Title :
SPICE-assisted simulation of controlled electric drives: an application to switched reluctance drives
Author :
Franceschini, Giovanni ; Pirani, Stefano ; Rinaldi, Mario ; Tassoni, Carla
Author_Institution :
Fac. di Ingegneria, Bologna Univ., Italy
Abstract :
An example of simulation of a closed loop controlled electric device that shows the feasibility of simulating the equipment by means of a general-purpose electronic circuit analysis program is described. The SPICE program was used because of its well-known facilities for simulating electronic circuits. A method for extending the SPICE facilities to simulate the electromechanical energy conversion and the drive control is reported. The simulation of a switched reluctance motor drive with closed loop speed control is considered, and the results were validated by experimental tests executed on an industrial drive
Keywords :
closed loop systems; digital simulation; electric drives; electric machine analysis computing; machine control; machine testing; machine theory; reluctance motors; software packages; switching; velocity control; SPICE; closed loop speed control; digital simulation; electric machine analysis computing; electromechanical energy conversion; machine control; machine testing; software packages; switched reluctance motor drive; Analytical models; Circuit analysis; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Electronic circuits; Energy conversion; Industrial control; Reluctance motors; SPICE; Velocity control;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
