High-performance control of synchronous reluctance motors

Author

Vagati, Alfredo ; Pastorelli, Michele ; Franceschini, Giovanni

Author_Institution

Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Volume

33

Issue

4

fYear

1997

Firstpage

983

Lastpage

991

Abstract

Based on a (d,q) synchronous frame, the control problems of synchronous reluctance motors are outlined. In particular, the effect of magnetic saturation, core loss, and angular measurement errors of various types are evidenced. A flux-observer-based control scheme, capable of overcoming most of the above problems, is proposed. The proposed control has been implemented on a prototype drive, adopting a 17-N·m 8000-r/min motor. The experimental results show quite a good performance, with particular emphasis on those applications which require a large constant-power speed range

Keywords

angular measurement; electric current control; machine control; magnetic flux; magnetic variables control; measurement errors; observers; reluctance motor drives; angular measurement errors; core loss; current vector control; electric drives; flux observation; flux-observer-based control; high-performance control; iron loss effects; large constant-power speed range; magnetic saturation; synchronous reluctance motors; AC motors; Core loss; Electric variables control; Industry Applications Society; Magnetic flux; Measurement errors; Reluctance motors; Saturation magnetization; Synchronous motors; Vectors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/28.605740

Filename

605740