The paper describes the study and experimental verification of remedial strategies against failures occurring in the inverter power devices of a PM synchronous motor drive

The paper describes the design of a high-performance sensorless Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) drive, capable of starting at full torque even from standstill and able to deliver full torque in 1:12 speed range. Experimental setup, hardware circuitry and software implementation are described into details. Particular emphasis is given to the software control algorithms, that were specifically studied to enhance the overall system performance.

The paper describes a study and an experimental verification of remedial strategies against failures occurring in the inverter power devices of a permanent-magnet synchronous motor drive. The basic idea of this design consists in incorporating a fourth inverter pole, with the same topology and capabilities of the other conventional three poles. This minimal redundant hardware, appropriately connected and controlled, allows the drive to face a variety of power device fault conditions while maintaining a smooth torque production. The achieved results also show the industrial feasibility of the proposed fault-tolerant control, that could fit many practical applications

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