New Method for Accurate Parameter Estimation of Induction Motors Based on Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

Abstract: This paper proposes an effective method for estimating the parameters of double-cage induction motors by using Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm. For this purpose the unknown parameters in the electrical model of asynchronous machine are calculated such that the sum of the square of differences between full load torques, starting torques, maximum torques, starting currents, full load currents, and nominal power factors obtained from model and provided by manufacturer is minimized. In order to confirm the efficiency of the proposed method the results are also compared with those achieved by using GA, PSO, and PAMP. The simulations show that in the problem under consideration ABC converges considerably faster than other algorithms and the results are as accurate as PAMP.