A practical implementation of a linear induction motor drive using new generation DSP controller

The concept of plug and play has become increasingly popular in consumer electronics because of the ease of use and low maintenance, it now appears possible to apply this concept to motor drive design. New generations of DSP controllers, such as the Texas Instruments TMS320C240 ('C240) DSP controller, by integrating the high performance of a DSP core and the powerful on-chip peripherals of a microcontroller into a single-chip solution, have made this possible. The paper describes the practical implementation of a linear induction motor drive, which consists of power module and a single DSP controller, which will both reduce the cost and the complexity of the design. In order to save space and enable continuous operation, a linear induction motor has been specifically built for this study.