drawings and for the purposes herein specified.
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