This paper presents the modelling and analysis of a piezoelectric annular stator structure for a new in-situ dynamic balance regulator which is driven by the in-plane bending vibration of the stator. The mathematical model for the in-plane vibration is first developed using an analytical method to determine the theoretical excitation frequency. The excitation modes and structural parameters are...

The aim of this paper is to analyze how a permanent magnet linear generator for wave power behaves when the stator slots are closed. The usual design of stator geometry is to use open slots to maintain a low magnetic leakage flux between the stator teeth. By doing this, harmonics are induced in the magnetic flux density in the air-gap due to slotting. The closed slots are designed to cause satu...

Novel induction motor control optimizing both torque response and efficiency is proposed in the paper. The main contribution of the paper is a new structure of rotor flux observer aimed for the speed-sensorless operation of induction machine servo-drive at both, low and high speed, where rapid speed changes can occur. The control differs from the conventional field-oriented control. Stator and ...

MotA and MotB are integral membrane proteins that form the stator complex of the proton-driven bacterial flagellar motor. The stator complex functions as a proton channel and couples proton flow with torque generation. The stator must be anchored to an appropriate place on the motor, and this is believed to occur through a putative peptidoglycan-binding (PGB) motif within the C-terminal peripla...

The bacterial flagellar motor is a remarkable nanomachine that provides motility through flagellar rotation. Prior structural studies have revealed the stunning complexity of the purified rotor and C-ring assemblies from flagellar motors. In this study, we used high-throughput cryo-electron tomography and image analysis of intact Borrelia burgdorferi to produce a three-dimensional (3-D) model o...

0017-9310/$ see front matter 2009 Elsevier Ltd. A doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.09.006 * Corresponding author. Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7594 6215 E-mail addresses: [email protected] (D.A. ac.uk (A.S. Holmes), [email protected] (K.R. Pu This paper describes a new experimental method for measuring stator heat transfer in a rotor–stator disc system using an electrical heater array. Th...

This paper presents a direct flux and torque control (DTC) of three phase induction motor drive (IMD) using PI and fuzzy logic controllers (FLC) for speed regulator (SR) and low torque ripples. This control method is based on DTC operating principles. The DTC is one of the most excellent direct control strategies of stator flux and torque ripples of IMD. The key issue of the DTC is the strategy...

This paper proposes a competent and effective scheme to enhance the ride-through capability of DFIGbased wind turbines under unbalanced voltage dip conditions. The proposed method is realized through joint use of the rotor-side converter control and a three-phase stator damping resistor (SDR) placed in series with the stator windings. By means of an asymmetrical SDR idea, during the unbalanced ...

The state of degradation of stator groundwall insulation in induction motor results in the state of unbalance in three-phase stator current at fundamental frequency. In this investigation, the computer simulation model to determine this state of unbalance is developed. On the basis of park’s transformation model the unbalanced stator current data in three-phase machine variable (‘abc’) form is ...

The bacterial flagellar motor (BFM) is responsible for driving bacterial locomotion and chemotaxis, fundamental processes in pathogenesis and biofilm formation. In the BFM, torque is generated at the interface between transmembrane proteins (stators) and a rotor. It is well established that the passage of ions down a transmembrane gradient through the stator complex provides the energy for torq...