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Sensor-less control of a half-wave rectified brushless synchronous motor

Conference ·
OSTI ID:419487
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  1. Nagasaki Univ. (Japan). Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

The goal of this research is to realize a complete sensorless system which can operate in whole speed range, from standstill to rated speed, using the half-wave rectified brushless synchronous motor the authors proposed as a novel servo motor. An emf with bias frequency is induced in the rotor winding of this motor by the mmf which rotates at synchronous speed and pulsates at bias frequency. The field poles are excited by the field current obtained by rectifying this emf with a diode inserted into the field winding. This motor has simple and robust brushless structure and is maintenance free. This motor also provides them with the torque control operation over the speed range from zero to the rated speed. If there is any displacement between the axis of rotating mmf and the axis of the rotor, the impedance of the field circuit varies. Therefore, the rotor position can be detected only by measuring bias frequency components of armature voltage. This method provides them with the whole sensorless control (position and speed sensorless) over the speed range from zero to the rated speed.

OSTI ID:
419487
Report Number(s):
CONF-9510203--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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