Analysis of an Induction Machine Using a Rotor Integrated Converter with a Floating Capacitor

A novel topology of induction machine with a rotor integrated converter with a floating capacitor is investigated in this paper. The stator windings of the induction machine are directly connected to the grid. While the rotor windings are connected to a converter with a floating capacitor. The steady state mathematical model is presented and used to predict the operating range of the induction machine. The result shows that the induction machine can operate in a wide torque and speed range instead of working on the original torque-speed curve. In addition, the relationship between capacitance and capacitor voltage is studied for the constant speed and variable load operation. It is shown that it is possible to choose a low volume and high capacitance capacitor since the average DC-link voltage is quite low.