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Title: System and method to determine electric motor efficiency nonintrusively

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1023913

A system and method for nonintrusively determining electric motor efficiency includes a processor programed to, while the motor is in operation, determine a plurality of stator input currents, electrical input data, a rotor speed, a value of stator resistance, and an efficiency of the motor based on the determined rotor speed, the value of stator resistance, the plurality of stator input currents, and the electrical input data. The determination of the rotor speed is based on one of the input power and the plurality of stator input currents. The determination of the value of the stator resistance is based on at least one of a horsepower rating and a combination of the plurality of stator input currents and the electrical input data. The electrical input data includes at least one of an input power and a plurality of stator input voltages.

Research Organization:
Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC36-04GO14000
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation (Cleveland, OH)
Patent Number(s):
8,010,318
Application Number:
12/132,151
OSTI ID:
1023913
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
Sensorless speed measurement using current harmonic spectral estimation in induction machine drives journal January 1996
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

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