FDI based on an adaptive observer for current and speed sensors of PMSM drives

This paper deals with a new method of current and speed sensors faults detection isolation (FDI) and identification for a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives. A new state variable is introduced so that an augmented system can be constructed to treat PMSM sensor faults as actuator faults. This method uses the PMSM model and a bank of adaptive observers to generate residuals. The residuals results are used for sensor fault detection. A logic algorithm is built in such a way to isolate and identify the faulty sensor for a stator phase current fault after detecting the fault occurrence. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the functionality of theoretical developments. Experimental results with 1.1-kW PMSM have validated the effectiveness of the proposed FDI method. The experimental implementation is carried out on powerful dSpace DS1103 controller board based on the DSP TMS320F240.