Asynchronous motor drive

An electric drive for an asynchronous motor having a plurality of stator windings and a rotor comprising:

• a sensor for sensing the angle of rotation of the rotor of the asynchronous motor, said sensor having an input and an output;
• a phase converter having an input and first and second outputs, said input being connected to the output of said angle sensor;
• a first multiplier unit having first and second inputs, and an output, the first input being connected to the first output of said phase converter;
• a second multiplier unit having first and second inputs and an output, the first input being connected to the second output of said phase converter;
• an active stator current setter having an output connected to the second input of said first multiplier unit;
• a reactive stator current setter having an output connected to the second input of the said second multiplier unit;
• an adder having first and second inputs and an output, the first input being connected to the output of said second multiplier unit and the second input being connected to the output of said first multiplier unit;
• a plurality of phase sensitive rectifier corresponding to the number of stator windings, each having a first input, a control input and an output, the control input of each rectifier being connected to the output of said adder;
• a controlled current source having a plurality of inputs and outputs corresponding to the number of said rectifiers, said inputs being connected respectively to the outputs of the phase phase sensitive rectifiers, the outputs being respectively connected to said stator windings;
• a sinusoidal voltage former having an input and an output, the output being connected to the input of said angle sensor;
• a polyphase voltage source, comprising:
• a reference frequency setter having first and second outputs, the first output being connected to the input of said sinusoidal voltage former;
• a frequency adder having first and second inputs and an output, the first input being connected to the output of said reference frequency setter;
• a frequency divider having an input and an output, the input being connected to the output of said frequency adder;
• a phase converter having an input and a plurality of outputs, the input being connected to the output of said frequency divider and the outputs being connected respectively to the inputs of said phase sensitive rectifiers;
• a controlled rotor current frequency generator having an input and an output, the output being connected to the second input of said frequency adder;
• a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the asynchronous motor, having an output;
• a rotor current frequency correction unit having first and second inputs and an output, the first input being connected to the output of said active stator current setter, the second input being connected to the output of said temperature sensor and the output being connected to the input of said controlled rotor current frequency generator.