Braking of Induction Motor Drive: Following methods are employed for Braking of Induction Motor Drive: Regenerative braking Plugging or reverse voltage braking Dynamic (or rheostatic) braking further categorised as: ac dynamic braking self-excited braking using…

Starting of Induction Motor Drives: Starting of Induction Motor Drives arrangement is chosen based on the load requirements and nature of supply (weak or stiff). It may be required to have following features: Motor should…

Harmonic Equivalent Circuit of Induction Motor: When fed from an inverter or cycloconverter, the motor terminal voltage is non-sinusoidal but it has half-wave symmetry. A non-sinusoidal waveform can be resolved into fundamental and harmonic components…

Unbalanced Rotor Impedance Operation: Earlier Unbalanced Rotor Impedance Operation were employed for starting and speed control. They are not in use any more. However, a loose contact in the rotor circuit can cause unbalance in…

Unbalanced Source Voltages Operations: As Supply voltage may sometimes become unbalanced, it is useful to know the effect of Unbalanced Source Voltages Operations on motor performance. Further, motor terminal voltage may be unbalanced intentionally for…

Three Phase Induction Motors: Three Phase Induction Motors are of two types: squirrel-case and wound-rotor. In squirrel-cage, the rotor consists of longitudinal conductor-bars shorted by circular connectors at the two ends while in wound-rotor motor,…