EMC design considerations for medium to large variable speed drives in industry

Author

Post, C.F.

Author_Institution

Lambda Eng. B.V., Hilversum, Netherlands

fYear

2014

fDate

16-23 Aug. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Over the last two decades, the number and variety of process control applications with variable speed motor drives (VSDs) in the range of hundreds of kW´s up to MW´s have permanently expanded. This paper provides an overview of the main Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) issues encountered with these drives in industrial applications, the corresponding EMC solutions and their theoretical background. The content is based on numerous EMI incidents and troubleshooting measurements in production facilities for oil and gas, chemicals, food processing as well as paper and steel mills.

Keywords

electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic interference; motor drives; process control; variable speed drives; EMC design consideration; EMI issue; VSD; electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic interference; industrial application; process control application; production facility; variable speed motor drive; Cable shielding; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic interference; IEC standards; Instruments; Power cables; Power supplies;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI

Conference_Location

Beijing

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929538

Filename

6929538