Photovoltaic motors review, comparison and switched reluctance motor prototype

Quéval, Loïc; Vido, L.; Coty, Alain; Multon, Bernard

doi:10.1109/ever.2015.7113028

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“…This system can be considered as an improvement of the "photovoltaic switched reluctance motor" described in [3,4]. The use of solar cells as light-controlled power transistors is original, and could be extended to other applications.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is because the shutter blocks the light on all the cells, periodically. As a result, the maximum PV cell utilization factor is 1/3 [3]. In the PVT inverter-fed SRM, the shutter blocks the light only above the PVTs, whereas the cells of the external solar PV source are always exposed to the light.…”

Section: B Pv Cell Utilization Factormentioning

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“…In this context, earlier we built a "photovoltaic motor" (Fig. 1c) [3,4]. This is an electric motor using photovoltaic (PV) cells optically controlled by a shutter driven by the motor rotor to convert light energy into mechanical energy, without the need of any brushes or other power electronics.…”

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A Switched Reluctance Motor Drive Using Photovoltaic Transistors: Principle, Prototype, Experimental, and Numerical Results

Quéval

Coty²,

Vido

et al. 2017

IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat.

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Abstract-A solar-powered switch reluctance motor drive using photovoltaic transistors is presented. The expression "photovoltaic transistor (PVT)" is used to designate a conventional photovoltaic cell used as a light-controlled power transistor. To obtain a motor drive, a set of PVTs controls the current fed from an external DC power source to the motor phases. The control is achieved by modulating the sunlight hitting the PVTs using a shutter driven by the motor rotor. If the external DC source is a solar panel, the resulting system is able to convert light energy into mechanical energy, without the need of any brushes or other power electronics components. This system could be more affordable and reliable than conventional ones, and therefore is well suited for off-grid applications like water pumping. This article first discusses the operation of a photovoltaic transistor through the proposition and the validation of a model. Then, the operating principle of a PVT inverter is clarified. Finally, experimental and numerical results on the first PVT inverter-fed switched reluctance motor are reported. A prototype was built using a switched reluctance motor 6/4 and 12 PVTs. It was here connected to an external 12 V DC power source as a step before using a solar photovoltaic source. Results showed that the PVT inverter-fed switched reluctance motor was operating as expected and provided useful power.

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A Switched Reluctance Motor Drive Using Photovoltaic Transistors: Principle, Prototype, Experimental, and Numerical Results

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Coty²,

Vido

et al. 2017

IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat.

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“…For comprehension's sake, we summarize here the operating principle of PV-SRM described in details in [12]. We consider here the elementary PV-SRM shown in Fig.2.…”

Section: Pv-srm Operating Principlementioning

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“…In [12], we reviewed different kinds of PV motors, classified them and proposed two pre-design factors to compare them. This helped us identifying the PV switched reluctance motor (PV-SRM) [8] as a promising architecture.…”

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Photovoltaic switched reluctance motor modeling and simulation

Quéval¹,

Coty²,

Vido³

et al. 2015

2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering (EEEIC)

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A photovoltaic switched reluctance motor converts light energy into mechanical energy, without power electronics, brushes or magnets. With the rapid decrease of photovoltaic cells price, its simplicity makes it ideal for low cost, autonomous and reliable applications, such as water pumping in isolated areas with good solar irradiation. But the concept does not allow for motion control or variable-speed operation. In order to evaluate its range of application, then to optimize its sizing, we need to understand the complex interactions between the photovoltaic cells and the motor. To this end, we develop here a numerical model of our photovoltaic switched reluctance motor prototype. It takes into account the nonlinearity of photovoltaic cells and of the switched reluctance machine. Despite the uncommon operation of the photovoltaic cells, the agreement between the simulation and the measures is so far good, thus validating our modeling strategy.

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A Reliable Switched Reluctance Motor Driven Solar Water Pump with Battery Integration Using a Three-Level DC/DC Converter

Yalavarthi

Singh

2022

Trans Indian Natl. Acad. Eng.

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Photovoltaic motors review, comparison and switched reluctance motor prototype

Cited by 12 publications

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A Switched Reluctance Motor Drive Using Photovoltaic Transistors: Principle, Prototype, Experimental, and Numerical Results

A Switched Reluctance Motor Drive Using Photovoltaic Transistors: Principle, Prototype, Experimental, and Numerical Results

Photovoltaic switched reluctance motor modeling and simulation

A Reliable Switched Reluctance Motor Driven Solar Water Pump with Battery Integration Using a Three-Level DC/DC Converter

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