TITLE:
Energy Efficient Control of Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive
AUTHORS:
Hussein Sarhan
KEYWORDS:
Induction Motor Drive, Efficiency Optimization, Slip Compensation
JOURNAL NAME:
Energy and Power Engineering,
Vol.3 No.2,
May
18,
2011
ABSTRACT: Induction motors are extensively used in industrial and household appliances and consume more than 50% of the total generated electrical energy. The need for energy conservation is increasing the requirements for saving the electrical energy. It is therefore important to optimize the efficiency of electrical drive systems under certain operating conditions. This paper proposes a new control scheme based on search method taking advantage of the fact, that at a certain torque and speed (operating point) there is only one value of stator voltage that operates the motor at optimum efficiency. Simulation performed and results are presented.