Fault-Tolerant Technique for Δ-Connected AC-Motor Drives

Authors

Ahmed Mohamed Sayed Ahmed, Marquette UniversityFollow
Behrooz Mirafzal, Marquette University
Nabeel Demerdash, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

8 p.

Publication Date

6-2011

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Source Publication

IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion

Source ISSN

0885-8969

Abstract

A fault-tolerant technique for motor-drive systems is introduced in this paper. The technique is merely presented for ac motors with Δ-connected circuits in their stator windings. In this technique, the faulty phase is isolated by solid-state switches after the occurrence of a failure in one of the stator phases. Then, the fault-tolerant technique manages current-flow in the remaining healthy phases. This technique is to significantly mitigate torque pulsations, which are caused by an open-Δ configuration in the stator windings. The performance of the fault-tolerant technique was experimentally verified using a 5-hp 460-V induction motor-drive system and the results are presented in this paper.

Comments

Accepted version. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Vol. 26, No. 2 (June 2011): 646-653. DOI. © 2011 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Ahmed, Ahmed Mohamed Sayed; Mirafzal, Behrooz; and Demerdash, Nabeel, "Fault-Tolerant Technique for Δ-Connected AC-Motor Drives" (2011). Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 202.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/electric_fac/202