Dead-time compensation in model predictive instantaneous-current control

Model predictive instantaneous-current control (MPIC), which was proposed in our earlier works, enables us to achieve better instantaneous current control using mathematical models of an inverter and permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM). However, the dead-time to avoid the short breakdown in the inverter is the main reason in the modeling error. If the modeling error is not ignorable, it is not possible to predict the current evolution using the model. Thus, in this paper, we analyze the influence of the dead-time in MPIC and propose a compensation technique for the dead-time so that the error of the predicted current is reduced. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified through simulation and experiments.