Braking in hoisting drives is used to reduce the speed of the load (cargo) or to stop it completely. Braking can be realized using electrical and mechanical means; mechanical brake is used to hold the suspended cargo after disconnecting the driving motor from the supply. In modern hoisting electric drive systems, in addition to mechanical braking, electric braking is also used. Electric braking...

This paper presents an electric drive system whose motor is connected to a battery by means of a buck DC/DC converter. This motor is further connected to an ultracapacitor by means of a boost DC/DC converter. First, operation and break processes are studied when the converters are switched off as well as when they are switched on in current limitation mode. Then, a comparative analysis of the r...

Model for efficiency optimization of electric elevator drive is presented in this paper. It combines two strategies for efficiency optimization: Loss model control and Search control. Search control technique is used in a steady state of drive and loss model during transient processes. As a result, power and energy losses are reduced, especially when load torque is significant less related to i...

Hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and battery electric vehicles offer the potential to reduce both oil imports and greenhouse gases, as well as to offer a financial benefit to the driver. However, assessing these potential benefits is complicated by several factors, including the driving habits of the operator. We focus on driver aggression, i.e., the level of accelera...

The paper focuses on some aspects of control and estimation in electric drives with inverter output filters. The filters are used in some industrial drives with pulse width modulated (PWM) inverters. They smoothes the motor supply voltage and current so nearly sinusoidal shapes are obtained. The filters can also limit the bearing current and shaft voltages. Because of the voltage drop and phase...

Some aspects are illustrated of energy conversion processes during the operation of electric railway vehicles with traction induction motors, in order to support transport systems’ sustainability. Increasing efforts are being expended to enhance the sustainability of transportation technologies and systems. Since electric drive systems are used with variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF) in...

According to the independence, accuracy and controllability of the driving/braking torque of the distributed drive electric vehicle, a control strategy of differential drive assisted steering was designed. Firstly, the assisted curve under different speed and steering wheel torque was developed and the differential torques were distributed to the right and left front wheels. Then the steering r...

The article discusses the solution to problem of underground railway transport slipping in dynamic modes, which occurs when there is a significant difference speeds driving and driven pairs wheels. state rail surfaces largely determines coefficient adhesion, therefore, using mathematical model, condition for dependence magnitude tractive effort selected. For effective acceleration deceleration ...

Many perceive electric vehicles (EVs) to be ecoenvironmentally sustainable because they are free of emissions of toxic and greenhouse gases to the environment. However, few have questioned the sustainability of the electric power required to drive these vehicles. This paper presents an in-depth study that indicates that massive infusion of EVs to our society in a short time span will likely cre...