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Analysis of Soft Start-up Characteristics of the Induction Motor Considering the Firing Angle

점호각을 고려한 유도전동기의 소프트 기동 특성 해석

  • Kim, Jong-Gyeum (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Gangneung-wonju National University) ;
  • Park, Young-Jeen (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Gangneung-wonju National University)
  • Received : 2016.03.03
  • Accepted : 2016.05.10
  • Published : 2016.06.01

Abstract

Induction motors are used widely in driving load of a fluid, such as a pump or a fan in the industry. Induction motor has been generated the voltage drop by the occurrence of a high current during startup. In addition, high start-up current can act as a mechanical stress on the shaft of the motor. So there is need a way to reduce the starting current. Soft start method is one of the many ways to reduce the starting current. This method uses silicon-controlled rectifiers(SCRs) for varying value of the voltage applied to the motor. There is a case for fixing or changing the thyristor firing angle to adjust the magnitude of the voltage. Starting power factor of induction motor is very low compared to the normal operation. Soft starting with the firing angle fixed needs to be considered a low power factor at startup. In this study, we compared the direct start characteristics and soft start characteristics considering the low power factor at the time of start-up. It was possible to confirm that the starting current and the voltage drop is present differently according to the firing angle.

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