Method of operating a motor coupled to a mechanical load

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method of operating a motor having a rotary component coupled to a mechanical load. The method includes determining a fluctuating speed demand corresponding to a temporally varying component of a speed of the rotary component. The method also includes determining a rotary component speed reference value based on the fluctuating speed demand. Also, the method includes controlling the motor in accordance with the rotary component speed reference value. The fluctuating speed demand is determined so as to reduce variations in a total power drawn or provided by the motor in use.

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