Title :
The industrial application of simulation to solve transient electric motor drive problems using readily available data
Author :
Meyer, A.S. ; McCulloch, M. ; Landy, C.F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
By using a relatively compact set of PC-based programs, an ability to simulate the transient behavior of sophisticated electrical drives in industry has been achieved. By the use of simulation, commonly occurring operating problems, including those associated with switching, reswitching after supply interruptions, short circuits of different types, and sudden and cyclic mechanical load variations are easily addressed. Both synchronous and induction motor drives can be modeled in motoring, generating, or braking modes. It is shown that, using the performance data available from routine tests of the machines, accurate simulations are possible even for cage induction motors with complex deep bar rotor slots. The usefulness of the software has been greatly extended by introducing an extremely easy-to-use on screen input procedure
Keywords :
AC motors; digital simulation; electric drives; electric machine analysis computing; industries; machine theory; microcomputer applications; rotors; PC; braking; digital simulation; electric motor drive; generating; induction motor; industrial application; mechanical load variations; motoring; on screen input procedure; operating problems; performance; reswitching; rotor; short circuits; software; supply interruptions; switching; synchronous motors; transient behavior; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Electricity supply industry; Induction generators; Induction motor drives; Induction motors; Load management; Rotors; Switching circuits; Synchronous generators;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1993., Conference Record of the 1993 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1462-X
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1993.298940