• DocumentCode
    2789518
  • Title

    Performance analysis of a solar-powered fractional HP universal motor

  • Author

    Davidson, Innocent E. ; Kheswa, Elias F M

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr., Electron. & Comput., Univ. of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    15-17 Sept. 2004
  • Firstpage
    799
  • Abstract
    This work describes the mathematical modeling and performance analysis of a fractional horsepower universal motor coupled to a photovoltaic fuel-cell generator. Results obtained from calculations and measurements are compared and discussed.
  • Keywords
    fractional-horsepower motors; fuel cells; mathematical analysis; photovoltaic power systems; solar power; mathematical modeling; performance analysis; photovoltaic fuel-cell generator; solar-powered fractional horsepower universal motor; AC motors; Couplings; DC motors; Mathematical model; Permanent magnet motors; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation; Torque; Universal motors; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AFRICON, 2004. 7th AFRICON Conference in Africa
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8605-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRICON.2004.1406795
  • Filename
    1406795