Abstract:
A method of changing the speed of a three-phase induction motor by deriving from the A.C. supply a modulating wave of submultiple frequency, deriving therefrom a corresponding rectangular wave, modulating each phase of the supply by three such modulating waves, with the same sequence or opposite sequence to the supply phases. Modulation of the supply is effected by gating thyristors from the modulating waves. By varying the modulation frequency, the motor speed is varied stepwise over a speed range.