Dynamic Direct Voltage MTPA Current Sensorless Drives for Interior PMSM-Based Electric Vehicles

Abstract

This research presents a current sensorless dynamic direct voltage method based on the maximum torque per ampere (MTPA) technique to control the rotor speed of interior permanent magnet synchronous motors (IPMSMs) for electric vehicle (EV) applications. It considers the dynamic model of the machine and generates a particular pair of voltage amplitude and its angle to track the speed profile of the driving cycle. The proposed control strategy contributes by eliminating the need for a current sensor, avoiding cascaded PI controllers, and overcoming the limitations of transient states. Consequently, the measurement noise and equipment failure do not affect the control loop, the tuning of a single PI controller becomes much simpler than two cascaded PI controllers, and the absence of MTPA tracking and current or voltage overshooting at transient states cannot limit the performance of the control technique. Additionally, the aforementioned modifications improve the response time of the proposed strategy and make it nimble enough for EV applications. A comparative analysis is carried out on the proposed current sensorless dynamic direct voltage MTPA control, simplified dynamic direct voltage control (S-DDVC), and the field oriented control (FOC) models. The outcomes confirm that the introduced model substantially reduces the inrush current and voltage. Experimental results with quantitative tracking and energy consumption assessments reveal that the proposed method demands 9.7% lower energy than the FOC counterpart in urban driving plans by operating IPMSM in high efficiency region.