A Novel Method for Harmonic Current Injection with Sensor Supported Adaptation on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines

To reduce torque oscillations in electric motors, harmonic current injection (HCI) has been used in industry for some time. For this purpose, higher harmonic currents calculated in advance are injected into the machine. Since the general conditions for the machine can change during its life cycle, t...

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Main Authors: Matthias Vollat, Dominik Krahe, Frank Gauterin
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Machines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/9/8/139
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description To reduce torque oscillations in electric motors, harmonic current injection (HCI) has been used in industry for some time. For this purpose, higher harmonic currents calculated in advance are injected into the machine. Since the general conditions for the machine can change during its life cycle, this article presents a method that makes it possible to change the parameters of HCI during operation. For this purpose, sensor signals are used to detect the reaction of the electric motor to small variations of the HCI parameters. The knowledge gained in this way is used to make further suitable variations. FEM simulations were used to verify the effectiveness of the approach. The results show that the algorithm can independently optimize the HCI parameters during runtime and reduces the amplitude of the 6th harmonic in the torque by 87% for a permanent magnet synchronous machine.
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spelling doaj.art-90af7829cb1241bda27093026161c5bf2023-11-22T08:24:15ZengMDPI AGMachines2075-17022021-07-019813910.3390/machines9080139A Novel Method for Harmonic Current Injection with Sensor Supported Adaptation on Permanent Magnet Synchronous MachinesMatthias Vollat0Dominik Krahe1Frank Gauterin2Institute of Vehicle System Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyInstitute of Vehicle System Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyInstitute of Vehicle System Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, GermanyTo reduce torque oscillations in electric motors, harmonic current injection (HCI) has been used in industry for some time. For this purpose, higher harmonic currents calculated in advance are injected into the machine. Since the general conditions for the machine can change during its life cycle, this article presents a method that makes it possible to change the parameters of HCI during operation. For this purpose, sensor signals are used to detect the reaction of the electric motor to small variations of the HCI parameters. The knowledge gained in this way is used to make further suitable variations. FEM simulations were used to verify the effectiveness of the approach. The results show that the algorithm can independently optimize the HCI parameters during runtime and reduces the amplitude of the 6th harmonic in the torque by 87% for a permanent magnet synchronous machine.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/9/8/139harmonic current injectiontorque oscillationspermanent magnet synchronous machine
spellingShingle Matthias Vollat
Dominik Krahe
Frank Gauterin
A Novel Method for Harmonic Current Injection with Sensor Supported Adaptation on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
Machines
harmonic current injection
torque oscillations
permanent magnet synchronous machine
title A Novel Method for Harmonic Current Injection with Sensor Supported Adaptation on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
title_full A Novel Method for Harmonic Current Injection with Sensor Supported Adaptation on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
title_fullStr A Novel Method for Harmonic Current Injection with Sensor Supported Adaptation on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Method for Harmonic Current Injection with Sensor Supported Adaptation on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
title_short A Novel Method for Harmonic Current Injection with Sensor Supported Adaptation on Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
title_sort novel method for harmonic current injection with sensor supported adaptation on permanent magnet synchronous machines
topic harmonic current injection
torque oscillations
permanent magnet synchronous machine
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/9/8/139
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