A capacitor start three phase induction motor

Author

Badr, M.A. ; Alolah, A.I. ; Abdel-Halim, M.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., King Saud Univ., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Volume

10

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

675

Lastpage

680

Abstract

A scheme for the fast starting of three-phase induction motors is proposed. This scheme is based on starting the motor from a single-phase power supply with the help of a phase balancer properly selected for achieving maximum starting torque. As the speed reaches a predetermined value, a simple centrifugal switch is used to reconnect the motor to the three-phase supply. The feasibility of the proposed scheme is proven through the development of a rigorous state-space mathematical model and its associated digital simulation, followed by experimental verification

Keywords

electric machine analysis computing; induction motors; machine testing; machine theory; power capacitors; power supplies to apparatus; starting; state-space methods; balancer capacitor; centrifugal switch; computer simulation; experimental performance; fast starting scheme; phase balancer; single-phase power supply; starting torque; state-space mathematical model; three-phase induction motors; three-phase supply reconnection; Capacitors; Impedance; Induction motors; Mathematical model; Rotors; State-space methods; Stators; Switches; Torque; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/60.475838

Filename

475838