A novel concept of a multiphase, multimotor vector controlled drive system supplied from a single voltage source inverter

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 320-335

  Levi, Emil ^a   Jones, Martin ^a   Vukosavic, Slobodan ^a   Toliyat, Hamid A ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multimotor drives; Multiphase machines; Series connection; Vector control

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; INDUCTION MOTORS; PHASE CONTROL; ROTORS (WINDINGS);

MULTIMOTOR VECTOR CONTROL DRIVE SYSTEM; MULTIPHASE VECTOR CONTROLLED DRIVE SYSTEM; ROTOR FLUX; VOLTAGE SOURCE INVERTER;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 1842475631     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2003.823241     Document Type: Article

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