Compensation of Parameter Variation Effects in Sensorless Indirect Vector Controlled Induction Machines Using Model-Based Approach

The majority of speed estimation schemes for sensorless vector control of induction machines use a mathematical model of the machine in the estimation process. These schemes are therefore inherently sensitive to parameter variation effects in the machine. The variety of speed estimation methods makes any attempt to develop a universal approach to compensation of parameter variation effects impossible. This paper concentrates on one of the most frequently used schemes, in which speed is estimated using model reference adaptive control approach (MRAC) on the basis of two estimated values of the rotor flux space vector. The estimator is analyzed in conjunction with indirect feed-forward rotor flux-oriented induction machine. An attempt is made to improve the accuracy of the speed estimation by appropriate modification of the speed estimator and the indirect vector controller structures using modified induction motor models that account for one or more of the phenomena that are neglected in development of the basic constant parameter scheme. In particular, compensation of main flux saturation, compensation of iron loss, and simultaneous compensation of both the iron loss and main flux saturation are elaborated. Novel structures of the speed estimator are developed for each of the three cases and are applied in conjunction with the appropriate modified form of the indirect rotor flux-oriented controller. Excellent compensation capability is demonstrated in all the cases by performing extensive simulation studies.     

考虑主磁路饱和时感应电机的综合矢量模型

提出了一种用综合矢量表示并考虑了主磁路瞬态饱和时的感应电机数学模型。在引出了磁路稳态饱和与瞬态饱和的概念之后，推导了用综合矢是表示的感应电机的电压方程式和电磁转矩表达式，从而得到感应电机的饱和非线性数学模型。利用该模型对感应电机的起动瞬态过程进行了仿真研究。结果表明，本文提出的感应电机饱和非线性综合矢量数学模型是可行的。     

基于转子电流的双馈感应电机无速度传感器控制

提出一种基于转子电流的模型参考自适应系统(MRAS)的双馈感应电机(DFIM)无速度传感器控制方法.首先建立了基于定子磁链定向的DFIM矢量控制模型,实现了电机转速/转矩控制和有功/无功功率解耦控制,然后采用基于MRAS的转速辨识方法,将测量得到的转子电流作为参考模型,通过定子电压和电流估测得到的转子电流作为自适应模型,用PI闭环控制构造转子位置和转速信息.为验证理论分析的正确性,以50 kW的DFIM为例设计了一套控制系统.通过电动机运行工况下的空载变速实验和发电机运行工况下的功率控制实验,估测转子位置和转速在不同转速和功率工况下都能准确跟踪实际值.仿真和实验结果表明系统能实现对DFIM无速度传感器控制,证明了所提出的方案的可行性.     

Impact of iron loss on behavior of vector controlled inductionmachines

Vector control principles are derived under the assumption that iron core loss may be neglected. The paper discusses effects of this simplification on performance of vector controlled induction machines. Indirect stator, air gap and rotor flux oriented control of a current fed machine are dealt with, with the emphasis on indirect rotor flux oriented control. Models of vector controlled induction machines that account for the iron loss are derived, and the mechanism of core loss influence on behavior of the drives is highlighted. It is shown that detuning caused by neglecting the core loss will inevitably take place. The amount of detuning is investigated for steady-state operation, for all three types of vector control. Some insight into detuning during transient operation is provided for the case of indirect rotor flux oriented induction machine. The concluding part of the paper presents a new decoupling circuit for indirect rotor flux oriented control. The circuit accounts for iron loss and thus eliminates detuning which is otherwise present     

Modelling and simulation of a double‐star induction machine vector control using copper‐losses minimization and parameters estimation

This paper shows that it is possible to extend the principle of field‐oriented control (FOC) approach to a double‐star induction motor (DSIM). In the first stage, a robust variable structure current controller based on space phasor voltages PWM scheme is established. In this current controller design, only the stator currents and rotor speed sensors are used. In the second stage, the FOC method developed for DSIM is motivated by the minimization of the copper losses. The developed approach uses a loss model controller (LMC) and an adaptive rotor flux observer to compute the adequate rotor flux value minimizing the copper losses. The control variables are the stator currents or the machine input power. Compared to the constant rotor flux approach, it is proved that higher performances are achieved. However, the sensitivity of the FOC to parameter error of the machine still remains a problem. To guarantee the performance of the vector control, the stator and rotor resistances are adapted on‐line, based on the Lyapunov theory. An appropriate choice of the reference model allows building a Lyapunov function by means of which the updating law can be found. The simulation results show the satisfactory behaviour of the proposed identification algorithm. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

感应电机无速度传感器矢量控制的速度估算器研究

基于转子磁通空间矢量的MRAC速度估算器 ,提出了通过改进的感应电机模型得到的速度估算器 ,配合改进的间接矢量控制器结构以提高估算器的精度。还研究了对主磁通饱和进行补偿的速度估算器 ,提出了一种新型的速度估算器。仿真研究结果证明该速度估算器具有良好的补偿效果     

Fault Diagnosis of an Induction Generator in a Wind Energy Conversion System Using Signal Processing Techniques

In this article, a contribution to fault diagnosis of an induction machine in a wind energy conversion system in closed-loop operation using a combination between short-time Fourier transform and discrete wavelet transform algorithms is proposed. An on-line fault diagnostic technique based on stator currents analysis of the squirrel-cage induction generator is proposed to detect and localize abnormal electrical conditions that indicate, or may lead to, a stator or rotor failure in a squirrel-cage induction generator. This technique also permits identification of a fault severity factor and consequently helps to determine the best choice of corrective maintenance. Furthermore, a generalized model of the squirrel-cage induction generator is used to simulate both the rotor and stator faults, taking iron losses, main flux, and cross-flux saturation into account. The efficiency of diagnostic procedure in closed-loop operation of the wind energy conversion system under non-stationary operating conditions is illustrated with simulation results.     

Analysis techniques for detection of IM broken rotor bars after supply disconnection

This paper presents some analysis techniques of the space vector of voltages induced in the stator windings after supply disconnection, to detect broken rotor bars in squirrel-cage induction machines. When the motor is disconnected from the supply no currents flow in the stator windings and the voltages measurable at its terminals are due to flux produced by rotor currents. When the rotor is healthy, the voltages measured at motor terminals are almost sinusoidal because of the symmetry of rotor windings. When there are broken rotor bars, the magnetomotive force generated by rotor windings is distorted, and some particular harmonics, contained in the voltages induced in the stator windings, increase their amplitudes. The diagnostic technique is based on monitoring these voltage harmonics and analyzing the space vector of the voltages induced in the stator windings via MUSIC pseudospectrum and short-time MUSIC (STMUSIC) time-frequency pseudorepresentation. The MUSIC algorithm is based on the eigen analysis of the autocorrelation matrix, and permits us to evidence the principal harmonic frequencies of the signal and decrease the noise influence, thus allowing a better detection of the broken rotor bars. The results obtained using MUSIC and STMUSIC algorithm have been compared experimentally with those obtained by fast Fourier transform (FFT) and short-time FFT, respectively, and two different sized induction motors have been tested, to demonstrate the superiority of the former approach. Differently from most of the diagnostic techniques already proposed in the technical literature, the proposed approach is effective regardless of the load condition of the machine, source characteristics, and iron saturation.     

对称分量法用于异步电动机参数测试

在异步电机高性能驱动中,为了实现定子电流的励磁分量和转矩分量解耦,保证定子电流与转子磁链的准确定向,必须精确知道异步电机的电气参数.为了克服传统测量方法的缺点,基于异步电机在单相运行下的数学模型,推导出了一种电机参数测量的新方法.由于采用了对称分量法的原理,所以无须进行空载和短路实验.同其他方法比较,实验结果说明了所提出的方法有实用价值.     

A robust air‐gap flux estimation for speed sensorless vector control of double‐star induction machine

The paper presents a new direct field‐oriented control (DFOC) for double‐star induction machine (DSIM) drives using the stator currents. First, we propose a new algorithm to estimate air‐gap flux for speed sensorless air‐gap flux orientation control. Compared to the previous DFOC schemes the new one is independent from any motor parameter variation, specially on the stator resistance. Then, the DFOC is associated with a low pass filter (LPF) to solve the dc drift problems caused by the pure integration of air‐gap flux. In the present paper, the rotor resistance is estimated by an algorithm using Lyapunov theory. Good results have been obtained in the benchmark simulations. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Lower speed range drive for sensorless vector controlled induction machines with stator voltage offset compensation method

The vector control method is widely used for induction machine drives. Recently, sensorless vector control for induction machines has been investigated and proposed. The speed range for the drives is limited to about 1:100 in industry. The main reason for this limitation is the inaccuracy of stator voltage measurement. The lower the rotor speed is, the lower the stator voltage. Therefore, it is difficult to detect the stator voltage accurately in the lower speed region, and difficult to control motor speed and motor torque precisely. This paper presents a method of improving the lower speed performance of sensorless vector controlled induction machine drives using offset compensation of stator voltage. The offset is compensated by using the fluctuation of the estimated rotor flux. The validity of the proposed method is verified by experimentation. © 2000 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 133(1): 79–86, 2000     

Implementation of a closed loop sliding mode observer for speed sensorless control of an indirect field oriented induction motor drives

A new sliding mode flux and speed observer is proposed for indirect field oriented induction motor drive system. The error between the actual and observed currents converges to zero, which guarantees the accuracy of the flux observer. The rotor speed and the rotor time constant are estimated based on the estimated stator currents and rotor flux. The estimated rotor time constant is used in slip calculation and observer structures. The estimated speed is used as feedback to the speed regulation. Simulation and experimental results of the speed control verify the validity of the proposed speed estimation algorithm.     

Robust direct torque and flux control of adjustable speed sensorless induction machine drive based on space vector modulation using a PI predictive controller

A Direct torque and flux control design for a sensorless induction motor, following a Lyapunov-based stator flux observer is presented. In this control scheme, the torque error signal and the amplitude of the stator flux reference vector are delivered to a PI predictive controller. The predictive controller also uses information on the amplitude and position of the actual stator flux vector and measured stator currents to determine the voltage command vector for space vector modulation inverter. In addition, a conventional PI speed controller is used to generate the torque reference signal. Using the fifth order model of the three-phase induction machines in a stationary two axes reference frame, a nonlinear stator flux observer is developed in order to estimate the rotor speed, rotor and stator resistances simultaneously. The stability of this observer is proved by Lyapunov theory. It is shown that if the persistancy of excitation condition is satisfied, the estimated quantities converge to their real values. The effectiveness of the proposed control scheme is verified by computer simulation and experimental results.     

计及逆变器电压输出限制的感应电机无差拍直接转矩控制

提出一种新的感应电机无差拍直接转矩控制方法。基于感应电机的离散化模型,在定子磁场定向坐标系中,以定子和转子磁链为状态变量,导出了空间矢量无差拍直接转矩控制的电压控制律。采用一种图形化的分析方法,直观地揭示了无差拍直接转矩控制电压矢量解的物理意义。研究了在电压源逆变器输出电压受限条件下,无差拍直接转矩控制的设计与实现问题。针对电机的不同运行工况要求,给出了3种可选的电压矢量解的实现方案。在理论分析的基础上,对控制算法进行了仿真和实验测试,结果表明调速系统的转矩和磁链动态响应快,控制性能优良。     

Evaluation and Modeling of Cross Saturation Due to Leakage Flux in Vector-Controlled Induction Machines

A detailed magnetic reluctance-based computational model of an induction machine, into which a traditional rotor-flux-orientated vector control scheme has been grafted, is used to examine the influence of saturation of both main and leakage flux paths upon vector-controlled drive performance. Individual machine teeth, windings, and conductors are incorporated, as is pseudo-3-D modeling of skew. The cross-saturation effect is therefore determined from the basic dimensional and winding design data of the machine. Effective compensation methods can then be derived for practical implementation. Direct rotor flux orientation and magnitude control is used to ensure that inaccuracies in a machine-parameter-based vector control scheme are not reflected in the results for cross saturation. Results for a 15-kW four-pole induction motor with rotor skewed one stator slot pitch show that skew leakage flux is predominantly responsible for cross saturation. The skew leakage flux is shown to heavily saturate one end of the machine and to reduce the air gap flux density at the other. At 200% rated load current, this equates to an 11% reduction in direct axis flux if i_sd is kept constant. To compensate for this reduction, a 27% increase in i_sd would be required     

An equivalent internal circuit of the induction machine for advanced spectral analysis

The aim of this paper is to develop a method to validate an equivalent internal circuit of the three-phase squirrel-cage induction machine for advanced signal processing including fault diagnosis. The proposed method is based on the computation of the stator and rotor current spectra. An experimental setup for an 11-kW induction machine was developed in order to get numerical data for voltages and currents from the stator side. The comparison between the analytical computation, the simulation, and the experimental results, shows the model capability to reproduce the electromagnetic phenomena in the induction machine with mixed time and space harmonics. The proposed model can be used to design electrical fault detection devices with low cost and noninvasive sensors.     

A simplified approach to continuous on-line tuning offield-oriented induction machine drives

A simplified approach to the continuous online tuning of rotor flux feedforward field-oriented induction machine drives is presented. The procedure offers the advantage of not requiring a special test signal or special test conditions. The approach takes advantage of the stator voltage equations which allow robust parameter-insensitive estimation of the electromagnetic torque while operating at nominal speeds for which the stator IR voltage drop is negligible (≈5 Hz and above). This torque computation is independent of the rotor flux field-oriented control. In essence, the approach uses a stator flux controller to detect improper tuning of the feedforward rotor flux controller. The theoretical and practical implementations of such a continuous self-tuning system are presented. Experimental results are based on a rotor flux feedforward field-oriented induction machine servo drive     

感应电动机系统的变结构反推控制研究

感应电动机系统的矢量控制为了进行电流(或电压)的3/2(或2/3)坐标变换需要进行转子转差或磁链角的计算，转子转差的计算容易受转子电阻变化的影响，而磁链角的直接计算容易受定子电阻变化的影响，因此避免转子转差或磁链角的计算对于感应电动机系统的控制是非常有意义的。文中把变结构反推控制运用于感应电动机系统的转矩和磁链控制，设计方法避开了转子转差或转子磁链角的计算，通过一定的坐标变换，基于定子侧的静止坐标系实现转矩和磁链的解耦控制。变结构反推控制设计能够实现快速的速度、转矩和磁链的渐近跟踪，同时系统控制器能够保证系统性能在电动机参数和外部负载变化时具有强的鲁棒性，通过Matlab仿真验证了系统设计的有效性和可行性。     

Online tuning method of stator and rotor resistances in both motoring and regenerating operations for vector‐controlled induction machines

The vector control of induction motors is widely used. This method needs accurate motor parameter but the stator and rotor resistance vary due to motor temperature variation. If the value of resistance in the controller can be set up accurately at first, there must be a difference between the reference and real value of torque because of drift of the resistance. It is necessary to adapt the resistance value. The indirect field‐oriented control of an induction motor requires the value of rotor resistance only, but the direct field‐oriented control method with rotor flux observer requires the value of not only rotor resistance but also stator resistance in the controller. Consequently, it is necessary to adapt both stator resistance and rotor resistance. A parameter adaptation scheme has previously been proposed for the direct field‐oriented control method with rotor flux observer, but this method cannot be used when the motor is in regenerating operation. In this paper, a new stator and rotor resistance adaptation scheme is proposed, which can be applied when the motor is in regenerating operation. The usefulness of the proposed adaptation scheme is confirmed by simulation. © 2001 Scripta Technica, Electr Eng Jpn, 135(1): 56–64, 2001     

使用基频电流注入的感应电机无速传感器驱动

该文结合基频电流注入新策略与磁链估计方法对感应电动机提出了一种无速度传感器控制策略.在电机低速区域,通过在d轴注入基频定子电流以及使用信号处理方法实现转子磁链位置估计.在高速区域,基于定子电压和电流信息通过转子磁链估计方法推算出转子磁链位置.基于转子磁场定向控制的系统实验结果验证了该方案的正确性.