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AC Motor rotation / Toyota

Can someone shed some light on the theory of operation for ac motors. I had a customer who had a toyota with twin drive ac motor controllers, the sauer danfoss motion drives. One of the motors had a shorted winding and was sent away for repairs.

The motor was repaired and refit last week, but the problem now is that when in forward the motor goes backwards and when put in reverse the motor goes forward.

Can I change the power cables in order for it to work correctly? Or has the motor somehow been rebuilt incorrectly?

(The other motor still works correctly its just the motor that has been repaired.)
  • Posted 26 Sep 2009 19:45
  • Discussion started by elektrodrive
  • West Midlands, United Kingdom
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do not forget to discharge the inverters
  • Posted 28 Sep 2009 13:02
  • Reply by jeremy_s
  • California, United States
HI again

Thanks for the posts much appreciated, will try switching on Monday and see if it does the trick.
  • Posted 27 Sep 2009 20:57
  • Reply by elektrodrive
  • West Midlands, United Kingdom
uvwuvwuvwuvwuvwuvw = rotation in one direction
wvuwvuwvuwvuwvuwvu = rotation in the opposite direction

therefore changing any two cables will sequence the motor in the other direction.
  • Posted 27 Sep 2009 07:51
  • Reply by jeremy_s
  • California, United States
switch any two of the uvw cables and that will change the direction- controller or motor
  • Posted 27 Sep 2009 07:46
  • Reply by jeremy_s
  • California, United States
Hi Damo

I am not shane sorry, but did work for him before to starting on my own, you may have me mistaken somehow sorry. I would still appreciate the info cheers.

Will look into that sensor Andy, cheers.
  • Posted 27 Sep 2009 06:48
  • Reply by elektrodrive
  • West Midlands, United Kingdom
Hi Damo,
Could you send that to me to?
my e-mail is in my profile.
cheers,
  • Posted 26 Sep 2009 22:21
  • Reply by danny_k
  • Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
The direction and control of an AC drive motor comes from the sensor bearing in the motor. I would guess that either you have the wrong sensor bearing or it is wired up incorrectly, or maybe just in the wrong way round.
  • Posted 26 Sep 2009 21:16
  • Reply by AndyPandy
  • Staffordshire, WM, United Kingdom
what the model shane...i have info on the workings of ac motors i will send to u ps i sent that info on yale /hyster
regards damo
  • Posted 26 Sep 2009 20:42
  • Reply by DAMO
  • DUBLIN, Ireland

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