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Method and apparatus for characterizing an interior permanent magnet machine

US8744794B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2011
Grant dateJun 3, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P21/22
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment of the method includes setting up a testing architecture where the testing architecture includes a test IPM machine having an output shaft coupled to an output shaft of a secondary speed control machine. The method further includes controlling the secondary speed control machine to drive the output shaft of the test IPM machine at a first desired speed, determining a pair of desired direct and quadrature axis currents for each of a plurality of peak current magnitudes, and recording characterization data associated with each pair of desired direct and quadrature axis currents. The controlling, determining and recording steps for each of a second through nth desired speeds may be repeated. Control lookup tables for operation of an IPM machine may be generated from the characterization data.

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