Title :
Introduction to solid-state adjustable speed drives
Author_Institution :
Huffman Eng. Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA
Abstract :
The author reviews three areas that are basic to understanding adjustable-speed motor drives: fundamentals of variable-speed controls, including process control, history of adjustable-speed control, solid-state power components, solid-state devices, and DC and AC drives; adjustable-speed-drive applications, both variable torque and constant torque; and effects of power system disturbance on solid-state drives. Factors that must be considered in the successful implementation of solid-state drives to improve quality or reduce process cost are summarized.<>
Keywords :
variable speed drives; AC drives; DC drives; motor drives; power system disturbance; solid-state adjustable speed drives; variable torque; variable-speed controls; Control systems; Costs; History; Motor drives; Power system control; Power systems; Process control; Solid state circuits; Torque control; Variable speed drives;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1989., Conference Record of the 1989 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1989.96879
