Optimization of single-phase induction motor design. I. Formulation of the optimization technique

Author

Huang, Heng ; Fuchs, Ewald ; Zak, Z.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Colorado Univ., Boulder, CO, USA

Volume

3

Issue

2

fYear

1988

fDate

6/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

349

Lastpage

356

Abstract

The optimal design of the motor dimensions, the capacitance of the run capacitor, the winding distribution and the choice of the electrical steel are the most important sources for an improvement of the efficiency of modern single-phase induction motors for given performance and material cost constraints. The formulation of the techniques which realize this optimization is dealt with, based on nonlinear programming approaches. A comparative study for both the method of boundary search along active constraints and the Han-Powell method is performed from a theoretical convergence and practical application point of view to develop the best method for the optimization of single-phase induction motor designs

Keywords

induction motors; nonlinear programming; Han-Powell method; boundary search; capacitance; electrical steel; motor dimensions; nonlinear programming; optimization technique; run capacitor; single-phase induction motor design; winding distribution; Building materials; Capacitance; Capacitors; Constraint optimization; Constraint theory; Convergence; Cost function; Design optimization; Induction motors; Steel;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/60.4741

Filename

4741