《Effect of MMF Harmonics on Single-Phase Induction Motor》.pdf

1 Effect of MMF Harmonics on Single-Phase Induction Motor Performance – A Unified Approach Mircea Popescu1 Claus B Rasmussen2 TJE Miller1 Malcolm McGilp1 and Calum Cossar1 1 – SPEED Laboratory, University of Glasgow, U.K. 2 – Grundfos A/S, 8550 Bjerringbro, Denmark Abstract⎯Single-phase and two-phase induction machines are methods, can be adapted for modeling the MMF harmonic widely used in commercial applications due to their low cost and effects. This paper presents a unified approach on these high reliability. The developed methods for the analysis of the methods that demonstrates the equivalence between models single-phase induction motor, i.e. forward-backward field, and shows how the equivalent circuit elements can be symmetrical components and cross-field methods, can be adapted interchanged from one method to another. for modeling the MMF harmonics effect. This paper presents a The following assumptions are made: unified approach on all these methods that demonstrates the equivalence between models and shows how the equivalent circuit 1. The stator windings are built with half-cycle symmetry – a elements can be interchanged from one method to another. Since common condition in the mass produced single-phase half-cycle symmetry is a very common condition in the mass