Tektronix Inverter Motor Drive Analysis

Analog
Computation
Hardware

Electric vehicles, wind energy, and greener sources of energy are steadily increasing in relevance today. A lot of these revolve around electric motors for energy conversion between mechanical and electrical. With such a large set of applications, high efficiency electric motors are in high demand. There is a large push for innovation with these motors that requires measurement and testing devices for research and development. Typical measurements of motors like phasor analysis and efficiency analysis are time consuming. With the Inverter Motor Driver Analysis software (IMDA) from Tektronix, analysis time is greatly reduced as real time calculations in a convenient format is displayed to users. These devices can help research teams to analyze and develop new designs, bringing them to the market faster. Performing mechanical analysis with an oscilloscope aided by the Tektronix 3-phase Inverter Motor Drive Analysis (IMDA) software will play a crucial role in ensuring better efficiency during development and decreasing the time for qualitative analysis. We have worked with Tektronix to develop a mechanical analysis device under test (DUT) to show the capabilities of the IMDA software. This gives consumers a peak at the power that the IMDA software can provide them. The DUT consists of an electric induction motor, 3-phase AC drive, and a speed and torque sensor. All components are safely housed in a transparent enclosure. To interface with the IMDA software on an oscilloscope, the DUT has many electrical ports or probing ports that carry the electrical characteristics of the motor and drive. With this DUT, the capabilities of the IMDA software can easily be shown and operated by any consumer. The DUT is a safe and interactive way to collect valuable data on a motor which is an otherwise difficult task.

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