Sensorless control systems and methods for permanent magnet rotating machines
US7342379B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02P25/08
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a rotating electromagnetic machine. The rotating machine, such as a permanent magnet motor or hybrid switched reluctance motor, includes a stator having a plurality of phase windings and a rotor that rotates relative to the stator. A drive is connected to the phase windings for energizing the windings. A controller outputs a control signal to the drive in response to an input demand such as a demanded speed or torque. Control methods (which can be implemented separately or in combination) include varying the gain of an estimator as a function of a demanded or estimated speed to position control system poles at desired locations, decoupling control system currents to achieve a constant torque with motor speed, compensating flux estimates of the estimator for saturation operation of the stator, estimating rotor position using averages of sample values of energization feedback, and calculating a trim adjusted speed error from a plurality of speed estimates.
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