{"title":"Pulse-width Modulation Techniques in Two-level Voltage Source Inverters – State of the Art and Future Perspectives","authors":"Dipankar Chattejee, Chandan Chakraborty, Suvarun Dalapati","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0023","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The core of most power electronic systems involving DC/AC conversion is a voltage source inverter (VSI) that runs on some pulsewidth modulation (PWM) strategy. Numerous PWM techniques have been reported in the literature over the past few decades, each having its own merits and limitations. This paper reviews some selected areas of two-level PWM VSI, namely proper utilisation of the DC bus without deteriorating the quality of the output waveform, switching-loss reduction in the linear and over-modulation zones, common-mode voltage and PWM strategies for its reduction or elimination, distortion of the output voltage owing to dead time, and its compensation. These phenomena are explained in brief, followed by discussions on different research works relevant to these areas, and their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, the paper shows prospective directions in which research may continue in these areas in future.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135319367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimisation of Model Predictive Torque Control Strategy with Standard and Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms","authors":"Emrah Zerdali, Aycan Gurel","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0020","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In this paper, the flux error-related weighting factor (WF) of the predictive torque control (PTC) strategy for induction motor (IM) control is optimised by a standard genetic algorithm (SGA) through speed errors only and multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) through torque and flux errors. This paper compares the performances of both optimisation methods. Compared to MOGA, SGA offers a straightforward way to select WF and does not need a decision-making method to choose a final solution. But MOGA considers the given problem in a multi-objective way and directly optimises the control objectives of the PTC strate-gy. Comparisons are made over the flux and torque ripples, total harmonic distortion of stator phase current, and average switching frequency for different operating conditions. Simulation results show that both methods choose a close WF value. Consequently, SGA stands out in the optimisation of the PTC strategy with its simple structure.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"98 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136301479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Bouslimani, S. Meradi, S. Drid, L. Chrifi-Alaoui, Ali Bezziane
{"title":"State Estimation MRAS and Identification of Stator Winding Phase Fault Detection of the PMSG in Wind Energy Based on the Sliding Mode Control","authors":"S. Bouslimani, S. Meradi, S. Drid, L. Chrifi-Alaoui, Ali Bezziane","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0009","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper proposes a method for the diagnosis of stator inter-turn short-circuit fault for permanent magnet synchronous generators (PMSG). Inter-turn short-circuit currents are among the most critical in PMSG. For safety considerations, a fast detection is required when a fault occurs. This approach uses the parameter estimation of the per-phase stator resistance in closed-loop control of variable speed of wind energy conversion system (WECS). In the presence of an incipient short-circuit fault, the estimation of the resistance of the stator in the d-q reference frame does not make it possible to give the exact information. To solve this problem, a novel fault diagnosis scheme is proposed using parameter estimation of the per-phase stator resistance. The per-phase stator resistance of PMSG is estimated using the MRAS algorithm technique in real time. Based on a faulty PMSG model expressed in Park’s reference frame, the number of short-circuited turns is estimated using MRAS. Fault diagnosis is on line detected by analysing the estimated stator resistance of each phase according to the fault condition. The proposed fault diagnosis scheme is implemented without any extra devices. Moreover, the information on the estimated parameters can be used to improve the control performance. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method can estimate the faulty phase.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116850750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Novel Feedback Linearisation Control of Flyback Converter","authors":"Miklós Csizmadia, M. Kuczmann","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper presents a novel approach for feedback linearisation in a continuous conduction mode (CCM) of the flyback converter. Due to the unstable zero dynamics, a flyback converter has highly non-linear behaviour. Flyback converters mostly use the indirect (current) control mechanism. In contrast, this paper shows a direct control of the output voltage of a flyback converter with feedback linearisation (a non-linear control method). In the designed controller, an error integrator is applied to improve the dynamic and steady-state behaviour of the controller. To design the feedback linearisation method, the state-space averaged model is determined. The converter and the proposed control are tested in a MatLab/Simulink environment, and the results are compared with other optimal controller methods. The results provide feedback about the efficiency and practical implementation of the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133789950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Control of BLDC Motor Drive with Single Hall Sensor Considering Angle Compensation","authors":"Sen Hong, Mingyang Luo, Xueqing Wang","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0019","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The traditional brushless DC motor uses three position sensors to realise six-step reversing control of the motor. The application of three position sensors increases the cost, whereas the sensorless control method represented by the back electromotive force method has the problem of low control accuracy. Therefore, the present research proposes the method of six-step motor reversing control by using single sensor, corrects the motor running state by using the peak–peak difference of phase current in the control process, and resultantly achieves a good control effect. The experimental results prove the control and correction method.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123197056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Active Current Sensor Fault-Tolerant Control of Induction Motor Drive with Online Neural Network-Based Rotor and Stator Resistance Estimation","authors":"Michal Adamczyk, T. Orłowska-Kowalska","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0016","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This article presents an active current sensor (CS) fault-tolerant control (FTC) strategy for induction motor (IM) drive with adaptation of rotor and stator resistances. The stator current estimator with online adaptation of resistance parameters was applied for the reconstruction of missing current signals. A model reference adaptive system (MRAS), based on a neural network (NN), was used to estimate the rotor resistance. Additionally, stator resistance estimation was applied based on ratio index. The use of such a solution allowed for a significant increase in the quality of stator current reconstruction, which is particularly important for the design of CS fault detection (FD) and compensation algorithms. A wide range of simulation studies have been carried out for different operating conditions of the IM drive. The results showed that applying rotor and stator resistance estimation can improve the quality of stator current estimation by up to approximately 95% under rated operating point. The study was carried out for nominal and low speeds, with two, one, and without healthy CS.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132941514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dipankar Chatterjee, C. Chakraborty, K. Mukherjee, S. Dalapati
{"title":"Current-zero-crossing Shift for Compensation of Dead-time Distortion in Pulse-width-modulated Voltage Source Inverter","authors":"Dipankar Chatterjee, C. Chakraborty, K. Mukherjee, S. Dalapati","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0007","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Accurate current polarity detection is a major issue for successful compensation of dead-time distortion in pulse-width-modulated (PWM) voltage source inverter. The present study is concerned with the concept of shift in current-zero-crossing due to dead-time distortion compensation that results in error in current polarity detection and thus causes a problem with regard to the successful continuation of compensation. The phenomenon is analysed in detail, along with its dependence on different factors. The proposed concept is validated in digital simulation and also through experimental verification. The study also recommends the possible correction to be incorporated in view of such zero-crossing shift for achieving proper compensation, especially in case of current-sensor-less compensation techniques.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130047576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chaos Elimination for a Buck Converter Using the Multi-Objective Grey Wolf Optimiser","authors":"D. Bakria, D. Gozim, B. Korich","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0012","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract A wide variety of nonlinear phenomena, such as bifurcation and chaos, have been observed in power electronics converters. Much research has been conducted on these behaviours in different converter topologies. The buck converter is known to exhibit chaotic behaviour in a wide parameter range, giving rise to unstable behaviours depending on the circuit parameters values. This paper investigates this bifurcation behaviour by varying the parameters of a voltage PI (Proportional Integral) controlled buck converter operating in continuous conduction mode, using a continuous-time model and constant frequency control signal. Furthermore, a novel and improved version of the PI compensation technique, designed using the multi-objective grey wolf optimiser (MOGWO), is proposed to stabilise the buck converter from chaotic state to periodic orbit.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116436998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-Step FEA-Based Design and Performance Analysis for a Single-Phase PM Brushless DC Motor","authors":"L. Petkovska, G. Cvetkovski","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0015","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In the article, an approach to design a novel single-phase permanent magnet (PM) brushless DC (BLDC) motor, based on multi-step FEA numerical prototyping, is presented. The designing procedure is carried out by using a series of 2D finite element simulations, until the design for a best performing PM BLDC motor is obtained. The proposed novel motor topology is developed using a generic motor, and through several steps, asymmetrical stator poles are devised, where one pair is particularly shaped. Permanent magnets are also simultaneously shaped. The aim of this research study is to improve performance characteristics of the motor by more efficient utilisation of active materials during the manufacture of rotor poles and stator cores. The magnetic field distribution in the motor cross-section, along with several other relevant electromagnetic and electromechanical characteristics, are computed, presented in figures and charts and analysed. The cogging torque and static torque waveforms, as well as the distribution of flux density and the air-gap flux, flux linkage and the induced back-emf, are in the focus of the presented research study. The results show that the novel design topology reveals featured operating characteristics, providing a smooth overall performance of the PM BLDC motor.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130320984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pokharkar Rahul Rohidas, M. Borage, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, V. Dwivedi, Abhishek Srivastava
{"title":"Estimation of Output Voltage Ripple in Phase-Staggered Series-Connected Two-Quadrant Power Converters for Electromagnets in Particle Accelerators","authors":"Pokharkar Rahul Rohidas, M. Borage, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, V. Dwivedi, Abhishek Srivastava","doi":"10.2478/pead-2023-0013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/pead-2023-0013","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract In booster synchrotron, fast-ramped power converters (FRPCs) are used for ramping up the magnetic field of electromagnets connected in series, at a fast rate, typically 1,000s of ampere per second. In large accelerators, the number of electromagnets is large. Therefore, during ramping, the peak value of driving voltage becomes prohibitively large considering the insulation requirement of the magnets and cables. The power converter is therefore developed by connecting a suitable number of smaller voltage rated modules in series. The series-connected modules are operated in phase-staggered mode to reduce the output voltage ripple or to reduce the filtering requirement to meet the prescribed ripple voltage. Since the filter component values predominantly decide the dynamic response, the achievable small-signal bandwidth of the control loop and hence the achievable tracking accuracy of the ramping output current are essentially governed by the filter components. To optimise the filter design, quantification of overall ripple voltage is crucial, that too under the most practical conditions considering non-ideal conditions. In this paper, estimation of overall ripple voltage is performed for series-connected two-quadrant power converters (TQPCs) operating in phase-staggering mode for ideal and non-ideal conditions. Simulation and experimental verification results are shown to be in good agreement with the analytical results.","PeriodicalId":373546,"journal":{"name":"Power Electronics and Drives","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123139014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}