A simple fault-tolerant induction motor drive for dependable electrical auxiliary equipment of railway locomotives

A simple fault-tolerant induction motor drive with v/f speed control included in the electrical auxiliary equipment of railway locomotives is presented in the paper. The employment of fault tolerant on-board electrical auxiliary equipment increases the dependability and then the quality of the railway service. The fault tolerance technique consists of some emergency countermeasures applied in case of fault. It includes a fault diagnosis procedure based on the analysis of the current vector, the connection of the stator winding neutral point to the dc-link middle point and the variation of the v/f law, taking into account the contribution of the zero-sequence impedance and the need for a flux weakening in order to avoid saturation. Some experimental results are reported showing the improved performance of the motor drive under fault conditions by means of the proposed remedial strategy.

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