An integrated electrical drive control laboratory: Speed control of induction motors

Abstract

This paper presents an integrated environment for speed control of vector controlled induction motor (IM) including simulation and experimental study. In the prepared integrated environment, students and researchers can realise the speed control of IM by selecting the classical controllers such as proportional þ integral þ derivative (PID) and integral þ proportional (IP) or intelligent controllers such as fuzzy (FC), neural network (NNC) and neuro-fuzzy (NFC). Users can perform simulation and experimental studies on-line to evaluate performance of the control system under parameter and load variations in IM drive. The integrated environment allows users to compare simulation and experimental results and evaluate basic distinctions between classical and intelligent controllers. Furthermore, performance of the controller designed by the user can be tested on-line. Important variables of drive system can be monitored as graphically or saved as digitally for further processing by using the designed graphical user interface (GUI). ß

A Level Training Set with both a Computer-Based Control and a Compact Controller

“…The most important element of the control system is a controller. Personal computers (PCs) connected to data acquisition (DAQ) cards [8]- [11], compact proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control devices [12], programmable logic controllers (PLCs) [13], [14], microcontrollers (μCs) [6], [15], [16] and digital signal processors (DSPs) [17] are the most commonly used controllers in practically all industrial control applications. These controllers interconnect all parts of the physical and non-physical of a system.…”

“…Ekici [10] conducted a study on the computer-assisted training method for power analysis courses. Dandil [17] realized a simulation and application study on an induction motor control for undergraduate students. A study conducted by Shyr [26] revealed that the project-based mechatronics learning is more effective in the learning of undergraduate students.…”