Minimizing losses of a synchronous reluctance motor drive taking into account core losses and magnetic saturation

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School of Electrical Engineering | A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
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2014
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en
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10
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This paper proposes a loss-minimizing controller for synchronous reluctance motor drives. The proposed method takes core losses and magnetic saturation effects into account. The core-loss model consists of hysteresis losses and eddy-current losses. Magnetic saturation is modeled using two-dimensional power functions considering cross coupling between the d- and q-axes. The efficiency optimal d-axis current is calculated offline using the loss model and motor parameters. Instead of generating a look-up table, an approximate function was fitted to the loss-minimizing results. The loss-minimizing method is applied in a motion-sensorless drive and the results are validated by measurements.
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efficiency, electrical drive, synchronous motor, sensorless control, vector control
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Qu, Zengcai & Tuovinen, Toni & Hinkkanen, Marko. 2014. Minimizing losses of a synchronous reluctance motor drive taking into account core losses and magnetic saturation. 2014 16th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'14-ECCE Europe). 10. DOI: 10.1109/epe.2014.6910929.