Flux and torque ripple minimisation for permanent magnet synchronous motor by finite‐set hybrid direct torque control

Abstract

A hybrid direct torque control (DTC) method is proposed in this study for a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive based on the finite-set control (FSC). After selecting the optimal voltage vectors, the steady-state torque and flux ripple is minimised using the conventional DTC and the most efficient and dynamically-fast mode of the control algorithm. The philosophy of the control approach proposed is based on the FSC and DTC. In other words, the process of optimisation relies on a combination of FSC DTC. Compared to conventional PMSM drive control, the proposed technique optimises the switching state of the inverter and minimises the cost function by adopting measures resembling DTC. In addition, the sensitivity of this method to motor parameters is very low, and it is computationally simple. The results obtained from the experiments and simulations validated the applicability of this method to PMSM drives by suggesting that the proposed model provides dynamically-fast responses to low torque and flux ripples using a simple-to-implement hybrid structure.