Review of position-sensorless operation of brushless permanent-magnet machines

Author

Acarnley, Paul P. ; Watson, John F.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr., Univ. of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Volume

53

Issue

2

fYear

2006

fDate

4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

352

Lastpage

362

Abstract

The operation of a brushless permanent-magnet machine requires rotor-position information, which is used to control the frequency and phase angle of the machine´s winding currents. Sensorless techniques for estimating rotor position from measurements of voltage and current have been the subject of intensive research. This paper reviews the state of the art in these sensorless techniques, which are broadly classified into three types: motional electromotive force, inductance, and flux linkage.

Keywords

brushless machines; electric current measurement; electric potential; frequency control; machine control; permanent magnet machines; rotors; voltage measurement; brushless permanent-magnet machine; current measurement; electromotive force; flux linkage; frequency control; inductance; machine winding; position-sensorless operation; rotor-position estimation; sensorless technique; voltage measurement; Cost function; Current measurement; Force sensors; Inductance; Machine windings; Optical devices; Position measurement; Rotors; Sensorless control; Voltage measurement; Brushless machines; estimation; permanent-magnet (PM) machines; position measurement; reviews;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0046

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIE.2006.870868

Filename

1614117