Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors

This paper describes the implementation of a simple, robust and cost-effective sensorless control technique for PMSM machines. The method uses stator current derivative measurements made in response to certain PWM vectors. In this work the derivatives are created from measurements made with standard...

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Main Authors: Hind, David, Li, Chen, Sumner, Mark, Gerada, Chris
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51055/
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author Hind, David
Li, Chen
Sumner, Mark
Gerada, Chris
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Li, Chen
Sumner, Mark
Gerada, Chris
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description This paper describes the implementation of a simple, robust and cost-effective sensorless control technique for PMSM machines. The method uses stator current derivative measurements made in response to certain PWM vectors. In this work the derivatives are created from measurements made with standard hall-effect sensors (at the start and end of switching vectors), meaning that specialist transducers, such as Rogowski Coils, are not required. However, under narrow PWM vectors high frequency (HF) oscillations can disrupt the current and current derivative responses. In previous work, the time that PWM vectors were applied to the machine for was extended to a threshold known as the minimum pulse width (tmin) in order to allow the HF oscillations to decay and a derivative measurement to be obtained. This introduces additional distortion to the motor current. It is shown here that an artificial neural network can be used to estimate derivatives using measurements from a standard current sensor before the HF oscillations have fully decayed, thus permitting a reduction of the minimum pulse width (and associated distortion).
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spelling nottingham-510552020-05-04T18:46:39Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51055/ Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors Hind, David Li, Chen Sumner, Mark Gerada, Chris This paper describes the implementation of a simple, robust and cost-effective sensorless control technique for PMSM machines. The method uses stator current derivative measurements made in response to certain PWM vectors. In this work the derivatives are created from measurements made with standard hall-effect sensors (at the start and end of switching vectors), meaning that specialist transducers, such as Rogowski Coils, are not required. However, under narrow PWM vectors high frequency (HF) oscillations can disrupt the current and current derivative responses. In previous work, the time that PWM vectors were applied to the machine for was extended to a threshold known as the minimum pulse width (tmin) in order to allow the HF oscillations to decay and a derivative measurement to be obtained. This introduces additional distortion to the motor current. It is shown here that an artificial neural network can be used to estimate derivatives using measurements from a standard current sensor before the HF oscillations have fully decayed, thus permitting a reduction of the minimum pulse width (and associated distortion). 2017-05-21 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Hind, David, Li, Chen, Sumner, Mark and Gerada, Chris (2017) Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors. In: 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC), 21-24 May 2017, Miami, Florida, USA. Sensorless Control; Current derivative; Neural Network; Saliency; PMSM; Permanent Magnet https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8002075/
spellingShingle Sensorless Control; Current derivative; Neural Network; Saliency; PMSM; Permanent Magnet
Hind, David
Li, Chen
Sumner, Mark
Gerada, Chris
Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors
title Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors
title_full Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors
title_fullStr Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors
title_full_unstemmed Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors
title_short Realising robust low speed sensorless PMSM control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors
title_sort realising robust low speed sensorless pmsm control using current derivatives obtained from standard current sensors
topic Sensorless Control; Current derivative; Neural Network; Saliency; PMSM; Permanent Magnet
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51055/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51055/