Artigo Revisado por pares

Influence of the neutral in the thermal performance of a three-phase induction motor under unbalanced power supply using the finite element approach

1998; Emerald Publishing Limited; Volume: 17; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1108/03321649810203305

ISSN

2054-5606

Autores

J.A. Dias Pinto, A. Paulo Coimbra, Carlos Lemos Antunes, Xosé Manuel López Fernández, Manuel Pérez Donsión,

Tópico(s)

Induction Heating and Inverter Technology

Resumo

In this paper the influence of the neutral in the thermal performance of a three‐phase squirrel cage induction motor fed by asymmetrical supply voltages is studied and analysed. A 2D finite element formulation was used to solve the steady‐state heat transfer problem. The eddy currents in the rotor bars were evaluated using a combined 3D finite element approach with analytical expressions. The numerical solutions are compared with measured experimental results obtained in laboratory tests for two load conditions and two unbalanced power supply situations with and without the neutral wire connected.

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