This paper discusses a simple vector control technique for vector control of faulty 3-phase Induction Motor (3-phase IM under open-phase fault) based on Rotor FluxOriented Control (RFOC). It is shown in the adapted system for vector control of the faulty IM, it is essential for the speed PI controller coefficients to modify. For this reason, Genetic Algorithm (GA) is employed for tuning of speed PI controller. The results of this study show that the proposed drive system have acceptable good speed and torque responses.
Variable frequency drives are used to provide reliable dynamic systems and significant reduction in usage of energy and costs of the induction motors. Modeling and control of faulty or an unbalanced three-phase induction motor is obviously different from healthy three-phase induction motor. Using conventional vector control techniques such as Field-Oriented Control (FOC) for faulty three-phase induction motor, results in a significant torque and speed oscillation. This research presented a novel method for vector control of three-phase induction motor under fault condition (two-phase open circuit fault). The proposed method for vector control of faulty machine is based on rotor FOC method. A comparison between conventional and modified controller shows that the modified controller has been significantly reduced the torque and speed oscillations.
Abstract. The majority of electrical machines such as induction motors can be modeled by an equivalent two-phase machine model (d-q model). A three-phase induction motor with one of the stator phases opened (faulty three-phase induction motor) can be also modeled by an equivalent two-phase machine. If a conventional vector control method for balanced three-phase induction motors is used for this faulty machine, significant oscillations in speed and torque will result. In this paper, a novel technique for vector control of faulty three-phase induction motors based on rotor-field oriented control (RFOC) is presented. The performance of the proposed method was evaluated using MATLAB software. The results show that it achieves significant improvements in the oscillation reduction of the speed and torque responses.
Keywords: field-oriented control; open-phase fault; speed and torque oscillations; three-phase induction motors; vector control.
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B IntroductionNowadays, field-oriented control (FOC) of induction motors (IMs) is broadly adopted to obtain high dynamic performance in drive systems. Applying a conventional control strategy such as FOC to a faulty three-phase IM (threephase machine under open-phase fault) will result insignificant oscillations in the speed and torque output [1][2][3][4]. It was shown in [1-4] that using transformation matrices, the FOC equation structure for a faulty three-phase IM can be transformed into a structure that is similar to that for a balanced IM. However, the backward terms of the stator voltage equations were neglected in the process of calculating the FOC equations [2,3]. The proposed method in [4] for vector control of faulty IMs is also extremely dependent on the regulation of the current proportional-integral controller. Reference [5] reviews and compares fault tolerant AC drives on the basis of features, costs and limitations.It is also interesting to note that the three-phase IM model with one phase cutoff is, in principle, similar to the model of a single-phase IM with two windings.
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