Systematic approach to bearing current evaluation in variable speed drive systems

European Transactions on Electrical Power

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-227

  Muetze, Annette ^a,b   Binder, Andreas ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing current; Common mode voltage; Converter machine interaction; Ground current; Pulse width modulation; Variable speed drive systems

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC MOTORS; INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; ROTORS; STATORS;

BEARING CURRENTS; COMMON MODE VOLTAGE; CONVERTER-MACHINE INTERACTION; GROUND CURRENTS;

VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

EID: 20744451103     PISSN: 1430144X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etep.53     Document Type: Conference Paper

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