Performance optimization in switched reluctance motor drives with online commutation angle control

Author

Mademlis, Christos ; Kioskeridis, Iordanis

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Greece

Volume

18

Issue

3

fYear

2003

Firstpage

448

Lastpage

457

Abstract

The problem of performance optimization in current controlled switched reluctance motor (SRM) drives is investigated. Two controllers are proposed that determine the optimal turn-on and turn-off angles, respectively, for improving motor efficiency and torque ripple. The suggested controllers are simple, do not affect the complexity of the drive, and are easily implemented since the knowledge of torque-angle-current characteristics or magnetization curves is not required. The proposed control scheme is demonstrated on a prototype experimental system.

Keywords

commutation; electric current control; machine control; optimal control; optimisation; reluctance motor drives; torque control; variable speed drives; SRM drives; current control; magnetization curves; online commutation angle control; optimal controllers; optimal turn-off angles; optimal turn-on angles; performance optimization; switched reluctance motor drives; torque control; torque-angle-current characteristics; variable speed drives; Commutation; Hysteresis motors; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic variables control; Mechanical variables control; Optimization; Reluctance machines; Reluctance motors; Rotors; Torque control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8969

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TEC.2003.815854

Filename

1223614