Performance estimation method for in-service single-phase induction motors
This paper proposes a performance estimation method for single-phase induction motors in the field at any operating load using a set of data from in-service measurement. This paper describes the use of the improved equivalent circuit models based on double-revolving-field theory which a core loss element is properly added in order to provide more accurate results. The appropriate values for the model parameters can be evaluated by the use of measured data coupled with the genetic algorithms. The estimated performance result of several motors are presented and then compared to the measured values obtained from load tests, and clearly illustrate that agreement between the proposed method and the actual one is good.
Revolving-field polygon technique for performance prediction of single-phase induction motors
This paper presents a new analytical technique for improving the performance prediction of single-phase induction motors, especially capacitor motors. The technique uses the split-phase motor electrical equivalent circuit analysis together with electrical and magnetic parameters whose variation is computed from the equivalent balanced polyphase motor, so that the same magnetic circuit analysis can be used for both. The technique accounts for the elliptical envelope of the magnetizing field vector and results in improved precision, since the three-phase electromagnetic model is considered to be more precise than the normal split-phase motor analysis. An important result is the computation of vector polygons of flux-density for each section of the magnetic circuit, providing a better basis for core loss prediction. The double-frequency torque ripple is also obtained from the stator MMF and flux-density polygons. Three different electrical equivalent circuit methods for the split-phase motor (based respectively on the cross-field theory, forward-and-backward revolving fields, and symmetrical components) are evaluated to determine the method best suited for incorporating the variation of the circuit parameters from the polyphase magnetic circuit analysis, and it is discussed how the core losses can be included in these circuits to obtain the best overall performance prediction.
PASSIVE AND LOW-ENERGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICES-DEHUMIDIFICATION
Methods of achieving acceptable indoor conditions in overheated, temperate, and underheated humid climates are discussed and compared. Desiccants and desiccant systems utilizing solid and liquid sorbents and various low-energy mechanical systems are described and evaluated.