RIDE 2010
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
Reliability issues in innovative Inverter-fed adjustable speed DrivEs: materials, components and diagnostics.
The reliability of Adjustable Speed Drives (ASDs) for industrial or traction applications may be adversely affected by the accelerated aging of materials and components subjected to the high frequencies and very fast switching times of high performance switching devices. The steep pulses may cause uneven voltage distribution along motor windings and excite capacitive coupling between the stator and the rotor, resulting in bearings currents.
The aging of the stator insulation and the bearings requires proper design of materials and components with improved characteristics as well as techniques to monitor the performances in operating conditions.
The workshop RIDE2010 is aimed at promoting, in a friendly and informal atmosphere, a setting where scientists from academia, research centres and industry can share results from either theoretical or applied studies on selected topics, concerning different aspects related to the reliability of ASDs
Organization
The workshop is organised by the research group of the Lab. of EM Characterization of Materials (LCEM). The research activities carried out at the LCEM concerns the following topics:
• electromagnetic characterization and modelling of innovative materials and nanocomposites for electrical and electronic applications;
• optimization of electric and electronic devices by numerical methods and experimental tests;
• development of techniques for electromagnetic treatment of materials.
The expertise of the group includes the design and realization of measurement campaigns on industrial plants.