Announcement of Approved Transactions Papers

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his section of IEEE Power Engineering Review serves to announce the approval of technical papers for publication in future issues of one of the three PES Transactions. The abstracts afford access to the essence and main contributions of each published paper. The abstracts are listed by Technical Committees, which appear in alphabetic order. To Order Technical Paper Preprints, Contact IEEE Customer Service, +1 800 678 4333 or +1 732 981 0060, fax +1 732 981 9667, e-mail customer.service@ieee.org. The IEEE member price for each paper Preprint is $3.50 plus delivery charges (nonmember price is $6.50 plus delivery charges). When you contact IEEE Customer Service, make sure that you identify the item you are ordering as a Preprint (not as a paper, reprint, article, etc.), and be sure to provide the Preprint order number. Discussion Deadlines for the papers are included with each technical paper abstract.

Electric Machinery

Subharmonics and Chaos in Switched Reluctance Motor Drives Chen, J.H.; Chau, K.T.; Chan, C.C.; Jiang, Q.
Author Affiliation: The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Abstract: In this paper, the investigation of the nonlinear dynamics of an adjustable-speed switched reluctance motor (SRM) drive with voltage PWM regulation is carried out. Nonlinear iterative mappings based on both nonlinear and approximately linear flux linkage models are derived, hence the corresponding subharmonic and chaotic behaviors are analyzed. Although both flux linkage models can produce similar results, the nonlinear one offers the merit of accuracy but with the sacrifice of computational time. Moreover, the bifurcation diagrams show that the system generally exhibits a period-doubling route to chaos. Keywords: Subharmonics, chaos, motor drives, switched reluc-

Approved Transactions Papers Call for Discussions

Deadline: 30 April 2002
The IEEE Power Engineering Society publishes discussions and closures and makes them available for all accepted papers. Discussions form a most valuable adjunct to a technical paper and are strongly encouraged. Discussions must provide contributions through questions and/or additional information on the subject of the papers. Congratulatory discussions are discouraged and are subject to elimination. Combined discussions of two or more papers are not acceptable unless they refer to companion papers. Discussions are limited to 1,500 words (or an equivalent length if illustrations are used). Discussions are considered as final drafts that, upon acceptance by the Technical Committee, are ready to be printed without further changes. Refer to the PES Publication Guide for submission specifications. The guide is available on the Web, http://www.ieee.org/power/authkit. htm, or through the PES Executive Office, FAX +1 732 562 3881, E-mail pes@ieee.org. Submit discussions to the PES Executive Office no later than 30 April 2002, for papers abstracted in the February 2002 issue of IEEE Power Engineering Review. Discussions received after that date will be returned to the discusser and will not be processed.

tance motors.

Preprint Order Number: PE-013EC (11-2001) Discussion Deadline: April 2002

Estimating the Parameters of Induction Machines at Standstill Jacobina, C.B.; Filho, J.E.C.; Lima, A.M.N.
Author Affiliation: University Federal da Paraiba, Paraiba, Brazil; University Federal do Amazonas, Amazonas, Brazil Abstract: This paper presents a method to determine the continuous-time parameters of induction machines that are necessary to implement the field-oriented control strategy. This method does not require

the use of any mechanical devices or speed measurement sensor and it is conceived to be used during the autocommissioning of the drive system. The estimation of the stator resistance is based on the dynamic model of the machine considering that the variables are dc quantities. The estimation of the stator transient inductance, the stator inductance, and the rotor time constant are based on the dynamic model of the machine. The experimental results that are presented demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed method. Keywords: Parameter estimation, induction machine. Preprint Order Number: PE-033EC (11-2001) Discussion Deadline: April 2002

and its electronics. An analysis of the SR generator's faults and excitation requirements is essential to utilize the full fault tolerance capability
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Fault Analysis and Excitation Requirements for Switched Reluctance Generators Husain, I.; Radun, A.; Nairus, J. Author Afflliation: University of Akron, Akron, OH; University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH Abstract: Switched reluctance machines (SRM) are a prime candidate for aerospace starter/generators and various auto-motive applications. The choice of SRM for the starter/generator application is driven largely by the perceived reliability and fault tolerance of the machine

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