Adjustable Speed Drive Study, Part 2.
Advances in speed control for motors in recent years, notably those in power electronics, have widened the range of application for several adjustable speed drive (ASD) types to include the smaller horsepower sizes. The DC motor drive, formerly in almost universal use for speed control, is being challenged by the high efficiency induction motor/pulse width modulation (PWM) drive; and for special small horsepower size applications, by the permanent magnet motor/PWM inverter drive or by the switched reluctance motor drive. The main characteristics of the several ASD types suitable for small horsepower size applications are discussed, as well as their unwanted side effects: poor power factor, harmonic distortion of the supply, acoustic noise, and electromagnetic interference. A procedure is recommended for determining which, if any, ASD to use.
- Research Organization:
- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (USA). Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Sponsoring Organization:
- United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI79-85BP23169
- OSTI ID:
- 5485631
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/BP-23169-2; ON: DE90002771
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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