Advances in AC drive technology

Author

Stack, J. Fred

Author_Institution

Allen-Bradley, Mequon, WI, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

26-27 Apr 1994

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

34

Abstract

Today, the adjustable speed AC drive industry is experiencing dynamic advances in applying various new technologies to standard drives which were historically confined to research labs. These advances are leading to many practical benefits for the users of this type of equipment including: lower initial costs, smaller size, robustness to eliminate nuisance tripping, enhanced motor and drive protective capabilities, reduced mean-time-to-repair, and improved performance capabilities that greatly reduce the risk of improper application. This paper provides an overview of these advances in the three interrelated fields of power semi-conductor devices, drive packaging and control algorithms

Keywords

AC motors; electric drives; insulated gate bipolar transistors; insulated gate field effect transistors; machine control; packaging; power electronics; power supplies to apparatus; power transistors; IGBT; MOSFET; adjustable speed AC drive; control algorithms; costs; mean-time-to-repair; nuisance tripping; packaging; performance; power semiconductor devices; protection; robustness; size; Bipolar transistors; Diodes; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Insulation; Manufacturing; Packaging; Power MOSFET; Protection; Robustness; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical Engineering Problems in the Rubber and Plastics Industry, 1994., IEEE Conference Record of 1994 Forty-Sixth Annual Conference of

Conference_Location

Akron, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1805-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RAPCON.1994.337332

Filename

337332