Reminder: Reaching the Full Potential of Integrated Machine Drives
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Reaching the Full Potential of Integrated Machine Drives
Power electronics is an appealing target for physical integration with electric machines, motivated by desires to achieve mass, volume, and cost savings via elimination of special enclosures and connecting cables. Despite some notable successes dating back to the 1960s, there have been a number of formidable obstacles that have limited the successful adoption of this integration technology, including the inability of power electronics to tolerate the thermal and vibration extremes imposed by the machines. Despite these challenges, continuing advances in power electronics (PE) technology are progressively suppressing the barriers to successful integration. Key among these is the accelerating maturity of wide-bandgap (WBG) power semiconductor switches (SiC and GaN) that offer exciting prospects for shrinking the size of power converters by significantly raising their operating frequencies. This presentation explores the future of integrated motor drives(IMDs) by first reviewing key applications and motivating factors that are spurring new research in this field. Looking ahead, the case will be made for a revival of interest in current-source inverters (CSIs) for future machine drives, highlighting the potential of new WBG power switches to update a technology that has been largely dormant for the past 30+ years. The objective is to simultaneously address EMI, temperature, voltage overshoot, and faultmode limitations of today’s dominant voltage-source inverter (VSI) machine drives. Progress made to date towards achieving these appealing advantages will be highlighted. The presentation will conclude with a review of both the opportunities and challenges presented by emerging technologies for realizing
the full potential of the integrated motor drive vision during coming years.
Date and Time
- Date: 29 Oct 2020
- Time: 06:00 PM to 07:15 PM
- All times are America/Chicago
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- This event has virtual attendance info. Please visit the event page to attend virtually.
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- Starts 08 October 2020 05:00 PM
- Ends 28 October 2020 12:00 PM
- All times are America/Chicago
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Dr. Thomas Jahns
Agenda
Meeting Start: 6:00 pm
Introductions: 5 minutes
Presentation: 45 minutes
Q&A: 15 minutes
Adjourn: Shortly after 7 pm
