Analytical and experimental investigation on the magnetic field and torque of a permanent magnet spherical actuator

This paper presents the torque model of a ball-joint-like three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) permanent magnet (PM) spherical actuator. This actuator features a ball-shaped rotor with multiple PM poles and a spherical stator with circumferential air-core coils. An analytical expression of the magnetic field of the rotor is obtained based on Laplace's equation. Based on this expression and properties of air-core stator coils, Lorentz force law is employed for the study of the relationship between the rotor torque and coil input currents. By using linear superposition, the expression of the actuator torque in terms of current input to the stator coils can be obtained in a matrix form. The linear expression of the actuator torque will facilitate real-time motion control of the actuator as a servo system. Experimental works are carried out to measure the actual magnetic field distribution of the PM rotor in three-dimensional (3-D) space as well as to measure the actual 3-D motor torque generated by the actuator coils. The measurement results were coincident with analytical study on the rotor magnetic field distribution and actuator torque expressions. The linearity and superposition of the actuator torque were also verified through the experiments.     

基于空间矢量调制的电励磁同步电动机DTC研究

本文将空间矢量调制型直接转矩控制(SVM-DTC)策略引入到同步电动机控制系统中,利用优化的空间矢量组合实现了转矩、磁链误差的精确补偿,同时保证了功率器件开关频率恒定。研究了基于改进电压模型的电励磁同步电动机定子磁链计算方法以及转子励磁控制方式。最后使用Matlab/Simulink环境对所使用的方法进行了仿真验证。     

基于预前控制异步电机直接转矩控制方案的研究

在传统异步电动机直接转矩控制方案中，由于负载的变化规律不可预测，因此其常会带来较大的开关频率的变化，为此提出了一种基于预前控制的异步电动机直接转矩控制的方法。该方法依据前一个周期的磁链和转矩误差，对下一个开关周期所应施加到异步电动机的定子电压矢量进行预测，然后借助空间矢量PWM的方法，合成此开关电压矢量。样机实验结果表明，该方案不但能维持逆变器的开关频率基本恒定，而且还具有比传统直接转矩控制更为优良的动静态特性。     

Digital control of induction motor current with deadbeat responseusing predictive state observer

For a high-power induction motor drive, the switching frequency of the inverter cannot become higher than one kilohertz, and such a switching frequency produces a large current ripple, which then produces torque ripple. To minimize the current ripple, a method based on deadbeat control theory for current regulation is proposed. The pulsewidth modulation (PWM) pattern is determined at every sampling instant based on stator current measurements, motor speed, current references, and rotor flux vector, which is predicted by a state observer with variable poles selection, so that the stator currents are controlled to be exactly equal to the reference currents at every sampling instant. The proposed method consists of two parts: (1) derivation of a deadbeat control and (2) construction of a state observer that predicts the rotor flux and the stator currents in the next sampling instant. This paper describes a theoretical analysis, computer simulations and experimental results     

Online Stator and Rotor Resistance Estimation Scheme Using Artificial Neural Networks for Vector Controlled Speed Sensorless Induction Motor Drive

This paper presents a new method of online estimation for the stator and rotor resistances of the induction motor for speed sensorless indirect vector controlled drives, using artificial neural networks. The error between the rotor flux linkages based on a neural network model and a voltage model is back propagated to adjust the weights of the neural network model for the rotor resistance estimation. For the stator resistance estimation, the error between the measured stator current and the estimated stator current using neural network is back propagated to adjust the weights of the neural network. The rotor speed is synthesized from the induction motor state equations. The performance of the stator and rotor resistance estimators and torque and flux responses of the drive, together with these estimators, are investigated with the help of simulations for variations in the stator and rotor resistances from their nominal values. Both resistances are estimated experimentally, using the proposed neural network in a vector controlled induction motor drive. Data on tracking performances of these estimators are presented. With this speed sensorless approach, the rotor resistance estimation was made insensitive to the stator resistance variations both in simulation and experiment. The accuracy of the estimated speed achieved experimentally, without the speed sensor clearly demonstrates the reliable and high-performance operation of the drive     

Advanced simulation model for IPM motor drive with considering phase voltage and stator inductance

This paper proposes an advanced simulation model of driving system for Interior Permanent Magnet (IPM) BrushLess Direct Current (BLDC) motors driven by 120-degree conduction method (two-phase conduction method, TPCM) that is widely used for sensorless control of BLDC motors. BLDC motors can be classified as SPM (Surface mounted Permanent Magnet) and IPM motors. Simulation model of driving system with SPM motors is simple due to the constant stator inductance regardless of the rotor position. Simulation models of SPM motor driving system have been proposed in many researches. On the other hand, simulation models for IPM driving system by graphic-based simulation tool such as Matlab/Simulink have not been proposed. Simulation study about driving system of IPMs with TPCM is complex because stator inductances of IPM vary with the rotor position, as permanent magnets are embedded in the rotor. To develop sensorless scheme or improve control performance, development of control algorithm through simulation study is essential, and the simulation model that accurately reflects the characteristic of IPM is required. Therefore, this paper presents the advanced simulation model of IPM driving system, which takes into account the unique characteristic of IPM due to the position-dependent inductances. The validity of the proposed simulation model is validated by comparison to experimental and simulation results using IPM with TPCM control scheme.     

Kinematic design and commutation of a spherical stepper motor

This paper addresses the design and commutation of a novel kind of spherical stepper motor in which the poles of the stator are electromagnets and the poles of the rotor (rotating ball) are permanent magnets. Due to the fact that points on a sphere can only be arranged with equal spacing in a limited number of cases (corresponding to the Platonic solids), design of spherical stepper motors with fine rotational increments is fundamentally geometrical in nature. We address this problem and the related problem of how rotor and stator poles should be arranged in order to interact to cause motion. The resulting design has a much wider range of unhindered motion than other spherical stepper motor designs in the literature. We also address the problem of commutation, i.e., we determine the sequence of stator polarities in time that approximate a desired spherical motion     

An online identification method for both stator-and rotorresistances of induction motors without rotational transducers

This paper describes an effective online method for identifying both stator and rotor resistances, which is useful in robust speed control of induction motors without rotational transducers. The identification method for stator resistance is derived from the steady-state equations of induction motor dynamics. On the other hand, the identification method for rotor resistance is based on the linearly perturbed equations of induction motor dynamics about the operating point. The identification method for both stator and rotor resistances uses only the information of stator currents and voltages. It can provide fairly good identification accuracy regardless of load conditions and be easily incorporated into any sensorless speed controller proposed in the prior literature. Some experimental results are presented to demonstrate the practical use of the identification method. A sensorless speed control system has been built for experimental work, in which all algorithms for identification and control are implemented on a digital signal processor. The experimental results confirm that the proposed method allows for high-precision speed control of commercially available induction motors without rotational transducers     

行波型超声波电机等效电路建模

该文在深入分析超声电机运行机理的基础上,从定子、接触区域和转子3方面建立了超声电机等效电路模型。综合现有超声电机等效电路模型的优缺点,考虑摩擦耦合对超声电机的影响,并结合转子振动方程,提出了摩擦层与转子的等效电路模型;对转子侧等效模型进行优化,使其与定子模型结合成完整的电机模型。基于所建立的模型理论,对等效电路进行仿真,仿真结果表明了转子对整个电机电气特征的影响。通过对实际超声电机的测试及其与仿真波形的对比,验证了所提出的行波型超声波电机等效电路模型的正确性,为进一步开展超声电机驱动器和控制器的设计提供了模型基础。     

基于全维状态观测器的永磁同步电机无差拍直接转矩控制

永磁同步电机传统的直接转矩控制存在磁链幅值和转矩脉动大的缺点。文中研究了基于状态观测器的无差拍直接转矩控制方案,通过构造全维状态观测器的方法来观测定子磁链幅值,消除了初始磁链误差以及电机参数对传统的观测方法影响的问题。此外针对传统控制系统产生的时滞现象,文中的研究提前一个周期计算出所需的电压矢量,实现了转矩和磁链无差拍控制。仿真结果表明,所提出的基于全维状态观测器的无差拍控制能较好地抑制磁链和转矩脉动,具有良好的控制性能。     

一种新颖的双三相感应电机缺相运行矢量控制

双三相感应电机的绕组开路后,运用传统的旋转坐标变换,不能实现转子磁场定向矢量控制。本文推导出不对称绕组结构的解耦旋转坐标变换,并提出了一种基于不对称绕组结构的转子磁场定向矢量控制新颖策略,运用PI调节器,使得定子侧谐波电流最小化,降低定子侧谐波损耗。在MATLAB MATLAB/Simulink仿真软件下,建立相应的仿真模型,仿真结果验证本文所提出控制策略的正确性和有效性。     

A fully digitized field-oriented controlled induction motor driveusing only current sensors

A field-oriented control method based on a predictive observer with digital current regulation of an induction motor, without speed and voltage sensors, is proposed. Measuring only stator currents and estimating motor speed and rotor fluxes by a predictive state observer with variable pole selection the stator currents are controlled to be exactly equal to the reference currents at every sampling instant. The resulting speed and rotor fluxes are estimated with low sensitivity to parameter variation, and the torque ripples are reduced. The proposed method consists of four parts: identification of the rotor speed, derivation of a digital control law, construction of a state observer that predicts the rotor flux and the stator currents, and derivation of field-oriented control. A theoretical analysis of the method, computer simulations, and experimental results are described     

Hybrid torque modeling of spherical actuators with cylindrical-shaped magnet poles

A ball-joint-like three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) spherical actuator which features a ball-shaped rotor with multiple permanent magnet (PM) poles and a spherical-shell-like stator with air-core coils is proposed to achieve omni-directional smooth motion in only one joint. Unlike previous study in which dihedral-shaped PMs are employed as the rotor poles, this paper utilizes cylindrical-shaped PMs to facilitate the fabrication and reduce the system cost significantly. Torque output of the spherical actuator is formulated with a hybrid method, i.e., using both analytical and experimental methodologies. Specifically, the analytical torque model of spherical actuator with dihedral-shaped PM poles is derived. Then a research prototype with cylindrical-shaped PM poles is developed, and a torque measurement testbed is built up to conduct experiment on the prototype. As the torque variation trend of actuators using two different types of PM poles with respect to the rotor orientation is similar, parameters in the analytical model are adjusted to fit with the experimental measurements. The resulting torque model can be employed for real-time motion control of the actuator. The cylindrical-shaped PM poles also reduce the inertial moment of the rotor by 60%, which is favorable for achieving better dynamic performance of the spherical actuator.     

基于MRAS的异步电机无速度传感器的矢量控制

由于电机定转子参数的变化,利用一般的转子磁链对转速进行估算,将导致不能得到准确的结果。这里采用积分型转子磁链的参考和可调模型构建出一个基于MRAS的异步电机无速度传感器的矢量控制模型。该模型提高了矢量控制系统的动态性能并利用MATLAB,sIMULINK进行了异步电机无速度传感器矢量控制系统的仿真,验证了文中所采用的模型参考自适应的速度估算方法的可行性以及对参数误差的鲁棒性。     

异步电机直接转矩弱磁控制研究

针对异步电机直接转矩控制系统的弱磁控制,提出了一种新的弱磁控制策略。该策略最基本的思想就是使磁链给定值跟随着转矩误差的变化。该算法不需要复杂的电机参数而且能够实现各个速度段的平滑过度。在整个运转过程中限制定子磁链不超过设定值,在不同的速度区段给定不同的定子磁链,易于实现。最后,文章通过仿真验证了该控制策略可实现异步电机直接转矩控制系统的弱磁升速和减速过程。     

Design and Analysis of a Permanent Magnet Spherical Actuator

This paper has proposed a 3-DOF spherical actuator consisting of a ball-shaped rotor with a full circle of permanent- magnet (PM) poles and a spherical-shell-like stator with two layers of circumferential air-core coils. One key feature of this design is the parametrization of PM and coil poles. Based on the torque model of the PM spherical actuator, the relationship between poles' parameters and torque output can be demonstrated. As a result, the actuator design aiming at achieving maximum torque output can be carried out from the relationships. Another advantage of this spherical actuator is its singularity-free workspace, which is verified with the actuator torque model and condition numbers.     

交流电机直接转矩控制系统的MATLAB仿真研究

本文介绍一种基于磁链偏差，转矩偏差和磁链位置来选择直接转矩控制电压矢量开关表，通过对磁链和转矩进行优化设计，提高了直接转矩控制系统的控制性能。应用MATLAB软件对其进行仿真和实验表明：DTC控制具有更好的稳定性，较强的鲁棒性和抑制扰动的能力。     

基于Matlab／Simuljnk的无速度传感器直接转矩控制的仿真

本文介绍了异步电动机直接转矩控制的基本原理，提出了基于自适应全阶磁链观测器的速度估算方法，实现了无速度传感器的速度辨识。并应用Matlab／Simulink软件对该系统进行了建模和仿真，仿真结果表明，该系统对电机定子磁链的观测精度高，转速估算准确，尤其在低速下能保持很高的性能。     

能量回馈式节能型异步电机对拖试验方案设计

本试验方案是为解决异步电动机在对拖时,由于陪伺电机的加载而产生反噬能量所设计。本设计采用了转速控制模式和转矩控制模式两种试验方法。在对拖电机同步转动的情况下,分别进行转速、转矩两种控制模式下的加载试验,通过基于Visual Basic的电机测试系统采集试验数据并生成数据图形进行分析。由试验结果可得转矩、转速两种控制模式加载下,主电机的机械能转化效率可分别达到85%和89%,表明该设计方案相比以往解决方案具有更高的效率和实用性。     

感应电动机调速系统的新型线性化解耦控制方法

本文提出了一种新型感应电动机调速系统的线性化解耦控制方法，以定子磁链和电磁转矩作为感应电动机数学模型的输出，给出了感应电动机逆系统的动态方程，利用得到的逆系统将调速系统解耦为电磁转矩和定子磁链两个线性子系统。在此基础上，对整个调速系统进行了综合，给出了调速系统的原理框图，实现了电磁转矩和定子磁链的动态解耦控制。仿真实验验证了理论分析的正确性和控制方案的可行性。