Abstract: To be able to restrain a height of a machine even when the machine is large-sized and smoothly move a table in XY? directions. An alignment apparatus includes two translational freedom degree guide portion (13), one rotational freedom degree guide portion (12), a translational drive/translational/rotational freedom degree mechanism module (6) including a linear motor provided at one of the translational freedom degree guide portion (13), a machine base portion (7), a reference generator portion (8), a two-dimensional position sensor (9), a calculating portion of compensation value (10). At least three of the translational drive/translational/rotational freedom degree mechanism modules (6) are uniformly arranged to a table (4).

Abstract: A control device is provided for a synchronous motor, which drives the synchronous motor through a voltage operated PWM inverter and controls a torque and a speed of the motor, including a unit for causing a PWM carrier signal to have an arbitrary phase difference between two phases such UV, VW, or WU in three phases of U, V, and W, a unit for extracting a high frequency voltage and a high frequency current, which are thus generated from a detecting voltage or a command voltage and a detecting current, and a unit for estimating a position of a magnetic flux or position of a magnetic pole by using the high frequency voltage and the high frequency current which are excited.

Abstract: To be able to restrain a height of a machine even when the machine is large-sized and smoothly move a table in XY? directions. An alignment apparatus includes two translational freedom degree guide portion (13), one rotational freedom degree guide portion (12), a translational drive/translational/rotational freedom degree mechanism module (6) including a linear motor provided at one of the translational freedom degree guide portion (13), a machine base portion (7), a reference generator portion (8), a two-dimensional position sensor (9), a calculating portion of compensation value (10). At least three of the translational drive/translational/rotational freedom degree mechanism modules (6) are uniformly arranged to a table (4).

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a control device for a synchronous motor which can detect the position of a magnetic pole from a zero speed without requiring a signal generator. The invention provides a control device for a synchronous motor which drives the synchronous motor through a voltage-operated PWM inverter and controls a torque and a speed of the motor, including means (6-3) for causing a PWM carrier signal to have an arbitrary phase difference between two phases such as UW, VW or WU in three phases of U, V and W, means (11) for extracting a high frequency voltage and a high frequency current which are thus generated from a detecting voltage or a command voltage and a detecting current, and means (12) for estimating a position of a magnetic flux or a position of a magnetic pole by using the high frequency voltage and the high frequency current which are extracted.

Abstract: A protection apparatus and a protection method of a PWM cycloconverter wherein when the PWM cycloconverter is shut off, a surge voltage or an overcurrent is not produced on the output side are provided. A protection apparatus of a PWM cycloconverter is made up of fault detection means 30 for detecting a fault of the PWM cycloconverter, operation stop means 25 for turning off at least some of the uni-directional semiconductor switches 3 to 20 of the PWM cycloconverter if a fault signal occurs, continuous flow means for allowing a load current of the PWM cycloconverter to continuously flow if at least some output phases of the PWM cycloconverter become open, and protection switching means 50 for turning on and off the unidirectional semiconductor switches of the PWM cycloconverter based on the fault signal output from the fault detection means.

Abstract: A multiple pulse-width modulation power conversion device for variable-speed drive of a three-phase AC motor comprises three units (11.sub.1, 11.sub.2, and 11.sub.3), each unit including n (n.gtoreq.2) batteries (12.sub.11, 12.sub.12, and 12.sub.13), each made up of a DC power supply or at least one battery cell, and n power converters (13.sub.11, 13.sub.12, and 13.sub.13) for converting the DC power of each of these batteries to single-phase AC power. Single-phase AC terminals within each unit are connected in series, and of the single-phase AC terminals within each unit, one of the single-phase AC terminals that is not connected to the single-phase AC terminal of another power converter is connected to a star connection, and the other is connected to a respective one of three input terminals of a three-phase AC motor. The power conversion device further comprises control circuits (14.sub.11, 14.sub.12, . . . , 14.sub.

Abstract: A power converting apparatus and a power converting method for driving a high voltage AC motor at a variable speed. Conventional invertor systems cannot solve technical subjects such as energy conservation, resource conservation, miniaturization, efficiency promotion and voltage and current waveform distortion suppression for improvement in environment needed by the market, and cannot solve another technical subject of improvement in redundancy such that, upon failure, operation is performed with a normal part.

Abstract: A bridge-type power converter has, in each phase, a inductor (L.sub.1) connected between a connection point of said two switching elements (Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2) and an output terminal; capacitors (C.sub.1, C.sub.2) connected between the output terminal and a positive or negative side of a d.c. bus for changing an output voltage along a curve determined by a phenomenon of resonance with the reactor (L.sub.1) when the semiconductors switching elements (Q.sub.1, Q.sub.2) operate, causing abrupt changes of a voltage at the connection point; diodes (D.sub.3, D.sub.4) for changing a current path at a time when the resonance goes approximately one quarter of period to thereby stop the resonance; and constant voltage diodes (ZD.sub.1, ZD.sub.2) for absorbing the energy stored in the inductor (L.sub.1) during the resonance.

Abstract: An angular position detector for generating trains of A- and B-phase pulses which are 90.degree. out of phase with each other and a C-phase pulse per rotation are mounted on a permanent-magnet synchronous motor such that a magnetic pole origin of permanent magnets and a position where the C-phase pulse is generated agree with each other. After a power supply voltage is applied and in an initial stage before the permanent-magnet synchronous motor is operated normally, a motor control apparatus operates a current control loop with an alternating current command having a constant amplitude and a low frequency to supply an alternating current having a low frequency to the permanent-magnet synchronous motor for thereby rotating the rotor of the permanent-magnet synchronous motor from a stop at a low speed.

Abstract: An inverter driving method for has an arrangement polyphase induction motor, for altering a plurality of winding connections of the motor and a storage arrangement for a plurality of motor control constant groups preset corresponding to the respective winding connections so as to perform optimal vector control. When the classification of the winding connection is selected, one set of motor control constant groups corresponding to the winding connection is read out of the storage arrangement and applied to a control unit of the induction motor as control constants.