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System and method to determine electric motor efficiency using an equivalent circuit

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OSTI ID:1019121

A system and method for determining electric motor efficiency includes a monitoring system having a processor programmed to determine efficiency of an electric motor under load while the electric motor is online. The determination of motor efficiency is independent of a rotor speed measurement. Further, the efficiency is based on a determination of stator winding resistance, an input voltage, and an input current. The determination of the stator winding resistance occurs while the electric motor under load is online.

Research Organization:
Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-04GO14000
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Patent Number(s):
7,956,637
Application Number:
US Patent Application 12/132,194
OSTI ID:
1019121
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

A self-tuning closed-loop flux observer for sensorless torque control of standard induction machines journal September 1997
Comparison of induction motor field efficiency evaluation methods journal January 1998
A comparison of spectrum estimation techniques for sensorless speed detection in induction machines journal January 1997
Sensorless speed measurement using current harmonic spectral estimation in induction machine drives journal January 1996

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