Control of Electrical Drives

Control of Electrical Drives: Closed Loop Speed Control of Multi Motor Drives : When mechanical part of the load is of large physical dimension it becomes desirable to share the…

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Phase Locked Loop Control

Phase Locked Loop Control(PLL): A PI controller ideally should provide perfect speed regulation. However, due to imperfections in sensing and control circuits, the closed-loop schemes described earlier can at best…

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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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Current Limit Control of Drives

Current Limit Control of Drives: Current Limit Control of Drives scheme of Fig. 3.3 is employed to limit the converter and motor current below a safe limit during transient operations.…

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Speed Control and Drive Classification

Speed Control and Drive Classification: Speed Control and Drive Classification are the Drivers where the driving motor runs at a nearly fixed speed are known as Constant Speed or Single…

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Modes of Operation of Electrical Drive

Modes of Operation of Electrical Drive: Three types of Modes of Operation of Electrical Drive: Steady-State Acceleration including starting Deceleration including stopping As we know already, steady-state operation takes place…

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Dynamics of Electrical Drives

Dynamics of Electrical Drives: Classification of Load Torques : As we know already, the nature of Classification of Load Torques depends on particular application. A low speed hoist is an…

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Load Equalisation in Electrical Drives

Load Equalisation in Electrical Drives: Load Equalisation in Electrical Drives - In some drive applications, load torque fluctuates widely within short intervals of time. For example, in pressing machines a…

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