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Electrical Drives and

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List of Experiments
1.

(A) DSP B A S E D O P E N LOOP SPEED CONTROL O F 3 -PHASE INDUCTION

MOTOR (V/F CONTROL)
(B) DSP B A S E D C L O S E D LOOP SPEED CONTROL O F 3-PHASE INDUCTION
MOTOR (V/F CONTROL)

2.

SPEED CONTROL OF 5 PHASE AC INDUCTION MOTOR USING IPM AND Micro2812

3.

SPEED CONTROL OF DC SHUNT MOTOR USING MICRO-28335 AND IPM

4.

DIFFERENT SPEED CONTROL TECHNIQUES OF THREE PHASE INDUCTION

MOTOR DRIVE USING PLC ENABLED ETHERNET BASED SYSTEM

5.

DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL
INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE

6.

DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF AC SERVO MOTOR DRIVE WITH ENCODER

FEEDBACK CLOSED LOOP CONTROL

7.

GENERATION OF GATE PULSES FOR THREE PHASE CONVERTER AND

INVERTER

8.

DYNAMIC MODELING OF INDUCTION MOTOR

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NAME OF THE STUDENT:

SI
NO
1a

NAME OF THE EXPERIMENT

DSP b a s e d O p e n Loop Speed Control of

1b

3 -Phase Induction
Motor (V/F control)
DSP b a s e d C l o s e d Loop Speed Control

of 3 -Phase Induction
Motor (V/F control)
Speed Control of 5 phase AC induction

motor using IPM and Micro-2812

Speed Control of DC Shunt Motor using

Micro-28335 and IPM

Different Speed Control Techniques of Three
Phase

REGISTER NO:

DATE

SIGN

MARKS (10)

Induction Motor Drive using PLC

Enabled Ethernet Based

System
Different Electrical Braking Techniques of

Three Phase Induction Motor Drive

Dynamic Response of AC Servo Motor Drive

with Encoder Feedback Closed Loop Control

Generation of Gate Pulses for Three Phase

Converter and Inverter

Dynamic Modeling of Induction Motor

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DSP B A S E D O P E N LOOP SPEED CONTROL O F

3 -PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR (V/F CONTROL)
AIM
To study the operation of open loop speed control of 3-phase AC motor using smart power
module and dsPIC Micro-4011 trainer kit (V/F control).
APPARATUS REQUIRED
1.
Smart power module (VPET-106A)
1No
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

DSPIC Micro-4011 Trainer Kit

Isolation transformer (230V/110-0-110V)
Proximity Sensor Box
3phase AC Motor
PIC Kit 2 downloader (Setup Box)
Cables
PC
Variac

1No
1No
1No
1No
1No
as required
1 Set
1No

CONNECTION PROCEDURE
1.
Connect an AC input supply to variac and variac output to Isolation transformer primary
input terminals (0-230V).
2.
Connect Isolation transformer secondary terminal 110V to smart power module input
terminal P and another 110V terminal to smart power module input terminal N.
3.
Connect smart power module output terminal R, Y, B to 3Motor terminal r, y, b.
4.
Connect motor speed feed back to proximity sensor card (speed feedback terminal).
5. Connect DSPIC Micro 4011 trainer kit to proximity sensor card by using 34 pin FRC
cable.
6. Connect PIC Kit 2 down loader to system by using USB port.
7. Connect PIC kit 2 down loader set up box to dsPIC Micro 4011 Trainer kit.
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
1.
Verify the connections are made as per the connection procedure.
2. Switch on the smart power module and dsPIC Micro - 4011 Trainer kit.
3.
Select and down loading the program for (V/F control) speed control of 3-phase AC
motor using PIC kit 2 downloader.
4.
Now smart power module reset LED is glow. Press the smart power module reset button
and then press dsPIC Micro - 4011 reset button. Now both the kits are ready to run the3phase AC motor.
5.
Switch ON the MCB, and then variac.
6.
Increase the supply voltage up to 230V by using variac.
7.
Now the LCD displays the following one by one with a delay of few seconds.
8.
Select the open loop using increment key
9. By pressing increment key we can change the Modulation Index and set frequency
value simultaneously. The Modulation Index and set frequency value varied up to
0.95 and 50Hz respectively.
10. Vary the current in steps.
11. Then the corresponding readings are taken and are tabulated.
12. Get back to initial positions by decreasing the current and turn off the motor

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TABULAR COLUMN
OPEN LOOP:
S.NO

MOD.
INDEX

SET
FREQUENC
Y(HZ)

ACTUAL
SPEED
(RPM)

CURRENT
(AMPS)

RESULT
Thus the operation of open loop speed control of 3phase AC motor using smart power module
and dsPIC 4011 trainer kit (V/F control) has been studied.
INFERENCE:

VIVA QUESTIONS
1. What are the types of speed control used for induction machine?
2. What is mean by V/F control?
3. Write the advantages of V/F control.
4. How the direction of the induction machine can be reversed?
5. Compare induction and synchronous motor.

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DSP B A S E D C L O S E D LOOP SPEED CONTROL O F

3 -PHASE INDUCTION MOTOR (V/F CONTROL)
AIM
To study the operation of closed loop speed control of 3 -phase induction motor using smart
power module and dsPIC Micro-4011 trainer kit (V/F control).
APPARATUS REQUIRED
1.
Smart power module (VPET-106A)
1No
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

DSPIC Micro-4011 Trainer Kit

Isolation transformer (230V/110-0-110V)
Proximity Sensor Box
3N AC Motor
PIC kit 2 downloader (Setup Box)
Cables
PC
Variac

1No
1No
1No
1No
1No
as required
1 Set
1No

CONNECTION DIAGRAM & CONNECTION PROCEDURE

Similar to Previous Experiment
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
1.
Verify the connections are made as per the connection procedure.
2.
Switch on the smart power module and dsPIC Micro- 4011 Trainer kit.
3.
Select and down loading the program for (V/F control) speed control of 3phase AC
motor using PIC kit 2 downloader.
4.
Now smart power module reset LED is glow. Press the smart power module reset
button and then press dsPIC Micro - 4011 reset button.
5.
Switch ON the MCB, and then variac.
6.
Increase the supply voltage upto 230V by using variac.
7.
Now the LCD displays the following one by one with a delay of few seconds.
8.
Then select the closed loop using decrement key
9.
Now press increment and decrement key simultaneously thrice.
10.
Set the modulation index and frequency using the increment and decrement key.
11.
Vary the current in steps using increment key.
12.
Then the corresponding readings are taken and are tabulated.
13.
Get back to initial positions by decreasing the current and turn off the motor

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TABULAR COLUMN
CLOSED LOOP
S.NO

MOD.
INDEX

SET
FREQUENC
Y(HZ)

ACTUAL
SPEED
(RPM)

CURRENT
(AMPS)

RESULT
Thus the operation of closed loop speed control of 3 phase induction motor using dsPIC 4011
trainer kit (V/F control) has been studied.
INFERENCE:

VIVA QUESTIONS
1.
Write the advantages of SCIM.
2.
Write the advantages of closed loop operation.
3.
Which controller is preferred for closed loop control system? Why?
4.
How many output ports present in 8051 microcontroller?
5.
Write the advantages of open loop operation.

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Speed Control of 5 Phase AC Induction Motor using IPM and Micro-2812

AIM:
To study the Speed control of 5 ACIM with spring balance Load using 5 phase Inverter Power
Module and Micro-2812 trainer kit
EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED:
1. PEC16M8 Module
2. 5 phase AC induction motor with spring balance load.
3. Micro-2812 Trainer
4. PC
5. Patch Chords
6. 26 Pin FRC cable
7. 34 Pin FRC cable
8. RS232 cable
CONNECTION PROCEDURE:
1. Connect the 3 phase AC supply terminals to the 3 phase AC input terminals of the 5 phase
Inverter Power Module through the auto transformer.
2. Connect the 5 phase inverter Outputs terminals out1,out2,out3,out4,out5 to the
input terminals of 5 phase AC induction motor.
3. Connect Micro-2812 trainer module to power supply.
4. Connect 34 pin PWM output connector of Micro-2812 trainer to the IGBT PWM INPUTS
Connector of the 5 phase Inverter Power Module by using 34 pin FRC cable.
5. Connect FEEDBACK SIGNALS Connector of 5 phase Inverter Power Module to the 26-pin
ADC connector of Micro-2812 trainer.
1. Connect the RS232 cable to the MICRO2812 trainer kit.
EXPERIMENT PROCEDURE:
1. Verify the connections as per the connection procedure and connection diagram.
2. Switch ON the Micro-2812 Trainer.
3. Switch ON the MCB and the power ON/OFF switch in the 5 phase Inverter Power Module
(PEC16M8).
4. Check whether shut down LED SD glows or not. If SD LED glows means then press the
Reset switch, the LED gets OFF.
5. Switch ON the PC and then press Reset Switch of the Micro-2812 Trainer.
6. To download and execute the program, follow the Program Downloading Procedure.
I. OPEN LOOP CONTROL OF AC INDUCTION MOTOR
1. Download and execute the program for open loop control method.
2. Check whether all the PWM pulse are coming or not by using the CRO.
3. After checking the PWM pulse switch ON the MCB it is available in 5 phase inverter power
module
4. Then slowly increase the 1 phase AC input to the module through the 1 phase Autotransformer
and set it at 230V.
5. The DC Voltmeter placed in PEC16M8 module displays the DC link voltage.

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II. CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OF AC INDUCTION MOTOR

1. Download and execute the program for closed loop control method.
2. Check whether all the PWM pulse are coming or not by using the CRO.
3. After checking the PWM pulse switch ON the MCB it is available in 5 phase inverter power
module.
4. Then slowly increase the 1 phase AC input to the module through the 1 phase Autotransformer
and set it at 230V.
5. The DC Voltmeter placed in PEC16M8 module displays the DC link voltage.
NOTE:
During running condition, due to the fault, if the 5 phase inverter power
module protection circuit LED glows, immediately reset the Micro-2812 trainer kit. Then
reset the 5 phase inverter power module.
TABULAR COLUMN
OPEN LOOP CONTROL
SI NO
V(volts)

I(amps)

F1(kg)

F2(kg)

N(rpm)

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL

SI NO
V(volts)

I(amps)

F1(kg)

F2(kg)

N(rpm)

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RESULT
Thus the operation of open loop and closed speed control of five phase IM has been
studied and experimentally verified.
INFERENCES:

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SPEED CONTROL OF DC SHUNT MOTOR USING MICRO-28335 AND IPM

AIM
To study the open loop and closed loop speed control of DC Shunt Motor by using MICRO
28335 and IPM.
EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED
1. Intelligent Power Module.
2. MICRO - 28335 (DSP trainer)
3. DC Shunt Motor
4. QEP signal conditioning card
5. CRO
6. Cables
i. 34 pin FRC 1 to 1 to 1.
ii. 26 pin FRC 1 to 1.
iii. Feedback connector cable (9 pin D cable).
iv. PC to PC cable (USB port cable).
CONNECTION PROCEDURE
1. Connect the 34 pin cable from the MICRO - 28335 to power module (IPM) along with the
QEP signal conditional card.
2. Connect the 26 pin cable from the MICRO 28335 to power module (IPM).
3. Connect the feedback cable between motor and QEP signal conditional card.
4. Connect the USB port cable between the PC and the DSP trainer.
5. Connect the motor terminals A, AA, F, FF to the A, AA, F, FF terminals in Intelligent Power
Module.
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
1. Verify the connections as per the connection procedure and Wiring Diagram.
2. Switch ON the MICRO - 28335 DSP trainer kit.
3. Power ON the Intelligent Power Module and MCB.
4. Check whether shutdown LED "SD" glows or not. If 'SD' LED glows, press the Reset switch,
the LED gets OFF.
5. Download the program to the MICRO - 28335 Kit by following the downloading procedure.

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TABULAR COLUMN
OPEN LOOP CONTROL
SI NO
V(volts)

I(amps)

F1(kg)

F2(kg)

N(rpm)

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL

SI NO
V(volts)

I(amps)

F1(kg)

F2(kg)

N(rpm)

RESULT
Thus the operation of open loop and closed speed control of DC shunt motor has been
studied and experimentally verified.
INFERENCES:

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EXPERIMENT NO:

DATE:

DIFFERENT SPEED CONTROL TECHNIQUES OF THREE PHASE INDUCTION

MOTOR DRIVE USING PLC BASED ETHERNET ENABLED SYSTEM
AIM
To make a comparative study between the different speed control techniques of three phase
Induction motor drive.
EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED
1. Three phase Power supply unit.
2. Induction Motor
3. PLC based Ethernet enabled drive.
4. Ammeter, voltmeter & tachometer.
5. Banana connectors.
CONNECTION PROCEDURE
1. Connect the power supply to the input of the drive system.
2. Connect the output of the drive to the motor.
3. Connect the earth connection.
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
1. Verify the connections as per the connection procedure.
2. Switch ON the drive and wait for some time for enabling the drive.
3. Power ON the motor.
4. Choose the mode of control (Panel view mode / motor terminal end mode).
5. Choose the method of speed control.
6. Vary the speed with in a particular range and note down the readings for two particular speeds.
7. Choose other methods of speed control and repeat the step 6.
8. Choose another mode of control and repeat the step 6 & 7.
9. Switch OFF the power supply of the motor and remove the connections.
THEORY
Volts / Hz (V/f) Control
The drive monitors total current - no current resolver, cannot distinguish between Id from Iq.
What is Vector Control?
The ability to independently identify and control the flux and torque producing components of
current in a motor for the purpose of accurate torque and power control.
Sensor less Vector Control
The ability to sense the torque current and keep flux current constant throughout the operation
for the purpose of better control of Motor Speed / Torque.
Flux Vector Control
The ability to independently control the flux and torque in a motor for the purpose of accurate
torque and power control.

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Block Diagram representation of V/f control of Induction motor

Block Diagram representation of Sensorless Vector control of Induction motor

Block Diagram representation of Flux Vector control of Induction motor

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OBSERVATION
PANEL VIEW MODE
Method of
Speed in
Control
rpm

Supply
Voltage in
volts

Rated
Torque
Flux
Current in Component Component
Amp
of Current of Current
in Amp
in Amp

Power in
kW

V/f control

Sensorless
vector
control
Flux vector
control

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MOTOR TERMINAL END

Method of
Speed in rpm
Control

Supply Voltage in
volts

Rated Current in
Amp

V/f control

Sensorless
vector control
Flux vector
control

INFERENCE:

VIVA QUESTIONS
1. Describe V/f method of speed control of Induction motor.
2. Describe sensorless vector method of speed control of Induction motor.
3. Describe flux vector method of speed control of Induction motor.
4. Compare between the above three methods of speed control.
5. Draw the torquespeed characteristics, speedstator current,+ torqueslip characteristics
of three phase Induction motor.
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DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL BRAKING TECHNIQUES OF THREE PHASE

INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE
AIM
To make a comparative study between the different electrical braking techniques of three phase
Induction motor drive.
EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED
1. Three phase Power supply unit.
2. Induction Motor
3. PLC based Ethernet enabled drive.
4. Banana connectors.
CONNECTION PROCEDURE
1. Connect the power supply to the input of the drive system.
2. Connect the output of the drive to the motor.
3. Connect the earth connection.
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
1. Verify the connections as per the connection procedure.
2. Switch ON the drive and wait for some time for enabling the drive.
3. Power ON the motor.
4. Choose the Panel view mode of control.
5. Choose the method of speed control.
6. Set the speed, acceleration time and deceleration time.
7. Choose the method of braking.
8. Stop the motor by switch OFF the motor power supply.
9. Go to TRENDS window to observe speed-time curve.
10. Hold the curve and draw it on graph paper.
11. Choose another method of braking.
12. Repeat step 8 to 11.
13. Switch OFF the drive and open all the connections.
THEORY
Fast Braking
Drive immediately loses the control on the motor and stops the motor quickly. It does not follow
the deceleration time command.
Ramp Braking
Drive does not lose the control on the motor until the motor stops and follows the deceleration
time command.
Coasting
Drive loses the control on the motor immediately after pressing the STOP button and motor
runs freely due to its own inertia. It does not follow the deceleration time command.

OBSERVATION

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PANEL VIEW MODE

Metho Method
Set
Acceleration
Actual
Deceleration
Actual
Observation
d of
of
Speed
time
time
time
time
speed Braking
in
command in taken to command in taken to
control
rpm
Sec
accelerate
Sec
decelerate
in Sec
in Sec
Coasting

Ramp
Braking
Fast
Braking

INFERENCE:

VIVA QUESTIONS
1. Describe different conventional braking methods of Induction motor.
2. Describe modern braking method of Induction motor.
3. Draw the torquespeed characteristics of three phase Induction motor during braking
mode.

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DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF AC SERVO MOTOR DRIVE WITH ENCODER

FEEDBACK CLOSED LOOP CONTROL
AIM
To obtain precise velocity control, position control and current control of AC Servo motor drive.
EQUIPMENTS REQUIRED
1. Power supply unit.
2. AC Servo Motor.
3. PLC based Ethernet enabled drive.
4. Ammeter, voltmeter, tachometer.
5. Banana connectors.
CONNECTION PROCEDURE
1. Connect the power supply to the input of the drive system.
2. Connect the output of the drive to the motor.
3. Connect the earth connection.
EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
1. Verify the connections as per the connection procedure.
2. Switch ON the drive and wait for some time for enabling the drive.
3. Power ON the motor.
4. Choose the mode of control (Panel view mode / motor terminal end).
5. Choose the parameter (velocity, position, current) to be controlled and set the parameters (if
required).
6. Choose the method of control (Selector switch: for discreet control / Potentiometer control:
for continuous control).
7. Vary the parameters ( or set points) and note down the reading.
8. Stop the motor by switch OFF the motor power supply.
9. Choose another parameter to be controlled.
10. Repeat step 6 to 8.
11. Choose another mode of control
12. Repeat step 5 to 11.
13. Switch OFF the drive and open all the connections.
THEORY

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OBSERVATION
PANEL VIEW MODE
Method of
control
Selector
Switch

Parameter Speed
to be
in rpm
controlled
Velocity

Current
in Amp

Rotation
in Nos.

Potentiometer
Selector
Switch

Position

Potentiometer
Selector
Switch

Current

Potentiometer

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MOTOR TERMINAL END MODE

Method of
Parameter Speed
control
to be
in rpm
controlled
Selector
Velocity
Switch

Current
in Amp

Rotation
in Nos.

Potentiometer
Selector
Switch

Position

Potentiometer
Selector
Switch

Current

Potentiometer
INFERENCE:

VIVA QUESTIONS
1. Discuss the working principle of servo motor.
2. What do you mean by servo mechanism?
3. Differentiate between servo motor and stepper motor.
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GENERATION OF GATE PULSES FOR THREE PHASE CONVERTER AND

INVERTER
Aim
To generate triggering pulses for three phase converter and inverter circuits using MATLAB /
Simulink
Tools Required
MATLAB / Simulink
Pre-requisites
1) Knowledge of converter and inverter circuits
2) Knowledge about gating circuits
3) Knowledge about Simulink
Theory
Inverters
A three phase inverter has six switches, connected in three legs, whose ends are
connected across a common DC link as input. The AC output is taken at the midpoint of each leg
between the switches. Such a circuit arrangement is shown in figure1.
The switches in the same leg are operated in complementary fashion, so as to prevent
short circuit across the DC rails through the switches. The inverter operates in two modes, i)
180O conduction mode, ii) 120o conduction mode.
The concept of generating three phase voltage from DC supply is that, the voltage
magnitude, frequency in all phases must be equal, and the phase difference between the adjacent
phase voltages must be 120o. The magnitude of the phase voltage is the function of DC bus
voltage. Hence the function of the gating circuit is to ensure, the frequency of the output phase
voltage are same and the phase shift between the phases are 1200.
Requirements
1) Switches present in the same legs should not be triggered simultaneously
2) The switches are triggered in the order in which they are numbered.
3) The phase delay between the instant of triggering the adjacent switches should be 600.
Fabrication of gate pulses
One full cycle of ac voltage corresponds to 2 radians, or 3600 or t seconds.
If the output frequency required is 50Hz, then the corresponding time period is 20 ms.
Therefore, 3600 = 20 ms
Half cycle time period is 1800 = 10 ms

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One full cycle fabrication of AC output voltage constitutes of 6 equal intervals of each 60 0.
Hence the entire operation is divided in to six equal intervals.
360/6 =

20/6 ms

600

3.33 ms (which is required for gate pulse generation)

The switches S1&S4, S2&S5, S3&S6 are complementary pairs; hence the switches pairs should not
be triggered simultaneously. If the triggers for S1, S2 & S3 are fabricated, then the complement of
the triggers can be applied to their complementary pairs.
Procedure
1. Create a new model file, open the simulink library browser.
2. From the source subfolder in simulink, add a pulse generator to the model file.
3. Similarly, add two more pulse generators to the model.
4. Double click the first pulse generator, and set the following parameters Amplitude = 1;
time period = 20e-3; duty cycle = 50%; phase delay = 0.
5. The same values are to be set in other two pulse generators, except for the phase delay
which is 3.33e-3, 6.66e-3 respectively for second and third pulse generators.
6. From the logical operator subfolder, add three NOT gate blocks to the model, and connect
it to the output of the three pulse generators respectively.
7. The output of the pulse generators are connected to the switches S 1, S2 &S3 and their
respective complemented output from the NOT gates are applied to S 4, S5 & S6
respectively.
8. This pattern of signal generation operates the inverter in 180 0 mode of conduction. In
order to make the inverter to work in 120 0 mode, the same procedure is followed with the
duty cycle of 33%.
Gate signal Generated

Fig1. Gate Signal Generated by the Pulse Circuit

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Generation of Pulses for Three Phase Converters

In case of three phase converters, the pulses must be generated in synchronism with the
supply AC voltage, in order to sense the zero crossing of the ac input and trigger the switches
accordingly. In three phase converters, at any time two switches are in conduction, one from
positive group and one from negative
group.

Fig2. Block Diagram for Generation for Gate Signal

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Gate Signal Generated

The gate pulse generated by the pulse generator is shown in figure 3. It is very clear that
each switch was triggered twice in a cycle of input supply at an interval of 60 degrees. Also it is
clear that at any point of time; only two switches are triggered in the predefined sequence of
conduction. Each switch conducts for a duration of 120 degree of the input supply cycle.

Fig3. Gate Signal Generated by the Pulse Generator

Inference:

VIVA QUESTIONS
1. Discuss the principle of operation of VSI in 1200 and 1800 mode.
2. What is the significance of switching frequency in an electrical drive?
3. How the time duration of gate pulses are determined?
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DYNAMIC MODELLING OF INDUCTION MOTOR

Aim
To study the vector control scheme for Induction motor drives and simulate using PSIM
simulation software.
Tools Required
PSIM 9.1 Software
Pre-requisites
1)
Knowledge of speed control schemes for Induction motor drives
2)
Knowledge about Vector control method for Induction motor drive
3)
Knowledge about PSIM
Theory
Vector control fundamentals
The fundaments of vector control implementation can be explained with the help of Figure 1,
where the machine model is represented in a synchronously rotating reference frame.

Figure 1: Vector control in synchronous reference frame

The inverter is omitted from the figure, assuming that it has unity current gain, that is , it
generates current ia, ib, and ic as dictated by the corresponding command currents i a* , ib* , and ic*
from the controller. A machine model with internal conversions is shown on the right. The
machine terminal phase currents ia, ib, and ic are converted to idss and iqss components by 3/2
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transformation. These are then converted to synchronously rotating frame by the unit vector
components cos e and sin e before applying them to the de-qe machine model as shown. The
controller makes two stages of inverse transformations as shown. So that the control currents i ds*
and iqs* corresponds to the machine currents ids and iqs respectively. In addition, unit vector assures
correct alignment of ids current with the flux vector r and iqs perpendicular to it, as shown. Note
that the transformation and inverse transformation including the inverter ideally do not
incorporate any dynamics, and therefore, the response to ids and iqs is instantaneous.
.
Procedure
1.
2.
3.
4.

Create a new PSIM simulation file.

From Elements->sources, place one dc voltage source (500V).
From Elements->power->switches, place IGBT switches
From Elements->power->Motor Drive Module, place induction motor. The parameters of
the motor are shown in figure 2.
5. From Elements->power->Mechanical Loads and Sensors, place speed sensor and
mechanical load. The mechanical load is configured to 0.02Nm.
6. From Elements->other->sensor, sensor is placed to measure the speed.
7. From Elements->Control->Filters, 2nd order filter block, from Elements->Control, PI
controller, summer, Limiter, Comparator blocks are taken.
8. From Elements->control->Logic Elements, place NOT gate.
9. The upper and lower limits of limiter and gain values are shown in simulation diagram in
figure 4.
10. The 2nd order low pass filter block parameters are shown in figure 3.
11. The PI controller parameters are shown in figure 4.
12. From Elements->other->switch controllers, ON-OFF controller is taken.
13. From Elements->other->Function blocks, abc-dqo and dqo-abc transformation blocks are
taken.
14. The triangular carrier waveform generator can be taken from Elements->Sources>voltage->triangular source block.
15. Labels can be found in edit menu.
16. The carrier wave source block has parameters V_peak_peak=2, Frequency= 10 KHz,
Duty cycle = 0.5 and DC Offset=-1.
17. From Elements->other->Probes, voltage probe (node to node), current probe to measure
voltage and current respectively and voltage probe to measure speed.
18. Connect all the placed circuits from above mentioned paths and form circuit as shown in
figure 5.
19. From Simulate menu, place Simulation control and set simulation time to 0.16 sec.
20. Run the simulation and view the various circuit parameters and motor output speed and
torque characteristics in simview.

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Figure 2: Induction motor parameters

Figure 3: 2nd order filter parameter

Figure 4: PI Controller parameters

Simulation Circuit

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Figure 5: Simulation circuit of Vector control of induction motor

Simulation results

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Figure 6: Input voltage and current of inverter

Figure 7: Gate pulses of upper leg switches of inverter

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Figure 8: Gate pulses of lower leg switches of inverter

Figure 9: Inverter output line-line voltage

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Figure 10: Inverter output phase current

Figure 11: Motor output Speed and Torque

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Inference:

VIVA QUESTIONS
1. What is the difference between scalar and vector control?
2. Why vector control is needed in variable frequency drives?
3. What is the principle of vector control?

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