Rotor end factors for 2-D FEA of induction motors with smooth or slitted solid rotor

Induction Motors with Rotor Helical Motion

Modeling end effect due to axial slitting in solid-rotor induction motors

Axial slits remarkably improve performance of the solid-rotor induction motors due to reduction of the rotor surface impedance. Those also change the end effect, but this is usually ignored in analysis, as it would require taking account for a realistic current density distribution. This work employs a simplified local 3-d finite element analysis to create a surrogate model of this end effect. ...

Electromagnetic forces in cage induction motors with rotor eccentricity

The paper deals with the electromagnetic forces in induction machines when the rotor is performing eccentric motion with respect to the stator. The studied eccentric motions of the rigid cage rotor are cylindrical circular whirling motion, symmetric conical whirling motion and the combination of these two basic modes of eccentric motions. The multi-slice, time stepping finite element analysis i...

Virtual Instruments for Detecting Rotor Faults in Induction Motors

Rotating electrical machines play an important role in the world’s industrial life. Hence there is a strong demand on their reliable and safe operation. Their faults and failures can lead to excessive downtimes and generate enormous costs in reduced output, emergency maintenance and lost revenues. Therefore the fault detection methods of electrical machines are of real interest. For the rotor f...

Rotor Flux and Speed Observers for Induction Motors

Abstract— The objective of this paper is to investigate the use of observers in the sensorless control of induction motor drives. First, three recently proposed rotor flux and speed observers for induction motors are analyzed and compared using a unified notation. Unresolved issues for each method are noted. Then, an alternative rotor flux and speed observer architecture is described, which is ...