An Analytical Iron Loss Calculation Model of Inverter-Fed Induction Motors Considering Supply and Slot Harmonics

A fast and accurate analytical inverter-fed induction machine iron loss calculation model is proposed in this paper. The proposed model takes account of the influence of the output voltage harmonics from the inverter on the iron loss of the motor based on the piecewise variable coefficients method. Additionally, the proposed method incorporates slot harmonic component's influence on the iron loss. The validity of the proposed model is verified by comparing its calculated core loss values with measured ones of a 5.5- and a 55-kW inverter-fed induction motors under different speeds and load conditions. Compared with the classical iron loss model and piecewise variable coefficient iron loss model based on the finite-element method, the proposed model can reduce the computational burden significantly with desirable accuracy.