Modular Vector Control of Multi-Three-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors

Recent developments in power electronics are making the multiphase machines a competitive alternative to conventional three-phase counterparts. Due to their fault-tolerant features, multiphase drives represent a robust technology in high power/high current, safety-critical applications. Besides, their introduction into transportation electrification is gaining on importance. Among the multiphase solutions, the multi-three-phase machines are receiving a lot of the attention by the industry since they use the well-consolidated three-phase technology, thus reducing the design time and also the cost. Therefore, this paper proposes a modular vector control scheme for multi-three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors. The proposed solution uses a modular modeling approach for the independent and decoupled torque control of each three-phase unit, allowing the implementation of torque-sharing strategies among the three-phase sets of the machine. The developed modular control has been validated on a nine-phase permanent magnet machine

Analysis of harmonic distortion generated by PWM motor drives

This paper evaluates the harmonic distortion generated by PWM motor drives in an electrical industrial system of a wheat flour mill company. For this, a comparative study between two industrial circuits connected at the same point of common coupling with similar characteristics of load and transformers is presented. The difference is that one circuit has PWM motor drives and the other does not have them. In the study, a practical method based on the statistical characterization of the total harmonic distortion of voltage (THDV) and current (THDI), individual voltage distortion (IVD), individual current distortion (ICD) and K-Factor is applied. As result, it was observed that PWM motor drives generated harmonics voltage mainly of fifth and seventh order with values that exceed limits established by standards in both circuits. In the work is also demonstrated that in the analysis of harmonics is necessary to consider various parameters and not only one

Adaptive Control of Surge Impedance for Electric Motors in Motor Drive Systems

This article studies the possibility of controlling the surge impedance of the electric motor in motor drives. The existing solution to suppress (or eliminate) the reflected wave impact on the motor insulation run by a Si-IGBT or SiC-MOSFET-based drive is to use either a sinewave filter or dv/dt filter. The alternative solution suggested in this article is to implement a high-bandwidth electronic circuit at the end of the cable or at the motor terminals to match the surge impedance of the cable and motor. The high-frequency voltage ringing due to the reflected waves in motor drives is around 1 MHz, depending on the cable parameters and the length of the cable. In the proposed method, the electronic circuit can quickly detect the dv/dt rise and fall edges and adjust the electronic circuit equivalent impedance when pulses arrive the motor terminals. Thus, the cable and motor surge impedances can be matched over a short time to prevent reflected waves. As a result, the leakage currents passing through the ball bearing and overvoltage stress on the motor insulation can be suppressed significantly

The role of the dc-bus in voltage sags experienced by three-phase adjustable-speed drives

This research work is devoted to the critical evaluation of the role of the dc-bus in the behavior of threephase adjustable-speed drives with voltage sags. In particular, the dc-link voltage variation under voltage sag and its dependence on bus capacity, dc-link resistance and inductance and source impedance. The analysis can be used to introduce additional capacitance in the dc-link in order to increase the ride-through capability of the ASD. Both an electromagnetic transient model and a set-up facility have been introduced. This test platform can be used in order to study the sensitivity of ASD to different disturbances.The authors would like to thank the support of the Spanish Government under the research project ENE2007-68032-C04-04/CON

High Efficiency Megawatt Motor Preliminary Design

The High Efficiency Megawatt Motor (HEMM) is being designed to meet the needs of Electrified Aircraft Propulsion (EAP). A preliminary design has been completed and risk reduction activities are being conducted in three key areas: cryogenic cooler design, superconducting rotor coil design and manufacturing, and stator thermal management. The key objective of HEMM is to establish a motor technology which simultaneously attains high specific power (>16kW/kg ratio to electromagnetic weight) and high efficiency (>98%) by judicious application of high temperature superconducting wire and integrated thermal management. Another important feature is to achieve the performance goals with an eye to aircraft integration constraints. An electromagnetic analysis was performed which shows that the proposed HEMM design meets the performance objectives if key current capability and mechanical constraints are achieved. The risk reduction activities are the first assessment of the key design features. The HEMM technology could be applied to a range of aircraft types that require megawatt level electrical power

Advances in power quality analysis techniques for electrical machines and drives: a review

The electric machines are the elements most used at an industry level, and they represent the major power consumption of the productive processes. Particularly speaking, among all electric machines, the motors and their drives play a key role since they literally allow the motion interchange in the industrial processes; it could be said that they are the medullar column for moving the rest of the mechanical parts. Hence, their proper operation must be guaranteed in order to raise, as much as possible, their efficiency, and, as consequence, bring out the economic benefits. This review presents a general overview of the reported works that address the efficiency topic in motors and drives and in the power quality of the electric grid. This study speaks about the relationship existing between the motors and drives that induces electric disturbances into the grid, affecting its power quality, and also how these power disturbances present in the electrical network adversely affect, in turn, the motors and drives. In addition, the reported techniques that tackle the detection, classification, and mitigations of power quality disturbances are discussed. Additionally, several works are reviewed in order to present the panorama that show the evolution and advances in the techniques and tendencies in both senses: motors and drives affecting the power source quality and the power quality disturbances affecting the efficiency of motors and drives. A discussion of trends in techniques and future work about power quality analysis from the motors and drives efficiency viewpoint is provided. Finally, some prompts are made about alternative methods that could help in overcome the gaps until now detected in the reported approaches referring to the detection, classification and mitigation of power disturbances with views toward the improvement of the efficiency of motors and drives.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Reduced-Order Flux Observers With Stator-Resistance Adaptation for Speed-Sensorless Induction Motor Drives

This paper deals with reduced-order flux observers with stator-resistance adaptation for speed-sensorless induction motor drives. A general analytical solution for the stabilizing observer gain is given. The gain has two free positive parameters (which depend on the operating point), whose selection significantly affects the damping, convergence rate, robustness, and other properties of the observer. The general stability conditions for the stator-resistance adaptation are derived. An observer design is proposed that yields a robust and well-damped system and requires a minimal amount of tuning work. The proposed observer design is experimentally tested using a 45-kW induction motor drive; stable operation at very low speeds under different loading conditions is demonstrated.Peer reviewe

USSR space life sciences digest, issue 27

This is the twenty-fifth issue of NASA's Space Life Sciences Digest. It contains abstracts of 30 journal papers or book chapters published in Russian and of 2 Soviet monographs. Selected abstracts are illustrated with figures and tables from the original. The abstracts in this issue have been identified as relevant to 18 areas of space biology and medicine. These areas include: adaptation, aviation medicine, biological rhythms, biospherics, botany, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, endocrinology, enzymology, exobiology, habitability and environmental effects, hematology, immunology, metabolism, musculoskeletal system, neurophysiology, radiobiology, and space medicine. A Soviet book review of a British handbook of aviation medicine and a description of the work of the division on aviation and space medicine of the Moscow Physiological Society are also included

Transcranial magnetic stimulation as a new tool to control pain perception.

Treatment for chronic pain is frequently unsuccessful or characterized by side-effects. The high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) has been suggested in the management of refractory chronic pain. Various studies have shown that HF-rTMS sessions of long-duration applied at primary motor cortex induce pain relief through mechanisms of plastic changes. Efficacy of rTMS mostly depends on stimulation parameters, but this aspect requires better characterization. A rationale to target other cortical areas exists. Current data are promising, but a careful analysis of stimulation settings and maintenance treatment design are need

Partial Discharges in Electrical Machines for the More Electric Aircraft—Part I: A Comprehensive Modeling Tool for the Characterization of Electric Drives Based on Fast Switching Semiconductors

This paper proposed a modelling approach for the comprehensive analysis of high-frequency challenges in electrical drives designed for aerospace applications, in particular the overvoltage at the machine terminals and the voltage distribution within windings. After a separate description of the models for the estimation of these insulation stress sources, the combined model was detailed. The main benefit of developing a combined, flexible and comprehensive tool is that both overvoltage at machine terminals and uneven voltage distribution can be calculated simultaneously, without neglecting the voltage overshoot when estimating the voltage distribution (and vice versa). In fact, an accurate calculation of the terminal overvoltage is necessary to provide a good estimation of the voltage within winding turns since its waveform shape can be quite different with respect to the converter output, even with cables of a few meters. A case study based on a real aerospace application was considered to investigate the model validity and accuracy. Experimental results were performed on a complete system comprising a SiC-based converter, a connecting cable and a machine stator, proving the simulation model accuracy in terms of peak voltages of both the line-to-line terminal voltage and the turn voltage distribution across the first turns, which are the most relevant quantities for the sake of this study as well as for the investigations of the subsequent companion papers. In the forthcoming papers, the effects of different rise times and cable lengths on the inception of partial discharges will be investigated through fast parametric simulation carried out using the proposed combined model. The feasibility of using conventional insulation systems for aircraft applications using SiC drives fed by a ±270 V DC bus voltage will be discussed, with the aim of signaling and finding solutions to improve the overall reliability