Title :
A PWM Strategy with Reduced Bearing Currents for Five-Phase Motors
Author :
Freitas, Isaac S. ; Toliyat, Hamid A. ; Jacobina, Cursino B. ; Ozturk, Salih Baris
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Campina Grande, Campina Grande
Abstract :
The problem of bearing currents in ac motor drive systems can be mitigated by proper selection of the PWM strategy. In this paper, a modulation strategy to reduce the bearing currents in five-phase electric machines is studied.
Keywords :
AC motor drives; machine bearings; pulse width modulation; PWM strategy; ac motor drive systems; bearing currents; five-phase electric machines; five-phase motors; modulation strategy; reduced bearing currents; AC motors; Electric machines; Induction motor drives; Jacobian matrices; Modems; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation inverters; Stators; Tellurium; Voltage; Bearing currents mitigation; PWM strategies; five-phase induction motor drives;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, 2007. VPPC 2007. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7803-9760-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7803-9761-3
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2007.4544151
