A Review of Direct Driven PMSG for Wind Energy Systems

This paper presents a comprehensive overview study of the DDPMSG （direct driven permanent magnet synchronous generator） for wind energy generation system. Wind turbine controls are provided. The PMSG （permanent magnet synchronous generator） is introduced as construction and model. Configurations of different power converters are presented for use with DDPMSG in wind systems at variable speed operation and maximum power capture. Control techniques for the system are discussed for both machine-side and grid-side in details. Grid integration is provided with focus on how to insure power quality of the system and the performance at disturbances.     

State-Model Based Time-Domain Diagnosis of Internal Faults for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine Wind Application

Upon occurrence of an internal fault on the PMSM （permanent magnet synchronous machine）, the topology of the stator is amended causing structural imbalances due to the change of the connection within the windings. In this work, a state model of internal faults of the PMSM is developed. This model is in the （abc） reference frame. The modeling approach is based on the assumption that each stator phase is replaced by two major and minor sub-windings. This model is used subsequently in the residual generation for diagnosis. The fault indicators are obtained by the projection in parity space and estimated using the Luenberger observer. A scenario of fault inter-turn by the short-circuit occurring between phase （a and b） is validated by simulation.     

皮带输送机永磁同步电机系统仿真分析

针对矿用运输设备皮带输送机永磁同步电机的现状,分析了矢量控制、直接转矩控制、自适应控制、滑模变控制和预测控制5种调速系统定向形式的优缺点。同时,利用MATLAB仿真模拟软件对永磁同步电机系统进行了仿真模拟,得出前馈解耦控制转速响应下的转速反应更加灵敏,解决了PI控制转速响应下转矩脉动问题,系统的稳定性得到了提高。综合利用多种控制方法可以实现对电机电流稳定性的控制和系统模块的预测,为皮带输送机适应不同工作环境提供了便利。     

Sensorless direct torque control for salient-pole PMSM based on extended Kalman filter fed by AC/DC/AC converter

In this paper, a new sensorless interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) drives method with extended Kalman filter (EKF) for speed, rotor position and load torque estimation is proposed. The direct torque control (DTC) technique for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) is receiving increasing attention due to the important advantages of the low dependence on motor parameters when compared with other motor control techniques. The Kalman filter is an observer for linear and non-linear systems and is based on the stochastic intromission, in others words, noise. The PMSM is fed by an indirect power electronic converter which is controlled by a sliding mode technique. The simulation tests performed for different operating conditions have confirmed the robustness of the overall system; and it is shown that the sliding mode technique has successfully minimized the different harmonics introduced by the line converter.     

Ten Years of Minimum Efficiency Standards for Induction Motors in Brazil： From Standards Class until Super Premium Motors

The year 2012 marked the 10th anniversary of publication of Presidential Decree No. 4508/2002, which set forth minimum efficiency standards for induction motors in Brazil. Within this context, the present article focuses on the importance of implementing minimum efficiency standards in Brazil and elsewhere and presents the state of the art in domestic and international legislation and standards pertaining to induction motors. It also covers advancements in motor technology, by means of an analysis of motors currently on the market, and trends in said technology, with particular emphasis on the search for new materials for permanent magnet manufacturing. The results of experimental testing of a permanent-magnet motor and a premium-efficiency induction motor are presented and discussed, with the objective of contributing to definition of the IE4 （Efficiency Level from International Electrotechnical Commission） standard and to the goal-oriented Brazilian efficiency program. The present article described the results of experimental testing with an induction motor and a line-start permanent-magnet motor and concluded that permanent-magnet motors are superior in performance to induction motors at loads between half and full, with an efficiency advantage of up to 6.7%. However, in applications with wide variations in load, with motor operation below half load, use of permanent-magnet motors is not economically feasible, as the current cost of these motors exceeds that of induction motors. Another relevant finding concerns the current harmonic distortion observed during testing. The tested permanent-magnet motor exhibited a distortion of up to 13.5%, exceeding Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standard 519/1992 recommended limits. This behavior must be clearly specified and taken into account by future standards that define the super premium class, lest the impact of harmonic distortion prove to be detrimental to industries that adopt these motors for their processes.     

Asynchronous performance analysis of a single-phase capacitor-start, capacitor-run permanent magnet motor

This work presents a detailed analysis of the asynchronous torque components (average cage, magnet braking torque and pulsating) for a single-phase capacitor-start, capacitor-run permanent magnet motor. The computed envelope of pulsating torque superimposed over the average electromagnetic torque leads to an accurate prediction of starting torque. The developed approach is realized by means of a combination of symmetrical components and d-q axes theory and it can be extended for any m-phase AC motor - induction, synchronous reluctance or synchronous permanent magnet. The resultant average electromagnetic torque is determined by superimposing the asynchronous torques and magnet braking torque effects.     

A direct torque-controlled interior permanent-magnet synchronous motor drive without a speed sensor

This paper reports results of further investigation of the so-called direct torque control (DTC) technique to an interior permanent magnet (IPM) synchronous motor drive. This torque control technique for IPM motors requires no dq-axes current controllers and coordinate transformation networks. A completely sensorless IPM motor drive with DTC, which uses a new speed estimator from the stator flux linkage vector and the torque angle, is presented. It is shown that including the torque angle in the estimation process results in a far more accurate transient speed estimator than what is reported in the existing literature.     

“Two-phase on” drive operation in a permanent magnetsynchronous machine electromechanical actuator

Brushless machine technology provides a new and feasible option for high-power actuation applications historically serviced by hydraulic devices. Two types of brushless permanent magnet machines exist: the brushless DC machine and the permanent magnet synchronous machine. While the brushless DC machine is ideally suited for operation with a “two-phase on” drive, the permanent magnet synchronous machine is ideally suited for operation with a “three-phase on” drive. Within this paper, the impact of the torque ripple induced by using a “two-phase on” drive with the permanent magnet synchronous machine is examined for viability, though not compared with the “three-phase on” drive. The focus application is thrust vector control of the Space Shuttle Main Engines, and test results indicate that such operation is acceptable     

小型风力发电机电磁设计特点

文章分析了小型风电机组用的永磁同步发电机的电磁设计特点,并与其他普通永磁电机区别,详细介绍了永磁同步发电机各个电磁参数的特点以及对发电机性能的影响。重点介绍永磁同步发电机定子、转子设计的特点,对不同的极数与槽数的配合进行对比分析,总结降低齿槽转矩的规律。     

Asynchronous Performance Prediction of AC Permanent Magnet Motor

many permanent magnet synchronous motors are run up from standstill by a sudden connection with an ac supply. The cage windings in rotor slots produce induction motor torque to run up the rotor, but two torque dips are produced in the torque-slip curve of the permanent magnet motor; one is caused by the rotating permanent magnet, and the other by the magnetic and the electric asymmetry between the direct and quadrature axes. Therefore, the prediction of the asynchronous performance is very important, as motors cannot be run up, unless the minimum values of the torque dips exceed the load torques at the slips. In this paper, ``harmonic permeance coefficient' is newly introduced, which is used to combine the finite element field solution with the calculation of air gap inductance, and equations for the calculation of asynchronous performance of permanent magnet motors are also expressed. The calculated value by these equations agreed well with the experimental results.     

内置式永磁同步电机12扇区直接转矩控制方法

以电压矢量的最大利用率为基础引入12扇区控制方法,该方法细化矢量选择和扇区划分,增加可供选择的电压矢量数目,有效发挥了电压矢量对磁链和转矩的控制优势;研究变化的内滞环带对转矩脉动的影响,仿真结果表明相对于传统的6扇区直接转矩控制方式,该文引入的12扇区控制方法可明显减小转矩和磁链脉动,同时保留了传统的直接转矩控制中转矩动态响应迅速的特点;在不同操作条件(转速和转矩不同)下,进一步优化12扇区的控制效果。仿真结果验证了理论分析的正确性和所提出方法的可行性。     

Direct Instantaneous Torque Control in Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors—a New Approach

In this paper, a novel direct instantaneous torque control scheme for a direct drive (DD) permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) is presented. A hybrid control structure combining the internal model principle and the variable structure control (VSC) approach is proposed. First, a variable structure torque controller is adopted to regulate the torque angle increment according to the torque feedback error. Second, the appropriate control voltage vector is determined using the reference stator flux vector and the estimated dynamic back electromotive force (EMF) vector, as an internal model, in a deadbeat control manner. Subsequently, better disturbance rejection can be obtained with the proposed cascaded control structure. To robustly obtain the instantaneous torque and flux information, a robust adaptive motor model is proposed. The Lyapunov stability theory is used to analyze the stability of the augmented robust adaptive motor model and to give a guideline for tuning model parameters. Experimental results are presented to demonstrate the validity and effectiveness of the proposed instantaneous torque control scheme.     

Nonlinear control of a permanent magnet synchronous motor withdisturbance torque estimation

This paper introduces a sensorless nonlinear control scheme for controlling the speed of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) driving an unknown load torque. The states of the motor and disturbance torque are estimated via an extended nonlinear observer avoiding the use of mechanical sensors. The control strategy is an exact feedback linearization law, with trajectory tracking evaluated on estimated values of the PMSM states and the disturbance torque. The system performance is evaluated by simulations     

“Active Flux” DTFC-SVM Sensorless Control of IPMSM

This paper proposes an implementation of a motion-sensorless control system in wide speed range based on “active flux” observer, and direct torque and flux control with space vector modulation (DTFC-SVM) for the interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM), without signal injection. The concept of “active flux” (or “torque producing flux”) turns all the rotor salient-pole ac machines into fully nonsalient-pole ones. A new function for $L_{q}$ inductance depending on torque is introduced to model the magnetic saturation. Notable simplification in the rotor position and speed estimation is obtained, because the active flux position is identical with the rotor position. Extensive experimental results are presented to verify the principles and to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed sensorless control system. With the active flux observer, the IPMSM drive system operates from very low speed of 2 r/min at half full-load up to 1400 r/min. Higher speed is possible, in principle, with flux weakening.      

Control-based reduction of pulsating torque for PMAC machines

Control methods in torque pulsating reduction for surface-mounted permanent magnet motors are discussed in this paper. The pulsating torque is a consequence of the nonsinusoidal flux-density distribution caused by the interaction of the rotor's permanent magnets with the changing stator reluctance. The proposed control method is estimator based. To assure parameter convergence, Lyapunov's direct method is used in estimator design for the flux Fourier's coefficients. A novel nonlinear torque controller based on flux/torque estimate is introduced to reduce the influence of the flux harmonics. The influence of the cogging torque is considerably reduced at lower motor speed using the internal model principle and adaptive feedforward compensation technique. The overall control scheme and experimental results are also presented     

基于永磁同步电机逆系统解耦模糊滑模控制

基于逆系统理论和模糊滑模控制方法对永磁同步电动机调速系统进行了解耦控制研究,提出了一种新型的模糊推理滑模控制策略。根据永磁同步电动机调速系统的动态数学模型,证明了其逆系统的存在性,给出了永磁同步电动机逆系统解耦的模糊滑模控制器设计方法,系统仿真结果表明,该控制策略在不加剧滑动模态抖动的前提下,有效增强了系统的抗负载扰动能力,改善了永磁同步电动机系统的控制性能。     

An Advanced Teaching Lab for the Setting up of an Islanded Production Unit

The present paper addresses an advanced teaching lab consisting of setting up an islanded production unit. This teaching lab takes place in the very last semester at master level for students in electrical engineering with energy specialization. The purpose of this teaching lab is to combine knowledge learned in different areas such as power electronics, control, electrical machines and networks, and make use of all of them in practice. The present paper describes in detail the different steps followed by the student to set up an islanded production unit.     

Analytic modelling and optimization of slip synchronous permanent magnet wind turbine generator topologies

The modular slip‐synchronous permanent magnet generator (SSPMG) is viewed as an induction‐synchronous machine pair that is electromagnetically decoupled by a free‐rotating rotor that in turn houses two different sets of permanent magnets. This machine pair combines the advantages of both conventional induction and permanent magnet synchronous machines. It therefore has the potential to realize a new path in reliable, robust and cost‐effective wind turbine drivetrains. However, which electromagnetic SSPMG topology is best and how does it compare with conventional drivetrain designs for various capacities? To date, the most published SSPMG advances are specific to winding design, torque quality and performance optimization in the small capacity range. This paper presents optimized analytic electrical designs of modular, radially and axially separable, radial flux SSPMG topologies of capacities ranging from 100 kW to 5 MW. Designs are based on lumped analytic models and are optimized for minimum specific active mass (mass/torque). A rated efficiency of 95 % and an inductive power factor of 0.95 are applied to all designs. The analytic models are validated with transient two‐dimensional finite element analysis results. The best SSPMG topologies are determined and compared with conventional drivetrain designs. The axially separable topology seems to be the best SSPMG design. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A linear maximum torque per ampere control for IPMSM drives over full-speed range

In this paper, a linear torque control strategy is first proposed for interior permanent magnet synchronous motor drives to fully utilize the reluctance torque and simplify the controller design. The proposed linear torque control strategy also extends the existing maximum torque per ampere control in the constant torque limit region up to the entire field-weakening region. It is found that in an intermediate speed region, called partial field-weakening region, the existing maximum torque per ampere control can still be applied under lighter load condition. In addition, the proposed control can also achieve the objective of minimum copper loss (i.e., maximum torque per ampere) for the entire speed range. Sound theoretical basis is given in the context. Moreover, an adaptive limiter is proposed for efficiently implementing the proposed control strategy over the entire speed range. Finally, a prototype is also constructed by using a fixed-point DSP TMS320F240 and some experimental results are given to verify the validity of the proposed control strategy.