Real-time transputter-based measurement apparatus: Performance testing

The authors deal with transputter-based equipment used in online indirect measurements on induction motors, by using an estimation algorithm performed in real-time. Starting with a brief description of the actual equipment, some considerations relating to the multiprocessor architecture are reported to point out hardware and software solutions adopted to fit real-time requirements. The dynamic behavior of the measurement station is discussed to highlight the overall equipment performance in terms of the achievable accuracy and execution speed. Some experimental results concerning the working operations of an actual induction motor fed by an inverter are included