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Few artists have poured themselves into a tilted glass quite like Dean Wareham, who is his generation's Lee Hazlewood, spiked with Tom Verlaine and a healthy dose of The Velvet Underground at their most urbane. He's often revered for his baby-bird voice among the stark, effects-scrambled guitars and drones of Galaxie 500, whose song "Tugboat" defiantly has him announcing that he doesn't want to go to your party. That changed with his next band, Luna, who often made the party -- the dinner party that is, as he whispered everything from "I can stare at your face/ For oodles and oodles" to "I had to be drunk just to look at your face/ And that was all right by me." From the wrenching Coney Island guitar heroics of "Sideshow by the Seashore" to his and Britta Phillips' pocket disco glitter on "Ginger Snaps," the man has never met a romantic tone he couldn't nuzzle. And on songs like "I Can Only Give My All" from his new self-titled solo debut, he's as warm, bookish and charming as ever.


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Alexander Technique 'tried and tested' in Business Traveler
BT writer Julian Gregory gives a thumbs up to the Technique after having lessons with Noel Kingsley, a teacher in London.
Dr. Fishman cites the AT, again.
This time in the Huffington Post, while looking at the rising cost of healthcare.
Study on the Diaphragm and Low Back Pain
I found this study to be an interesting look at what could be part of the reason why the Alexander Technique and the Art of Breathing work has such a impact for so many with low back issues!
New Study on Alexander Technique and Chronic Pain
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A study was carried out for 11 months, exploring an Alexander Technique teaching service that was time-limited.
Those who suffer with chronic pain may find some relief through learning the Alexander Technique in NHS outpatient clinics, research found. Continue reading
Alexander Technique as an "iStrain Solution"
In their March 7th article the London Evening Standard listed the Alexander Technique as an "iStrain Solution" for RSIs (repetitive strain injuries) that so many of us our encountering the more and more time we spend on our mobile devices and computers: iPad hand: the new RSIs Continue reading
An Alexander & Yoga teacher responds to NY Times Article "How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body."
On January 5th the New York Times Magazine published a provocative article called "How Yoga can Wreck Your Body" by William J.Broad. Over my years of teaching many of my students (some of them Yoga teachers) have asked me what I think about Yoga, and I always respond with a common AT motto "It's not what you do, but how you do it." Continue reading
Alexander Technique and M.S.
This article by Alexander Technique teacher Marta Curbelo discusses how the Technique has helped her with her Multiple Sclerosis. There is also a link to her interview with Robert Rickover about her experiences. Article in The Jewish Life. Continue reading
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Click to read the Dec. 7th Huffington Post article featuring the Alexander Technique: "Mix and Match Several Alternative Therapies to Ease Back Pain" Continue reading
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Johns Hopkins recently sited the Alexander Technique in their Health Alerts. Continue reading
Oprah magazine features the Alexander Technique
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Notes Part I,II & III, Spike Island. Installation view. Photo: Joe Maxwell
At the core of my practice I am interested in exploring the problematic relation between technology, ecology and the human. I am particularly interested in how new technologies, their source code, interfaces, screens, databases, affects and transmissions allow for new forms of control to be realised over human and environment. In recent works I have begun to look at the materialities of these new technologies and how every component within a black-boxed device has its origins within the soil.
The films I create are made up of found video footage which is reprocessed, re-animated, re-filmed and effected in an attempt to move away from the high-definition and make it difficult to read in terms of time or geographical location.
In the work I take on a range of fictional identities, voicing the concerns of various anonymous collectives and non-human entities and I play an ever changing authorial role. The resulting works act as machinic, anonymous and hybrid calls to action voicing proposals for new ways of living, new relations between technology and ecology, new visions of non-human agency and new methods of escape.
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-The materiality of media technologies
-Media ecologies, affects and agency
-Non-human agency and its political potential in art
-The use of fictional writing and fictional identity as a form of agency
-The poor image as agent
Charlie Tweed is an award winning artist based in London. He graduated from Goldsmiths MFA Art Practice in 2008, was selected for dragged down into lowercase (Sommerakademie) at the Zentrum Paul Klee in 2008, was the winner of the Galerie Klatovy Klenova prize at the Start Point European Academy Awards 2008, the winner of the ECO 09 prize in 2009 and selected for Bloomberg New Contemporaries in 2007.
In 2010 he had solo shows at Spike Island, Bristol and Animate Projects, London and was selected for the 2010/2011 residency programme at Grizedale Arts. In 2011 he had a solo show at Alma Enterprises, London, was selected for The Box Season 5 at Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales and selected for Emergency 5 at Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth where his work Archimeters was selected as the winning work. In 2012 he was selected for the London Open at Whitechapel Gallery where he was also commissioned to present a new performance as well as being selected for Experimentica at Chapter Arts Centre, Wales.
In 2013 he has solo shows at Aspex, Portsmouth and Exeter Phoenix, Exeter and was selected for SUB12 at Substation, Melbourne as well as presenting papers at a variety of international conferences including Geologies of Value and Vestige (Kingston University) and Trans – What? Symposium (Berlin). In 2013 he was also selected for the R&D phase of Silent Signal, a project curated by Animate Projects and funded by the Wellcome Trust.
He received an AHRC PHD Studentship from Kingston University in 2011 where he is currently a PHD Researcher.
Curating - From 1999 – 2004 he was the co-founder of art collective LAND who then set up Alma Enterprises Gallery where he was Co-Director from 2004 – 2011 (based at 1 Vyner Street, Bethnal Green and 38 Glasshill Street, Southwark). At Alma he co-curated shows and talks by artists including: Brian Catling, Katie Cuddon, Suzanne Treister, Richard Grayson, Rod Dickinson, Jennet Thomas, Paul Tarrago, Roisin Byrne, Neil Hedger, Alex Baggaley, Hayley Newman, Kim Noble, Jem Finer, Thomas Altheimer and others. From 2012 he will be the Co-Curator of a new art residency programme and educational organisation.
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Throughout the history of civilization, communication has always stood as an important part of people's lives. From the early cave inscriptions, through letters, to the advent of the telephone and television, communicating with one another was essential for sustaining that which made us human: the desire to act together, to bond, to grow fond of each other, and finally- to share common experience. However, it wasn't until the arrival of its majesty the Internet that this need became absolutely phenomenal. For the simple reason that the Internet stemmed a unique branch of human contact: social networks.
Nowadays, when life can hardly be imagined without the Internet and its vast array of services, social networks would not make an exception either, because they became one of the most important services on the almighty "Net".
People use social networks for various reasons, ranging from the simple "hanging out" and chatting away till the morning comes to the more complex "scientific purposes". But one thing prevails: sharing information. It may and may not be valuable of clever, it may or may not be essential and of utmost urgency, but information as such is prevalent when it comes to social networking. And people would share almost everything: their social backgrounds, their social statuses, their emotional status, their political, religious or cultural views, opinions on various topics, private photographs, links to other Internet sites etc, etc. The things that weren't possible in the days of letter writing and telephone calling are now reality. A person can talk to many people (friends, colleagues, acquaintances) at the same time, without having to wait for a reply. If the reply doesn't come in a matter of seconds- because every one is online now! – it will come in a few minutes. Even hours seem too much now. And the most important feature of social networking is that it hits big numbers. Very big numbers. In a matter of seconds, a person's thought can be seen and acknowledged by millions of people. That wasn't possible twenty years ago.
The world has indeed become a global village, the news travels fast, and the globe spins double circles now. Indeed, this could be a completely new age. A new dawn of man. Something that was aspired to for centuries: the idea of people living together, and sharing the best from all the cultures, uniting in the common goal of peace and prosperity. I hope some day you'll join us, and the world will live as one. Almost nothing is impossible now: the media will not be controlled as easily as they used to be, because if something happens, for instance, in Australia, and you're not certain about the veracity of the news on television, you can simply get in touch with your friend down in Melbourne, or Perth, or whatever, and find out everything straight from the horse's mouth. This turn of events poses an even greater question: will we need media as such in the future? The Internet has slowly taken over the media throne of the world, and it's obviously planning to keep it. Social networking goes hand in hand with this master plan, and the years to come will prove that everything changed when Facebook saw the light of day. There are many more, of course, G+ , Twitter, Pinterest etc, and they'll keep them coming, that's certain. People will keep signing in to these virtual realms until they get bored or discover something more interesting to immerse themselves into. The latter is more probable, I reckon. It's not just personal use that drove the internet to be the all important factor it is today – many businesses see it as fertile grounds for marketing, from regular campaigns to more specialized marketing services like e-mail marketing. The Internet provides these companies with many more ways of getting in touch with the potential consumers, which is both a good thing and a bad thing from time to time.
But as much as these social networks are an overall good and useful, one has to bear in mind that there are numerous perils lurking about. There is the question of personal safety, data protection and the time consuming factor present when it comes to the actual time spent online on a particular social network. People have to be careful when taking out their personal data out in the public, and have to realize that sometimes- less is more. There is no need of pasting every single picture or writing down every personal trait, activity etc. All in all, the world has become a different place with millions of people sharing trillions of information on a daily basis. The most important thing is that cosmopolitanism is no more reserved for the few. It is something that is experienced more than ever. Let us hope that this is just the beginning.


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"Who Moved My Cheese," as he says, is one of those corporate management books that's a little trite for anyone but executives to actually read seriously -- it's got a fable about two mice who find a chunk of cheese, and then have to deal with what happens when change hits them and that cheese runs out. And BBB then takes that into the act of playing WoW: right now, this game is giving us plenty of cheese, and when the expansion drops, things will be even better. But at the same time, there's no reason to stick with the game if it isn't giving you what you want, and as we've said before, if you're not interested in the game, feel free to go find something else.
BBB's post is a great read, and it's refreshing to hear an honest take on what it might mean to finally end a career in WoW (not that BBB is doing that yet). There's a lot of stuff left to do in Azeroth (and there'll be more to do in Northrend). But at the same time, there's nothing wrong with making your own path and going off to find yourself some fresh cheese.


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Illamasqua Resolute Liquid Metal
Illamasqua Art of Darkness: Resolute
Illamasqua Resolute Liquid Metal ($26.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a rusted, cranberry red with deep pink micro-shimmer. Liquid Metal is a cream product that is designed to highlight and create a "luminous glow." It can be used anywhere–eyes, face, or body–so it could be used as a rather as a bit of a blusher, on the lips, or as an eyeshadow base. Those would be my top three uses, personally; some of the lighter shades in the Liquid Metal line would work well to highlight on the body, too, but I think this dark of a shade lends itself to the uses I listed.
I tried it on my eyes as a base with Illamasqua Ore on top, and it worked well. I didn't have issues with creasing, but I think this product is emollient enough that those who are more prone to creasing may want to use an eyeshadow base underneath the cream, and then be sure to set with a powder eyeshadow, too. I just see potential creasing issues on those with oilier lids, because the product didn't seem to dry very quickly and is rather creamy (which does make for easy blending!).
It was fun to wear on lips initially, but it has an odd texture–almost a little drying and powdery–so I don't think it's ideal for lip wear (especially if you have dry lips). I liked it best on the cheeks, because it was creamy enough to allow you to really blend it out and get the level of intensity you wanted but dried down and stayed for hours. No matter how you wear it, though, one swipe packs a lot of pigmentation.
I loved how metallic and shiny it looked, even when it seemed to dry in place, but it did take some work, and it may take a few practice runs to get it just right, too. I wouldn't recommend using it as a cream eyeshadow for those with oily lids, because it will probably crease unless you really sheer it out. Given that they're not exclusively for eyes but rather as a multitasking product, it definitely has multiple uses. I think it does best as a blusher, but so-so as an eyeshadow [base] and lip product.
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Nine out of the 10 best-backed sides recorded victories on the day, to leave the layers reeling.
Chelsea got the ball rolling with a 6-0 thumping of Arsenal before all six favourites won in the Premier League's 1500 GMT kick-offs, along with popular Sky Bet League 1 outfit Brentford. They beat Coventry 3-1.
Manchester United's 2-0 victory over West Ham compounded a miserable day for the bookies and completed accumulators around the country, with only Leicester's 1-1 draw at Blackburn preventing further significant losses.
The Sporting Life Accumulator helped punters out - it was a 16/1 winner with Reading, Brentford, Barnet, Hamilton and Ayr all picking up three points, just as predicted.
Sky Bet's head of football Trading Paul Wiggins said: "It's been a fantastic day for punters and we're just glad Leicester were unable to add another win to their superb run.
"While the match results have been tough, the relentless run of accumulators coming in has significantly added to our losses, with one customer landing over £20k from a £25 nine-fold accumulator."
Arsenal have been dismissed from the title race by Sky Bet with their outright odds drifting to 50/1 following the 6-0 defeat at Chelsea.
The Gunners were 14/1 heading into the weekend as they sat level with Liverpool but have had their odds more than trebled to the longest price they've been all season, while the Blues are cut to 6/4 favourites after maintaining their four-point lead at the top of the table.
Such was the message sent out by Jose Mourinho's men, Manchester City's odds have actually drifted slightly, from 11/8 to 13/8, despite thumping Fulham 5-0, while Liverpool remain at 3/1 following a 6-3 win at Cardiff.
At the other end of the table, Fulham and Cardiff are 1/4 and 2/7 respectively for relegation after suffering those damaging losses.
Sunderland, Crystal Palace and West Brom were all beaten as well with that trio priced at 5/6, 5/4 and 3/1 respectively for the drop.
Norwich are out to 9/2 after they boosted their prospects by beating Sunderland 2-0 while Hull are 20/1 for the drop after seeing off the Baggies 2-0.
West Ham went down 2-0 at home to Manchester United in Saturday's evening kick-off and have seen their odds trimmed to 12/1.
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Megan Flora '06 finished her college degree this school year, but she's not done with learning. Not one to limit herself to just one goal or one option, Flora currently works at a public relations office and a physical therapy clinic, two jobs that couldn't be much more different.
In keeping with her inquisitive spirit, Flora will spend the next two years in Colorado working for El Pomar Foundation through a competitive national fellowship she won this spring. She will develop her leadership skills at the foundation, which gives grants to support state nonprofits involved in health, human services, education, arts and humanities, and civic and community initiatives.
"I am just looking for a different experience out of college rather than just going straight into the working world," she says. "I feel like there might be a job out there that I might never have heard of or even considered, and this fellowship might open those doors for me."
Flora is excited to be going to Colorado, a place where she lived briefly in the past and where many of her family members reside. El Pomar is well-known throughout Colorado for its work. Besides giving grants to other groups, the foundation runs 11 of its own programs to support people who serve their communities. Flora will spend her first year learning about the foundation's programs, and her second year helping to direct them.
"It's a unique opportunity," she says. "I never imagined I would get it. It was a viable opportunity, but I wasn't counting on it."
Flora majored in exercise science and keeps in shape by running. She first got into exercise science because of a fascination with how the human body works. She's not sure if she'll seek a career in the same field, but she says the skills she learned in her major -- how to think critically, write well, do difficult research and work through problems step by step -- will benefit her no matter what she does.
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Anyone familiar with these credit reports? Are they open to the public?
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"The two types of traditional credit reports are the "three repository merged" credit report, also known as a "tri-merged" credit report (TRMCR), and Residential Mortgage Credit Report (RMCR). The minimum credit report required by FHA is the TRMCR.
No, they are only for lenders.
They are similar to the ones auto dealers use.
That's what I thought.
Thanks for confirming.
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Three repository merged credit report is a three bureau credit report with scores (FICO). The name of the report has its orgin in how the tradelines are shown on the report. If you have credit card that has reported to all thre bureaus the report would show that cred card once with compoite( Merge) of what the three bureaus reported. THE RMCR is a full checked credit report completed by a credit reporting agency. Full checked example be if a credit card balance had not reported recently the CRA would call and check the balance and the status of the account. The first report is used more often than the second one.
How far can they look in to your credit past? 7 years seems like the obvious answer but ive seen certain situations(online) ie. Loans greater than 150k the statue of limitations do not apply?
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The University of Copenhagen together with EPBRS (European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy) and the Danish Ministry of Environment organised two workshops preceding the formation of IPBES.
The first workshop, "EPBRS - The thematic content of the first IPBES work programme", took place on 16 – 18 January 2012.
The report of the meeting is available here.
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If you put someone's life in danger you cannot just say thank you and goodbye.
This sentence put me into trouble with the US State Department (see attached). High Officials from the US State Department phoned to the Headquarters of my Employer in Geneva to convey to me that I should not 'comment on US Government policy'. (They could say that as the US Government financed some of our projects – and money is the boss of course).
Coming to the Germans: 1500 Afghans worked for the German Army in Afghanistan. What is the problem? Can the big country of Germany not issue 1500 visas or rather visas for 1500 families?
Yes: If someone risks his life for you you cannot just say thank you and goodbye!!!!


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Area football teams play the last game of the regular season this Friday. Churubusco is hosting Lakeland for the Northeast Corner Conference title game. Columbia City travels to 0-8 Norwell and Whitko faces Tippecanoe Valley in Akron.
•CHS Still Soaring Game — 7 p.m.
Churubusco High School Football will host a Still Soaring CHS Game for years 1963 to 2013 Friday at 7 p.m.
At halftime there will be a 1963 team picture and former coaches will be introduced. After the game there will be coaches pictures, multiple generation pictures, former players, cheerleaders and band members picture. For more information contact Cathy Petrie at 438-3809.
•Pumpkin Run/Walk — 8 a.m.
COLUMBIA CITY — Going against the odds, overcoming struggles and pushing through challenges were the themes conveyed at Passages, Inc.'s annual meeting Wednesday.
Not like the average board meeting, the evening was designed to celebrate victories of all kinds. Alice Anderson, is the vice president of programs and services for Passages and started the program with a list of accomplishments the organization has seen over the year.
Passages, Inc. works to serve individuals with disabilities, but to those in attendance at the meeting it seemed to be more about abilities.
Frederick "Fritz" Allen Myers, 88, formerly of South Whitley, went to be with the Lord at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012, at Courtyard Healthcare Center, Goshen where he had been a resident since July.
He was born Aug. 8, 1924, in Bippus, a son of the late Irvin R. and Almeda (Zeigler) Myers. In 1933, the family moved to Cleveland Township. He attended South Whitley High School.
On Aug. 4, 1946, he was united in marriage to Evelyn M. Bolinger. They made their home in the South Whitley area. In 2012, they moved to Goshen.
Terry Christopher Warren, 55, of Albion, passed away at 5:06 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at his home. Born June 4, 1957, in Peru, he was the son of Ray and Deloris (McDougle) Warren, Sr.
He graduated with the class of 1977 from Columbia City High School. On April 9, 1983, he married Diana Waters in Columbia City.
A lifetime resident of Columbia City and Albion, he worked as an operator and in maintenance for five years at Vibrations Control, Ligonier and Essex Wire, Columbia City for 25 years. He was a member of St. John's Bosco Catholic Church, Churubusco.
SOUTH WHITLEY — The South Whitley Town Council met Tuesday night minus Council President Tony Starkey who was on vacation. Even in Starkey's absence, the council had a full agenda. Dave Wilkinson, the town's chief of police, was offered the position of town manager. The council made an offer to Wilkinson to take on the job of town manager in addition to his role as chief of police. The anticipated start date for Wilkinson is Monday. Council member Bill Boggs said, "I think Dave will do a fine job. He already does a fine job as the chief of police and I think he'll be good for the town."
COLUMBIA CITY — For most women, visiting the salon means they leave the chair looking better than before. Wednesday, women not only looked good, but felt good as their haircuts went for a good cause.
Candi Martinez is a stylist at Fabulous Hair and Nails in Columbia City. The salon joined forces with hair care manufacturer Sexy Hair in a haircut marathon. Since October is breast cancer awareness month, Sexy Hair enlisted more than 875 salons across the U.S. to participate in the marathon.
COLUMBIA CITY — Thirty-one-year-old Matthew S. Shepherd, of Mentone, appeared in Whitley County Circuit Court Tuesday for an initial hearing on a charge of check deception, following his arrest from the Whitley County Sheriff's Department Saturday.
According to a press release from the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Sergeant Chad Hill said Shepherd was arrested by Warsaw police on 15 active warrants for check deception. These warrants date back to 2001, from bad checks totaling $3,805.
COLUMBIA CITY — The Board of Works viewed a study on South Side Storm Water improvements Tuesday, giving GAI Consultants the go ahead to move forward with final design, as it considers funding options.
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COLUMBIA Members of the generation now graduating from college are likely to see such advancements in their lifetimes as self-driving cars, extensive use of 3-D technology and a reduction in world hunger, Vice President Joe Biden told University of South Carolina graduates on Friday.
Biden told the more than 1,000 graduates that, as was the case with his own generation, todays students are living in a rapidly changing world.
Were better positioned than any other nation in the world to lead the 21st century, Biden said. Youre going to help build it. ... It has never, never, never been a good bet to bet against America.
Bidens comments formed the official component of a visit to South Carolina that was otherwise steeped in politics. Earlier in the day, he was the main attraction at a luncheon and fundraiser benefiting the South Carolina Democratic Party. The event was closed to reporters but nonetheless fueled the relentless speculation about Bidens future aspirations.
Throughout his tenure as vice president, Biden has continued to carefully cultivate ties to key states, including South Carolina, where he would have to seek support should he mount a third presidential campaign in 2016.
Biden has made frequent visits to South Carolina traditionally the third state to hold a primary in a presidential election year and headlined the state partys annual dinner last May. Hes also paid visits to Iowa and New Hampshire and helped raise money for Democratic candidates competing in those critical presidential states.
Bidens connection to South Carolina is multifaceted. Hes vacationed on Kiawah Island, spoken at the 2010 dedication of a University of South Carolina library named for former U.S. Sen. Ernest Hollings, and, two years later, traveled to Charleston for a funereal vigil for Hollings late wife, Peatsy. In 2003, he eulogized longtime U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond.
Biden has said hes considering a 2016 presidential bid, but many Democrats believe his decision will be heavily colored by that of another Democrat: Hillary Rodham Clinton. Many Democrats view Clinton as having a nearly insurmountable advantage over any other members of the party for the 2016 nomination if she chooses to run.
In response to Bidens fundraiser appearance earlier on Friday, the South Carolina Republican Party quickly sent out a news release noting the visits cost to taxpayers.
We welcome more Washington liberals visiting to support South Carolina Democrats, party chairman Matt Moore said.
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The BlackBerry Curve 9310 is still the same ho-hum handset you can expect from RIM, but for a $50 BlackBerry (with contract), it's reliable and makes texting a breeze.
The Korean company reported its seventh straight profit decline in the second quarter and will cut pricing for the Galaxy S6 to attract more buyers.
The RIM BlackBerry Pearl 3G is a great little global smartphone if you can deal with the unusual keyboard.
Despite its entry-level status, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 is a decent smartphone for the price.
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The third-generation Kindle's winning combination of noteworthy upgrades--an improved screen, better battery life, lighter weight, and lower price--vaults it to the top of the e-book reader category.
The Cricket TXTM8 3G is a decidedly average messaging phone with a few good features, and you do get what you pay for.
The RIM BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 is a decent entry-level BlackBerry with a couple of modern features like 3G and GPS, but we wish it was more affordable.
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JUSTICE Secretary Chris Grayling announced last month that householders would not be prosecuted when defending their homes unless their response is "grossly disproportionate" under new laws.
The plan was welcomed by Jacqueline McKenzie-Johnson, whose son Omari Roberts was initially charged with the murder of Tyler Juett, 17, after stabbing him when he found him breaking into her home in Basford in 2009.
She said: "The coalition Government in their manifesto stated they were going to give more power to homeowners and residents, so it's well overdue."
At the Conservative party conference last month, Mr Grayling announced he would reform the frequently reviewed laws on self-defence.
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Short-term counseling is available to Susquehanna University students free of charge. Eighty-seven percent of our clients are seen 15 sessions or fewer. Group counseling may also be available. We believe that effective counseling focuses not only on helping clients feel better, but also on developing strengths and skills needed for a satisfying and happy life.
Clients requiring longer-term counseling and clients who wish to pursue counseling outside of the university are offered referrals to local clinicians. Students who seek private counseling outside of the university will be responsible for the charges.
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Counseling Center staff is available in an emergency by calling 570-372-4751 or visiting the Counseling Center and requesting a same-day appointment.
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The most common risk that college students typically take is around the use of alcohol and other drugs. Therefore, our primary goal when we address the use or abuse of alcohol and other drugs is the reduction of risk and improving the quality of life for students. While we don't condone or encourage these types of risky behaviors, we do recognize that these are the choices some students will make. We have several strategies to help students make an informed decision about those choices, including alcohol and other drug assessment, referrals to off-campus providers, Think About It, an online interactive tool for self-assessment and education, and the Alcohol and Skills Training class (AST) for students mandated by the Student Conduct Board. For more information, contact Cheryl Stumpf at 570-372-4751.
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Susquehanna students come to the Counseling Center for a variety of reasons, including:
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A device and control method to produce braking torque counter to motor rotation. A converter supplies multiple frequency AC power to the motor. A first frequency is supplied at the normal operating frequency/speed. A second frequency, different from the normal operating frequency, is supplied to produce braking torque. The level of braking can be controlled to generally consume some or all of the braking in the device or motor. More than one braking frequency may be utilized. In addition, the relationship between the normal and braking frequency(s) can be maintained to limit motor pulsation.
1. A method for producing counter-rotating torque in an AC motor comprising:
generating commands in a rotating coordinate system to generate normal and loss-inducing frequency components for said motor;
converting said commands from said rotating coordinate system to a stationary coordinate system; and
using said commands to modulate power for said motor, said power having two or more frequency components, at least one of which is a loss-inducing frequency component to produce said counter-rotating torque.
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sensing operating parameters of said power output to said motor;
converting said sensed parameters from said stationary coordinate system to said rotating coordinate system; and
adjusting said commands used to generate said normal frequency component in said rotating coordinate system to compensate for any deviations in said sensed parameters.
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converting said sensed parameters from three-phase to two-phase in said stationary coordinate system; and
converting said commands from two-phase to three-phase in said stationary coordinate system.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/386,677, filed Aug. 31, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,262,555, which claims benefit to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/102,977, filed Oct. 2, 1998.
This invention relates to the braking of a motor and its associated load in an AC motor drive. The motor drive uses an adjustable frequency control for at least a portion of the control of an AC motor. It is particularly adaptable to non-regenerative types of drives.
Variable frequency drives have often been used to vary the speed of an AC induction motor. Such drives can operate from a fixed frequency AC power available from an electrical utility to create variable frequency output power to the motor. Such drives can utilize power semiconductors controlled as ON or OFF switches to provide an adjustable speed control. Many of these drives can only accommodate power flow into the motor. As a result they cannot provide regenerative braking. Of the non-regenerative drives, many utilize a two-stage power conversion. The first stage converts AC input power to an intermediate DC source. The second stage uses semiconductor switches to act as an inverter converting the DC power to an adjustable frequency AC output. It is common that the second or output DC to AC conversion stage is capable of passing rated power in either direction. However, quite often the circuits used in the first or input AC to DC conversion stage are only capable of passing power in one direction, namely from the incoming AC line to the DC link output.
In many cases, the application of the motor drive requires occasional power flow in the opposite direction, for example to brake or decelerate a high inertia load. In such cases, it is common practice to add a power resistor and another semiconductor switch in a dynamic braking arrangement. In that arrangement the switch can connect the resistor across the DC link voltage to absorb the returning energy from the DC to AC conversion. Dynamic braking utilizes a resistor which absorbs the energy that has been stored in the motor and load inertia. The energy from the load is converted into heat in the resistor. Regenerative braking, using resistors, requires a high current switch which may be composed of semiconductors and a resistor of sufficient size to absorb the generated heat.
In other approaches where motor braking is required, the control can be designed to regenerate braking power, by feeding the power back into the AC incoming line. In such cases where there is an input AC to DC converter, the AC to DC converter can be designed using additional semiconductors switches to make the converter capable of passing power in both directions. However, this method is also more costly as it requires additional switching devices to handle high current. Because higher powered drives generally utilize three-phase current, the above methods of providing braking can require a larger number of switches since it is desired to balance all three phases. Such dynamic braking or regenerative braking can be costly because of the need for additional power circuit elements.
When the reverse power flow requirement is infrequent or modest, some drives have avoided these costs by utilizing the power supply output current at a zero frequency, in essence DC power to the motor windings. This creates a stationary magnetic field in the motor air gap. When the spinning rotor windings interact with this field, voltage is induced in the windings which causes rotor current to flow. The rotor currents in turn interact with the magnetic field to produce negative braking torque. Such an approach is sometimes called "DC injection braking." In drives where the control functions are performed in a microprocessor guided by software, DC injection adds no additional components and adds little to the cost of the basic drive. However, there are two specific drawbacks to DC injection braking. The first drawback is that the available torque at high speeds is quite low. This is due to the high slip in the motor and the consequential poor torque available per ampere. For example, if the injected DC current is limited to 100% of the motor rated current (to protect the drive), the torque produced at rated speed can be as low as 3% of the motor rated torque. The second drawback is that the control cannot estimate the motor's speed while DC injection is occurring; so that if a sudden return to forward torque is desired while the motor is spinning, a delay is needed to re-determine the motor speed before an accelerating adjustable frequency AC voltage can again be applied to the motor terminals. DC injection braking is, therefore, not desirable where high braking torque levels are required at or near normal operating speed, nor where it is desired only to brake the motor to a lower non-zero operating speed.
This invention to brake an AC electric motor relates to an electrical means to provide the braking torque as opposed to mechanical or friction braking. An object of the invention can be to provide an electrical braking scheme which can be to provide high levels of braking torque at rated speed. Another object of the invention can be to provide braking torque in non-regenerative converters, without the necessity of using additional costly semiconductor devices. Another object of the invention can be to provide a means to dissipate the braking energy as heat, without the need for dynamic braking resistors. The subject of the invention is to provide a high torque electrical braking method which can be utilized infrequently as a means to reduce the speed of the motor.
Certain preferred embodiments of the invention utilize at least one power conversion unit having an input AC to DC converter, and a DC to adjustable frequency AC output converter. One such type of drive is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,545; and this patent is hereby incorporated by reference.
In some prior art test apparatus (for example Grantham et al.; "Dynamic Braking of Induction Motors", Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Australia, Vol. 6, No. 3, September 1986) multiple frequencies are applied to an AC motor to simulate load during testing. Such test apparatus does not use the multiple frequencies injected to control the speed of a motor such as to brake the speed of a rotating rotor to a lower speed or stop.
Others, specifically Jansen et al in U.S. Pat. No. 5,729,113, utilize two frequencies in a PWM control for speed sensing and calculation.
When it is desired to reduce the speed of an AC motor by applying braking torque from a variable frequency drive, the usual methods utilize dynamic braking with a resistor, or a regenerative power circuit. The invention includes providing braking torque to an AC motor by simultaneously applying two different frequencies to the motor when braking is desired. The result is that the energy used to brake the motor/load inertia is dissipated in the motor itself. No external braking resistor is required, nor is a full regenerative power circuit required. It is particularly desirable when utilized with a non-regenerative power circuit. Torque pulsations are produced at the difference between the normal frequency and the loss-inducing braking frequency, but with proper control this can be maintained at a generally constant pulsation frequency. The pulsation frequency may be chosen to be non-critical, and may be adjustable to "tune" the braking control to specific apparatus. In drives having a controllable output, the amount of braking can also be controlled. The invention permits motor speed to be estimated even during braking operation.
FIG. 1a shows a modular adjustable frequency AC drive circuit for higher power levels, similar to that shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,545. However, FIG. 1a includes controls to provide electrical braking to the induction motor. FIG. 1b shows details of the power cells of FIG. 1a.
FIG. 2 shows a typical non-modular adjustable frequency AC drive commonly used at lower power levels, but having an electrical braking control.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a circuit equivalent to the load side of an AC drive producing simple sinusoids.
FIG. 4 shows a circuit equivalent to the load side of an AC drive producing two simultaneous sinusoids.
FIG. 5 is a graph showing losses versus frequency of the loss-inducing voltage in a 1000 horsepower AC induction motor.
FIG. 6 shows the allocation of the normal and loss-inducing voltages versus speed giving optimum braking performance.
FIG. 7 shows the normal and loss-inducing currents versus speed resulting from the voltage allocation of FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 shows the normal, loss-inducing, and total torques versus speed resulting from the voltage allocation of FIG. 6.
FIG. 9 compares the braking torque available with this invention versus DC injection.
FIG. 10 is a diagrammatic representation of a preferred control embodiment utilizing the electrical braking scheme of this invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagrammatic representation of one alternate control embodiment utilizing the electrical braking scheme of this invention.
FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of a second alternate control embodiment utilizing the electrical braking scheme of this invention.
FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of a third alternate control embodiment utilizing the electrical braking scheme of this invention with space vector modulation.
FIG. 14 is an experimental plot of command signals, motor speed, and current.
FIG. 15 shows an expanded plot of the signals in FIG. 14.
FIG. 16 shows a diagram of an embodiment of one type of control scheme.
While the invention will be described as it can be utilized on a specific drive topology, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, it is to be understood that the apparatus and method of this invention can be utilized in other AC drive configurations. The drives shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are non-regenerative and therefore have certain advantageous requirements for utilization of the invention. It is clear that the invention can be utilized on other drive topographies and configurations.
FIG. 1 shows a modular AC drive having an incoming transformer 2. Primary windings 1 excite a number of secondaries 3-11. The output of each secondary winding is fed to a separate power cell 12-20. These power cells are connected in a series arrangement in each leg which in turn feeds a three-phase AC induction motor 21. A central control system 22 sends command signals to local controls 23 in each cell over fiber optics 95. The topography appears similar to that shown in the U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,545 patent, but a braking control system 24 to provide electrical braking as described herein has been added to the standard control 22. The operation of the power circuits in FIG. 1 are described in the U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,545 patent. The input converter in each cell as shown in FIG. 1 has a DC link (diode rectifier bridge) which does not permit energy to flow back into the power line.
FIG. 2 shows a typical non-modular AC drive having a three-phase incoming line which is rectified by the diode bridge 51 a-51 c, 52 a-52 c. Capacitors 53 a and 53 b on the output of the rectifying bridge provide smoothing and store energy so as to provide a source of DC power to an inverter 49. The inverter uses semiconductor switch elements Q1-Q6. Each switch element is shunted by a diode D1-D6. This adjustable frequency control has a three-phase output 54-56. FIG. 2 shows a three-phase output, but other embodiments of the drive could utilize other numbers of phase outputs. As shown the three-phase output of FIG. 2 feeds an induction motor 60. In FIG. 2 a braking control 66 is added to standard controller 65. The input converter shown in FIG. 2 has a DC link (diode rectifier bridge) which does not permit energy to flow back into the power line.
FIG. 3 shows the equivalent circuit for the load side of an AC drive such as either FIG. 1 or FIG. 2. The effect of the drive on the motor is equivalent to a set of three phase voltage sources VA1, VB1, and VC1. The motor draws three phase currents IA1, IB1, and IC1 in response to these voltages. For normal motor operation, these currents should be balanced three-phase sinusoids. However, either of the power circuits in FIG. 1 or 2 is capable of producing other waveforms.
FIG. 4 shows one possible set of alternative waveforms. The drive can apply voltages to the motor that are equivalent to the sum of two separate sinusoids at different frequencies. The effect on the motor is equivalent to having one set of three phase voltage sources VA1, VB1, and VC1 in series with another set of three-phase voltage sources VA2, VB2, and VC2. The peak value of the summed voltages must not exceed the drive voltage capability. The motor will draw currents that are the sum of components due to each of the sources; namely IA1+IA2, IB1+IB2, and IC1+IC2.. The peak value of the summed currents must also not exceed the drive current capability.
This invention uses this ability of the drive to apply two simultaneous voltages to cause the braking energy to be dissipated in the motor itself. Extra losses are induced in the motor by applying a second set of three-phase loss-inducing voltages to the motor, in addition to the normal voltages used for speed control. The energy returned to the DC link, (for example, at capacitors 53 a-b in FIG. 2) by the normal voltage set is used to create the second set of loss-inducing voltages, so that the energy is then dissipated in the motor as heat. Many modern drives employ a pulse width modulation (PWM) output in the inverter stage to convert DC to AC. These PWM controls are capable of following complex voltage commands which allow the invention to be utilized without the complexity of adding additional power components. Many drives will be able to utilize the invention with only software modifications. The pulse width modulator is given command waveforms for each phase which are the sum of the desired normal voltage set and the loss-inducing voltage set. The sum of these waveforms must generally not exceed the peak voltage capacity of the output converter.
The second set of loss-inducing voltages should be chosen to minimize the torque pulsations due to interaction of the second set of motor currents with the normal or first set of motor currents, and to minimize the disturbance to the operation of the existing control. In many applications, it will be desirable to choose the second set of loss-inducing voltages to maximize the losses produced in the motor, without exceeding the current capability of the drive. A preferred method of practicing the invention is to utilize a single set of higher frequency balanced three-phase voltages for inducing losses, with the phase sequence being opposite to the direction of rotation. FIG. 5 shows a graph of the effect of such a counter-rotating voltage set on a 1,000 horsepower, 4000 volt, 60 Hz, 4 pole motor spinning forward at 1,800 rpm. These losses represent potential braking of the mechanical load imposed on the motor. The graph represents the steady state behavior of the motor including the high frequency effects, and was derived from an empirical steady-state model for an induction motor, which includes non-linear deep-bar effects. The graph shown in FIG. 5 represents a single counter-rotating voltage set which was simulated at 0.1, 1, 2, 10, 30, 60, 120, 180, and 240 Hz. In each case, the amplitude was adjusted to obtain rated RMS amperes (approximately 127 amps). FIG. 5 shows the voltage amplitude required to achieve rated current, and the losses thus obtained. It is clear that the losses increase consistently as frequency is increased from about 17.5 kilowatts at 0.1 Hz to over 100 kilowatts at 240 Hz. One hundred kilowatts is more than 13% of rated power. It will allow 13% braking torque at rated speed, or 100% braking torque at 13% speed. The reason for this increase of losses per ampere versus frequency is the skin effect of the rotor conductors. At higher frequency current does not penetrate uniformly through a conductor, and can be considered to concentrate at or near the surface or skin of the conductor. This decreases the effective cross sectional area of the conductor, and therefore increases the apparent resistance of the conductor. The rotor of an induction motor is wound for low voltage and high current, so that the rotor conductors have a larger cross sectional area than the stator conductors. Therefore, the skin effect is much more important in the rotor conductors of an induction motor than in the stator conductors. Higher resistance leads to higher losses (better braking) at the same level of current. By using a counter-rotating set of voltages to induce losses, the frequency of the rotor current is increased even further to the sum of the applied frequency and the effective speed frequency (rpm times the number of poles divided by 120).
In FIG. 5 the voltage required to achieve rated current at 240 Hz is about 2,080 volts. This equates to about 8.7 volt volts per Hz, as compared to 67 volts per Hz for rated conditions (4,000 volts at 60 Hz). This means that the magnetic flux produced in the motor by the loss-inducing voltage set will be only 13% of rated flux, and will support the goals of minimizing disturbance to the normal control and minimizing torque pulsations. It also means that extra voltage capacity remains in the drive for producing the normal voltages.
The presence of two sets of currents in the motor at two different frequencies will cause an interaction between them, producing torque pulsations. The pulsation frequency is the difference between the two applied frequencies. Since one frequency is positive and the other one is negative, the difference will be equal to the sum of the absolute values. For example, with 60 Hz forward sequence (normal) and 240 Hz reverse sequence (loss-inducing), the pulsation frequency will be 300 Hz. As the speed of the motor slows down due to the braking, the pulsation frequency will also reduce if the loss-inducing frequency remains constant while the normal frequency decreases. A high pulsation frequency will tend to reduce the probability of exciting a torsional resonance in the driven load, although such mechanical resonance may not be a problem under some configurations. However, to limit resonance, it is preferred that the negative loss-inducing frequency should increase as the speed (and the normal frequency) decreases, thereby maintaining a constant pulsation frequency. In embodiments utilizing a generally fixed pulsation frequency, it may be desirable that individual drives have the ability to adjust the constant pulsation frequency (over a narrow range), so as to permit adjustment of the specific drive so that any torsional resonance can be avoided by tuning the drive to a non-resonant frequency.
The data in FIG. 5 is optimistic because it assumes full rated current can be devoted to inducing losses. In practice, some of the drive current capability must be assigned to the normal current. The performance limitations of the method of this invention were therefore investigated by means of the same steady-state induction motor model as was used for FIG. 5. The model parameters used represent the same motor as in FIG. 5, rated at 1000 HP, 4000 volt, 60 Hertz, and 1780 RPM. The torque pulsation frequency was set at 300 Hertz. The loss-inducing frequency was therefore equal to the pulsation frequency minus the normal frequency; for example 300 Hertz at standstill, 240 Hertz at rated speed, and 180 Hertz at twice rated speed. For each speed, the amplitudes of the normal and the loss-inducing voltages were adjusted for maximum braking torque, while matching the induced losses to the absorbed braking power, and while preventing the total voltage and total current from exceeding 100% of rating (4000 volts, 127 amps). The results of this limitation study are shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 for a maximum total current of 100% of rated.
FIG. 6 shows the two voltage amplitudes versus speed. For any speed above 60% of rated, it is clear that the total voltage is always 100%. Below 60% of rated speed, the normal voltage follows the speed to maintain the rated ratio of volts per Hertz. FIG. 7 shows the two currents resulting from the voltage of FIG. 6 versus speed. For all speeds, it is clear that the total current is always 100%. At high speed most of the available current is allocated to the loss-inducing frequency, since even a small braking torque requires large losses. As the speed decreases, the loss-inducing current is progressively reduced and the normal current is increased. Once rated flux is achieved in the motor, the process continues but at a different rate. FIG. 8 shows the two torques, plus the total torque, versus speed. At all speeds most of the torque is produced by the normal frequency, although the torque from the loss-inducing frequency becomes significant at high speed. The total braking torque available is about 6% at 200% speed, 11% at 100% speed, and 30% at 20% speed.
The motor impedance at the loss-inducing frequency is dominated by the leakage reactance. At high speed the loss-inducing frequency and hence the impedance is reduced, decreasing the voltage needed to force the large loss-inducing current. As the speed decreases the loss-inducing frequency increases, but the current required diminishes. These effects tend to cancel and produce a nearly constant loss-inducing voltage over most of the speed range.
The same model can also be used to predict the braking torque produced by applying a DC current to the motor. FIG. 9 compares the torque from DC injection versus dual-frequency AC injection according to this invention, when both methods are limited to a peak current of 100% of rated. Throughout most of the speed range, the braking torque from dual-frequency AC injection is four to five times the value from DC injection.
FIG. 10 shows a preferred embodiment to add the loss-inducing commands to the drive control. It could be utilized on a drive such as that shown in FIG. 1 or 2. The invention can be implemented in either hardware or software, but most modern designs will use software to produce the command signals. In addition, most drives also contain a current regulator or other equipment which provides the function to control the voltage applied to the motor in such a way as to force the motor currents to follow a set of current commands. FIG. 10 shows a three-phase AC incoming line 25, which feeds into an AC to DC converter 26. Smoothing and energy storage is obtained through the utilization of a capacitor or capacitors 27. The converter also includes an output portion, which is an inverter to convert DC to AC, 28. The controllable AC current is fed to induction motor 29. Current sensors 30 a, 30 b, 30 c feed a three-phase to two-phase converter 34 which in turn has an output which is two-phase. This output is fed to a stationary-to-rotating converter 35. In normal operation a first set or normal set of control current commands 37 are compared to the motor current signal from 35, and the errors are fed to a current regulator 36. In FIG. 10 the second set or loss-inducing set of voltage commands 38 are added to the output of the current regulator 36. The combined voltage commands are then fed to a rotating-to-stationary converter 33 and then converted from two-phase to three-phase signals by converter 32. The three-phase signals feed a PWM control 31 which is operated in a well known manner to control switches such as Q1-Q6 in FIG. 2.
The current regulator 36 is usually configured, as shown, to operate on two-phase quantities in a coordinate system rotating at the speed of the motor variables. This method is called vector control, and it allows the current to be separated into torque-producing and flux-producing components. It also allows the current regulator to deal with zero-frequency variables, permitting good accuracy with reasonable gains. The embodiment shown in FIG. 10 adds the loss-inducing commands to the voltage command output of the current regulators 36. This is done just before the signals are transformed back to stationary coordinates and converted into a three-phase form. This embodiment avoids requiring the current regulators to respond to the higher frequency of the loss-inducing commands. This embodiment also allows the loss-inducing commands to be applied at the fixed frequency selected for the torque pulsations, because the rotating-to-stationary conversion will automatically add the effective speed frequency to the loss-inducing frequency. When this effective speed frequency is then subtracted inside the motor as previously described, the result will be a generally fixed pulsation frequency at the selected value. The control may be located, for example, in the master controller 22 or 65.
FIG. 10 does not show several higher level control functions which can be present. There will generally be a detector to indicate when the loss-inducing commands are required. This loss-inducing command control will adjust the amplitude of the loss-inducing commands as required by the specific braking application. There will also be included circuitry or software to limit the normal commands so that the peak total voltage or current applied to the motor does not exceed the capacities of the power converters. Additional control functions can be easily achieved in software-based systems by adding additional coding to provide these functions. In other non-software-based systems, known control elements can be utilized as hardware to perform these desirable operations.
FIG. 11 shows how the loss-inducing commands might be added to a different control configuration. The control configuration of FIG. 11 does not employ the transformations from three-phase to two-phase nor from stationary to rotating coordinates.
The configuration of FIG. 11 utilizes the current regulators 39 to operate on three-phase AC quantities. Therefore, the loss-inducing current commands 40 are simply added directly to the normal set of three-phase current commands 37. As has previously been discussed, higher level control functions, such as pulsation control, the control of the loss-inducing commands, the amplitude adjustment of the motor signal, and the peak voltage functions have been omitted from the block diagram shown in FIG. 11 for clarity.
FIG. 12 shows an embodiment in which the loss-inducing commands can be added to a third control configuration. This control configuration does not employ current regulators nor the transformation from three-phase to two-phase nor the transformation from stationary to rotating coordinates. In this configuration, the voltage on the motor 29 is controlled instead of the current, in an open loop manner. The loss-inducing voltage command set 38 is simply added directly to the normal set of voltage commands 41, and the sum is fed to PWM control 31. The same higher level control functions which have previously been described would also be included in embodiments of FIG. 12.
FIG. 13 shows another embodiment in utilizing the loss-inducing commands. In this control configuration, a Space-Vector method is utilized. In the configuration of FIG. 13 the volt-seconds on the motor are controlled. The loss-inducing volt-second commands 43 are simply added directly to the normal set of volt-second commands 42. The sums of the two sets of commands are then fed to the vector modulator 44 which controls the output of the DC to AC converter section 28. Functions that were previously described with regard to the higher level controls can also be added to the configuration of FIG. 13.
The control diagram in FIG. 16 shows a preferred embodiment of the braking control (block 98), similar to FIG. 10, but in greater detail including higher level functions and the control for normal motor operation (block 99). The feedback signals consist of motor voltages and motor currents in the stationary reference frame. The measured feedback signals have been converted from three phase quantities to two phase quantities (designated with subscripts α and β in FIG. 16) by means shown in FIG. 10. The motor volt-seconds are derived from the motor voltages and currents (block 122) according to the equations:
where, Rs is the stator resistance of the motor. The motor volt-seconds are also referred to as stator flux. A phase-locked-loop or PLL (block 100) is used to estimate the magnitude, λds, frequency ωs, and angle, θs, of the stator flux. This is described in various publications [R1]. The motor current signals in the stationary reference frame are converted to a reference frame (block 101) that is synchronously rotating with the stator flux. This transformation is described by the following equations:
Outputs of block 101 represent the motor magnetizing current Ids and the motor torque current Iqs. These current components are independently controlled through regulators 102 and 103. The input to regulator 102 consists of the difference between the command Ids,ref and the measured value of magnetizing current. The magnetizing current command is calculated (in block 104) from the desired stator flux in an open-loop fashion or can be determined with a regulator that controls the measured stator flux to a desired level. Regulator 103 operates on the difference between the commanded (Iqs,ref) and measured (Iqs) torque current components. The torque current command is generated by a speed regulator (block 105), which compares a set speed command ωr,ref with the estimated speed ωr. A simple method of estimating stator speed, by means not shown in FIG. 16, can be described as
where, ωslip is the slip speed of the motor and kt is a constant. Other methods to estimate motor speed have been published where kt is not a constant but a variable that is modified depending on operating conditions.
In a medium performance motor drive, the outputs of the current regulators (blocks 102 and 103) form the voltage commands in the synchronously rotating frame. These are transformed to the stationary reference using a reverse transformation (block 107) as stated below.
For high performance drives, feed-forward terms may be added to the outputs of the current regulators to improve the transient performance of the drive. In FIG. 16, a feed-forward term is shown only at the output of the torque current regulator (Vff) and is summed with the output of the torque current regulator using block 106.
The control (block 98) for dynamic braking uses the same feedback signals as in normal control but processes these signals further to extract information about the motor at the loss-inducing frequency. During dual-frequency braking, the measured signals contain two frequencies of interest, namely, the normal operating frequency ωs and the loss-inducing frequency ωinj. Transformation of these feedback signals to the synchronously rotating (stator flux) flux frame shifts the normal frequencies to dc and the loss-inducing frequency to the pulsating frequency, ωp (=ωs−ωinj). This means that during braking, signals λds, ωs, Ids and Iqs contain a dc component that corresponds to the normal operating frequency and a component at the pulsating frequency that corresponds to the loss-inducing frequency. A further rotation by the pulsating frequency angle θp transforms the pulsating frequency components to dc quantities. This is done using blocks 108 and 109 which are similar to 101. The pulsating frequency angle θp is determined from the pulsating frequency ωp using a simple integrator 115. Note that ωp is a number that has been selected by the user.
One of the inputs to block 108, λqs, is essentially zero because the PLL (block 100) aligns the stator flux entirely along the d-axis. Filters 110 through 113 remove the ac quantities in the inputs resulting in outputs that represent loss-inducing frequency components (designated with the sub-script fil). On the other hand, filters 118 and 119 remove the loss-inducing frequency (ac) components and present outputs that represent the normal operating frequency components. These filters may be low pass filters or synchronous filters that average data over one cycle of the pulsating frequency.
The loss-inducing frequency ωinj is calculated using the summation block 123 with the inputs being the filtered value of normal operating frequency and the pulsating frequency ωp. The power dissipated in the motor at the loss-inducing frequency Pinj and the motor equivalent resistance Rinj and reactance Xinj at that frequency are calculated using the average values of the flux and current, and the loss-inducing frequency (block 114). Based on the power being absorbed at the normal operating frequency and the motor equivalent circuit at the loss-inducing frequency, the loss-inducing voltage commands (Vdp,ref and Vqp,ref) are calculated (block 116). Without loss of generality (and for ease of computation), the q-axis component, Vqp,ref, can be made zero, and all of the calculated loss-inducing voltage can be assigned to the d-axis component. The loss-inducing voltage command is limited (in block 116) to be no more than a preset value such as 50% of the rated inverter voltage. These commands are transformed to the synchronously rotating (stator flux) reference frame as shown in block 117 and summed with the operating frequency commands, similar to FIG. 10, to form the voltage commands. These are then further transformed in block 107 to the stationary reference frame, and sent to the PWM modulator.
The power dissipated in the motor is used in block 120 to establish a first minimum braking current limit command 121 applied at the output of the speed regulator (block 105). When braking is initiated and the magnitude of the loss-inducing voltage is small, the first limit is calculated by using a value for Pinj that is higher than its calculated value by Pdelta. This allows the control to begin injection and attain maximum braking that is needed. A second braking current limit is derived from the inverter current capacity available for torque current. This second limit is determined from the inverter rated current and the current estimated at the loss-inducing frequency. The minimum torque current limit (121) which results in lowest inverter current is chosen from among these two limits.
When braking is required at higher speeds, the motor flux may have to be reduced in order to make room for the loss-inducing voltage. This is done by reducing the magnetizing current to a suitable value that is a function of operating speed prior to braking. Once this is completed, the current regulator gains in blocks 102 and 103 are reduced to make the regulators immune to the ac components in the feedback signals. As speed decreases, there is increasing room for the normal operating voltages and hence the magnetizing current command is increased to utilize the converter optimally (block 104).
FIG. 14 shows motor variables during experimental testing of multiple frequency braking operation. The drive and motor were rated 10 HP at 460 volts, 60 Hz. The control structure followed FIG. 10. The graph includes a first channel which shows voltage command to the modulator. The second channel shows the motor speed estimation. The third channel shows motor current. The motor as depicted in FIG. 14 was operating unloaded at 45 Hz when braking was initiated. This figure shows the entire deceleration from approximately 1350 rpm (four-pole motor at 45 Hz) to standstill. The motor was coupled to a generally equal sized DC machine, so that the total inertia was at least 200% of the motor's inertia. The deceleration, Channel 2, begins about � division (100 milliseconds) from the left edge of the plot and occupies nine divisions representing 1.8 seconds.
FIG. 15 shows the first two hundred milliseconds of the same event, expanded to fill the entire plot. The diagram in FIG. 15 shows that even before braking, the normal voltage command (Channel 1) is not sinusoidal because it contains a zero sequence (common mode) component from the peak reduction function. The motor does not respond to the zero sequence component due to the three-wire connection, so that the motor current is sinusoidal prior to braking (Channel 3). At the moment the braking begins, the loss-inducing voltage (approximately 150 volts at 240 Hz) is superimposed on the normal voltage (approximately 345 volts at 45 Hz). This is shown on Channel 1 of FIG. 15. This superimposition causes the motor current to also show both frequencies on Channel 3. The motor speed estimate on Channel 2 is derived from the motor voltage. When the loss-inducing voltage is superimposed on the normal drive voltage it disturbs the speed estimate, causing ripple at approximately 240 Hz to appear. However, the average value of the speed estimate is still correct in this type of arrangement.
As has previously been described, the invention includes a method in which a second set of voltage values are imposed onto an operating motor in addition to the normal voltages, to produce effective braking torque in which the energy is dissipated within the motor itself. The invention has been described in connection with certain embodiments and given topographies. It is to be understood that this invention may be practiced using other drive topographies, which utilize the multiple frequency braking motor control. Certain embodiments have been shown with the understanding that those skilled in the art will readily recognize that the invention may be utilized in other drive topographies or with other control structures besides those shown herein. It is to be further understood that the current and voltage limitations described were examples, and that the drive capabilities need not be equal to the motor ratings in order to employ this method.
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