Title :
Discussion of "Measured efficiency improvements of induction motors with thyristor/triac controllers"
Author :
Masoum, Mohammad A. S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract :
For original paper see Fuchs and Hanna (IEEE Trans. Energy Conversion, vol.17, p.437-44, December 2002). The present authors discuss several queries relating to that paper.
Keywords :
harmonic distortion; induction motor drives; machine control; power factor measurement; power supply quality; thyristor applications; THD; efficiency improvement; efficiency measurement; harmonic phase shifts; induction motor drives; power factor; power quality; thyristor controller; total harmonic distortion; triac controller; Frequency; Induction motor drives; Induction motors; Inverters; Loss measurement; Power system harmonics; Power system relaying; Reactive power; Thyristors; Transformers;
Journal_Title :
Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEC.2004.832443
