Speed Control of Induction Motors
Recall the equation
for synchronous speed:
Ns = 120 f / p
Therefore, to control
the speed of an induction
Motor, we can control
the frequency of the
Supply. Changing the
frequency changes the
Nominal speed of the
machine.
However, we also want
to keep the flux (Ö) in the
Machine at the design
value. Recall the flux
Linking equation:
V = 4.44 Ö N
f
· Pole Changing
Early machines were
designing with multiple poles to facilitate speed control by pole changing. By
switching in different numbers or combinations of poles, a limited number of
fixed speeds could be obtaining.
· Variable Rotor
Resistance
The speed of induction
motors can however be varied over a limited range by varying the rotor
resistance as noted in the section on slip but only by using wound rotor
designs negating many of the advantages of the induction motor.
· Variable
Frequency
Since motor speed
depends on the speed of the rotating field, speed control can be effecting by
changing the frequency of the AC power supplied to the motor.
As in most machines,
the induction motor is designed to work with the flux density just below the
saturation point over most of its operating range to achieve optimum
efficiency.
B = K2 (V/f)
Where V is the applied
voltage, f is the supply frequency and k2 is a constant
depending on the shape and configuration of the stator poles.
In other words if the
flux density is constant, the Volts per Hertz is also a constant. This is an
important relationship and it has the following consequences.
- For speed control, the supply voltage must increase in step with the frequency; otherwise, the flux in the machine will deviate from the desired optimum operating point. Practical motor controllers based on frequency control must therefore have a means of simultaneously controlling the motor supply voltage. This is known as Volts/Hertz control.
- Increasing the frequency without increasing the voltage will cause a reduction of the flux in the magnetic circuit thus reducing the motor's output torque. The reduced motor torque will tend to increase the slip with respect to the new supply frequency. This in turn causes a greater current to flow in the stator, increasing the IR volt drop across the windings as well as the I2R copper losses in the windings. The result is a major drop in the motor efficiency. Increasing the frequency still further will ultimately cause the motor to stall.
- Increasing the voltage without increasing the frequency
will cause the material in the magnetic circuit to saturate. Excessive
current will flow giving rise to high heat dissipation due to I2R
losses in the windings and high eddy current losses in the magnetic
circuit and ultimately failure of the motor due to overheating. Increasing
the voltage will not force the motor to exceed the synchronous speed
because as it approaches the synchronous speed the torque drops to zero.
The variable frequency is normally providing by an . inverter.See more about motor control
Note also that since
the induced current in the rotor is proportional to the flux density and the
flux density in turn is proportional to the line voltage, the torque, which
depends on the product of the flux density and the rotor current, is
proportional to the square of the line voltage V.
V/f CONTROL THEORY
As we can see in the
speed-torque characteristics, the
Induction motor draws
the rated current and delivers
The rated torque at
the base speed. When the load is
Increased (over-rated
load), while running at base
Speed, the speed drops
and the slip increases. As we
Have seen in the
earlier section, the motor can take up
To 2.5 times the rated
torque with around 20% drop in
the speed. Any further
increase of load on the shaft
Can stall the motor.
The torque developed
by the motor is directly
Proportional to the
magnetic field produced by the stator.
Therefore, the voltage
applied to the stator is directly
Proportional to the
product of stator flux and angular velocity.
This makes the flux
produced by the stator
Proportional to the
ratio of applied voltage and frequency of supply.
By varying the
frequency, the speed of the motor can
Be varied. Therefore,
by varying the voltage and
Frequency by the same
ratio, flux and hence, the
Torque can be kept
constant throughout the speed range.
Clearly, Ö is
proportional to V / f. Therefore, as we
vary the frequency, we
must also vary the
voltage in proportion.
(Volts per Hertz Rule)
The effect of VVVF
speed control is to retain the
shape of the
torque-speed curve, but shift it
along the speed axis.
*For VVVF control,
because the shape of the
Torque-speed curve is
the same at all
frequencies, it
follows that the torque of an
induction motor is the same whenever the
slip speed (rpm) is the same.
Slip speed = Synchronous Speed – Actual Speed
• With VVVF control, the speed range possible
is from
about 10% to 150% of rated speed.
• Below 10% of rated speed, the volts per
hertz ratio
has to be progressively increased to
compensate for
the IR drop in the stator. This is because at
very low
frequencies the stator resistance dominates
the
magnetizing reluctance (= 2 ð f L).
• Above rated the speed is limited by
centrifugal
. forces on the rotor
• To implement VVVF
control we need a
VVVF AC supply
• A supply of this nature is realized with
power electronics.
Typical torque curves
for different line frequencies. By varying the line frequency with an inverter,
induction motors can be kept on the stable part of the torque curve above the
peak over a wide range of rotation speeds. However, the inverters can be expensive,
and fixed line frequencies .
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