Automatic torque boost control method suitable for PWM inverter with a high switching frequency

A torque control method is described that can generate a motor torque larger than the rated torque over a wide speed range without a current regulator and a speed sensor, even if the induction motor is driven by a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) inverter with a high switching frequency. Control is performed by a magnetic flux compensation control loop. The first control loop suppresses the magnetic flux reduction generated when the load torque and the inverter angular frequency are varied. This reduction is calculated using both inverter angular frequency and slip angular frequency. The current distortion due to the dead time of the PWM signals is suppressed by correcting the signal pulse widths on the basis of errors generated between the PWM reference signals and the inverter output voltage. Experiments confirmed that an induction motor could generate motor torque of more than 150% of the rated torque. The current distortion factor was less than 10% over a wide frequency range