Servo Adjustment Method for Motor Drive Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional servo adjustment methods for motor drive devices lack sufficient matching of automatic adjustment functions, requiring detailed knowledge and expertise to operate effectively, and are not suitable for applications with rapidly changing load characteristics or nonlinearities.

Innovation Solution

A servo adjustment method that includes five steps: initial setting, load characteristic measurement, stiffness index maximization, combining stiffness and command response indexes, and obtaining final adjustment results, allowing for proper adjustment without extensive knowledge of servo adjustment procedures.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional servo adjustment methods are used with multiple automatic adjustment functions, then the system can handle complex load characteristics, but the operation becomes difficult without detailed knowledge and expertise

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehandling of complex load characteristicsVSAvoidoperation difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The servo adjustment process is divided into five distinct steps (initial setting, load characteristic measurement, command response measurement, stiffness index decision, and final adjustment) with multiple selectable patterns. This segmentation allows operators to choose appropriate patterns based on application requirements without needing to understand the entire complex adjustment process, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining adaptability to complex load characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces evaluation indexes (overshooting amount, setting time, torque fluctuation) as intermediary parameters that objectively characterize system performance. These indexes serve as mediators between the complex automatic adjustment functions and the operator, providing clear feedback that guides the adjustment process without requiring deep expertise in servo control theory.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple automatic adjustment functions are integrated into the motor drive device, then the system can adapt to various applications, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication coverageVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal adjustment framework where a single set of five steps and multiple patterns can handle various application types (high acceleration, high rigidity, positioning, etc.). This multi-functional design allows the same systematic approach to be applied across different applications, reducing the need for application-specific complex adjustments while maintaining broad adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses parameter-based control where different application requirements are met by changing evaluation index targets and pattern parameters rather than restructuring the entire adjustment system. This allows the same five-step framework to adapt to various applications through parameter modification, thereby managing device complexity while maintaining versatility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Manufacturing precision

If detailed knowledge of servo adjustment procedures is required, then precise adjustment can be achieved, but the adjustment process becomes time-consuming and inaccessible to general workers

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadjustment precisionVSAvoidadjustment time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system incorporates automatic measurement and evaluation functions that objectively determine adjustment results without requiring operator expertise. The load characteristic measurement function, command response measurement function, and evaluation index calculation automatically assess system performance and guide the adjustment process, enabling precise adjustment through self-service mechanisms that reduce both time and knowledge requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements comprehensive feedback mechanisms where evaluation indexes (overshooting amount, setting time, torque fluctuation) are continuously measured and used to guide subsequent adjustment steps. This feedback loop allows the system to automatically converge on optimal settings, achieving precise adjustment without requiring operators to have detailed knowledge of servo control theory, thereby reducing both adjustment time and knowledge barriers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP2980986B1Servo adjustment method for motor drive device
Publication Date: 2019.12.18 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

A motor drive device of the present invention includes automatic adjustment functions together with basic functions for performing servo control. A servo adjustment method for the present invention in the above-described motor drive device includes any of five steps of step 1 of performing initial setting, step 2 of performing load characteristic measurement and command pattern decision, step 3 of deciding a stiffness index maximum value, and storing setting of a resonance restrainer corresponding to a stiffness index, step 4 of combining the stiffness index and a command response index to store evaluation indexes at the time of designated operation, and step 5 of obtaining a final adjustment result in accordance with a search condition from the evaluation indexes.