Mathematical model for the analysis of group modes of induction motors when fed from a common source.
The article analyzes the operating modes and transients that occur when starting, stopping and changing the load in electric drives with induction motors. The relevance of the need for such studies for drives with powerful asynchronous motors that are connected to the same energy source and start or stop at the same time is proved. The information obtained will allow maintenance personnel and the available automation and telecommunications facilities to make the right and timely decisions for the effective management of electric drives. A mathematical model has been compiled for analyzing the modes of group operation of asynchronous motors powered by a common source in order to determine the parameters of such work. When creating the model, the voltage of the power source, as well as the parameters and design features of induction motors, were chosen as the initial parameters. The developed mathematical model contains a system of differential equations for the analysis of group operation of induction motors and demonstrates the possibilities of developing the theory of group operation of asynchronous motors. As an auxiliary mathematical technique for recording the physical properties of asynchronous motors, the concept of the inverse submatrix was used, and when composing differential equations, the asymmetry of the voltage at the load nodes was taken into account. The developed mathematical model makes it possible to determine the principles for diagnosing the operation of groups of induction motors connected to a common source by registering current ripples arising in the supply network and changing the consumed power and thus indirectly increase the reliability of asynchronous motors in electric drives of technological mechanisms under various load conditions.