Computer-based automated test measurement system for determining magnetization characteristics of switched reluctance motors

Author

Cheok, Adrian David ; Ertugrul, Nesimi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore

Volume

50

Issue

3

fYear

2001

fDate

6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

690

Lastpage

696

Abstract

This paper describes a fully automated method of measuring the magnetization characteristics (flux linkage versus current and position) of switched-reluctance (SR) motors. The measuring scheme was developed using a graphical programming environment (LabVIEW), a data acquisition card, and external interface hardware. The graphical programming method allows a high degree of software modularity and provides the features needed fur sensor zero adjustment, data acquisition and analysis, and automated presentation of results. Furthermore, the experimental setup described in this paper can be used to obtain the magnetization characteristics of other electromechanical devices. Experimentally measured results from a test SR motor using the scheme are presented in the paper

Keywords

automatic test equipment; magnetic variables measurement; magnetisation; reluctance motors; LabVIEW; SR motor; automated test measurement; data acquisition; data acquisition card; electromechanical devices; external interface hardware; flux linkage; graphical programming; graphical programming environment; magnetization characteristics; sensor zero adjustment; software modularity; switched reluctance motors; switched-reluctance motors; Automatic testing; Couplings; Current measurement; Data acquisition; Magnetic switching; Magnetization; Position measurement; Programming environments; Strontium; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.930441

Filename

930441