Speed Control and Power Factor Improvement of a Single Phase AC Motor

doi:10.13189/ujeee.2014.020804

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Universal Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Vol. 2(8), pp. 328 - 336
DOI: 10.13189/ujeee.2014.020804
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Speed Control and Power Factor Improvement of a Single Phase AC Motor

Aamir Hayat ¹, Muhammad Nasir Khan ²^,*
¹ Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Central Punjab, 1 - Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Johar Town, Lahore
² Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Low power factor is usually not a big problem in residential homes. It does, however, become a problem in industries where multiple motors are operational. Therefore, there is a dire requirement to correct the power factor in industries. To rectify the issue and providing a fruitful solution is the major task of our research work. Although there are different methods of power corrections are available with certain pros and cons. Occasionally, the power factor correction capacitors are implemented to correct the problems using pacific techniques and somehow active techniques as well. Each technique has its own limitations in terms of computational complexity and implementation cost. In the proposed technique, we implement the micro-controller and programmable logic controller based system in combination with capacitor bank for the power factor correction. This way, we can efficiently control the power factor.

KEYWORDS
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Power Factor Correction (PFC), Induction Motor (IM), Zero Crossing Detector (ZCD)

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Aamir Hayat , Muhammad Nasir Khan , "Speed Control and Power Factor Improvement of a Single Phase AC Motor," Universal Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 8, pp. 328 - 336, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/ujeee.2014.020804.

(b). APA Format:
Aamir Hayat , Muhammad Nasir Khan (2014). Speed Control and Power Factor Improvement of a Single Phase AC Motor. Universal Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2(8), 328 - 336. DOI: 10.13189/ujeee.2014.020804.