Torque ripple reduction in direct torque controlled five-phase induction motor using modified five-level torque comparator

The five-phase induction motor inherently has the minimal torque ripple. However, when it is controlled by direct torque control (DTC) technique, the torque ripple increases due to the presence of a hysteresis torque comparator. The classical five-level torque comparator is presented in the previous literatures to control the torque ripple. However, this comparator has the drawback of wrong selection of zero voltage vectors inside the inner band on the positive side of the comparator, which enables the torque ripple to increase and dc-link utilization to decrease. In this paper, in order to reduce the torque ripple and to increase the dc-link utilization, a modified five-level torque comparator is proposed, which selects either medium or small voltage vectors instead of zero voltage vectors inside the inner band on the positive side of the comparator. In addition to torque ripple reduction and improvement in dc-link utilization, the proposed comparator significantly improves the quality of phase current. All the available 32 voltage vectors are selected through the proposed five-level torque comparator based on the location of x–y stator flux in order to eliminate the x–y stator flux so as to obtain reduced distortion in the phase current. By employing all the available voltage vectors, the freedom of utilization of all voltage vectors in the five-phase induction motor DTC drive is availed. The proposed five-level torque comparator is compared to its classical five-level counterpart through simulation and experimental results in order to validate the proposed DTC strategy.     

Optimisation techniques for a hysteresis current controller to minimise torque ripple in switched reluctance motors

The switched reluctance (SR) motor has many benefits owing to its low cost, simple design, rugged construction and comparatively high torque-to-mass ratio. Unlike DC and induction motors, the SR motor is intended to operate in deep magnetic saturation to increase the output power density. Because of the saturation effect and the variation of magnetic reluctance with respect to rotor position, all the relevant characteristics of the machine are highly non-linear functions of both rotor position and phase current. The ultimate outcome of all these non-linearities is that the generated torque contains significant ripples. The non-linearities in the SR motor have been extensively studied and many control strategies to reduce the generated torque ripples have been proposed in the literature. Modulation of phase current profile for generating torque in the SR motor with minimum ripples was the focus of most of the research. However, the main challenge to minimise the torque ripple is to design a current controller that is able to track the modulated phase current. In this work, new techniques to optimise the widely used hysteresis current controller are studied, and experimental verifications under closed-loop speed control with the modulated reference current data are presented. The experimental results indicate that the torque ripple is reduced to lie within 5% of the desired steady torque using the proposed optimisation techniques.     

永磁无刷直流电动机低脉动转矩研究

针对永磁无刷直流电动机在运行过程中存在明显脉动转矩的问题,研究了一种新结构低脉动转矩永磁无刷直流电动机。首先对普通永磁无刷直流电动机在电流换相、极弧系数小于1和电枢反应等3种因素下的脉动转矩进行了物理解析;然后以脉动转矩的变化规律为切入点,提出一种通过电机本体产生2个幅值相同、频率相同、相位互差180°电角度的脉动转矩,实现脉动转矩峰谷互补的抑制策略,并通过理论分析找到了脉动转矩峰谷互补的实现方法;最后研制了低脉动永磁无刷直流电动机及控制器,通过实验验证了脉动转矩抑制的有效性,与普通永磁无刷直流电动机相比,实验结果表明可以减少约70%的脉动转矩。     

Analytical closed-form investigation of pwm inverter induction motor drive performance under dc bus voltage pulsation

The voltage unbalance conditions at the input rectifier stage of the AC?DC?AC rectifier-inverter fed induction motor drive is analysed. This unbalance can cause significant voltage harmonic of twice the line frequency 2f1 in the DC bus. This voltage ripple can have a degrading effect on the induction-machine performance characteristics. The authors present an analytical closed-form mathematical model and analysis of the impact of DC bus ripple voltage of the three-phase voltage source inverter with the space-vector PWM on the induction machine phase voltages, currents and torque pulsations. The analytical expressions for the voltage and current space vectors as a function of the DC bus voltage pulsation are derived. Using superposition, the separate parts of the motor currents can be determined. From the current space vectors, the torque behaviour is estimated, again as a function of DC link voltage pulsation. Next, it is shown that the DC link voltage ripple components may cause large torque pulsation. The proposed analytical method is based on the mixed p?z approach, enabling presentation of the results in lucid and closed form. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed analytical model, experimental results based on laboratory setup were obtained.     

Improving the performance of hysteresis direct torque control of IPMSM using active filter topology

This paper describes an active filter topology to improve the performance of hysteresis direct torque control (HDTC) of interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM). The filter topology consists of an active filter and two RLC filters, and is connected to the main power circuit through a 1:1 transformer. The active filter is characterized by detecting the harmonics in the motor phase voltages and injecting equivalent harmonic voltages to produce almost sinusoidal voltage waveform to the motor terminals. The active filter uses hysteresis voltage controller while the motor main circuit uses hysteresis direct torque control. The simulation results of this combined control structure show considerable torque ripple reduction in the steady state range and adequate dynamic torque performance as well as considerable harmonic voltage and EMI noise reduction.     

电流自适应控制抑制开关磁阻电机转矩脉动

开关磁阻电机(SRM)的强非线性源自其双凸极结构、磁路非线性和脉冲供电方式。传统控制多采用SRM线性转矩模型求得参考电流,导致其运行时转矩脉动大。提出基于转矩偏差的双权值神经网络(DWNN)自适应PID控制与基于有限差分扩展卡尔曼滤波(FDEKF)预测电流的前馈补偿控制相结合的SRM控制策略。(1)加入偏差预处理,对转矩偏差进行非线性处理,实现"小误差,大增益,大误差,小增益"的控制,以此为基础进行双权值神经网络自适应PID的电流控制;(2)采用预测电流,构成参考电流的前馈补偿控制,提高控制系统一步预测能力。基于有限差分扩展卡尔曼滤波预测电流,将其与参考电流之差实时补偿参考电流,优化得到恒转矩下有效的控制电流,间接实现总转矩的有效控制。仿真结果证明所提控制策略能有效抑制SRM的转矩脉动。     

High-performance current control for switched reluctance motors based on on-line estimated parameters

To reduce torque ripple in a switched reluctance motor (SRM) by current profiling, a high-performance current controller is necessary. This study presents a high-performance current controller for SRM drives. A Bspline neural network is used to model the non-linearity of the SRM and estimate back electromotive force (EMF) and incremental inductance on-line in real time. The on-line modelling scheme does not require a priori knowledge of the machine?s electromagnetic characteristics. Based on the on-line estimated parameters, a current controller with adjustable PI gains and back-EMF decoupling is implemented. The performance of the current controller has been demonstrated in simulation and experimentally using a four-phase 8/6 550 W SRM drive system.     

永磁无刷直流电动机位置传感器精度对脉动转矩抑制效果的影响研究

采用峰谷互补方法对永磁无刷直流电动机的脉动转矩进行抑制时,2台电机脉动转矩波形的对称性和正弦性与抑制效果密切相关,而位置传感器的精度直接影响电机脉动转矩的波形特性.基于此,首先通过实验测定了2种位置传感器在电机运行时其输出信号的相位差、占空比和响应速度,并进行了分析.然后搭建实验平台测定了电机在2种位置传感器工况下脉动...     

基于峰谷互补方法的开关磁阻电机转矩脉动抑制研究

开关磁阻电机的非线性电磁特性以及脉冲工作方式会产生明显的转矩脉动,针对这一问题,在分析开关磁阻电机转矩脉动产生原因和实际测量转矩脉动波形的基础上,提出了一种基于峰谷互补原理抑制开关磁阻电机转矩脉动的方法.该方法使用2套定转子参数相同的电机系统,使之产生相位互差180°电角度,幅值近似相同的转矩脉动波形,利用峰谷互补原理...     

On-line instantaneous torque control of a switched reluctance motor based on co-energy control

An on-line instantaneous torque control technique for a switched reluctance motor operating in the saturation region is presented. The proposed methodology is realised via the control of the instantaneous output torque of each excited phase by regulating its associated co-energy to follow a co-energy profile. As the parameters of the feedback controller are independent of the motor parameters in the analysis of the co-energy control system with the proposed methodology, the design of the proposed controller is simple when compared to that for traditional current controllers. Smooth shaft torque is obtained by torque sharing among the active phases during commutation. Simulation and experimental results confirm that the highfrequency torque ripple is reduced using the proposed algorithm.     

Model reference adaptive control-based adaptive current control scheme of a PM synchronous motor with an improved servo performance

A model reference adaptive control (MRAC)-based current control scheme of a PM synchronous motor with an improved servo performance is presented. Although the predictive current control is known to give ideal transient and steady-state responses among various PWM inverter-fed current control schemes for a PM synchronous motor, its steady-state response may be degraded under the motor parameter variations. To overcome such a limitation, the disturbances caused by the parameter variations will be estimated using an MRAC technique and compensated by a feedforward manner. Thus, the steady-state control performance can be effectively improved, while retaining its good dynamic performance. The proposed control scheme does not require the measurement of the phase voltage unlike the conventional disturbance estimation scheme using observer. This can be an effective way considering the phase voltage contains much harmonics as well as noise. The asymptotic stability of the overall system is proved and the adaptation laws are derived by the Lyapunov stability theory. The proposed scheme is implemented using DSP TMS320C31 and the effectiveness is verified through the comparative simulations and experiments.     

单相串励电动机转矩波动抑制方法研究

单相串励电动机工作时存在转矩波动,导致了明显的振动和噪声,限制了其应用范围,为此提出了一种基于振动波叠加抵消的单相串励电动机转矩波动抑制方法,即在原有单相串励电动机转矩波动的基础上,叠加另外一个幅值相同、相位错开180°电角度的振动波。通过对单相串励电动机的工作机理的剖析,得到了转矩波动抑制方法的实现条件。最后通过实验对叠加振动波后电动机的转矩波动进行了测试,结果表明其转矩波动可以得到有效的消减,由此验证了所提出的转矩波动抑制方法的可行性。     

海洋二号卫星大惯量旋转部件干扰力矩抑制技术

海洋二号(HY-2A)卫星要求微波散射计和微波辐射计实现扫描过程中所产生的力矩波动不能影响卫星姿态稳定度。这两个载荷使用永磁同步电动机矢量控制,对负载直接驱动;通过电机本体采用齿槽转矩优化设计、采用固定角度计时法消除量化误差、相电流测量误差控制、逆变器死区补偿等措施,抑制转矩波动。通过电机本体和控制策略进行联合精确模型仿真,分析了系统的转矩波动。由在轨遥测数据分析可得,实现了大惯量旋转部件的精确控制。     

平稳高效的开关磁阻电机控制算法

目的 为了提高自动化包装生产线上的产品质量,针对开关磁阻电机本身结构所引起的转矩脉动问题,提出一种基于改进电压矢量选择规律的转矩占空比控制方案.方法 首先,在原有的直接转矩控制12扇区矢量选择表的基础上设计一种新的增转矩矢量选择规律,抑制换相区的转矩脉动,并采用不产生负转矩的减转矩矢量,提高转矩电流比.此外,设计一种转矩占空比控制方法,通过对下一周期转矩的估计,来确定电压矢量作用的时间,从而使得输出转矩能够快速并且稳定地跟随给定转矩.结果 在Matlab/SIMULINK仿真环境下,搭建所提方法的模型,并与模型预测直接转矩控制、基于直接退磁矢量选择表的转矩占空比控制这2种方法搭建的模型进行对比,结果表明,文中方法的转矩脉动在各种工况下比另外2种方法减小了31％～57％,转矩电流比较模型预测直接转矩控制中方法提高了35％～44％,与另一种方法仅相差1％～2％.结论 文中方法使得开关磁阻电机在运行过程中更为平稳,且效率较高.     

Flextensional ultrasonic piezoelectric micro-motor

This paper presents the experimental design, construction, and operational characteristics of a new type of standing wave piezoelectric ultrasonic micro-motor. The motor uses a composite stator, consisting of a metallic flex-tensional mode converter, or "cymbal", bonded to a 2-mm-square piezoelectric plate. The cymbal converts contour-mode vibrations of the plate into oscillations in the cymbal, perpendicular to the stator plane. These are further converted into rotational movement in a rotor pressed against the cymbal by means of an elastic-fin friction drive to produce the required rotary actuation. The motor operates on a single-phase electrical supply, and direct control of the output speed and torque can be achieved by adjusting the amplitude and frequency of the supply voltage. Noncontact optical techniques were used to assess the performance of the developed micro-motor. The operational characteristics were developed from the acceleration and deceleration characteristics. No-load output speed (11 rev s(-1)) and stall torque (27 nNm) were derived using high-speed imaging and image analysis. Maximum efficiency was 0.6%.     

Comparison between vibration and stator current analysis for the detection of bearing faults in asynchronous drives

This study deals with the application of vibration and motor current spectral analysis for the monitoring of rolling bearings damage in asynchronous drives. Vibration measurement is widely used to detect faulty bearings operations. However, this approach is expensive and cannot always be performed, while electrical quantities such as the machine stator current are often already measured for control and detection purposes. Signal processing methods and global indicators associated with bearing fault detection of vibration measurements are recalled. Compared to these methods, an automatic detector based on vibration spectral energy extraction is then proposed and its performances are discussed. Moreover, load torque measurements underlines that bearing faults also induce mechanical load torque oscillations. Therefore a theoretical stator current model in case of load torque oscillations is used to demonstrate the presence of phase modulation (PM) on stator currents. Frequency behaviour of the related sideband components is strongly investigated for monitoring purposes. Thus, a fault detector using the extraction of spectral energy of stator current is proposed to detect damaged bearings. This detector is then compared to the one defined on vibration signals.     

Evolution of local to global minimum torque ripples of direct torque control for induction motor drives

This study discusses the evolution of the local minimum to global minimum torque ripples of the direct torque control of induction motor drives. This study will show that the previous minimum torque ripple design is not the global minimum but a local minimum root-mean-square (RMS) torque ripple. To show this, the study finds the optimal initial torque error, which makes the global minimum torque ripple, and then the related global minimum RMS torque ripple. Moreover, after finding the optimal initial torque error and its related global minimum RMS torque ripple, this study derives the evolution of the initial torque ripple error, under the local minimum RMS torque ripple control strategy. Furthermore, this study also proves that under the local minimum RMS torque ripple control strategy, the local minimum torque ripple will converge to the global minimum value.     

Direct torque and flux control of an IPM synchronous motor drive using a backstepping approach

A novel direct torque and flux controlled interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) drive using an adaptive backstepping technique is presented. Closed-loop regulation of the speed, torque and stator flux linkage is achieved by a non-linear controller. Using Lyapunov analysis, the stability of the controller is guaranteed. The reference voltage vectors are generated by a space vector modulation (SVM) unit, which replaces the switching table in the conventional direct torque control (DTC) scheme. While retaining its main advantages, the proposed backstepping controller features reduced torque and flux ripples as compared to the classical DTC. On the one hand, a comparison with the proportional-integral (PI) direct torque and flux control (DTFC) scheme shows that the proposed approach is superior. Experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

电动车用永磁同步电机的转矩阶次特征分析

针对电动汽车车身阶次振动和车内噪声的主要振源—永磁同步电机的转矩波动,首先通过转矩测量试验测得了电机24阶以内的动态、高阶转矩信号,分析与揭示了永磁同步电机转矩信号的阶次特性现象;为解释该试验现象,从理论上建立了一种考虑非正弦永磁磁场分布、开槽、时间谐波电流的永磁同步电机转矩波动数学模型,获得了谐波转矩的解析解,预测了转矩波动的阶次与频率,进而提出了试验测量动态、高阶转矩信号的转速判据。试验研究和理论研究表明：永磁同步电机的转矩具有明显的阶次波动特征,主要阶次有h-1、2（h-1）、6i+h-1、 6i-h+1阶（h∈N,且由变频器决定;i∈N）;h次时间谐波电流将单独引起h-1、2（h-1）阶的转矩波动,h次时间谐波电流、非正弦永磁磁场分布、开槽将共同引起6i+h-1、6i-h+1阶的转矩波动。     

A torque estimator for a traveling wave ultrasonic motor--application to an active claw

Depending on its electrical-to-mechanical energy conversion process, the torque on a traveling wave ultrasonic motor (TWUM)'s shaft is not directly proportional to a measurable electrical variable, such as current or voltage. But it is derived from a complicated process at the stator/rotor interface. The load torque is thus quite unknown, and this can be a disadvantage in applications in which a torque limitation is required or a torque measurement is needed. The aim of this article is to come up with a straightforward torque estimator on a TWUM. For that purpose, the motor is modeled; this modeling leads to different estimator strategies. More specifically, we chose a strategy for which a speed sensor is useless, relying only on the stator's resonant behavior. The parameters of the motor needed for the estimator are measured afterward, and some nonlinearities are identified and taken into account. Several experimental trials then are carried out to check the performance of the estimator. A claw actuated by a TWUM is presented because this is a typical application in which the knowledge of the torque helps guarantee the safety of the device.