This paper describes the experimental study carried out on a Permanent Magnet Brushless DC (PMBLDC) motor coupled to a pump load powered by a Photo Voltaic (PV) Array for a Water Pumping System. A simple low cost controller has been designed and developed without any current and position sensors. This drastically reduces the over all cost of the drive system. This controller is used to test the dynamic behavior of the PMBLDC motor drive system. The mathematical model of the system is developed with a view to carry out a comparison between experimental and simulated response of the drive system. The necessary computer algorithm is developed to analyze the performance under different conditions of varying solar irradiance for a pump load. The developed state space equations are simulated to obtain the performance characteristics which are also verified by conducting suitable experiments on the developed system. [S0199-6231(00)01002-9]
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Experimental Investigations on a Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor Fed by a PV Array for a Water Pumping System
C. L. Putta Swamy,
C. L. Putta Swamy
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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Bhim Singh,
Bhim Singh
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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B. P. Singh,
B. P. Singh
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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S. S. Murthy
S. S. Murthy
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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C. L. Putta Swamy
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
Fax 91-11-6862037
Bhim Singh
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
Fax 91-11-6862037
B. P. Singh
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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S. S. Murthy
Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
Fax 91-11-6862037Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING. Manuscript received by the ASME Solar Energy Division, Jan. 1998; final revision, May 2000. Associate Technical Editor: C. Vargas-Aburto.
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Aug 2000, 122(3): 129-132 (4 pages)
Published Online: May 1, 2000
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January 1, 1998
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Putta Swamy , C. L., Singh , B., Singh , B. P., and Murthy, S. S. (May 1, 2000). "Experimental Investigations on a Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor Fed by a PV Array for a Water Pumping System ." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. August 2000; 122(3): 129–132. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1288596
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