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Investigation of Increased Ohmic and Core Losses in Induction Motors Under Voltage Fluctuation Conditions

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One of the most widely used machines in the industrial systems is induction motor which is likely exposed to various power quality disturbances. This paper investigates the response of three-phase induction motors to instantaneous supply voltage fluctuations. Two-dimensional finite element method is utilized to address the effect of supply voltage fluctuations on the ohmic and core losses of induction motors. In this modelling approach, the effects of nonlinear characteristics of the core materials and stator and rotor slotting are taken into account. It is shown that the presence of voltage fluctuations in the terminals of induction motors produces multiple extra components in the stator and rotor currents and can result in increased losses and heating. The simulation results are validated by measurements of a laboratory test set-up.

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  1. Electrical Engineering Department, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

    Morteza Ghaseminezhad & Aref Doroudi

  2. Electrical Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Tehran, Iran

    Seyed Hossein Hosseinian

  3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Centre of Excellence for Power Systems Automation and Operation, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran

    Alireza Jalilian

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Ghaseminezhad, M., Doroudi, A., Hosseinian, S.H. et al. Investigation of Increased Ohmic and Core Losses in Induction Motors Under Voltage Fluctuation Conditions. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Electr Eng 43, 373–382 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40998-018-0102-4

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