Mathematical modeling of asynchronous squirrel-cage locomotive propulsion engine
Objective: To analyze processes in asynchronous engines in case of failure occurrence in rotor winding. Methods: Mathematical model of asynchronous locomotive propulsion engine with cage rotor (AD) was applied. Model calculations applied for the solution of the differential equation system by means of numerical integration were given. Results: The presented AD mathematical model makes it possible to assess the influence of engine’s parameters and load on transient behavior of motor start, as well as to conduct the research in an asynchronous engine in case of balanced and unbalanced operation modes in a three-phase system of coordinates. The latter allow for an adequate description of physics in stator windings in case of failures of rotor bar windings of AD locomotives. Basic equations for the locomotive propulsion engine stator and rotor of different coordinate systems were presented. A structural computational scheme of a three-phase asynchronous engine with a squirrel-cage rotor was developed, making it possible to calculate AD transients. The mathematical model was implemented with MATLAB Simulink software package. Practical importance: The results obtained by means of locomotive asynchronous engine simulation in case of failures of rotor bar windings, as well as AD twisting moment alteration in time demonstrated the possibility of using such a model in order to detect the specific features of failure occurrence in AD.