Direct Torque Control of induction motor with constant switching frequency

Abstract

Direct Torque Control (DTC) has become a popular technique for the control of induction motor drives as it provides a fast dynamic torque response and robustness to machine parameter variations. Hysteresis band control is the one of the simplest and most popular technique used in DTC of induction motor drives. However the conventional direct torque control has a variable switching frequency which causes serious problems in DTC. This paper presents the DTC of induction motor with a constant switching frequency torque controller. By this method constant switching frequency operation can be achieved for the inverter. Also the torque and flux ripple will get reduced by this technique. The feasibility of this method in minimizing the torque ripple is verified through some simulation results.