SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING AN EFFICIENCY OF A VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE

• Main Authors: TORREY, DAVID ALLAN, PAN, DI, SADILEK, TOMAS, HAWES, NATHANIEL BENEDICT, HUH, KUM KANG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 19.10.2021
• Subjects: CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORSOR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; ELECTRICITY; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERATION; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS

A control system for a variable frequency drive comprising: a main drive configured to receive power from a power source and output a variable frequency and a variable amplitude AC voltage; and a secondary drive electrically in series with the main drive and configured to provide a supplemental volt...