Title :
Evaluation of Phase-Commutated Converters for Slip-Power Control in Induction Drives
Author :
Guy Oliver;Victor R. Stefanovic;Georges-Emile April
Author_Institution :
Depatment of Electrical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
Abstract :
Three different phase-commutation thyristor bridges are applied to slip-power control of an induction motor. The performance of the drive is experimentally evaluated for each thyristor bridge with respect to input power factor, efficiency, total. input current, size of the dc-link inductor, and regulation. The best results are obtained with the eight-thyristor bridge while the conventional six-thyristor converter offers the worst overall performance.
Keywords :
"Voltage","DC motors","Thyristors","AC motors","Frequency","Rotors","Induction motors","Bridge circuits","Reactive power","Mechanical variables control"
Journal_Title :
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
DOI :
10.1109/TIA.1983.4504162