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Flux Observer-Based vector control for Induction Motor

The induction motor offers the best value for money and is therefore used in many different application fields where power requirements are higher than a few kilowatts. ln order to be able to reduce the priee and the motor's size, a control algorithm based ...

2013

Behavioral high-frequency modeling of electrical motors

Ivica Stevanovic

Reliable simulations of electromagnetic interference in motor drive power electronic systems ask for accurate high-frequency motor models. A methodology for creating frequency dependent behavioral circuit models of ac electrical motors is presented in this ...

IEEE2013

An Automatic Test Bench for Complete Characterization of Vibration-Energy Harvesters

Nico de Rooij, Danick Briand, Jinyu Jason Ruan, Andres Felipe Vasquez Quintero, Pattanaphong Janphuang, Robert Andrew Lockhart

This paper presents an automated test bench, based on a rigorous measurement procedure, used to fully characterize vibration energy harvesters including determination of the resonance frequency, impedance, optimal load, and output power as a function of bo ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2013

Brain-Controlled Wheelchairs: A Robotic Architecture

José del Rocio Millán Ruiz, Tom Edward Carlson

Independent mobility is core to being able to perform activities of daily living by oneself. However, powered wheelchairs are not an option for a large number of people who are unable to use conventional interfaces, due to severe motor–disabilities. Non-in ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2013

Method for a switching loss reduction in PM drives

Andreas Gassner

Energy saving becomes more and more important. Therefore different improvements have been made in motor design, electronic devices and software in order to increase the overall efficiency of electronic motor drives. Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMS ...

2012

Flexible Winding for a Rotating Motor

The basic idea of the project (run in collaboration with a Swiss company) is to design a flexible winding, which will 'replace' the classical slotless BLDC motor winding. The new winding should be thermally and mechanically improved compared to the classic ...

2012

A Practical Solution to Mitigate Vibrations in Industrial PM Motors Having Concentric Windings

Dimitri Torregrossa, Luc Burdet, Christophe Espanet

Industry applications involving torque brushless dc motors require high efficiency over a large speed range. In order to achieve such specifications, flux weakening is necessary, which could lead to relative high electromagnetically induced vibrations and ...

Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc2012

Avoiding Feedback-Linearization Singularity Using a Quotient Method -- The Field-Controlled DC Motor Case

Dominique Bonvin, Philippe Müllhaupt

Feedback linearization requires a unique feedback law and a unique diffeomorphism to bring a system to Brunovsk´y normal form. Unfortunately, singularities might arise both in the feedback law and in the diffeomorphism. This paper demonstrates the ability ...

2012

Optimization of the Start-up Time of a Variable Speed Pump-Turbine Unit in Pumping Mode

Jean-Jacques Simond, Christophe Nicolet, Basile Kawkabani, Yves Pannatier

This paper presents the start-up and synchronization procedures of large variable- speed pump-turbine units in pumping mode. These procedures applied to a doubly-fed induction motor-generator with three-level voltage source inverters VSI cascade in the rot ...

2012

Transient Recovery Voltages in Vacuum Circuit Breakers Generated by the Interruption of Inrush Currents of Large Motors

Mario Paolone, Carlo Alberto Nucci

The switching of medium voltage electrical motors is typically realized by means of vacuum circuit breakers (VCBs) essentially in view of their elevated number of switching cycles. As known, switching of VCBs generates important transient recovery voltages ...

2011

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