Feasibility study of a disruptive low-cost and low-maintenance electrical machine technology for industrial drives and grid-connected energy storage systems

该项目将评估一种新配置的带有无刷转子设计的感应电机技术用于工业变速驱动(VSD)应用的可行性，包括并网飞轮储能驱动器。与传统的VSD技术相比，它通过使用分数尺寸的变频器大幅降低了系统资本成本，预计将超过25%。因此，它使更大比例的电机应用能够受益于VSD的能效和改善的环境影响。核心技术已在计算机模拟和小规模实验室原型中逐步开发，本项目的目的是在可信规模的实验原型VSD系统上证明技术可行性，并评估其在工业VSD应用中的经济性和效益

This project will assess the feasibility of a newly configured induction motor technology with brushless rotor design for use in industrial variable speed drive (VSD) applications including grid-connected flywheel energy storage drives. It offers substantial reductions, projected to be over 25%, in the system capital cost as compared to conventional VSD technologies by utilising a fractional-size frequency converter. It hence enables a far greater proportion of motor applications to benefit from the energy efficiency and improved environmental impact of VSDs. The core technology has been progressively developed in computer simulation and small-scale laboratory prototypes and the aim of this project is to prove the technology feasibility on a credible-sized experimental prototype VSD system and to assess its economics and benefits for industrial VSD applications