Analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition

This research article exploits the power management algorithm in post-fault conditions for a six-phase (quad) multilevel inverter. The drive circuit consists of four 2-level, three-phase voltage source inverter (VSI) supplying a six-phase open-end windings motor or/impedance load, with circumstantia...

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Main Authors: Padmanaban, Sanjeevikumar, Grandi, Gabriele, Blaabjerg, Frede, Wheeler, Patrick, Ojo, Joseph Olorunfemi
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author Padmanaban, Sanjeevikumar
Grandi, Gabriele
Blaabjerg, Frede
Wheeler, Patrick
Ojo, Joseph Olorunfemi
author_facet Padmanaban, Sanjeevikumar
Grandi, Gabriele
Blaabjerg, Frede
Wheeler, Patrick
Ojo, Joseph Olorunfemi
author_sort Padmanaban, Sanjeevikumar
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description This research article exploits the power management algorithm in post-fault conditions for a six-phase (quad) multilevel inverter. The drive circuit consists of four 2-level, three-phase voltage source inverter (VSI) supplying a six-phase open-end windings motor or/impedance load, with circumstantial failure of one VSI investigated. A simplified level-shifted pulse-width modulation (PWM) algorithm is developed to modulate each couple of three-phase VSI as 3-level output voltage generators in normal operation. The total power of the whole ac drive is shared equally among the four isolated DC sources. The developed post-fault algorithm is applied when there is a fault by one VSI and the load is fed from the remaining three healthy VSIs. In faulty conditions the multilevel outputs are reduced from 3-level to 2-level, but still the system propagates with degraded power. Numerical simulation modelling and experimental tests have been carried out with proposed post-fault control algorithm with three-phase open-end (asymmetrical induction motor/R-L impedance) load. A complete set of simulation and experimental results provided in this paper shows close agreement with the developed theoretical background.
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spelling nottingham-427842020-05-04T20:03:42Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42784/ Analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition Padmanaban, Sanjeevikumar Grandi, Gabriele Blaabjerg, Frede Wheeler, Patrick Ojo, Joseph Olorunfemi This research article exploits the power management algorithm in post-fault conditions for a six-phase (quad) multilevel inverter. The drive circuit consists of four 2-level, three-phase voltage source inverter (VSI) supplying a six-phase open-end windings motor or/impedance load, with circumstantial failure of one VSI investigated. A simplified level-shifted pulse-width modulation (PWM) algorithm is developed to modulate each couple of three-phase VSI as 3-level output voltage generators in normal operation. The total power of the whole ac drive is shared equally among the four isolated DC sources. The developed post-fault algorithm is applied when there is a fault by one VSI and the load is fed from the remaining three healthy VSIs. In faulty conditions the multilevel outputs are reduced from 3-level to 2-level, but still the system propagates with degraded power. Numerical simulation modelling and experimental tests have been carried out with proposed post-fault control algorithm with three-phase open-end (asymmetrical induction motor/R-L impedance) load. A complete set of simulation and experimental results provided in this paper shows close agreement with the developed theoretical background. Elsevier 2016-03 Article PeerReviewed Padmanaban, Sanjeevikumar, Grandi, Gabriele, Blaabjerg, Frede, Wheeler, Patrick and Ojo, Joseph Olorunfemi (2016) Analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition. Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 19 (1). pp. 31-39. ISSN 2215-0986 Dual three-phase motor; Multilevel inverter; Multi-phase motor drive; Open-end winding; Post-fault tolerance; Multilevel PWM; Level-shifted PWM http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215098615001081 doi:10.1016/j.jestch.2015.07.007 doi:10.1016/j.jestch.2015.07.007
spellingShingle Dual three-phase motor; Multilevel inverter; Multi-phase motor drive; Open-end winding; Post-fault tolerance; Multilevel PWM; Level-shifted PWM
Padmanaban, Sanjeevikumar
Grandi, Gabriele
Blaabjerg, Frede
Wheeler, Patrick
Ojo, Joseph Olorunfemi
Analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition
title Analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition
title_full Analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition
title_fullStr Analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition
title_full_unstemmed Analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition
title_short Analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition
title_sort analysis and implementation of power management and control strategy for six-phase multilevel ac drive system in fault condition
topic Dual three-phase motor; Multilevel inverter; Multi-phase motor drive; Open-end winding; Post-fault tolerance; Multilevel PWM; Level-shifted PWM
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