Electric Drive Controller Tuning With a Single Replacement Parameter

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Solution Overview

Problem

Setting values for multiple controller parameters in electric drive systems is complex and time-consuming, often requiring iterative manual adjustments that do not lead to optimal control quality due to extensive combinatorics and subjective assessments of instability.

Innovation Solution

A method that uses a single replacement parameter value, which is adjusted to recalculate all relevant parameter values automatically, with visual and automatic signals indicating stability limits to facilitate faster and more reproducible parameter setting, reducing the need for manual iterative adjustments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If multiple controller parameters are manually adjusted iteratively, then control quality can be improved, but the time required for parameter setting increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol qualityVSAvoidparameter setting time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the complex multi-parameter adjustment problem into a single substitute parameter (beta). By representing multiple interdependent parameters (position controller P, speed controller P, I, and filter time) through one unified parameter, the system eliminates the need for iterative manual adjustments while maintaining optimal control quality across all parameters simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms the parameter setting approach by changing from direct adjustment of multiple individual parameters to adjustment of a single substitute parameter (beta). This parameter transformation allows all controller parameters to be optimized simultaneously through mathematical relationships, converting a time-consuming iterative process into a single-step configuration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If multiple controller parameters are adjusted simultaneously, then optimal control quality can be achieved, but the complexity of parameter setting increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol qualityVSAvoidparameter setting complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the complexity of coordinating multiple parameters by introducing a single substitute parameter (beta) that encapsulates the relationships between position controller P, speed controller P, I, and filter time. This extraction simplifies the user interface and setting process while the underlying mathematical model handles the complex interdependencies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The substitute parameter beta acts as an intermediary between the user and the multiple controller parameters. Instead of directly adjusting four or more interdependent parameters, the user adjusts beta, which then automatically determines the optimal values for all other parameters through predefined mathematical relationships, reducing complexity while maintaining optimality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If traditional sequential parameter setting is used, then the process is manageable, but the control quality is suboptimal due to parameter dependencies

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparameter setting processVSAvoidcontrol quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent inverts the traditional parameter setting approach by not starting with individual parameter adjustments and working toward optimal control. Instead, it starts with a single substitute parameter (beta) that directly determines all controller parameters simultaneously, achieving optimal control quality from the first setting action without requiring sequential adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary calculation of all parameter relationships before the user actually sets the parameters. The mathematical model pre-establishes the optimal relationships between beta and all controller parameters (position P, speed P, I, filter time), so that when the user adjusts beta, all parameters are already configured for optimal performance without requiring iterative refinement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3718204B1Method for adjusting values of a plurality of parameters of at least one controller of an electric drive system, and electric drive system
Publication Date: 2024.06.12 LENZE AUTOMATION
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for adjusting values of a plurality of parameters of at least one controller (2, 3, 4) of an electric drive system (1), comprising the following steps: providing an individual replacement parameter value that can be adjusted by a user; after adjusting the replacement parameter value, calculating the values of the plurality of parameters from the adjusted replacement parameter value.