• DocumentCode
    3210053
  • Title

    Isolating the Impact of PWM Modulation on Motor Iron Losses

  • Author

    Boglietti, A. ; Cavagnino, A. ; Knight, A.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Ing. Elettr., Politec. di Torino, Turin
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    5-9 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an investigation into the impact that PWM harmonics have on iron losses in an induction motor. In order to isolate the effect on iron losses, a special test motor is used, with a plastic rotor cage. The special motor is operated at standstill and input power is measured and allocated as stator copper loss or iron loss. Using sinusoidal and PWM supply conditions, the influence of amplitude modulation index and switching frequency are investigated.
  • Keywords
    harmonics; induction motors; machine testing; pulse width modulation; rotors; PWM harmonics; PWM modulation; amplitude modulation index; induction motor; motor iron losses; plastic rotor cage; Copper; Induction motors; Iron; Loss measurement; Plastics; Power measurement; Pulse width modulation; Rotors; Stators; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 2008. IAS '08. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Edmonton, Alta.
  • ISSN
    0197-2618
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2278-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0197-2618
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/08IAS.2008.50
  • Filename
    4658838