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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present a new finite element technique to simulate variable speed drives.
Design/methodology/approach
The induction motor (IM) is simulated according to the adopted control strategy. This allows use of only magnetostatic simulation for both no‐load and under‐load simulations.
Findings
The procedure allows the analysis of the performance of the IM drive taking into account iron saturation in all operation points.
Originality/value
The entire system design is considered in the paper, both the electrical machine and the control strategy.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2010
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