Title :
Design and efficiency comparison of electric motors for low power variable speed drives with focus on permanent magnet motors
Author :
Rasmussen, Claus B. ; Andersen, Henrik R. ; Ritchie, Ewen ; Pedersen, John K.
Author_Institution :
Aalborg Univ., Denmark
Abstract :
Low power industrial motor drives are dominated by the induction motor, followed by permanent magnet (PM) motors. This paper presents an efficiency comparison of these motors from measurements on six 100 W motors of comparable size, fed by VSI PWM DC-link inverters. The focus is on the PM motors as these seem to offer the highest efficiency at low power ratings. To set the PM motors in perspective, comparison is made to a 2 pole, 3 phase, induction motor
Keywords :
PWM invertors; design engineering; induction motor drives; industries; machine testing; permanent magnet motors; variable speed drives; 100 W; VSI PWM DC-link inverters; design; efficiency; induction motor; industrial motor drives; low power ratings; measurements; permanent magnet motors; testing; variable speed drives;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Machines and Drives, 1995. Seventh International Conference on (Conf. Publ. No. 412)
Conference_Location :
Durham
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-648-2
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19950908
