Well, I called the manufacturer of the LIM and they said they pretty much "put a sticker on it" because they had to. Their engineer didn't seem to be bothered by the 480V voltage source.
When I was given the VFD it was already wired for 480V. I was told the University had tested the LIM with...
Since there is no real load on the motor, perhaps I should try driving the motor at a lower peak power?
I did a bit more research and found this on another forum:
What could be done to account for the lack of a feedback current/EMF?
Hi all!
New to this forum. I am an electrical engineer by education but now I primarily write embedded software -- I don't usually work with industrial controls and motors. I am helping a friend (who is also a grad student at the local university) set up experiments in his lab.
The university...
