Investigation of Saturation Effect in Induction Machine Parameter Using LabVIEW CompactRIO
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2019-08
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Magnetic saturation in electrical machines has major influence on operational characteristics of
the machine. To apply precise control mechanism on an induction machine, the development of
accurate and reliable knowledge of parameter variation in induction machineās operating region
during magnetic saturation is needed.
This thesis deals with bringing an alternative approach on investigation of the impact of
magnetic saturation, on the steady-state operation of the controlled induction motor, using
CompactRIO (a powerful control and acquisition system introduced by national instrument). The
reason behind the selection of CompactRIO is because it is a rugged, reconfigurable embedded
system that can be used for reliable stand-alone control applications. Control engineers can be
benefited from FPGA technology without any knowledge of hardware description language,
because CompactRIO can be developed using LabVIEW development platform.
The core essence of the presented work is to obtain required steady-state torque with minimal
stator current. The influence of the mutual inductance mismatch (difference between the value of
parameter Lm used in the controller and the real value of Lm in the machine) due to saturation is
analytically verified in a simple mathematical-model modification that reduces the influence on
the drive performance. Methods for the selection of magnetizing reference current are provided
and effectiveness and accuracy of this investigation method is verified by LabVIEW simulation.
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Saturation Effect, Induction Machine, LabVIEW, CompactRIO