INDUCTION MOTORS MODELLING AND CONTROL

Induction motors research has a long and distinguished tradition stretching back to the end of the nineteenth-century with the pioneering works of Nikola Tesla. Its establishment as the main type of electric motor used in electric drives in the 1990s arose, essentially, following the early works of Blaschke and Hasse on Field-Oriented Control methods by, among others, Professors Leonhard and Lipo. All this has been increasingly underpinned by the rapid developments in computing capability and power electronics. Modern variable-speed drives rely on sophisticated control systems to meet increased performance and communication requirements. Rresently, the variable-speed drives with induction motor remains the dominant market leader in a large range of industrial application