G. Suresh et al., Predicting the transient effects of PWM voltage waveform on the stator windings of random wound induction motors, IEEE POW E, 14(1), 1999, pp. 23-30
In this paper, the effect of pulsewidth modulation (PWM) voltage waveform o
n the voltage distribution among the stator windings of random wound cage i
nduction motors is studied. First, a method of estimating the high-frequenc
y distributed-circuit parameters of the motor using finite-element analysis
is described. Front these parameters, an equivalent circuit is formed with
the windings represented bg partially distributed and partially lumped par
ameters, Using this equivalent circuit, the voltage distribution among the
turns and coils of the motor are simulated using the SABER simulation packa
ge. Through simulation, the effect of rise time of the PWM wavefront on the
voltage distribution is studied, and it is shown that the rise time of the
wavefront has influence on the additional voltage stress on the line-end c
oil. In order to validate the simulation procedure adapted, the simulation
results are compared with experimental results.