Chapter 15

Synchronous Motor Drives

• A large variety of applications – higher efficiency

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 Rotor Structure

• Permanent-magnet or wound with a field

winding

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 Per-Phase Representation

• In sinusoidal steady state

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 Phasor Diagram

• Optimum operation

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 Rotor Position

• Needs closed-loop operation knowing the rotor

position

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 Synchronous Motor Drive

• Controller based on steady state operation

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Trapezoidal Waveform Synchronous Motor

• used in applications where speed of response not critical

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Load-Commutated Inverter (LCI) Drive

• Used in very large power ratings

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 LCI Drive Controller

• Line converter controls the dc-link current

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 Three-Phase Cycloconverter

• Low-frequency ac output is
synthesized

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