Chaotic Advection Using Universal Motor Drive

Abstract

Objective of this paper is to introduce a chaotic mixing system using PWM chopper controlled universal motor drive for the purpose of better mixing. In particular, the drive system is being operated with chaotic speed without using any chaotic signal as speed reference and by only proper tuning of filter inductance. This study has basically investigated dynamic behavior of the PWM controlled system by performing computer simulations on a 1/2 HP universal motor. In particular, simulation results validate the strategy of designing the filter circuit inductance of the power converter of the drive system for mixing applications.