Overview of Permanent-Magnet Fault-Tolerant Machines: Topology and Design

Permanent-magnet(PM)machines have attracted a lot of interest in various applications since they have the merits of high torque density,high power density and high efficiency.However,issue of poor fault tolerance of the conventional PM machines restricts their practical applications in the field of safety-critical applications,e.g.aerospace,electric vehicle,electrical propulsion and wind power generator applications.An enormous amount of work has been done to improve the fault-tolerant capability of PM machines.This paper will review research work on PM fault-tolerant machines up-to-date,including modular design,short-circuit current limitation design,redundant design,ease of thermal dissipation of PM design,and torque enhancement design techniques.The work of this paper can provide some references for future studies and engineering applications of PM fault-tolerant machines for safety-critical applications.

Torque analysis for double-stator permanent-magnet motor

In addition to the characteristics of a conventional motor, a novel direct-drive double-stator permanent-magnet brushless motor proposed can operate in the state of either a generator or a motor as appropriate. Through numerical calculation and analysis, the output torque of double-stator permanent-magnet brushless motor of the same volume as the traditional machine is discussed, and the reduction of torque ripple by using the structure features of this motor is investigated. The results indicate that lower torque ripple under the condition of ideal effective torque can be obtained by the rational design of motor. The prototype motors tested show that this kind of motor structure has a higher power density.

Improvement Torque Performances of Interior Permanent-Magnet Machines

Due to their excellent efficiency,power density and constant power speed region,interior permanent-magnet(IPM)machines are very suitable for electric vehicles(EVs).This paper proposed a new IPM rotor topology,which can offer high reluctance torque,wide constant power speed range and excellent overload capability.Besides,five rotor topologies with integral-slot distributed-windings IPM machines,including four existing IPM topologies and the proposed IPM topology,are designed optimally.Their characteristics,which include d-q axis inductances,saliency ratios,electromagnetic torques,corresponding torque ripples,back-electromotive forces(EMFs),overload capabilities and flux weakening performances are evaluated quantitatively.Finally,a three phase 48s8p hybrid rotor PM machine is built to verify the performances of the proposed IPM machine.This work provides some general concepts for machine developers who are willing to build IPM machines for high-performance EV applications.

Design to Improve Thrust Force Performance of Dual-side Primary Permanent-magnet Vernier Linear Motor

A novel dual-side primary permanent-magnet vernier linear(DS-PPMVL)motors is proposed.The novelty of the proposed motors is the design of asymmetric consequent poles on the mover,which can effectively enforce the flux-modulation effect and improve the thrust force performance.First,the topologies and operation principle are introduced.Subsequently,the structure relationships between the existing and proposed motors are discussed.Then,a unified analytical model is built.Accordingly,the magnetic field generated by the consequent pole is calculated.Meanwhile,the performance improvement mechanism with the asymmetric consequent pole is analyzed.To improve the efficiency of motor optimization,multi-objective optimization method is adopted to obtain the global optimal solution combination of structure parameters.The proposed motors exhibit higher thrust force,higher force density,less PM consumption,and better overload performance than the existing DS-PPMVL motor.Finally,experiments are conducted based on the existing prototype to verify the accuracy of the design and analysis.

Sleeve Design of Permanent-magnet Machine for Low Rotor Losses

In this study,a novel rotor sleeve for permanent-magnet(PM)machines equipped with fractional-slot concentrated-windings(FSCW)is proposed.With the newly designed rotor sleeve,the rotor eddy-current(EC)losses are significantly reduced,and the torque density of the machine is improved.First,the rotor EC losses of a surface-mounted PM machine with the sleeve are analyzed.Meanwhile,the sleeve EC barriers and PM segmentation technologies for the suppression of the rotor EC losses are evaluated.Subsequently,an FSCW PM machine with the newly designed sleeve is proposed and optimized for a given set of specifications.Its electromagnetic and mechanical performances are evaluated by the finite element method(FEM).Finally,three assembling methods are presented and assessed comprehensively in terms of their merits and drawbacks.

System construction of a four-side primary permanent-magnet linear motor drive mechanical press

A primary permanent-magnet linear motor (PPMLM) has a robust secondary structure and high force density and is appropriate for direct-drive mechanical press. The structure of a four-side PPMLM drive press is presented based on our previous research. The entire press control system is constructed to realize various flexible forming processes. The control system scheme is determined in accordance with the mathematical model of PPMLM, and active disturbance rejection control is implemented in the servo controller. Field-circuit coupling simulation is applied to estimate the system’s performance. Then, a press prototype with 6 kN nominal force is fabricated, and the hardware platform of the control system is constructed for experimental study. Punch strokes with 0.06 m displacement are implemented at trapezoidal speeds of 0.1 and 0.2 m/s;the dynamic position tracking errors are less than 0.45 and 0.82 mm, respectively. Afterward, continuous reciprocating strokes are performed, and the positioning errors at the bottom dead center are less than 0.015 mm. Complex pulse trajectories are also achieved. The proposed PPMLM drive press exhibits a fast dynamic response and favorable tracking precision and is suitable for various forming processes.

Magnetomotive Force Harmonic Reduction Techniques for Fractional-Slot Non-Overlapping Winding Configurations in Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machines

Compared to conventional distributed winding configurations,the fractional-slot non-overlapping(concentrated)windings exhibit advantages such as short end-winding length,high copper packing factor(particularly with segmented stator structure),low cogging torque,good field weakening capability owing to relatively large d-axis inductance,and better fault tolerant capability due to low mutual inductance.However,one of the key problems of employing concentrated windings in Permanent-magnet Synchronous Machines(PMSMs)is the high eddy-current losses in rotor magnets and/or rotor iron due to the presence of a large number of lower and higher order space harmonics in the stator Magneto-Motive Force(MMF).These MMF harmonics also result in other undesirable effects,such as acoustic noise and vibrations,and localized core saturation which tend to reduce reluctance torque.This paper reviews the current state-of-the-art of the MMF harmonic reduction techniques for concentrated winding configurations in PMSMs,including winding split and shift,delta-star connected windings,multiple 3-phase windings,multilayer windings,uneven turn numbers,and stator flux barriers.Their concepts,advantages and disadvantages are presented and assessed.

Field-Oriented Control and Direct Torque Control for a Five-Phase Fault-Tolerant Flux-Switching Permanent-Magnet Motor

This paper presents a comparative performance analysis of a new five-phase fault-tolerant flux-switching permanent-magnet(FT-FSPM)motor for high-reliability applications under the two most popular control schemes,namely,field-oriented control(FOC)and direct torque control(DTC)based on stator-flux orientation.Firstly,the new motor topology and structural characteristics are briefly presented.Secondly,the d-and q-axis for the FT-FSPM motor are defined,which is crucial to the mathematical model and control scheme,and the mathematical models are derived.Then,two control schemes,i.e.,FOC and DTC,and the main system are proposed.The operational principles of the two control schemes are presented,and space vector pulse width modulation(SVPWM)based on four neighboring vectors is adopted to reduce current harmonics and torque ripples.Finally,the simulated and experimental results are given,and performance analysis of the two control schemes are compared and discussed.The results reveal that FOC scheme has the sinusoidal phase current and low torque ripples,while the DTC scheme has fast dynamic response,verifying the effectiveness of the two proposed control schemes.This paper is a primary investigation for more possible improvements in the control schemes of the five-phase FS-FTPM motor.

Fundamental Design and Analysis of a Novel Bipolar Transverse-Flux Motor with Stator Permanent-Magnet Excitation

In this paper,a novel bipolar transverse flux motor with stator permanent magnet excitation is proposed based on the summary and analysis of the transverse flux motor and stator permanent magnet motor research achievements in recent years.It has been shown that the motor realizes the bipolar winding flux through the detailed analysis.The motor can be used as an inwheel motor in electric vehicles because of its external rotor and permanent magnets mounted on the stator radial surface.Secondly the basic structure and working principle of the motor are introduced.Then the relationship between the motor power and its dimensions is deduced.Thirdly the 3 dimensional finite element method(3D FEM)is used to analyze the static and transient characteristics,including the no-load magnetic field distribution and winding back EMF.Finally a three-phase 600W prototype has been made and the experimental analysis is carried out.

Rule-based Fault Diagnosis of Hall Sensors and Fault-tolerant Control of PMSM

Hall sensor is widely used for estimating rotor phase of permanent magnet synchronous motor(PMSM). And rotor position is an essential parameter of PMSM control algorithm, hence it is very dangerous if Hall senor faults occur. But there is scarcely any research focusing on fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of Hall sensor used in PMSM. From this standpoint, the Hall sensor faults which may occur during the PMSM operating are theoretically analyzed. According to the analysis results, the fault diagnosis algorithm of Hall sensor, which is based on three rules, is proposed to classify the fault phenomena accurately. The rotor phase estimation algorithms, based on one or two Hall sensor(s), are initialized to engender the fault-tolerant control algorithm. The fault diagnosis algorithm can detect 60 Hall fault phenomena in total as well as all detections can be fulfilled in 1/138 rotor rotation period. The fault-tolerant control algorithm can achieve a smooth torque production which means the same control effect as normal control mode (with three Hall sensors). Finally, the PMSM bench test verifies the accuracy and rapidity of fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control strategies. The fault diagnosis algorithm can detect all Hall sensor faults promptly and fault-tolerant control algorithm allows the PMSM to face failure conditions of one or two Hall sensor(s). In addition, the transitions between health-control and fault-tolerant control conditions are smooth without any additional noise and harshness. Proposed algorithms can deal with the Hall sensor faults of PMSM in real applications, and can be provided to realize the fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control of PMSM.

PMSM speed control using adaptive sliding mode control based on an extended state observer

In this study,a composite strategy based on sliding-mode control( SMC) is employed in a permanent-magnet synchronous motor vector control system to improve the system robustness performance against parameter variations and load disturbances. To handle the intrinsic chattering of SMC,an adaptive law and an extended state observer( ESO) are utilized in the speed SMC controller design. The adaptive law is used to estimate the internal parameter variations and compensate for the disturbances caused by model uncertainty. In addition,the ESO is introduced to estimate the load disturbance in real time. The estimated value is used as a feed-forward compensator for the speed adaptive sliding-mode controller to further increase the system's ability to resist disturbances. The proposed composite method,which combines adaptive SMC( ASMC) and ESO,is compared with PI control and ASMC. Both the simulation and experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method alleviates the chattering of SMC systems and improves the dynamic response and robustness of the speed control system against disturbances.

Subdomain Model for Predicting Armature Reaction Field of Dual-Stator Consequent-Pole PM Machines Accounting for Tooth-Tips

This paper presents an exact analytical subdomain model of dual-stator consequent-pole permanent-magnet(DSCPPM)machines accounting for tooth-tips,which can accurately predict the armature reaction field distribution in DSCPPM machines.In the proposed subdomain model,the field domain is composed of four types of sub-regions,viz.magnets,outer/inner air gaps,slots and slot openings.The analytical expressions of vector potential in each sub-region are determined by boundary and interface conditions.In comparison to the analytically predicted results,the corresponding flux density field distributions computed by finite element(FE)method are analyzed,which confirms the excellent accuracy of the developed subdomain model.

Performance of a Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System with STATCOM as a Reactive Power Compensator

The paper deals with automatic reactive power control of an isolated wind-diesel hybrid power system. The power is generated by diesel engine and wind turbine as prime movers with electrical power conversion by permanent-magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) and permanent-magnet induction generator (PMIG) respectively. The mathematical model of the system developed is based on reactive power flow equations. The paper investigates the dynamic performance of the hybrid system for 1% step increase in reactive power load with 1% step increase in input wind power.

Remedial Phase-Angle Control of a Five-Phase Fault-Tolerant Permanent- Magnet Vernier Machine With Short-Circuit Fault

A fault-tolerant permanent-magnet vernier(FT-PMV)machine incorporates the merits of high fault-tolerant capability and high torque density.In this paper,a remedial phase-angle control(RPAC)strategy is proposed for a five-phase FT-PMV machine with short-circuit fault.Firstly,the proposed strategy can reduce the amount of unknown quantities by structuring the phase-angles of the normal phases.It can simplify the calculation of the remedial currents.Then,in order to obtain the desired torque,only the amplitudes of the remedial currents need to be calculated.Based on the principle of instantaneous electrical input power and mechanical output power balance condition,the real components are used to maintain the torque capability,while the reactive components are limited zero to minimize the torque ripple.Both simulations and experiments are presented to verify the proposed RPAC strategy.

Design of Axial-Flux Motor for Traction Application

This paper deals with the design of high power – low dimensions axial-flux permanent-magnet motor intended for trac-tion application. First, two motor configurations are analytically designed and compared using finite element calcula-tion. Then, the configuration yielding the best performances is integrated and modelled with the whole traction chain under MATLAB/SIMULINK environment in order to demonstrate the motor operation on a large speed band.

Zero-sequence Current Suppressing Strategy for Dual Three-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines Connected with Single Neutral Point

Dual three-phase permanent-magnet synchronous machines(DTP-PMSM)connected with a single neutral point provide a loop for zero-sequence current(ZSC).This paper proposes a novel space vector pulse width modulation(SVPWM)strategy to suppress the ZSC.Five vectors are selected as basic voltage vectors in one switching period.The fundamental and harmonic planes and the zero-sequence plane are taken into consideration to synthesis the reference voltage vector.To suppress the ZSC,a non-zero zero-sequence voltage(ZSV)is generated to compensate the third harmonic back-EMF.Rather than triangular carrier modulation,the sawtooth carrier modulation strategy is used to generate asymmetric PWM signals.The modulation range is investigated to explore the variation of modulation range caused by considering the zero-sequence plane.With the proposed method,the ZSC can be considerably reduced.The simulated and experimental results are presented to validate the effectiveness of the proposed modulation strategy.

Overview of Advanced Control Strategies for Electric Machines

Control strategies play a key role for operation of electric machines,which would directly affect the whole system performance.In fact,different control strategies have been executed and explored for electric machines,which bring great impacts to industrial development and human society.This paper investigates and discusses the advantages control strategies for electric machines,including the field oriented control(FOC),direct torque control(DTC),finite control set model predictive control(FCS-MPC),sensorless control,and fault tolerant control(FTC).The corresponding control principles,control targets,fundamental approaches,advanced approaches,methodologies,merits and shortcomings are revealed and analyzed in detail.

Design to reduce electromagnetic vibration in integral-slot SPM machine considering force modulation effect

In this paper, two different designs, with dummy slots and bread-loaf magnets techniques, are presented to reduce the electromagnetic vibration in integral-slot surface-mounted permanent-magnet(SPM) machines. Firstly, the stator slotting effect on the magnetic field modulation and radial force modulation is investigated. It reveals the amplitude of the modulated magnetic field and modulated radial force is greatly affected by the slot opening effect, while the spatial order is closely associated with the slot numbers. Subsequently, the dummy slots and bread-loaf magnets design are developed for a 36-slot/12-pole integral-slot SPM machine to reduce the electromagnetic vibration. Finally, two SPM machines, with conventional and bread-loaf magnets,are manufactured. Experimental tests are carried out to validate the theoretical analyses.