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This study investigates the effect of different skewing methods and angles for switched reluctance machines (SRM) having high pole count using multiphysics simulations. A 24/16 SRM is modeled for each skewing method and different skewing angles using 3D electromagnetic finite element analysis (FEA). Mechanical and acoustical analyses are performed to evaluate the effectiveness of different skewing...
This paper proposes an analytical method to quantify the effects of current and position sensor errors on torque ripple of a switched reluctance machine (SRM). First, an instantaneous torque equation for SRM is derived using the Fourier series representation. Then, analytical models are developed to describe the non-idealities of current and position sensors in the drive system. The electromagnetic...
A comparison of noise reduction currents in 36-24 and 18-12 switched reluctance motors in all operating region is presented. Radial force profile in these two machines are compared. It is seen that the difference in radial force profile causes different optimized current to reduce the noise in switched reluctance motor. Analysis, simulation, and experimental results are presented to verify the proposed...
Interests in using rare-earth free motors such as switched reluctance motors (SRMs) for electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEVs) continue to gain popularity, owing to their low cost and robustness. Optimal design of a SRM, to meet specific characteristics for an application, should involve simultaneous optimization of the motor geometry and control in order to achieve the highest performance...
Induction motor loss segregation and efficiency measurement requires loading dynamometers and other equipment such as a variable voltage sinusoidal power supply. These are expensive and not often available even when a loading device is accessible. Variable frequency drives are now widely used for operating induction machines and are more widely available and less expensive. However, their use in place...
This paper presents comprehensive validation tests of a recent qd0-frame core-loss model of three-phase induction machines at different load conditions. The machine is run at different frequencies/speeds and flux levels. These tests reinforce the model at different operating conditions before further model-based analysis and control design. Moreover, to properly use the model, a series of model parameter...
This paper proposes a novel technique that can significantly reduce the time required for induction machines full-load performance test by using the direct dynamometer tests of IEEE Std 112-B. The proposed technique needs only 30-min of a machine run under the full-load condition. The temperature-speed linear relationship is utilized in this research work to reduce the testing time. The accuracy of...
Nonintrusive efficiency evaluation method based on the air gap torque and rotor slot frequency is generally used in industry application. However, this method has the following problems: 1) the number of rotor slots should be given in advance; 2) with some special number of pole pairs and rotor slots, the stator and rotor slot harmonics may be aliasing, which may lead to great errors in identification...
The fine analysis of rotor losses of induction motors requires separation of the slip- and high-frequency electromagnetic quantities under load conditions. However, the conventional method involves a full slip-cycle finite element simulation, which is very expensive in terms of CPU time and memory usage. To obtain a precise iron loss prediction with reduced time consumption, this paper proposes three...
This paper proposes a hypothetic silicon carbide (SiC) metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) power module for the medium voltage (MV) variable frequency drive (VFD). A peer-to-peer comparison between commercial silicon (Si) insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and the proposed SiC MOSFET module results in some promising results to support the introduction of SiC power modules...
The medium voltage (MV) high-speed drives are required for traction, wind energy, marine, aerospace, oil, and gas compressors applications. The MV converter must be able to switch at higher switching frequencies (> 5 kHz) to generate higher fundamental frequency AC input voltages for the motor (≥ 500 Hz) and thereby achieving high speed at the motor output (≥ 15000 rpm). This paper presents the...
The More-Electric Aircraft (MEA) concept has been introduced as part of the process of reducing the environmental impact of air travel. Incorporating more electrical systems including motor drives has become increasingly attractive researched. High power density across the complete system is a key factor in the realization of this technology. This paper considers a motor drive sizing procedure with...
Current source converter (CSC) is mainly applied in high medium voltage drives. To increase the system power region and reduce the output harmonics, parallel connection is an easy-implement and practical method. There are mainly two types of parallel based topologies. The direct parallel connect of two back-to-back CSCs is the first type, the two DC links can be controlled from the rectifier side...
Sucker Rod Pump is a prevalent industrial solution in artificial lift applications in oil industries. Linear motors are becoming more popular as they are applied in new applications in various fields. Linear motors may be employed in artificial lift systems by placing a linear motor downhole to drive the reciprocating pump directly. This system is intended to extend the application of reciprocating...
Multiphase induction machines (MIMs) are attractive for safety-critical applications, because they are able to operate under open-phase fault. On the other hand, algorithms for sensorless speed estimation improve reliability and decrease cost and maintenance. The approach based on rotor slot harmonics (RSHs) is especially popular, due to advantages such as its independence from time-varying parameters...
This paper presents the theoretical analysis on the errors in voltage synthesis and position estimation due to the voltage distortion in position-sensorless operation. Especially, the pulsating square wave signal injection method into the estimated d-axis would be focused on, revealing the nature that the position estimation performance depends on the frequency of the injected signal. From the analysis,...
Back-EMF self-sensing is commonly used in induction machine (IM) drive systems. Deadbeat-direct torque and flux control (DB-DTFC) has also shown to be a highly effective method for IM control. At low speeds, accurate machine parameters are important for both DB-DTFC and back-EMF self-sensing performance. In this paper, an injection-based real-time parameter estimation method in IM DB-DTFC drives for...
This paper proposes a compensation method for precise position-sensorless control using high-frequency pulsating voltage injection and the criterion for applicability of the proposed compensation method is discussed. Theoretical background of the proposed 3-dimensional compensation table as well as the implementation method is described and it is disclosed that the real rotor position and the convergent...
This paper analyzes the convergence of the rotor position tracking in signal-injection sensorless control especially for heavily saturated IPMSMs. In the analysis, it is revealed that the harmonic inductance and the operating current variation are critical factors determining the operation limit of signal-injection sensorless control. Considering this, the feasibility region of signal-injection sensorless...
This paper proposes a high-reliable magnetic design method considering DC-biased magnetization for a Loosely Coupled Inductor (LCI) used in interleaved three-phase boost converters. The interleaved multi-phase boost converters with an LCI are well-known as one of the attractive circuit topologies that can achieve high-power-density of the converters. However, when designing and implementing an LCI...
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