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Title: Brushless doubly-fed motor control system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1531410

An AC variable speed drive (VSD) system having a brushless doubly-fed motor receives power from an electric power grid at a system frequency of the grid and drives a mechanical load. The motor has a rotor with rotor windings and a stator with stator windings comprising first and second polyphase stator systems. The first stator system receives power from the grid at the system frequency. A sensor senses a parameter of the received power by the drive and produces a corresponding power sensor signal. A VSD controller receives and processes the power sensor signal and a reference signal which has been established according to a desired motor operation strategy, and generates therefrom a controller signal. A converter, such as a power electronic converter, receives and converts power from a converter pow This invention was made with government support under Grant No. 79-85BP24332, awarded by the Bonneville Power Administration. The United States government has certain rights in this invention.

Research Organization:
Oregon State Univ., Eugene, OR (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
79-85BP24332
Assignee:
The State of Oregon Acting by and through the State Board of Higher (Eugene, OR)
Patent Number(s):
5,239,251
Application Number:
07/742,568
OSTI ID:
1531410
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1991-08-07
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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