Finite element modeling of induction motor for variable speed drives

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present a new finite element technique to simulate variable speed drives.

Design/methodology/approach

The induction motor (IM) is simulated according to the adopted control strategy. This allows use of only magnetostatic simulation for both no‐load and under‐load simulations.

Findings

The procedure allows the analysis of the performance of the IM drive taking into account iron saturation in all operation points.

Originality/value

The entire system design is considered in the paper, both the electrical machine and the control strategy.

Citation

Alberti, L., Bianchi, N. and Bolognani, S. (2010), "Finite element modeling of induction motor for variable speed drives", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 29 No. 5, pp. 1245-1256. https://doi.org/10.1108/03321641011061452