Abstract
The current and torque ripple of inverter-fed induction motor drives is an inherent problem of control strategies working with switching frequencies in the range of multiple kilohertz, such as direct torque and, more recently, predictive torque control. If the drive operates in a wide-speed and wide-torque range and is equipped with a machine with an accessible terminal block whose winding is nominally connected in delta, then the current and torque ripple can be reduced by utilizing the delta-star winding changeover technique. When the winding configuration is switched from delta to star, the instantaneous motor phase voltage peak is lowered, and its total harmonic distortion is reduced. However, the control strategy must be adjusted according to the actual winding topology, mainly due to the difference in the coordinate transformations of the measured currents and the difference between the phase voltage vectors obtained from the inverter. This paper proposes a predictive torque control of an induction motor drive with a switchable delta-star winding configuration. The paper is supported by theoretical background, and the key idea is verified by simulations in MATLAB/Simulink and experiments conducted on a dSPACE-controlled 5.5-kW laboratory drive. The simulations validated the presented equations and show the effects of not respecting the actual winding topology. The experiments mainly focused on analyzing the total harmonic distortion of the currents and consumed electrical power in multiple operating points.
Highlights
In this paper, was shown the current torque ofripple a nominally delta- deltaconnected machine can be decreased by utilizing a simple delta-star changeover technique connected machine can be decreased by utilizing a simple delta-star changeover technique that is commonly used to extend the base-speed region, efficiency, and power factor that is commonly used to extend the base-speed region, efficiency, and power factor of Induction motor (IM) of IM
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Machine along with the differences in the inverter voltage vectors and their reconstruc- Another tion. Another theoretical analysis presented in the paper was focused on the constraints that are imposed on the flux, speed, and torque control after the winding changeover from delta to star
Summary
As another perspective strategy, the model predictive control (MPC) has received attention in recent years [2,3,4]
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