Title :
Variable speed induction motor drive for household refrigerator compressor
Author :
Rasmussen, Claus B. ; Ritchie, Ewen ; Arkkio, Antero
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Energy Technol., Aalborg Univ., Denmark
Abstract :
Household refrigerators usually utilise an on/off controlled, constant-speed, single-phase induction motor to drive the compressor. This paper describes the results obtained on a prototype refrigerator using a variable-speed, three-phase induction motor drive. The motor construction is described, and test results of the motor and drive efficiency, when an energy efficient control strategy was applied, are given
Keywords :
compressors; domestic appliances; energy conservation; induction motor drives; machine testing; machine windings; refrigerators; variable speed drives; energy efficient control strategy; household refrigerator compressor; on/off control; test results; three-phase variable speed induction motor drive; Energy consumption; Induction motor drives; Induction motors; Prototypes; Pulp manufacturing; Pulse width modulation converters; Pulse width modulation inverters; Refrigeration; Torque; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 1997. ISIE '97., Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Guimaraes
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3936-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.1997.649045
