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Active disturbance rejection control using extended state observer (ESO) is less dependent on the knowledge of the system. It has proved to be an excellent scheme for speed control of electrical drives. However, for time-varying disturbance, the observation precision of conventional ESO is undesired, which limits the speed tracking accuracy. Accordingly, this article proposes an enhanced speed controller for electrical drives based on adaptive switching high-order ESO (ASHESO). First, the critical parameters affecting the steady-state performance of ASHESO are determined according to frequency analytical results. Then, optimized observer gain is obtained by modifying a part of pole locations, which weakens the influence of noise on estimated state. Finally, an adaptive switching gain mechanism is proposed according to the closed-loop tracking error and the swiftness of dynamic response is maintained. The proposed speed controller has achieved high estimation accuracy for disturbance and strong immunity to measurement noise. The feasibility and effectiveness of the strategy is verified on a laboratory permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Owing to simple implementation and excellent performance, the conventional stator flux observer based on active flux concept is considered as a competitive scheme for direct torque control system of a permanent magnet synchronous motor. However, it is constructed by a large number of motor parameters, which may vary with the operating points. This leads to weak robustness. To improve its performance, a stator flux observer with phase self-tuning is proposed as an improved version in this article. First, relationship between the stator flux observed values obtained by current and voltage models and observed error of rotor position angle is analyzed. Then, according to the aforementioned analysis, a phase self-tuning link constructed by a proportional-integral regulator is proposed to ensure that the observed coordinate system converges to the actual one even under motor parameters vary conditions. Consequently, the robustness and accuracy of the stator flux observer can be improved. Finally, the stability of the proposed phase self-tuning link is analyzed. Experimental comparison between the conventional stator flux observer based on active flux concept and the proposed improved stator flux observer has been done, and the results verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed stator flux observer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Direct torque control (DTC) has become a widely acceptable alternative to field-oriented control in permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives. Deadbeat direct torque and flux control (DB-DTFC) is a significant improvement over the classical DTC. However, there are some aspects that can be improved, such as insufficiently small electromagnetic torque ripple, unsmooth dynamic response, heavy computation burden, and relatively weak robustness to motor parameters variation. To improve the operation performance, an advanced DB-DTFC strategy is proposed in this article. First, the algorithm model based on stator flux oriented coordinate system is deduced. On this basis, the basic principle of proposed DB-DTFC is presented. Second, a novel graphical analysis method is proposed to help illustrate the proposed strategy. Third, a general solution method is proposed to solve the reference stator voltage, which is a key variable for the DB-DTFC. Finally, the stability of system is analyzed. Theoretical and experimental comparisons between the proposed DB-DTFC and the conventional DB-DTFC are done. The results show that the performance in the aspects of electromagnetic torque and stator current ripples reduction, dynamic response, computation burden, and robustness to motor parameters variation are all improved in the proposed DB-DTFC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article introduces the classical direct torque control (DTC) to a three-phase open-end winding permanent magnet synchronous motor with common dc bus for the first time. The electromagnetic torque and the stator flux are controlled at the same time. However, the zero-sequence current is not suppressed, and the ripples of the electromagnetic torque and stator flux are large. To improve the operation performance of this drive system, a DTC based on a duty ratio modulation (DRM-DTC) is proposed. First, a deadbeat zero-sequence current controller is proposed in the DRM-DTC to suppress the zero-sequence current. Second, another strategy, which is based on a graphical analysis method and a simple deadbeat direct torque and flux controller, is proposed to optimize the duty ratio of the active voltage vector. Thus, the electromagnetic torque and stator flux ripples can be reduced. Finally, an optimized pulsewidth modulation implementation strategy is proposed in the DRM-DTC to further reduce the switching frequency of inverters. The classical DTC and the proposed DRM-DTC are compared through simulation and experiment, and the results verify the effectiveness of the proposed strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A position sensor is usually required in the existing fault‐tolerant direct torque control (FT‐DTC) system for the multiphase permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). Thus, the volume, weight, and cost of the system is increased, and the reliability is decreased. The conventional high‐performance position sensorless strategies for the multiphase motor under fault‐free condition cannot be directly applied to FT‐DTC system. To improve this situation, a high‐speed position sensorless FT‐DTC strategy for a six‐phase symmetrical winding PMSM with two opened phases is proposed in this study. Firstly, modified variables and a new rotating coordinate system are defined to achieve the symmetrical and decoupled mathematical model. Secondly, a stator flux observer based on the modified variables and a new coordinate system is proposed. According to the current model of modified stator flux, the estimated modified stator current can be achieved. Then, the estimated error of the modified stator current is sent to the integrator of the modified stator flux observer to correct the voltage model. Finally, the proposed stator flux observer is applied in FT‐DTC for six‐phase PMSM with two opened phases to realize the position sensorless operation at high speed. The experimental results verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Owing to high driving power, good controllability, and strong fault-tolerant ability, a three-phase open-end winding permanent magnet synchronous motor driven by a dual inverter with common dc bus is considered as a competitive solution. However, a path for zero-sequence current is provided in this drive topology. Thus, the system loss would be increased, and the maximum output power is limited. In order to suppress the zero-sequence current, a novel space vector pulsewidth modulation (SVPWM) strategy based on the hysteresis controller of zero-sequence current is proposed in this paper. The voltage vectors, whose polarity of zero-sequence voltages (ZSVs) is opposite with the polarity of zero-sequence current, are selected as the basic voltage vectors of SVPWM for fundamental plane. Meanwhile, the linear modulation range is analyzed. According to the analysis results, the proposed strategy has the advantage of wide linear modulation range of ZSV under the condition of high fundamental modulation ratio. The experimental results show that the zero-sequence current is effectively suppressed by the proposed modulation strategy. Furthermore, the comparative evaluation of the proposed modulation strategy, the conventional SVPWM, the SVPWM with zero ZSVs, and the zero vector redistribution SVPWM with zero-sequence current proportional-resonant controller is conducted to demonstrate the superiority of the proposed strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, a new electric drive system based on a six-phase ten-pole dual-winding fault-tolerant permanent-magnet (DFPM) motor for aerospace applications is proposed and investigated. The proposed DFPM motor consists of optimal surface-mounted permanent-magnet (PM) rotor and 12-slot stator with two sets of independent three-phase concentrated armature windings on alternate teeth, which incorporates the merits of high power density and high efficiency of the PM motor and high fault tolerance of the dual-winding motor. To achieve the fault-tolerant performance of the electric drive system, the redundant fault-tolerant control strategy based on the failure diagnosis and redundancy communication is proposed and applied to the electric drive system. Then, the operational performance of the drive system under open-circuit and short-circuit fault has been verified by simulation and experiments. The research results show that the open-circuit and short-circuit fault can be detected immediately and the output performance of the DFPM motor under fault conditions is almost the same as the normal condition, which verified the proposed electric drive system, DFPM motor, and fault-tolerant control strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A virtual Hall method for sensorless control of interior permanent magnet synchronous motors (IPMSMs) using high‐frequency signal injection is presented. Based on the idea of virtual Hall, the position signal is easily estimated by comparing the magnitudes of three‐phase inductances. The experimental results prove that the proposed method has good heavy‐load operation capability with a brief control structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]