System Design Method for a Load Commutated Inverter-Synchronous Motor Drive

In a thyristorized load commutated inverter synchronous motor drive system, the inverter relies on the back EMF of the synchronous motor to provide the reverse voltage for commutation. The level of the back EMF is a function of both the synchronous motor's field current and rotational speed. The inverter operating frequency is determined by the motor speed and number of pole pairs. For a fixed thyristor firing angle, an increase inmthe level of armature current decreases the available thyristor turn-off time due to overlap of the incoming and outgoing thyristor. This overlap time is a function of the commutating reactance of the synchronous motor. These factors, field current, motor speed, inverter frequency, and armature current, together with a thyristor turnoff time specification, set a maximum limit on the value of motor commutating reactance. The motor designer and inverter designer must perform a tradeoff study of these factors to arrive at a satisfactory drive system. The results are presented of an analysis that allows the synchronous motor reactance to be specified based on the other given parameters of the inverter-synchronous motor drive system. Test data are provided from a 20-kVA 500-1000 Hz load commutated inverter/ inductor type synchronous motor drive system. The effects of motor speed and field excitation on the operating condition of the drive are discussed.     

A New Current Source GTO Inverter with Sinusoidal Output Voltage and Current

A new current source inverter with sinusoidal output voltage and current is presented. Gate turn-off thyristors (GTO's) and pulsewidth modulation (PWM) control techniques are used in the current source inverter to produce the sinusoidal output voltage and current. Three capacitors are connected to the ac output terminals to absorb overvoltages which occur when the GTO current is cut off and to provide a filter function for reducing harmonics in the output current. Voltage spikes, which have been a serious problem in the practical application of this inverter, are suppressed by adding gate pulses which force the inverter into a state of shoot-through. Moreover, this inverter permits the capacitance of an ac output terminal capacitor for absorbing overvoltages to be reduced to one-tenth or less of that of a commutating capacitor in a conventional thyristor type current source inverter. A 3.7-kW induction motor is driven by the inverter. The motor efficiency and noise level are measured and compared with those obtained when the motor is driven by a conventional voltage source PWM inverter. An operating efficiency five or six percent higher and noise level 10 dB lower are obtained for the former. Therefore, this current source GTO inverter is very suitable for ac motor variable speed drives.     

INVESTIGATIONS ON DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF PERMANENT MAGNET BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR DRIVE

ABSTRACT

Permanent magnet brushless dc (PMBLDC) motors are increasingly being used in a wide range of applications such as machine tools, robotics and high precision servo applications. A comprehensive analysis which includes modeling and simulation of PMBLDC motor drive is presented in this paper. A mathematical model of the drive is developed with a view to studying the transient response of current controlled voltage source inverter (VSI) fed PMBLDC motor. The drive system consists of discrete PID(Proportional, integral plus derivative) speed controller, the reference current generator, the position sensor, an inverter and the motor. Each part of the drive system is modeled separately and then integrated to study the dynamic behavior of the drive system. The study also examines the effectiveness of the drive system during starting, load perturbation, speed reversal and dc link voltage fluctuation.     

Thyristor DC Switch Inverter

The thyristor inverter induction motor drive devised, analyzed, and experimentally evaluated in this investigation has a new thyristor commutating technique where the dc bus current is interrupted periodically by a thyristor dc switch to commutate all the inverter thyristors.     

A Current Source GTO Inverter with Sinusoidal Inputs and Outputs

With the application of gate turn-off thyristors (GTO's) and PWM control techniques, a current source inverter capable of producing sinusoidal input/output (I/O) voltages and currents has been developed. The sinusoidally modulated current is fed to the GTO's in the rectifier and inverter sections. The overvoltage-absorption capacitors connected to the ac input and output terminals function as a filter and, consequently, the waveforms of the input/output voltages and currents become sinusoidal. Because the PWM control utilizes the high-speed switching characteristics of the GTO's, the dc link current smoothing reactor and the overvoltage absorption capacitors are greatly reduced. The dc link voltage in the rectifier section is controlled to adjust the ac motor current. This is accomplished by using the firing angle shift method in conjunction with the method involving varying the width of the bypass gate pulses, which put the rectifier section into a bypass state. The current source GTO inverter is used to drive an 11-kW induction motor. As a result, excellent acceleration and deceleration characteristics are obtained, which verifies that the new current source inverter is quite suitable for driving an ac motor at variable speeds.     

逆变器开关管变驱动电流技术研究

传统的逆变器驱动电路中,驱动电流是按开关管最大关断电流下的最高电压尖峰来设计且是固定的,但在最大关断电流以下的工作状态,关断电压尖峰较小,IGBT有较大的安全电压裕量,牺牲了器件效率。为此提出一种逆变器变驱动电流技术及电路。该电路的驱动关断电流随开关管关断电流的下降而上升,提高了开关管在全负载范围下的关断速度,降低了IGBT的关断损耗。设计的原则是,关断电压尖峰不会超过最大允许值,且调节是实时进行的。讨论了关断电压尖峰与关断电流、驱动电流和漏感之间的关系。在一个230 V DC输入/80 V AC交流输出/500 W额定负载的单相半桥逆变器上进行测试,结果表明采用所提驱动电路,额定负载下效率较传统驱动提升近0.7%,实现了驱动电路的优化。     

Application of Gate Turn-Off Thyristors in 460-V 7.5-250-hp AC Motor Drives

A 7.5-250-hp range of variable-frequency ac motor drives has been under development at the Westinghouse R & D Center since early in 1981. Design and performance details for prototype equipment rated for 10, 20, and 50 hp will be discussed. The drive system comprises a three-phase thyristor controlled ac/dc converter in conjunction with a dc/ac adjustable-frequency inverter using gate turn-off thyristors (GTO's). The output of the inverter is a six-step voltage wave in the range of 6-120 Hz, suitable for driving three-phase ac induction or synchronous motors. Details of the inverter design, including means to protect the gate turn-off thyristors from output line-to-line or line-to-ground short circuits, will be given special attention.     

Analysis of PWM current source GTO inverter with PWM-controlledthyristor rectifier for induction motor drive

With the application of an energy rebound circuit for the pulsewidth modulation (PWM)-controlled rectifier, an improved current source gate turn-off thyristor (GTO) inverter system capable of producing sinusoidal inputs and outputs is presented. The energy rebound circuit in the inverter is used to turn off the thyristors in the rectifier for applying PWM control techniques and also to clamp the spike voltage produced in the inverter circuit. The principles and circuit operations of this system are described in detail, and requirements for PWM control of the rectifier are investigated. The conditions for satisfying the requirements of the energy rebound circuit are analyzed by experimental and theoretical methods. The PWM-controlled current source GTO inverter system is used to drive an eight-pole 400 Hz 5.5 kW induction motor. Analytical and experimental results, as well as the characteristics of the motor drives, are given     

A sensorless brushless dc motor system

This paper describes a brushless dc motor system without position or speed sensor. The brushless motor consists of a permanent magnet synchronous motor and a voltage-source inverter capable of controlling the amplitude and frequency of voltage. The rectangular-shaped stator current with a conducting interval of 120° (electrical) is controlled to be in phase with the trapezoidal back electromotive force. This results in producing maximum torque. Variable speed is achieved by adjusting the average motor voltage similarly to chopper control of dc motors. In this paper, two sensorless position detecting methods, i.e., an “indirect method” suited for the lower-speed range and a “direct method” suited for the higher-speed range are proposed. The combination of the two makes it possible to detect the rotor position over a wide-speed range. Furthermore, a speed-sen-sorless PLL control is proposed in applying the principle of the direct method. Experimental results obtained from a prototype brushless dc motor are shown to confirm the validity of the sensorless drive. The starting procedure of the motor also is discussed because it is impossible to detect the rotor position at a standstill.     

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF LOAD COMMUTATED INVERTER FED CAGE INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE

ABSTRACT

An approach, to analyse the performance of a variable speed cage induction motor drive fed from load commutated inverter (LCI), is presented. Induction motor with an appropriate capacitor across its stator terminals constitutes the load on the inverter. A fully controlled bridge converter, supplied by a variable dc voltage source, commutated with the back emf of the motor, acts as an inverter. An algorithm to compute the motor performance, is developed using equivalent circuit representation of the system. Strategies for the selection of control variables, in order to achieve the desired speed range for satisfactory performance of the drive are given. The performance of a 3-hp, cage induction motor fed from LCI is computed, using the developed algorithm for wide range of speed; and is verfied experimentally.     

Direct Flux and Torque Regulation in a PWM Inverter-Induction Motor Drive

A dc motor drive is controlled by varying the armature current and field current. The field is a measure of flux, and the armature current times field current is a measure of torque. Various approximate means of estimating the flux and torque levels in an induction motor exist. Most of these methods are sensitive to motor parameter value changes and do not work well near zero speed. Also, the harmonics in the motor voltage and current due to the nonsinusoidal inverter waveform cause errors in the estimated torque. A practical method has been developed to measure the flux level in an induction motor in the actual operating environment. Using the flux signals and stator current, the actual electromagnetic torque can be obtained. This torque signal responds correctly to motor saturation and inverter voltage waveform harmonics. The motor can be designed to operate without the customarily required flux margin, since the flux level is accurately controlled. The control strategy for use with these feedback signals does not require the use of a tachometer.     

Flux-Weakening Regime Operation of an Interior Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive

The interior permanent magnet (IPM) synchronous motor is compatible with extended-speed-range constant-power operation by means of flux-weakening control. Flux weakening uses stator current components to counter the fixed-amplitude magnetic airgap flux generated by the rotor magnets, performing a role similar to field weakening in a separately excited dc motor. The nature of current regulator saturation caused by the finite inverter dc source voltage is described, marked by premature torque and power degradation at high speeds in the absence of flux-weakening control. This is followed by presentation of a new flux-weakening control algorithm developed as a modification of an established feedforward IPM torque control algorithm described previously in the literature. Attractive features of this new algorithm include smooth drive transitions into and out of the flux-weakening mode, fast response, as well as automatic adjustment to changes in the dc source voltage. Simulation and empirical test results from a 3-hp laboratory IPM motor drive are used to confirm the constant-power operating envelope achieved using the new flux-weakening control algorithm.     

An Economical Auxiliary Commutated Thyristor Three-Phase Inverter Suitable for Pulse Frequency Modulation

A new economical auxiliary impulse commutated thyristor inverter is described that is capable of providing a wide range of output ac voltage and output frequency which is useful in variable speed ac drive applications. Output voltage control is provided by a pulse frequency modulation technique, and input dc voltage to the inverter is constant and can be provided by a diode rectifier bridge. The parameters for the various circuit elements, such as commutating inductances and capacitances, di/dt limiting series thyristor inductances, and dv/dt limiting RC snubber circuits are all calculated from a dynamic simulation of a single-phase version of the inverter circuit using a software named ATOSEC I developed at the Universitédu Québec for a CDC 6400/IBM-370 computer. Experimental results obtained on a practical single-phase inverter are compared with those predicted from computer simulation and performance characteristics obtained in the case of a practical three-phase pulse frequency modulated inverter providing variable output voltage and variable output frequency are reported.     

Software Pulsewidth Modulation for ?P Control of AC Drives

The on-line pulsewidth modulation (PWM) of a voltage source inverter for converter-fed ac drives is presented. The modulation is realized by software, thus allowing a direct interface between the microprocessor-based speed control and the on-off commands for the inverter. An efficient modulation technique is achieved by asynchronous switching of the inverter phases; a current control loop provides fast feedback, so that a fast step response of the stator currents can be obtained. All control functions, including field-oriented speed control of an induction motor, are performed by a 16-bit microprocessor. Experimental results obtained with a 22-kW induction motor prove that the proposed scheme provides a very good performance of the drive from standstill up to the field weakening range.     

New GTO Current Source Inverter with Pulsewidth Modulation Control Techniques

A new GTO current source inverter in which two auxiliary GTO's are added to the basic inverter circuit, which consists of six GTO's and three capacitors, is presented. One of the auxiliary GTO's is connected between the positive line of the inverter and the neutral of three Y-connected capacitors; another is connected between the negative line and the neutral. In the proposed inverter, the charges of three capacitors are controlled at the same time by means of pulsewidth modulation (PWM) to main GTO's and auxiliary GTO's. This inverter can supply both the sinusoidal current and voltage to the motor. The PWM control technique, the operating principle, and the experimental results for 2.2-kW induction motor drives are described. The output current waveform of this inverter is closely sinusoidal, as opposed to trapezoidal in the basic inverter circuit. The steady-state characteristics of the GTO-CSI induction motor drive system are analyzed by the state-variable methods, and a close agreement between the analyzed and the experimental results is obtained. Smooth and noiseless drive of induction motor over a wide range of speed is observed.     

Current regulated PWM-CSI induction motor drive system without aspeed sensor

This paper deals with a current source inverter-induction motor drive system without a speed sensor, and the speed estimation with only sense of the motor voltage is investigated. The input DC link current which is kept constant by a pulsewidth modulated (PWM) converter with sinusoidal input current is supplied to the PWM inverter. The inverter output current with sinusoidal wave is directly regulated by employing the modulation index control of the PWM strategy. The motor is driven by a slip frequency/current regulation control. The motor speed is estimated by using the measured voltage and current, or using the measured voltage and the estimated current. The filter capacitor which is installed in the inverter circuit is taken into consideration for the current estimation. A digital signal processor is employed for calculation. As the PWM pulse of the inverter is calculated by an online real-time system, the quick regulation of the sinusoidal output current is achieved. The experiments show that the high performance steady state behavior and the acceleration/deceleration characteristics with smooth drives and low noise of the motor is obtained     

直流侧独立供电的混合型逆变器控制策略

直流侧独立供电是抑制混合型逆变器零序环流的有效方法。以混合型逆变器供电的交流传动系统为对象,在分析主从逆变器和电机负载之间能量交换关系的基础上,提出一种直流电容稳压控制策略,并结合主从式控制结构和异步电机矢量控制策略,建立旋转坐标系下的混合型逆变器主从式矢量控制系统。仿真和实验结果表明:通过在主逆变器电流控制环节增加与电容波动电压相关的有功电流参考量,能有效实现电容电压的稳定控制,同时在电容电压稳定的前提下,从逆变器可以动态补偿主逆变器产生的主要谐波电流,使得电机电流总畸变率低于5%。     

用于故障穿越的飞轮储能双三相异步电机驱动控制研究

随着海上风电场的发展和高压直流输电技术的应用,风电场系统存在交流侧故障穿越的问题。针对这个问题,提出了一种用于故障穿越的基于模块化多电平变频器和双三相异步电机的飞轮储能系统,并设计了其驱动控制方案。飞轮储能系统采用了模块化多电平技术能方便地构建大功率高压变频器,并具备扩容能力。为了提高飞轮储能系统的可靠性,采用了双三相异步电机驱动,从而提高了冗余性。接着设计了能均衡各个模块电容电压的双三相异步电机驱动控制算法。最后,基于MATLAB/Simulink仿真平台建立了风电场和飞轮储能系统的仿真模型,进行了仿真计算。仿真结果验证了飞轮储能系统的功能和驱动控制策略的性能。     

Characteristics of a Current-Fed Inverter with Commutation Applied Through Load Neutral Point

A current-fed inverter which is commutated by an auxiliary commutating circuit acting through the load neutral point is investigated. The auxiliary commutation circuit consists of a single commutating capacitor and two auxiliary thyristors which are used to sequentially commutate the main thyristors. The properties of the inverter are considered for the case of an ac machine load, although the results are general and can be easily applied to cases where the inverter is interconnected with an ac power system. A ``voltage behind subtransient reactance' model results in a good prediction of the inverter operating modes for either a synchronous or an induction machine. It is shown that if conventional simple-sequential gating is used, the inverter can only operate in the motoring region, while a commutation failure will result in the generating region. This negative feature is overcome by introducing a ``delayed gating' scheme for the thyristor, which allows the peak commutating capacitor voltage to be actively controlled; thus, commutation for various inverter conditions is maintained. A scheme of parallel commutation circuits is introduced which allows the value of commutating capacitance to be actively selected as a function of load condition. While the main thyristors are subjected to approximately 50 percent more applied voltage compared to the more conventional auto-sequential type of inverter in present use, the thyristors may be rectifier grade since a substantial di/dt inductance is naturally provided by the motor leakage inductance: a fact which means that negligible snubber components are needed compared to the auto-sequential circuit.     

Analysis of PWM GTO Current Source Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drive System

A GTO current source inverter which consists of six main GTO's, two auxiliary GTO's, and three capacitors is presented. This inverter can supply both the sinusoidal voltage and current to the motor by pulsewidth modulation (PWM) techniques. The normal PWM pattern produced by two control signals with the carrier and the modulating waves and the optimal PWM pattern determined by the harmonic analysis are described. The experimental waveforms for 2.2-kW induction motor drives are given and the circuit operation of this inverter in the PWM technique is clearly shown. In addition, the steady-state characteristics of this inverter-induction motor drive system are analyzed by the state-variable methods, and a close agreement between the analyzed and the experimental waveforms is obtained. It is shown that the harmonic components are eliminated or reduced by using the optimal PWM pattern, and the new inverter with sinusoidal current and voltage is very excellent for ac motor drive.