Performance comparison of a Canonical Switching Cell with SPWM and SVPWM fed sensorless PMBLDC motor drive under conventional and fuzzy logic controllers

Abstract

In this paper, speed control, torque ripple minimization and Power Factor Correction (PFC) of a Canonical Switching Cell (CSC) with Sinusoidal and Space Vector Pulse Width Modulated (SVPWM) sensorless Permanent Magnet Brushless DC (PMBLDC) motor drive system with varying load is discussed. The constant speed of operation with minimum torque ripples and Unity Power Factor (UPF) operation during transient state is the most difficult control part in the motor drive system. At the starting condition, the current is too high due to the absence of back EMF and therefore the motor will start with high torque ripples. In order to eliminate these torque ripples during starting condition by limiting the starting current of the motor, it is necessary to have properly designed Canonical Switching Cell (CSC) converter and an intelligent controller, which will improve the power factor of the supply system and reliability of the PMBLDC motor drive. Here, the speed control, torque ripple minimization and power factor correction of a sensorless PMBLDC motor during starting and running condition with conventional and fuzzy logic controllers are proposed. The performance parameters of a PMBLDC motor with these controllers is analyzed through MATLAB/Simulink software.