Spotting drives for large motors

High power line-fed, constant speed motors sometimes must be operated at very low speed for controlled positioning of the attached load equipment. This process is referred to as 'spotting' or 'inching'. Examples include cement grinding mills (both raw and finish) and metal proces...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dick, B.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
AC motors
Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
Cement concrete constituents
Cements
Contactors
Control systems
DC motors
Drives
Exact sciences and technology
Facilities, equipments
Frequency
Gears
Geotechnics
Low voltage
Manufacture
Materials
Mechanical engineering. Machine design
Medium voltage
Power systems
Relays
Stabilization. Consolidation
Synchronous motors
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Summary:High power line-fed, constant speed motors sometimes must be operated at very low speed for controlled positioning of the attached load equipment. This process is referred to as 'spotting' or 'inching'. Examples include cement grinding mills (both raw and finish) and metal processing rolls. These motors are usually medium voltage (>2300 V). Two methods of spotting motors have been used in the past: (1) bumping the motor with the medium voltage motor starter, and (2) an electromechanical inverter. This paper describes the application of a low voltage (460 V) PWM adjustable speed drive to medium voltage motors for spotting purposes. The drive is capable of rotating a synchronous or induction motor at low speed under manual control to position the machine attached to the motor to a desired position.
ISSN:1079-9931
DOI:10.1109/CITCON.2002.1006496