AbstractSingle-phase and two-phase induction machines are widely used in commercial applications due to their low cost and high reliability. The developed methods for the analysis of the single-phase induction motor, i.e. forward-backward field, symmetrical components and cross-field methods, can be adapted for modeling the MMF harmonics effect. This paper presents a unified approach on all these methods that demonstrates the equivalence between models and shows how the equivalent circuit elements can be interchanged from one method to another. Since half-cycle symmetry is a very common condition in the mass produced single-phase induction motors, this paper analyses only the odd MMF harmonic effects. Experimental results for three capacitor-run motors are used to validate all the proposed models.
Index terms−single-phase induction motors, MMF harmonics, electromagnetic torque
I. LIST OF SYMBOLSV m , V a -complex voltages across main and auxiliary windings V p,n, Z p,n -complex positive/negative sequence voltage and impedance R s , R a , R m -stator winding resistance: equivalent/auxiliary/main X ls X la , X lm -stator leakage reactance: equivalent/auxiliary/main a, a n -effective turns ratio (aux / main) R rn -rotor resistance for n-th MMF harmonic X lrn -rotor leakage reactance for n-th MMF harmonic X mn -magnetization reactance for n-th MMF harmonic Z C -capacitive impedance connected in series with auxiliary winding P -poles number ω S , s -synchronous speed [rad/sec] and slip n -harmonics order