Performance evaluation of BLDC motor with conventional PI and fuzzy speed controller

Abstract

Performance evaluation of a brushless DC (BLDC) motor with conventional PI and Fuzzy Logic based speed controller is presented in this paper. The BLDC motor with non-sinusoidal (trapezoidal) back-electromotive force has been analyzed with both the speed and current controllers. It is the always preferred to have a drive with faster and smoother speed response and reduced ripples in current and torque. The controlling schemes for BLDCM using its Back EMF have been conventionally used into many applications. In this paper, a simple control scheme has been implemented which does not need to know the back emf or shape function and even no complicated calculations. In order to solve the problems associated with conventional PI speed controller, Fuzzy logic speed controller is proposed to reduce starting current, eliminate overshoot in the torque and fast speed response. It is simple in design and eliminates the complex mathematical computation. The effectiveness of proposed system has been validated by simulation results and improved performance of controlling BLDCM. The proposed algorithm gives robust control. The robustness of the proposed algorithm is demonstrated through the MATLAB simulation.