Development and Analysis of Interturn Short Fault Model of PMSMs With Series and Parallel Winding Connections

In this study, interturn short fault models of permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) employing series and parallel winding connections are developed using deformed flux models based on both fault winding flux information and inductance variations caused by cross flux linkages that depend on the distribution of same phase windings. As these models take into account fault winding within a three-phase winding dynamics analysis, they constitute fourth-order assessments. In the parallel-winding model, an additional dynamical analysis is used to describe variations in current distribution caused by the parallel connection between fault and healthy windings. Based on deformed flux modeling and positive sequence current assumptions, the proposed model is derived in both positive and negative sequence synchronous reference frames. A finite-element method-based simulation is applied to validate the proposed PMSM model.