Title :
Variable speed brushless DC motor drive for household refrigerator compressor
Author :
Rasmussen, C.B. ; Ritchie, E.
Author_Institution :
Aalborg Univ., Denmark
Abstract :
Household refrigerators usually employ on/off-controlled, constant-speed, single-phase induction motors as compressor drives. This paper describes results obtained on a prototype refrigerator fitted with a variable-speed, three-phase, brushless DC motor drive. Considerations regarding the motor construction are described, and test results of the motor and drive efficiency are presented and discussed
Keywords :
variable speed drives; drive efficiency; household refrigerator compressor; motor construction; motor efficiency; three-phase brushless DC motor drive; variable speed brushless DC motor drive;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines and Drives, 1997 Eighth International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 444)
Conference_Location :
Cambridge
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-696-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971052
