Sensorless Synchronous Reluctance Motor Drives: A Full-Speed Scheme using Finite-Control-Set MPC in a Projection Vector Framework

Abstract

The article presents a general framework valid for the high-frequency excitation-based position observer for low-speed sensorless control of synchronous reluctance machines. A finite-control-set model-predictive-control technique is proposed accordingly, exploiting the switching current ripple for the position estimation. The position error due to cross saturation is inherently accounted for. The proposed scheme is integrated with an adaptive projection vector for position error estimation for high speeds region through a simple fusion structure for a smooth transition. The performance of the proposed technique is validated on a 1.1-kW synchronous reluctance motor test bench.