SOLAR POWERED AC MOTOR DRIVE USING ISOLATED BOOST CONVERTER
Advisor:
Miss Noor Ul Ain
Abstract:
The project demonstrates the speed control of a three-phase induction motor using isolated boost
converter. The converter employs the push-pull topology for continuous source current from the
renewable solar energy source. To have more gain and high energy density in the dc to dc converter
the output voltage of the solar source is boosted up by using a high frequency transformer. Also a
voltage feedback loop is implemented in the converter in order to keep the output dc voltage
constant. For an efficient speed control of the three-phase induction motor, V/f speed control
method is employed with the Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation(SVPWM) technique in the
inverter. In parallel, a Variable Frequency Drive(VFD) is made for a three-phase induction motor
rated up to 50 hp or below. The VFD is intended to achieve low value of starting current for the
motor and also a complete control on the motors speed. Real-time power quality monitoring is
done using NI my RIO to improve the performance of converter as well as inverter qualitatively
and to reduce losses.