Eddy Current Drives

Eddy Current Drives: Eddy Current Drives consists of an eddy current clutch placed between an induction motor running at a fixed speed and the variable speed load. Speed is controlled…

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Variable Frequency Control From Current Source

Variable Frequency Control From Current Source: Control of induction motor employing variable frequency voltage sources was considered in previous section. This section considers motor control by Variable Frequency Control From…

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Ward Leonard Method of Speed Control

Ward Leonard Method of Speed Control: Known after the name of its inventor Ward Leonard Method of Speed Control (1891), it consists of a separately excited generator feeding the dc…

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Closed Loop Torque Control of Drives

Closed Loop Torque Control of Drives: Closed Loop Torque Control of Drives scheme of Fig. 3.4 finds application in battery operated vehicles, rail cars and electric trains. Driver presses the…

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Rotating Machines Articles

Rotating Machines Articles: Rotating Electrical Machines: We Know that electromechanical energy conversion takes place whenever a change in flux is associated with mechanical motion. Speed voltage is generated in a…

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Fundamentals of Electrical Drives Articles

Fundamentals of Electrical Drives Articles:   This Fundamentals of Electrical Drives Articles which includes the following topics: Electric Drive Motor Types of Electrical Drives Choice of Electrical Drives Torque Equation…

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Microprocessors and Control for Electric Drives Articles

Microprocessors and Control for Electric Drives Articles: Introduction to Microprocessors and Control of Electric Drives: Conventionally, control of thyristor converter fed electrical drives (both dc and ac) is performed using…

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