Optimal system efficiency operation of an induction motor drive

Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 826-831

  Nergaard, Troy A ^a   Kouns, Heath E ^a   Lai, Jih Sheng ^a   Konrad, Charles E ^b  

^a VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VPT Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Electric vehicles; Induction motor drive

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVES;

INDUCTION MOTORS;

EID: 0036446393     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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