| Abstract: | A saliency back‐EMF estimator with a proportional–integral–derivative neural network (PIDNN) torque observer is proposed in this study to improve the speed estimating performance of a sensorless interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) drive system for an inverter‐fed compressor. The PIDNN torque observer is proposed to replace the conventional proportional–integral–derivative (PID) torque observer in a saliency back‐EMF estimator to improve the estimating performance of the rotor flux angle and speed. The proposed sensorless control scheme use square‐wave type voltage injection method as the start‐up strategy to achieve sinusoidal starting. When the motor speed gradually increases to a preset speed, the sensorless drive will switch to the conventional saliency back‐EMF estimator using the PID observer or the proposed saliency back‐EMF estimator using the PIDNN observer for medium and high speed control. The theories of the proposed saliency back‐EMF rotor flux angle and speed estimation method are introduced in detail. Moreover, the network structure, the online learning algorithms and the convergence analyses of the PIDNN are discussed. Furthermore, a DSP‐based control system is developed to implement the sensorless inverter‐fed compressor drive system. Finally, some experimental results are given to verify the feasibility of the proposed estimator. |
