A Review of Recent Trends in High-Efficiency Induction Motor Drives

Induction motor (IM) drives are considered one of the important technologies in modern industry. Several industrial applications, such as material handling and food and beverage applications, are driven and operated by modern AC drives. Moreover, modern electric transportation systems such as EVs an...

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Main Author: Mohamed Azab
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/7/1/15
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description Induction motor (IM) drives are considered one of the important technologies in modern industry. Several industrial applications, such as material handling and food and beverage applications, are driven and operated by modern AC drives. Moreover, modern electric transportation systems such as EVs and e-trucks are based on AC drives. Recently, high-efficiency IM drive systems have been studied as a major opportunity to reduce energy and fuel consumption. This article addresses the recent trends and advancement in high-efficiency IM drives during a particular period (2017–2024), including the development of high-efficiency motors, the utilization of efficient wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor devices for inverter topology, and commonly used control strategies to achieve high-performance drives. Moreover, the article addresses several manufacturers of industrial IM drives and the corresponding adopted control techniques in their products. A comparison of these control techniques, including their pros and cons, has been conducted as well.
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spelling doaj-art-db7a94b64ed74708af301bc6e5cb8bc02025-08-20T03:43:58ZengMDPI AGVehicles2624-89212025-02-01711510.3390/vehicles7010015A Review of Recent Trends in High-Efficiency Induction Motor DrivesMohamed Azab0Electrical Engineering Department, Yanbu Industrial College, Yanbu 46452, Saudi ArabiaInduction motor (IM) drives are considered one of the important technologies in modern industry. Several industrial applications, such as material handling and food and beverage applications, are driven and operated by modern AC drives. Moreover, modern electric transportation systems such as EVs and e-trucks are based on AC drives. Recently, high-efficiency IM drive systems have been studied as a major opportunity to reduce energy and fuel consumption. This article addresses the recent trends and advancement in high-efficiency IM drives during a particular period (2017–2024), including the development of high-efficiency motors, the utilization of efficient wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor devices for inverter topology, and commonly used control strategies to achieve high-performance drives. Moreover, the article addresses several manufacturers of industrial IM drives and the corresponding adopted control techniques in their products. A comparison of these control techniques, including their pros and cons, has been conducted as well.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/7/1/15electric drivesAC drivesinduction motorelectric vehiclesEVefficiency
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A Review of Recent Trends in High-Efficiency Induction Motor Drives
Vehicles
electric drives
AC drives
induction motor
electric vehicles
EV
efficiency
title A Review of Recent Trends in High-Efficiency Induction Motor Drives
title_full A Review of Recent Trends in High-Efficiency Induction Motor Drives
title_fullStr A Review of Recent Trends in High-Efficiency Induction Motor Drives
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title_short A Review of Recent Trends in High-Efficiency Induction Motor Drives
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topic electric drives
AC drives
induction motor
electric vehicles
EV
efficiency
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