Objective A very large proportion of the industrial electrical power consumption of any nation is attributed to electric drives that, in many cases, run at a nominally constant speed. Numerous applications, however, would benefit from continuously variable speed drives that drastically improve the overall system efficiency and thereby save a very significant amount of energy with ecological benefits. The goal of the proposed research project is to achieve this inexpensively via the development and implementation of a new speed control principle for electric drives without shaft sensors, integrated with a switch matrix converter operated with a switching strategy for which a novel approach is proposed. It is intended to minimise both hardware and cost while maximising performance and versatility by fully exploiting available digital processing technology with sophisticated software implemented control principles that could not be replicated in a "hardware alone" solution.This new approach is intended to form a framework that may be built upon and improved. All the partners would be given the freedom to fully utilise their creativity in developing and cross-fertilising their ideas to culminate in a better final solution than would be generated by one partner in isolation, all the foreseen practical problems having been solved. This would lead to ultimate implementation of the new drive in the partners' countries. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcomputer hardwarecomputer processorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP4-INCO - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of cooperation with third countries and international organizations, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 01020604 - Open microprocessor systems initiative Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON Address Romford road London United Kingdom See on map Links Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ELVIC LTD Russia EU contribution € 0,00 Address 3-27,per. majakovskogo 109 004 Moscow See on map INSTITUTE OF CONTROL, SCIENCES Russia EU contribution € 0,00 Address 65,profsojuznaja 117806 Moscow See on map MTE Ltd United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Stephenson road Leigh-on-sea See on map RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Slovakia EU contribution € 0,00 Address 19,trencianska 018 51 Nova dubnica See on map University of Transport and Communications Zilina Slovakia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Moyezsova 20 01026 Zilina See on map Università degli Studi di Bologna Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Viale risorgimento 2 40136 Bologna See on map
