Research Article

Energy Near-Optimal Control Strategies for Industrial and Traction Drives with a.c. Motors

Table 3

Energy consumption of all four investigated position control strategies for 420 kW traction drive.

Position controlEnergy optimalTrapezoidal speed profileStator current as adhesion limitTriangular speed profile

Consumption of energy [Wh]767.56790.541112.14829.07
Difference in consumption in [%]100.00102.99144.89108.01

Evaluation in percentage is related to the consumption of energy optimal control.