48-Volt Energy Efficient Domestic Appliances With Flux Switching Motor Drive System–Design, Simulation, and Comparison

Abstract

Energy-Efficient domestic appliances are the need of the hour. This paper explores the importance of 48-Volt domestic appliances especially those operated with an electric motor drive system. Sixteen domestic appliances that are having a power range of 12 Watt – 1600 Watt are selected. These appliances are usually produced in very large volumes; therefore, one of the most important requirements is efficiency with moderate cost. Commutator motors are widely preferred for those applications in the present commercial market, which lags in efficiency, requires more space and, bulkier. Flux Switching Motor (FSM) is a new variant in brushless direct current (DC) motor, which has a combined advantage of commutator, Switched Reluctance and, Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motors (PMBLDC). Complete simulation results with the FSM drive system have been carryout and the performance is compared with the commutator DC motor (DCM) and Induction Motors (IM). Simulation results support FSM drive system technology and novel insights follow from this quantitative comparison.