Information
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Patent Grant
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6809494
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Patent Number
6,809,494
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Date Filed
Monday, April 28, 200321 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, October 26, 200420 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
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International Classifications
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Abstract
There are provided a drive unit 50 having a connection part 52 while driving a motor 61, a control unit 40 having a connection part 48 while receiving a command from a host controller 30 and sending a command to the drive unit 50, a rack for providing a back panel 80 having connected parts 84, 85 for removably making electrical connection to the connection parts 48, 52 while accommodating the control unit 40 and the drive unit 50, and a DC voltage conversion part 14 for converting a DC voltage into an output using an AC voltage as an input while being provided in the back panel 80, and the drive unit 50 is provided with a capacitor 58 while being connected to an output of the DC voltage conversion part 14, and an inverter 59 for converting the DC voltage into an AC voltage based on the command.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to a servo control system for controlling multiple motors.
BACKGROUND ART
A conventional servo control system will be described by
FIGS. 8 and 9
shown in JP-A-8-237994. In
FIGS. 8 and 9
, in the servo control system, plural servo drivers
2
-
1
to
2
-
3
. . . corresponding to plural motors
1
-
1
to
1
-
3
. . . , a power source
3
, a host controller
4
, and a back panel
5
are accommodated in a rack
6
.
The servo drivers
2
perform driving control of servo motors etc. and are independent of one another, and connectors (not shown) for connecting the corresponding motors are provided in the front of the servo drivers
2
and connection parts (not shown) for connection to the back panel
5
are provided in the back.
The power source
3
supplies electric power to each the servo driver
2
-
1
to
2
-
3
. . . , and the electric power is supplied through a power line
5
a
provided in the back panel
5
.
The host controller
4
performs control of the whole apparatus and is connected to each the servo driver
2
-
1
to
2
-
3
. . . through a line
5
b
for LAN provided in the back panel
5
.
The back panel
5
makes connections mutually among each the servo driver
2
-
1
to
2
-
3
. . . , the power source
3
and the host controller
4
, and the power line
5
a
and the line
5
b
for LAN used mutually are provided. Plural connection parts
5
c
connected to the connection parts (not shown) provided in the back of the servo drivers
2
are provided in the back panel
5
.
The rack
6
accommodates the servo drivers
2
, the power source
3
, the host controller
4
and the back panel
5
, and a radiating fin
7
is provided in the bottom of the rack
6
and the back panel
5
is provided in the rear of the inside of the rack
6
, and the connection parts (not shown) of the servo drivers
2
are coupled to the connection parts
5
c
of the back panel
5
by inserting the servo drivers
2
into the rack
6
from the front.
Since the servo control system is constructed as described above, crossover wiring among the servo drivers
2
-
1
to
2
-
3
. . . can be omitted by providing the power line
5
a
common to each the servo driver
2
-
1
to
2
-
3
. . . in the back panel
5
.
Also, since each the servo driver
2
-
1
to
2
-
3
. . . is connected to the host controller
4
by the line
5
b
for LAN provided in the back panel
5
, wiring by one servo driver becomes unnecessary.
By the way, the servo control system constructed as described above does not make reference to a technique of processing regenerative electric power from the motors
1
-
1
to
1
-
3
. . . . As such regenerative electric power processing, for example, as described in JP-A-8-289591 (see FIG.
6
), in the case that a configuration for forming an output of a power source
3
into DC and connecting a capacitor to said output is adopted, when motors
1
-
1
to
1
-
3
. . . . become a regenerative state, regenerative electric power is generated from the motors
1
-
1
to
1
-
3
. . . and the regenerative electric power is stored in the capacitor through servo drivers
1
-
1
to
1
-
3
. . . .
However, since said capacitor is placed intensively, all the regenerative energy cannot be stored in the capacitor in addition of the motors
1
with an increase in the number of control shafts, change in rated capacity of the motor
1
-
1
etc. with an increase in a load, use with high regenerative frequency. Thus, the regenerative energy incapable of being stored is consumed by a regenerative resistor, but it is not desirable from the viewpoint of effective use of the energy.
On the other hand, in the case that a capacitor capacity is determined assuming usage in which regenerative energy is large with respect to all the motors
1
-
1
to
1
-
3
. . . , there was a problem that there is too room in a capacitance of a capacitor and the capacitor becomes large-scale more than necessary when the number of control shafts of the motors
1
-
1
to
1
-
3
. . . decreases or regenerative electric power generated from the motors
1
-
1
to
1
-
3
. . . is small.
On the contrary, when an inverter for regeneration for regenerating the regenerative electric power to an AC power source is used, there was a problem that the servo control system becomes complicated and large-scale.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
This invention is implemented to solve the problems, and an object of the invention is to provide a servo control system capable of flexibly adjusting a capacitance of a capacitor connected to a DC bus according to the number of motors, motor use conditions and so on.
A servo control system according to the invention has a plurality of motors for driving a plurality of controlled targets, a plurality of drive units having a first connection part, for driving the motors, a control unit having a second connection part, for receiving a command from a host controller and sending a command to the drive unit, a rack including a back panel having a connected part for removably electrically connecting to the first and second connection parts, the rack accommodating the control unit and the drive unit, and a DC voltage conversion part for converting an AC voltage as an input into a DC voltage as an output, the DC voltage conversion part disposed in the back panel, in which the drive unit has a capacitor having a predetermined capacitance value determined based on a rated capacity of the motor driven by the drive unit and connected in parallel with an output of the DC voltage conversion part and an inverter part for converting a DC voltage into an AC voltage based on a command and the capacitor has a capacitance value in which an allowable ripple current is larger than a ripple current flowing through the capacitor at a time of a rated load of the motor and electric power is supplied to the motor with respect to an instantaneous power failure of predetermined time of the AC voltage.
The servo control system according to another aspect of the invention, has a capacitor unit having an add-on capacitor connected in parallel with the capacitor and having a third connection part removably electrically connected to the connected part of the back panel.
A servo control system according still another aspect of the invention, has a plurality of motors for driving a plurality of controlled targets, a drive unit having a first connection part, for driving the motors, a control unit having a second connection part, for receiving a command from a host controller sending a command to the drive unit, rack including a back panel having a-connected part for removable electrically connecting to the first and second connection parts, the rack accommodating the control unit and the dive unit, a DC voltage conversion part for converting an AC voltage as an input into a DC voltage as an output, the DC voltage conversion part disposed voltage detection means for generating a signal when a DC voltage value of the DC voltage conversion part reaches a predetermined value, switching means connected to an output of the DC voltage conversion part through a resistor, the switching means for performing on-off control based on the presence or absence of a signal from the voltage detection means, first calculation means for calculating consumption energy consumed in the resistor based on the on time of the switching means and the DC voltage value, second calculation means for calculating storage energy stored in the capacitor and the add-on capacitor based on a predetermined voltage rise value of the DC voltage of the DC voltage conversion part and a capacitance value of the total sum of the capacitor and the add-on capacitor and for comparing a value of the consumption energy with a value of the storage energy, and display means for displaying a result of the comparison means in which the drive unit has a capacitor having a predetermined capacitance value determined based on a rated capacity of the motor driven by the drive unit and connected in parallel with an output of the DC voltage conversion part and in inverter part for converting a DC voltage into an AC voltage based on a command.
The servo control system according to further another aspect of the invention, has a capacitor unit having an add-on capacitor connected in parallel with the capacitor and having a third connection part removably electrically connected to the connected part of the back panel, third calculation means, calculating storage energy stored in the capacitor and the add-on capacitor based on a predetermined voltage rise value of the DC voltage of the DC voltage conversion part and a capacitance value of the total sum of the capacitor and the add-on capacitor and for comparing a value of the consumption energy with a value of the storage energy, in place of the second calculation means, and display means for displaying the capacitance value.
The servo control system according to still another aspect of the invention, has identification number generation means for detecting that the first connection part of the drive unit and the third connection part of the capacitor unit are electrically connected to the connected part and for generating identification numbers associated with capacitance values of the capacitors provided in the drive unit and the capacitor unit, detection means for detecting an identification number of the identification number generation means, fourth calculation means calculating the total sum of capacitance values of the capacitor and the add-on capacitor from the identification number of the detection means and for calculating the storage energy value running short and calculating a capacitance value of a capacitor to be added when the consumption energy value obtained by the first calculation means is higher, and display means for displaying the capacitance value.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is the whole connection diagram of a servo control system showing one embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 2
is a perspective view of a back panel shown in FIG.
1
.
FIG. 3
is a perspective view of a control unit shown in FIG.
1
.
FIG. 4
is a perspective view of a drive unit shown in FIG.
1
.
FIG. 5
is a perspective view of a capacitor unit shown in FIG.
1
.
FIG. 6
is a table (a) showing a generation signal of an ID part corresponding to a motor capacity and a capacitance value of a capacitor, and is a connection diagram showing connections between drive units and ID parts.
FIG. 7
is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining a capacitance value of a capacitor to be added.
FIG. 8
is the whole connection diagram of a conventional servo control system.
FIG. 9
is a perspective view showing a rack used in the conventional servo control system.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Embodiment 1
An embodiment of this invention will be described with reference to
FIGS. 1
to
5
.
FIG. 1
is the whole connection diagram of a servo control system according to one embodiment of this invention, and
FIG. 2
is a perspective view of a back panel of the servo control system shown in
FIG. 1
, and
FIG. 3
is a perspective view of a control unit, and
FIG. 4
is a perspective view of a drive unit, and
FIG. 5
is a perspective view of a capacitor unit.
In
FIGS. 1
to
5
, a servo control system
100
has a power source part
20
for converting an AC power source
10
into a DC power source, a control unit
40
which generates a control command etc. based on a command of a host controller
30
and also is connected to an display unit
35
acting as displaying means, a plurality of drive units
50
-
1
to
50
-
4
for driving motors
61
-
1
to
61
-
4
based on a command from the control unit
40
and also detecting an angle of rotation by detectors
63
-
1
to
63
-
4
to perform feedback control, a capacitor unit
70
for storing regenerative electric power generated from the motors
61
-
1
to
61
-
4
, a back panel
80
which forms wiring of signals among the host controller
30
, the drive units
50
-
1
to
50
-
4
and the capacitor unit
70
, and the power source, etc. and also is connected to the AC power source
10
and a regenerative resistor
19
, and a voltage detector
95
acting as voltage detection means for detecting a voltage of DC buses P, N of the power source part
20
.
As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2
, the power source part
20
is provided with a power source terminal
12
fixed in the back panel
80
while being connected to the AC power source
10
, a diode stack
14
acting as a DC voltage conversion part fixed in the back panel
80
while converting the AC power source
10
into a DC power source, a regenerative transistor
16
acting as switching means fixed in the back panel
80
while connecting the side of a collector to the DC bus N, and a resistance terminal
18
fixed in the back panel
80
while connecting one of the resistance terminal to the side of an emitter of the regenerative transistor
16
and connecting the other of the resistance terminal to the DC bus P, and the regenerative resistor
19
is connected to the resistance terminal
18
.
Here, the regenerative resistor
19
may not be connected as described below depending on size of regenerative energy etc. of a load driven by the motors
61
-
1
to
61
-
4
.
As shown in
FIG. 2
, the back panel
80
is stood and provided in a rack (not shown), and the power source terminal
12
, the diode stack
14
, the regenerative transistor
16
, the resistance terminal
18
, and six connectors
84
,
85
-
1
to
85
-
4
,
87
acting as a connected part for removably connecting plural units are mounted in the back panel
80
, and a bus pattern
80
b
such as an address bus and a power pattern
80
p
for forming the DC buses P, N are wired among each the connector
84
,
85
-
1
to
85
-
4
,
87
.
The control unit
40
has a function etc. of communication with the drive units
50
and the host controller
30
, and as shown in
FIG. 3
, the control unit
40
is provided with a printed board
41
, and a connector
32
for command acting as a first connection part capable of removably making electrical connection to the host controller
30
, an interface (hereinafter called I/F)
42
, a centralized control part
46
having a well-known CPU etc., a regenerative control part
47
for performing on-off control of the regenerative transistor
19
, a connector
48
for back panel wired to the centralized control part
46
and the regenerative control part
47
, and a connector
49
for display connected to the display unit
35
while being wired to the I/F
42
are fixed in the printed board
41
, respectively.
The drive unit
50
drives and controls the motor
52
based on a command signal from the control unit
40
, and has a kind according to a rated capacity of the motor
52
since a capacitance of a capacitor
58
varies depending on the rated capacity of the motor
52
.
As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 4
, the drive unit
50
is provided with a printed board
51
, and a capacitor
58
stood and provided, a connector
52
acting as a second connection part removably inserted into the connector
85
of the back panel
80
, a terminal
62
for detection connected to the detectors
63
-
1
to
63
-
4
, a motor terminal
64
connected to the motors
61
-
1
to
61
-
4
, a control part
56
provided between the connector
52
and the terminal
62
for detection, an I/F
60
for detection, an inverter
59
for converting a DC power source into an AC voltage with a predetermined frequency while being provided between the control part
56
and the motor terminal
64
, and an ID part
65
acting as identification number generation means for generating identification numbers corresponding to capacitance values C
1
to C
4
of the capacitor
58
as shown in FIG.
6
(
a
) are fixed in the printed board
51
, respectively.
Further, the control part
56
is provided with a two-port RAM
53
, a CPU
54
and a motor control part
55
.
Here, the capacitor
58
is selected so as to have a predetermined capacitance value necessary to drive the motor
61
of the local shaft.
That is, a capacitance value C (F) satisfying the following expression is selected in order to supply electric power to the motor
61
stably with respect to an instantaneous power failure of predetermined time.
When a rated capacity of the motor
61
driven by the drive unit
50
is set to P (kw), it is necessary to drive the motor
61
by storage energy stored in the capacitor
58
during an instantaneous power failure, so that the following expression holds.
(
P
/η)
t
<(1/2)
CV
d
2
(1)
A capacitance of the capacitor
58
becomes the following expression by expression (1).
C>
2
Pt
/(η
V
d
2
) (2)
where t: instantaneous power failure time (sec), C: capacitance (F) of capacitor, V
d
DC bus voltage (V), η: efficiency of motor etc.
Further, said capacitor
58
is selected so that the following expression holds in order to suppress a rise in temperature of the capacitor
58
to a predetermined value.
I
r
>I
ra
(3)
where I
r
allowable ripple current (A) of capacitor, I
ra
: ripple current (A) at the time of rated load
The capacitor unit
70
is used as an add-on portion for storing regenerative electric power incapable of being stored in the capacitors
58
-
1
to
58
-
4
of the drive units
50
-
1
to
50
-
4
, and many kinds of things in which the number of capacitors
72
has a range of one to ten are prepared. As shown in
FIG. 5
, the capacitor unit
70
is provided with a printed board
71
, and in the printed board
71
, a plurality of capacitors
72
are connected in parallel and also are stood and fixed, and the input end of the capacitors
72
is connected to a connector
74
acting as a third connection part fixed in the printed board.
Also, the printed board
71
is provided with an ID part
76
for generating an identification number corresponding to all the capacitance values of the capacitors
72
of the capacitor unit
70
.
A capacity detection part (detection means)
90
in the centralized control part
46
is formed so as to read out digital signals of the ID parts
65
-
1
to
65
-
4
,
76
by electrically connecting the capacitor unit
70
and the drive units
50
-
1
to
50
-
4
corresponding to motor capacities to the connectors
84
,
85
-
1
to
85
-
4
,
87
of the back panel
80
as shown in FIGS.
6
(
a
) and
6
(
b
).
The voltage detector
95
is formed so as to determine whether or not a voltage of the DC buses P, N exceeds a predetermined reference voltage V
dn
and also generate a detection signal to an output if the voltage exceeds the reference voltage V
dn
.
A procedure for selecting the capacitor unit in the servo control system constructed as described above will be described by
FIGS. 1
to
7
.
FIG. 7
is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining a capacitance value of a capacitor to be added.
Here, in the case of determining a capacitance value of a capacitor, in a state in which the motors
61
are mounted in a controlled target, namely a state in which the servo control system
100
is installed in the so-called actual machine, the motors
61
are operated according to a run mode in the actual machine in which regenerative electric power is generated largely and a capacitance value (the number) of add-on capacitors
74
of the capacitor unit
70
is determined as follows.
Now, it is assumed that the number of control shafts is three and the number of motors with a capacity of 0.1 (kw) is two and the number of motors with a capacity of 0.4 (kw) is one. First, a regenerative resistor
19
is connected to a resistance terminal
18
, and a control unit
40
, a capacitor unit
70
having one capacitor, each connector
52
of drive units
50
-
1
to
50
-
3
corresponding to capacities of motors are electrically connected to connectors
84
,
85
-
1
to
85
-
3
,
87
of a back panel
80
(step S
101
), and a capacity detection part
90
reads out output signals from ID parts
65
-
1
to
65
-
3
,
76
of each the unit
50
-
1
to
50
-
3
,
76
, and a centralized control part
46
calculates the total sum ΣC
n
=2C
1
+C
3
+C
5
of capacitances of capacitors
58
-
1
to
58
-
3
,
74
based on said output signals (step S
103
) and calculates storage energy W
c
(J) stored in the capacitors
58
-
1
to
58
-
3
,
74
in a state in which a load is regenerative by the total sum ΣC
n
of the capacitor capacitances from the following expression (step S
105
).
W
c
=1/2
·ΣC
n
(
V
dm
−V
dn
) (4)
where V
dn
: DC bus voltage (V) in no load, V
dm
: maximum allowable voltage (V) of DC bus at the time of regeneration
A servo control system is operated by a starting command (step S
107
). That is, a host controller
30
gives a command to the centralized control part
46
through an I/F
42
in the control unit
40
, and the centralized control part
46
gives a command to a control part
56
in the drive units
50
-
1
to
50
-
3
through a wired bus pattern
80
b
of the back panel
80
, and the control part
56
controls an inverter
59
and drives and controls motors
61
-
1
to
61
-
3
while detecting an angle of rotation of the motors
61
-
1
to
61
-
3
by detectors
63
-
1
to
63
-
3
.
Also, a diode stack
14
converts an AC power source
10
into a DC voltage, and this DC voltage is supplied to each the drive units
50
-
1
to
50
-
3
and the capacitor unit
70
through the connectors
84
,
85
-
1
to
85
-
3
,
87
via a power pattern
80
p
of the back panel
80
.
When the motors
61
-
1
to
61
-
3
proceed to a regenerative mode by a load, electric power is stored in the capacitors
58
-
1
to
58
-
3
,
74
through the inverter
59
and thereby a voltage of DC buses P, N increases and a voltage detector
95
detects said voltage value (step S
109
).
The voltage detector
95
determines whether or not a DC bus voltage V
d
detected is higher than a predetermined reference voltage value V
dn
(step S
111
) and if the DC bus voltage V
d
>the voltage value V
dn
, the voltage detector
95
generates a signal and the centralized control part
46
switches a regenerative transistor
16
until it becomes the voltage value V
dn
and thereby the voltage V
d
of the DC buses P, N decreases (step S
113
) and it is determined whether or not the voltage V
d
of the DC buses P, N detected by the voltage detector
95
is lower than or equal to the reference voltage value V
dn
(step S
115
) and if so, the regenerative transistor
16
is turned off (step S
117
), and consumption energy (J) by the regenerative resistor
18
is calculated by the following expression (step S
119
).
W
e
=V
dn
2
ΣT
on
/R
(5)
where V
dn
: switching start voltage in DC bus (V), ΣT
on
: total sum of switching time of regenerative transistor (sec), R: resistance value of regenerative resistor (Ω)
Next, the centralized control part
46
determines whether or not the consumption energy W
e
exceeds the storage energy W
c
(step S
121
) and if so, a capacitance of a capacitor C
x
(F) to be added is calculated and obtained by the following expression (step S
123
).
W
x
=W
c
−W
e
=1/2
·C
x
(
V
dm
−V
dn
) (6)
C
x
=2
W
x
/(
V
dm
−V
dn
)
2
where W
x
: capacitor storage energy running short (J)
A capacitance C
x
of this add-on capacitor
74
to be added is indicated on an display unit
35
through an I/F
44
. By this indication, a capacitor unit
70
in which the number of add-on capacitors
74
is large is mounted in the back panel
80
and the regenerative resistor
19
is removed.
Incidentally, when the add-on capacitor
74
cannot be added, the regenerative resistor
19
having a capacity equivalent to the capacitor storage energy running short is mounted in the terminal
18
.
In this manner, after the capacitor unit
70
of the servo control system
100
is selected, the servo control system
100
is operated.
As described above, each the drive unit
50
has the capacitor
58
necessary in the local shaft, and a capacitance value of the necessary capacitor
58
is interlocked and increased or decreased with an increase or decrease in the drive units
50
corresponding to the motors
52
, and the capacitor unit
70
having a proper capacitance value can be added properly.
Also, since the total capacitance value of the capacitors
58
,
74
is indicated on the display unit
35
whether the total capacitance value is a valid value, even when regenerative. energy is over, mounting the capacitor unit
70
having a proper number of add-on capacitors
74
in the back panel
80
will suffice. Thus, the regenerative energy can be used effectively.
In addition, when the regenerative energy cannot be stored by the capacitor unit
70
, the regenerative energy can also be consumed by the regenerative resistor
19
.
According to this invention as described above, since a capacitance value of a capacitor connected to a DC voltage conversion part is maintained at a proper value even when a rated capacity of a motor increases or the number of motors increases with an increase in controlled targets, regenerative energy generated from the motor can be properly stored in the capacitor, so that it is desirable from the viewpoint of effective use of the energy and there is an effect capable of selecting the capacitance value of the capacitor suitable for a servo control system.
According to another invention, even when regenerative energy supplied from a load becomes large, said regenerative energy can be stored by an add-on capacitor of a capacitor unit, so that there is an effect capable of making effective use of the regenerative energy more.
According to other invention, consumption energy in which the regenerative energy generated from the motor is consumed by a resistor is compared with storage energy capable of being stored in the capacitor, so that there is an effect capable of determining whether or not the regenerative energy can be stored by the capacitor mounted in the servo control system.
According to other invention, a capacitance value of an add-on capacitor to be added becomes clear, so that there is an effect of facilitating selection etc. of the capacitor unit.
Industrial Applicability
As described above, a servo control system according to this invention is suitable for use in things providing plural motors in which multiple shafts are set as controlled targets.
Claims
- 1. A servo control system comprising:a plurality of motors for driving a plurality of controlled targets; a plurality of drive units having a first connection part, for driving the motors; a control unit having a second connection part, for receiving a command from a host controller and sending a command to the drive unit; a rack including a back panel having a connected part for removably electrically connecting to the first and second connection parts, the rack accommodating the control unit and the drive unit; and a DC voltage conversion part for converting an AC voltage as an input into a DC voltage as an output, the DC voltage conversion part disposed in the back panel, wherein the drive unit has: a capacitor having a predetermined capacitance value determined based on a rated capacity of the motor driven by the drive unit and connected in parallel with an output of the DC voltage conversion part; and an inverter part for converting a DC voltage into an AC voltage based on a command; and the capacitor has a capacitance value in which an allowable ripple current is larger than a ripple current flowing through the capacitor at a time of a rated load of the motor and electric power is supplied to the motor with respect to an instantaneous power failure of predetermined of the AC voltage.
- 2. The servo control system according to claim 1, further comprising a capacitor unit having an add-on capacitor connected in parallel with the capacitor and having a third connection part removably electrically connected to the connected part of the back panel.
- 3. A servo control system comprising:a plurality of motors for driving a plurality of controlled targets; a drive unit having a first connection part, for driving the motors; a control unit having a second connection part, for receiving a command from a host controller and sending a command to the drive unit; a rack including a back panel having a connected part for removably electrically connecting to the first and second connection parts, the rack accommodating the control unit and the drive unit; a DC voltage conversion part for converting an AC voltage as an input into a DC voltage as an output, the DC voltage conversion part disposed in the back panel; voltage detection means for generating a signal when a DC voltage value of the DC voltage conversion part reaches a predetermined value; switching means connected to an output of the DC voltage conversion part through a resistor, the switching means for performing on-off control based on the presence or absence of a signal from the voltage detection means; first calculation means for calculating consumption energy consumed in the resistor based on the on time of the switching means and the DC voltage value; second calculation means for calculating storage energy stored in the capacitor and the add-on capacitor based on a predetermined voltage rise value of the DC voltage of the DC voltage conversion part and a capacitance value of the total sum of the capacitor and the add-on capacitor and for comparing a value of the consumption energy with a value of the storage energy; and display means for displaying a result of the comparison means, wherein the dive unit has: a capacitor having a predetermined capacitance value determined based on a rated capacity of the motor driven by the drive unit and connected in parallel with an out put of the DC voltage conversion part; and an inverter part for converting a DC voltage into an AC voltage based on a command.
- 4. The servo control system according to claim 3, further comprising:a capacitor unit having an add-on capacitor connected in parallel with the capacitor and having a third connection part removably electrically connected to the connected part of the back panel; third calculation means calculating storage energy stored in the capacitor and the add-on capacitor based on a predetermined voltage rise value of the DC voltage of the DC voltage conversion part and a capacitance value of the total sum of the capacitor and the add-on capacitor and for comparing a value of the consumption energy with a value of the storage energy, in place of the second calculation means; and display means for displaying the capacitance value.
- 5. The servo control system according to claim 3, further comprising:identification number generation means for detecting that the first connection part of the drive unit and the third connection part of the capacitor unit are electrically connected to the connected part and for generating identification numbers associated with capacitance values of the capacitors provided in the drive unit and the capacitor unit; detection means for detecting an identification number of the identification number generation means; fourth calculation means calculating the total sum of capacitance values of the capacitor and the add-on capacitor from the identification number of the detection means and for calculating the storage energy value running short and calculating a capacitance value of a capacitor to be added when the consumption energy value obtained by the first calculation means is higher; and display means for displaying the capacitance value.
PCT Information
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PCT/JP00/07567 |
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WO02/37663 |
5/10/2002 |
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