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Speed sensorless nonlinear control of induction motor in the field weakening region
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Use of Neural Networks in Diagnostics of Rolling-Element Bearing of the Induction Motor
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Properties of sensorless control systems based on multiscalar models of the induction motor
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Control of the induction motor in the field weakening region based on the multiscalar model.
PublicationNajwiększą korzyścią płynąca z zastosowania w układzie regulacji modelu multiskalarnego jest pełne odsprzężenie toru sterowania prędkością i toru sterowania strumieniem. Wykorzystanie zależności występujących w modelu multiskalarnym pozwala na określenie maksymalnego momentu wyjściowego w układzie napędowym dla zakresu osłabiania pola. Zaproponowany został bezczujnikowy układ regulacji w oparciu o obserwator prędkości.
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Five-phase Induction Motor Drive Operation During Stator Phase Fault
PublicationThe article presents the most important advantages of multi-phase electric drives. The construction of a five-phase squirrel cage induction motor together with possible stator winding distribution cases is presented, which affect the properties of such motor. Increased reliability of five-phase drives was indicated. The drive operation properties were confirmed by experimental results.
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Induction motor bearings diagnostic indicators based on MCSA and normalized triple covariance
PublicationInduction motors are one of the most widely used electrical machines. Statistics of bearing failures of induction motors indicate, that they constitute more than 40% of induction motor damage. Therefore, bearing diagnosis is so important for trouble-free work of induction motors. The most common methods of bearing diagnosis are based on vibration signal analysis. The main disadvantage of those methods is the need for physical access...
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State and control system variables sensitivity to rotor asymmetry in the induction motor drive
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to undertake analysis and comparison of the closed-loop and sensorless control systems sensitivity to the broken rotor for diagnostic purposes. For the same vector control system induction motor drive analysis concerning operation with the asymmetric motor, broken rotor fault handling and operation were investigated. Reliability, range of stable operation, fault symptoms and application of diagnosis methods...
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Multiscalar Control Based Airgap Flux Optimization of Induction Motor for Loss Minimization
PublicationBased on the induction motor model, considering the core loss resistance that accounts for magnetic characteristic saturation, a speed control approach is devised with an adaptive full-order (AFO) speed observer. The induction motor model analysis is done sincerely in a stationary reference frame. The control approach incorporates a flux reference generator designed to meet optimal operational circumstances and a nonlinear speed...
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Current based Normalized Triple Covariance as a bearings diagnostic feature in induction motor
PublicationDiagnosis of induction motors, conducted remotely by measuring and analyzing the supply current is attractive with the lack of access to the engine. So far there is no solution, based on analysis of current, the credibility of which allow use in industry. Statistics of IM bearing failures of induction motors indicate, that they constitute more than 40% of IM damage, therefore bearing diagnosis is so important. The article provides...
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Determination of equivalent circuit parameters of an induction motor using field calculation software
PublicationSimulation of the drive system comprising a power electronic converter and an induction motor requires that the equivalent circuit parameters of the motor are known. These parameters can be either measured or calculated. A method of calculation of self and mutual inductances that are parameters of a polyphase model of the motor is presented in the paper. All self-inductances and mutual inductances have been calculated using the...
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Selected dynamic properties of adaptive proportional observer of induction motor state variables
PublicationThis paper presents problems related to the design and the stability of adaptive proportional observer which is used for estimation of magnetic flux and motor speed in sensorless control systems of induction motor. The gain matrix of the observer was chosen by genetic algorithm and alternatively by pole placement method. It has been shown that adaptive proportional observer is stable if the...
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Sensorless Disturbance Detection for Five Phase Induction Motor with Third Harmonic Injection
PublicationThe paper presents a sensorless disturbance detection procedure that was done on a five phase induction motor with third harmonic injection. A test bench was developed where a three phase machine serves as disturbance generator of different frequencies. The control of the machines is based on multi scalar variables that ensures an independent control of the motor EMF and the rotor flux. For disturbance identification a speed observer...
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Noninvasive method for rotor fault diagnosis in inverter fed induction motor drive
PublicationThis article presents a proposal, simulation and experimental results of a noninvasive rotor fault diagnosis method for the inverter fed induction motor drive. Comparing to reported methods the proposed one does not require any load, rotor brake, slip, mechanical or electrical system physical modification e.g. machine disassembly and can be applied regardless the rotor speed measurement or estimation method.
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Supply current signal and artificial neural networks in the induction motor bearings diagnostics
PublicationThis paper contains research results of the diagnostics of induction motor bearings based on measurement of the supply current with usage of artificial neural networks. Bearing failure amount is greater than 40% of all engine failures, which makes their damage-free operation crucial. Tests were performed on motors with intentionally made bearings defects. Chapter 2 introduces the concept of artificial neural networks. It presents...
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Induction Motor Multiscalar Model Based Sensorless Control Using Power Measurement
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Nonlinear control of induction motor in field weakning region with consideration of stator flux
PublicationMetody nieliniowgo sterowania mogą poprawić właściwości silnika indukcyjnego w stanach przejściowych wektora strumienia. Badano sterowanie oparte na modelu multiskalarnym silnika indukcyjnego w zakresie osłabiania pola. Dwie nowe zmienne wejściowe pojawiające się w modelu multiskalarnym są równe czynnej i biernej mocy silnika. Pokazano, że te wielkości mogą byc kompensowane, jeżeli rozważane są jako mierzone zakłócenia. Maksymalny...
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Model and simulation tests of a squirrel-cage induction motor with oscillation of air gap
PublicationPrzedstawiono model matematyczny silnika, który pozwala na wprowadzanie ekscentryczności wirnika. Zaprezentowano obliczone widma prądu z wprowadzoną oscylacją wirnika, co z pewnym przybliżeniem odpowiada uszkodzeniu łożyska. Rezultaty symulacji pozwalają na określenie zależności pomiędzy oscylacją szczeliny powietrznej i składowych w widmie prądu.
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Stability of a proportional observer with additional integrators on the example of the flux observer of induction motor
PublicationArtykuł opisuje zagadnienia związane ze stabilnością proporcjonalnego obserwatora Luenbergera z dodatkowymi integratorami
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Derivation of motor mean phase currents in PMSM drives operating with low switching-to-fundamental frequency ratio
PublicationPulse width modulation (PWM) of inverter output voltage causes the waveforms of motor phase cur-rents to consist of distinctive ripples. In order to provide suitable feedback for the motor current con-trollers, the mean value must be extracted from the currents’ waveforms in every PWM cycle. A com-mon solution to derive the mean phase currents is to sample their value at the midpoint of a symmetrical PWM cycle. Using an assumption...
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High Frequency Conducted Emission in AC Motor Drives Fed By Frequency Converters: Sources and Propagation Paths
PublicationProvides a concise and thorough reference for designing electrical and electronic systems that employ adjustable speed drives Electrical and electronic systems that employ adjustable speed drives are being increasingly used in present-day automation applications. They are considered by many application engineers as one of the most interfering components, especially in a contemporarily faced industrial environment. This book fills...
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Modeling the impact of rotor movement on non-linearity of motor currents waveforms in high-speed PMSM drives
PublicationMotor current measurement techniques as well as predictive control algorithms for electric drives rely on an assumption of linear motor currents changes resulting from constant inverter output voltages. Recent research has reported that this assumption does not hold in motors with short electrical time constant, and in drives whose rotor position advances substantially during a control period. This paper proposes a simulation model...
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Novel adaptive flux observer for wide speed range sensorless control of induction motor
PublicationA new adaptive flux observer of induction motor is presented in the paper. The Lyapunov theory is utilized for derivation of the adaptation law of rotor flux angular speed, which acts as unknown parameter in an augmented induction motor model. In the field weakening region, where stray fluxes are comparable with rotor flux magnitude, the air-gap flux stabilization is proposed. An air-gap flux multiscalar model is derived for stator...
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Nonlinear control of five phase induction motor with synchronized third harmonic flux injection
PublicationThe paper deals with the novel control system for five phase induction motor (IM) that enables the injection of the rotor flux 3rd harmonic component. Two multiscalar models are transformed from the 1-1 and 2-2 vector models developed in the 1st and 3rd harmonic planes. Based on the obtained multiscalar models the synthesis of dual multiscalar control is established. The obtained two multiscalar control systems can independently...
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Sensorless Field Oriented Control of Five Phase Induction Motor with Third Harmonic Injection
PublicationIn this paper, a sensorless field oriented control system of five-phase induction machine with the 3rd harmonic rotor flux is presented. Two vector models, α1-β1 and α3-β3, were transformed into d1-q1, d3-q3 models oriented in rotating frames, which correspond to the 1st and 3rd harmonic plane respectively. The authors proposed the linearization of the model in d-q coordinate frames by introducing a new variable “x” which is proportional...
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Comparison of two methods for parameters selection of the proportional observer of induction motor state variables
PublicationArtykuł opisuje problemy odtwarzania prędkości obrotowej wału maszyny indukcyjnej przy wykorzystaniu estymatorów MRAS. Porównano dwie metody doboru wzmocnień obserwatora, analityczną i bazującą na algorytmach genetycznych
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Control Systems of an Induction and Synchronous Motor Supplied by Current Source Converter Working as Generator
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Fast Real-Time RDFT- and GDFT-Based Direct Fault Diagnosis of Induction Motor Drive
PublicationThis paper presents the theoretical analysis and experimental verification of a direct fault harmonic identification approach in a converter-fed electric drive for automated diagnosis purposes. On the basis of the analytical model of the proposed real-time direct fault diagnosis, the fault-related harmonic component is calculated using recursive DFT (RDFT) and Goertzel DFT (GDFT), applied instead of the full spectrum calculations...
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Loss Minimization-Based Sensorless Control of High-Speed Induction Motor Considering Core Loss
PublicationThis paper presents loss-minimizing sensorless control (LMC) strategies utilized to optimize the energy of high-speed induction motor (HSIM) drives. A machine’s ability to operate effectively depends on the estimation of its electrical losses. Although copper losses account for the majority of electrical losses in electrical machines, core loss also contributes a major part, particularly in high-speed induction motors. A review...
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Sensorless five-phase induction motor drive with third harmonic injection and inverter output filter
PublicationThe paper presents a sensorless control approach for a five-phase induction motor drive with third harmonic injection and inverter output filter. In the case of the third harmonic injection being utilised in the control, the physical machine has to be divided into two virtual machines that are controlled separately and independently. The control system structure is presented in conjunction with speed and rotor flux observers that...
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Application of Feedback Linearization for Air Gap Flux Control of Induction Motor in the Field Weakening Region
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Comparison of induction motor bearing diagnostic test results through vibration and stator current measurement
PublicationThe paper discusses results of tests performed by authors, related to the angine bearings diagnostic using vibration and stator current measurements. The paper contains the description of an automatic measurement system, developed for measurement of those harmonics and processing that to obtain bearing diagnostic information. System was tested on objects with intentionally made defects in bearings, results of this test was also...
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Particle Swarm Optimization Based Optimal Design of Six-Phase Induction Motor for Electric Propulsion of Submarines
PublicationAbstract: Recent research reveals that multi-phase motors in electric propulsion systems are highly recommended due to their improved reliability and efficiency over traditional three phase motors. This research presented a comparison of optimal model design of a six phase squirrel cage induction motor (IM) for electric propulsion by using Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). A six phase squirrel cage induction...
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Particle Swarm Optimization Based Optimal Design of Six-Phase Induction Motor for Electric Propulsion of Submarines
PublicationRecent research reveals that multi-phase motors in electric propulsion systems are highly recommended due to their improved reliability and efficiency over traditional three phase motors. This research presented a comparison of optimal model design of a six phase squirrel cage induction motor (IM) for electric propulsion by using Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). A six phase squirrel cage induction...
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Sensorless Control of Induction Motor Based on Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Observer With Speed Convergence Improvement
PublicationThe super twisting sliding-mode observer (ST-SMO) has been proposed to achieve an effective method for alleviating low-order harmonics of measured quantities, issues related to DC drift, and suppression of chattering due to low-frequency sampling. The conventional ST-SMO, on the other hand, suffers from control delay in the convergence trajectory due to the system disturbance, resulting in decreased anti-disturbance capability...
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Rotor broken bar diagnostics in induction motor drive using Wavelet packet transform and ANFIS classification
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A Comparative Study of Fuzzy SMC with Adaptive Fuzzy PID for Sensorless Speed Control of Six-Phase Induction Motor
PublicationMulti-phase motors have recently replaced three-phase induction motors in a variety of applications due to the numerous benefits they provide, and the absence of speed sensors promotes induction motors with variable speed drives. Sensorless speed control minimizes unnecessary speed encoder cost, reduces maintenance, and improves the motor drive’s reliability. The performance comparison of the fuzzy sliding mode controller (FSMC)...
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A Comparative Study of Fuzzy SMC with Adaptive Fuzzy PID for Sensorless Speed Control of Six-Phase Induction Motor
PublicationMulti-phase motors have recently replaced three-phase induction motors in a variety of applications due to the numerous benefits they provide, and the absence of speed sensors promotes induction motors with variable speed drives. Sensorless speed control minimizes unnecessary speed encoder cost, reduces maintenance, and improves the motor drive’s reliability. The performance comparison of the fuzzy sliding mode controller (FSMC)...
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The time-varying low-frequency magnetic-field emitted from the ship’s inverter-fed induction motor
Open Research DataThe dataset contains the magnetic field measurement results that are part of a comprehensive study on the assessment of the magnetic field emissions onboard of the research-training vessel. The measurements were carried out, nearby the bow thruster motor fed from the inverter, during maneuvering and the sea voyage. The bow thruster is assembled in the...
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Core loss resistance impact on sensorless speed control of an induction motor using hybrid adaptive sliding mode observer
PublicationInduction motors (IMs) experience power losses when a portion of the input power is converted to heat instead of driving the load. The combined effect of copper losses, core losses, and mechanical losses results in IM power losses. Unfortunately, the core losses in the motor, which have a considerable impact on its energy efficiency, are not taken into account by the generally employed dynamic model in the majority of the studies. Due...
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Jarosław Guziński prof. dr hab. inż.
PeopleJaroslaw Guzinski received M.Sc., Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees from the Electrical Engineering Department at Technical University of Gdansk, Poland in 1994, 2000 and 2011 respectively. Since 2016 he is Associate Professor at Gdansk University of Technology. Currently he is the head of the Department of Electric Drives and Energy Conversion. From 2006 to 2009 he was involved in European Commission Project PREMAID Marie Curie, ‘Predictive...
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Krzysztof Karwowski dr hab. inż.
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High Performance Control of AC Drives with Matlab/ Simulink
PublicationExplore this indispensable update to a popular graduate text on electric drive techniques and the latest converters used in industry. The Second Edition of High Performance Control of AC Drives with Matlab®/Simulink delivers an updated and thorough overview of topics central to the understanding of AC motor drive systems. The book includes new material on medium voltage drives, covering state-of-the-art technologies and challenges...
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Asymmetrical Modes in Polyphase Motors and Drives
PublicationThe effect of power supply and/or motor asymmetry on the phase-load distribution and the ripple of electromagnetic torque in a polyphase drive is studied by the method of symmetrical components. It is shown that the presence of asymmetry causes the mapping of all harmonics in the supply voltage into all planes of symmetrical components and eliminates the possibility of independent control of harmonics. The dynamic model of a five-phase...
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Faults and Fault Detection Methods in Electric Drives
PublicationThe chapter presents a review of faults and fault detection methods in electric drives. Typical faults are presented that arises for the induction motor, which is valued in the industry for its robust construction and cost-effective production. Moreover, a summary is presented of detectable faults in conjunction with the required physical information that allow a detection of specific faults. In order to address faults of a complete...
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A Review of Reduction Methods of Impact of Common-Mode Voltage on Electric Drives.
PublicationIn this survey paper, typical solutions that focus on the reduction in negative effects resulting from the common-mode voltage influence in AC motor drive applications are re-examined. The critical effectiveness evaluation of the considered methods is based on experimental results of tests performed in a laboratory setup with an induction machine fed by an inverter. The capacity of a common-mode voltage level reduction and voltage...
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Common-Mode Voltage and Bearing Currents in PWM Inverters: Causes, Effects and Prevention
PublicationIn modern induction motor drives an increase of transistors' switching frequency and a decrease of switching times are the sources of some serious problems. The high dv/dt and the common mode voltage generated by the inverter PWM control results in the appearances of bearing currents, shaft voltages, motor terminal overvoltages, the decrease of motor efficiency, and electromagnetic interference. The aspects of common mode (CM)...
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Possibility of Fault Detection in Sensorless Electric Drives
PublicationThe work presents a fault detection method for an induction motor drive system with inverter output filter. This approach make use of a load torque state observer, which complete structure is presented along with the used control structure. Moreover, the demonstrated drive system operates without rotor speed measurement in conjunction with the multiscalar control. The verification of the demonstrated idea was performed on an experimental...
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Current Source Inverter Fed Drive
PublicationThis book covers three-phase and multiphase (more than three-phase) motor drives including their control and practical problems faced in the field (e.g., adding LC filters in the output of a feeding converter), are considered. The new edition contains links to Matlab®/Simulink models and PowerPoint slides ideal for teaching and understanding the material contained within the book. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: A...
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Increasing the Utilization of dc-link Voltage of a Five-Leg VSI Based on Rotor Angle Control of Dual Induction Motors
PublicationThis paper introduces an increased utilization of the dc-link voltage of a five-leg voltage source inverter (VSI) based on the rotor flux angle control technique for dual induction motors, IM. The main purpose is to utilize additional abilities provided by a multi-motor drive system in limited operating conditions. Generally, a multi-motor drive system is widely used in electric vehicles (EVs), traction systems and in several industrial...
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Przekształtnik prądu jako sterownik w układach napędowych z silnikami indukcyjnymi
PublicationThe circuits used for power conversion applied in drives with electric machines are classified into two groups: voltage source inverters (VSI) and current source inverters (CSI). Application of the current source inverter results in better properties of drive than application of voltage source inverter because there is no output filter. The development of power electronics and especially the IGBTs, in which on/off-times are very...