Multi-Level Open End Windings Multi-Motor Drives
A multi-level open-end winding converter topology for multiple-motor drives is presented featuring a main multi-level inverter processing the power delivered to the motors and an active filter based on an auxiliary two-level inverter. The main inverter operates at the fundamental frequency in order...
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| author | Salvatore Foti Antonio Testa Salvatore De Caro Tommaso Scimone Giacomo Scelba Giuseppe Scarcella |
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| description | A multi-level open-end winding converter topology for multiple-motor drives is presented featuring a main multi-level inverter processing the power delivered to the motors and an active filter based on an auxiliary two-level inverter. The main inverter operates at the fundamental frequency in order to achieve low switching power losses, while the active filter is Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) operated to suitably shape the motor currents. The proposed configuration features less phase current distortion than conventional multi-level inverters operating at the fundamental frequency, while achieving a higher efficiency compared to PWM multi-level inverters. Experimental results confirm the effectiveness of such a configuration on both multiple motors-single converter and multiple motor-multiple converter drives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c26e595f30f437fb64dd60ffeaaf22d2022-12-22T04:04:02ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732019-03-0112586110.3390/en12050861en12050861Multi-Level Open End Windings Multi-Motor DrivesSalvatore Foti0Antonio Testa1Salvatore De Caro2Tommaso Scimone3Giacomo Scelba4Giuseppe Scarcella5DI, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, ItalyDI, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, ItalyDI, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, ItalyDI, University of Messina, 98122 Messina, ItalyDIEEI, University of Catania, 95131 Catania, ItalyDIEEI, University of Catania, 95131 Catania, ItalyA multi-level open-end winding converter topology for multiple-motor drives is presented featuring a main multi-level inverter processing the power delivered to the motors and an active filter based on an auxiliary two-level inverter. The main inverter operates at the fundamental frequency in order to achieve low switching power losses, while the active filter is Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) operated to suitably shape the motor currents. The proposed configuration features less phase current distortion than conventional multi-level inverters operating at the fundamental frequency, while achieving a higher efficiency compared to PWM multi-level inverters. Experimental results confirm the effectiveness of such a configuration on both multiple motors-single converter and multiple motor-multiple converter drives.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/5/861multilevel convertermulti-motor driveharmonic mitigationactive filteropen end winding motorhigh efficiency drivehigh reliability applications |
| spellingShingle | Salvatore Foti Antonio Testa Salvatore De Caro Tommaso Scimone Giacomo Scelba Giuseppe Scarcella Multi-Level Open End Windings Multi-Motor Drives Energies multilevel converter multi-motor drive harmonic mitigation active filter open end winding motor high efficiency drive high reliability applications |
| title | Multi-Level Open End Windings Multi-Motor Drives |
| title_full | Multi-Level Open End Windings Multi-Motor Drives |
| title_fullStr | Multi-Level Open End Windings Multi-Motor Drives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multi-Level Open End Windings Multi-Motor Drives |
| title_short | Multi-Level Open End Windings Multi-Motor Drives |
| title_sort | multi level open end windings multi motor drives |
| topic | multilevel converter multi-motor drive harmonic mitigation active filter open end winding motor high efficiency drive high reliability applications |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/5/861 |
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