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Precise positioning over a long stroke is required in various fields. Important advances in the field of electromagnetic motors, piezoelectric actuators and bearing technology allow nanometric and sub-arc-second resolution for linear or rotary actuators, r ...
In this paper, a method for sensorless position estimation of linear transducers at standstill is suggested. The method makes use of current pulses, which is a common sensorless starting technique for 3-phase synchronous motors. Most transducers possess ho ...
We will present a method allowing to evaluate the mechanical performances (torque, speed, mechanical power, dissipated losses in the surface of contact between stator and rotor) of the travelling wave ultrasonic motors. The visualization of the motor chara ...
Designing transducers or motors, requires the analysis of a lot of parameters such as length, temperature, efficiency, weight, etc. The solution to obtain the optimum results for given specifications is to analyze globally all the free parameters in one go ...
Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems2002
Developing a research autonomous plane for flying in a laboratory space is a challenge that forces one to understand the specific aerodynamic, power and construction constraints. In order to obtain a very slow flight while maintaining a high maneuverabilit ...
The LCI (Load commutated Inverter) is still today a suitable solution for supplying high power variable speed drive systems. The following main topics are described in this contribution: The modeling of a 20 MW LCI synchronous drive system for a compressio ...
This paper describes some techniques to improve the output waveform quality of multilevel inverts fed-indction machines. The investigated topologies are the diode-clamped and series-connection of H-bridges. Thesetechinques are based on an unequal dc-voltag ...
To design transducers or motors, it requires the analysis of a lot of parameters such as length, temperature, efficiency, weight, etc. To obtain the optimum results for given specifications, the solution is to analyze globally all the free parameters in on ...
Technical education in classical fields like electrical engineering is confronted in western countries with on one side a high demand for engineers coming from industry and on the other side by the reduced interest from younger generation, whose interest i ...
The aim of the present paper is to extend the well-known complex torque coefficient method usually used for synchronous machine rotor oscillations, to a slip energy recovery induction motor drive. To illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed extension, ...