• DocumentCode
    1488924
  • Title

    Low-Cost Variable Speed Drive Based on a Brushless Doubly-Fed Motor and a Fractional Unidirectional Converter

  • Author

    Shao, Shiyi ; Abdi, Ehsan ; McMahon, Richard

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • Volume
    59
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    317
  • Lastpage
    325
  • Abstract
    The paper presents a low-cost variable-speed drive system comprising a brushless doubly-fed motor (BDFM) and a fractionally rated unidirectional frequency converter. A simple control algorithm is proposed for regulating the drive´s speed and torque. A method of starting the BDFM in the cascade mode is presented and the starting performance is analyzed. The efficiency of the BDFM is discussed and the dynamic performance of the drive is verified by experimental results obtained from a 180 frame-size BDFM.
  • Keywords
    frequency convertors; machine control; torque; variable speed drives; brushless doubly-fed motor; cascade mode; drive speed; drive torque; fractionally rated unidirectional frequency converter; low-cost variable speed drive; simple control; Converters; Mathematical model; Rotors; Stator windings; Torque; Windings; Brushless doubly-fed motor (BDFM); dynamic performance; phase angle controller; unidirectional converter;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0046
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIE.2011.2138672
  • Filename
    5742768