Title :
Powering the Future of Industry: High-Power Adjustable Speed Drive Topologies
Author :
Kouro, Samir ; Rodriguez, Jose ; Wu, Bin ; Bernet, Steffen ; Perez, Marcelo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. Tec. Federico Santa Maria, Valparaiso, Chile
Abstract :
The HP-ASD technology has experienced a huge development in the last decade. This can be appreciated by the large number of recently introduced drive configurations on the market. In addition, many industrial applications are reaching MV operation and megawatt range or have experienced changes in requirements on efficiency, performance, and power quality, making the use of HP-ASDs more attractive. It can be concluded that, HP-ASDs is an enabling technology ready to continue powering the future of industry for the decades to come.
Keywords :
industries; power convertors; variable speed drives; HP-ASD technology; MV operation; drive configurations; future industry; high-power adjustable speed drive topologies; industrial applications; life-cycle costs; megawatt range; power converters; power quality; Cost benefit analysis; Industrial processes; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Logic gates; Power conversion; Rectifiers; Variable speed drives;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIAS.2012.2192231
