Research on current decoupling control of six-phase permanent magnet linear synchronous motor for electromagnetic launch

Six-phase permanent magnet linear synchronous motor(PMLSM)for electromagnetic launch(EML)system presents the characteristics of a high order,nonlinearity,multivariable,strong coupling,and nonperiodic transient operation in the synchronous rotating coordinate system,posing a great challenge to the dynamic response ability of the current loop.Existing research on current decoupling control(CDC)mainly focuses on cross decoupling within a three-phase system,even though there are neither decoupling methods for multiphase systems nor effective evaluation criteria for the decoupling and dynamic response performances.From this perspective,this paper first presents an equivalent reduced-order complex-matrix dynamic mathematical model of six-phase PMLSM and analyze its transient coupling characteristics during the process of EML.Then,the CDC methods of six-phase PMLSM based on direct compensation and matrix diagonalization principles are realized,respectively,to accomplish the cross decoupling and back electromotive force decoupling within and between different three-phase windings.Finally,an all-round method is proposed,for the first time,to evaluate the decoupling performances and dynamic response performances of different CDC strategies for six-phase PMLSM.Significant superiority of deviation decoupling regulator in decoupling performance and robustness are verified based on high-speed EML experimental platform of six-phase PMLSM.