Electrical machines for variable-frequency drives

Author

Slemon, Gordon R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada

Volume

82

Issue

8

fYear

1994

fDate

8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1123

Lastpage

1139

Abstract

The paper presents a perspective on the various types of motors which are currently in use or proposed for application in variable speed drives. One focus is on motors for industrial and commercial use, reflecting the large and expanding market arising from concerns about energy saving and system optimization. A second focus is on high-performance motors capable of rapid response in speed and position control systems. The machine types considered include commutator, induction, synchronous and switched permanent magnet, and synchronous and switched reluctance. Each machine type is introduced from first principles to establish a basis for comparison and also as an aid to readers who have not recently refreshed their knowledge of electric machines

Keywords

commutator motors; induction motors; machine control; machine theory; permanent magnet motors; position control; reluctance motors; synchronous motors; variable speed drives; velocity control; PM motors; commercial use; commutator motors; energy saving; high-performance motors; induction motors; industrial use; position control; response; speed control; switched permanent magnet motors; switched reluctance motors; synchronous motors; system optimization; variable speed drives; variable-frequency drives; Commutation; Electric machines; Electrical equipment industry; Magnetic switching; Permanent magnet motors; Permanent magnets; Position control; Reluctance motors; Synchronous motors; Variable speed drives;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.301681

Filename

301681