The Open Electrical & Electronic Engineering Journal

2009, 3 : 21-28
Published online 2009 July 28. DOI: 10.2174/1874129000903010021
Publisher ID: TOEEJ-3-21

Modeling and Simulation of a Large Chipper Drive

Christian Kral , Anton Haumer , Hansjörg Kapeller and Gert Pascoli
Arsenal Research, Mobility Department, Giefinggasse 2, 1210 Vienna, Austria.

ABSTRACT

This paper presents a simulation model for a large chipper drive used in a paper mill. If the chipper drive is a slip ring induction motor, several advantages arise from using a rheostat in the rotor circuit. This paper will investigate the impact of a rotor circuit rheostat with respect to starting behavior and heavy duty load impulses. The chipper drive is modeled in Modelica, an object oriented multi domain simulation language. In addition to the theory, a practical case is presented to demonstrate the applicability of the derived knowledge

Keywords:

Chipper drive, slip ring induction motor, wound rotor induction machine.