Direct Torque Control of Induction Motor Drive with Flux Optimization

ABSTRACT

MATLAB / SIMULINK implementation of the Direct Torque Control Scheme for induction motors is presented in this paper. Direct Torque Control (DTC) is an advanced control technique with fast and dynamic torque response. The scheme is intuitive and easy to understand as a modular approach is followed. A comparison between the computed and the reference values of the stator flux and electromagnetic torque is performed. The digital outputs of the comparators are fed to hysteresis type controllers. To limit the flux and torque within a predefined band, the hysteresis controllers generate the necessary control signals. The knowledge about the two hysteresis controller outputs along with the location of the stator flux space vector in a two dimensional complex plane determines the state of the Voltage Source Inverter (VSI). The output of the VSI is fed to the induction motor model. A flux optimization algorithm is added to the scheme to achieve maximum efficiency. The output torque and flux of the machine in the two schemes are presented and compared.

KEYWORDS

1.      Direct Torque Control

2.      Induction Motor

3.      Flux Optimzation

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Figure 1: Block Diagram of Conventional DTC Scheme

Figure 2: Block Diagram of the Flux Optimized DTC Scheme

EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS

Figure 3: Stator d-q flux space vector without flux optimization

Figure 4: Stator d-q flux space vector with flux optimization

Figure 5: Variation of Stator Flux - Conventional DTC Scheme

Figure 6: Variation of Stator Flux - Optimized DTC Scheme

Figure 7: Variation of Mechanical Speed - Conventional DTC

Scheme

Figure 8: Variation of Mechanical Speed - Optimized DTC

Scheme

Figure 9: Electromagnetic Torque - Conventional DTC

Figure 10: Electromagnetic Torque - Optimized DTC

Figure 11: Percentage Efficiency of Flux Optimized DTC

CONCLUSION

In this paper, DTC for an induction motor drive has been shown along with flux optimization algorithm. DTC is a high performance, robust control structure. A comparative analysis of the two DTC schemes, with and without flux optimization algorithm has been presented. With flux optimization implementation, it is observed that the efficiency of the about 87% has been obtained. MATLAB simulation of a 15 Hp IM drive has been presented to confirm the results.

REFERENCES

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Direct Torque Control of Induction Motor With Constant Switching Frequency

ABSTRACT

Direct Torque Control (DTC) has become a popular technique for the control of induction motor drives as it provides a fast dynamic torque response and robustness to machine parameter variations. Hysteresis band control is the one of the simplest and most popular technique used in DTC of induction motor drives. However the conventional direct torque control has a variable switching frequency which causes serious problems in DTC. This paper presents the DTC of induction motor with a constant switching frequency torque controller. By this method constant switching frequency operation can be achieved for the inverter. Also the torque and flux ripple will get reduced by this technique. The feasibility of this method in minimizing the torque ripple is verified through some simulation results.

KEYWORDS

1.      Direct torque control(DTC)

2.      Constant switching frequency

3.      Induction motor

4.      Three phase inverter.

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

  

BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Fig. 1. Block diagram of conventional DTC

EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS

Fig. 2. Step response of torque (a) hysteresis based (b) modified torque controller

Fig. 3. Response of torque and speed for squre wave torque reference in

(a) hysteresis based (b)modified torque controller

Fig. 4.(a) Hysteresis based controller (b) modified torque controller

Fig. 5. flux waveform for (a) hysteresis based (b)modified torque controller

Fig. 6. flux locus for (a) hysteresis based (b)modified torque controller

Fig. 7. Frequency spectrum of the switching pattern Sb for (a) hysteresis based (b) modified torque controller

CONCLUSION

This paper presents a constant switching frequency torque controller based DTC of induction motor drive. By using the modified torque controller the switching frequency of the inverter also becomes constant at 10 kHz. As a result, the harmonic contents in the phase currents are very much reduced. So the phase current distortion is reduced. The torque ripple is also reduced by replacing the torque hysteresis controller with the modified torque controller. Moreover, with the modified torque controller, an almost circular stator flux locus is obtained. Without sacrificing the dynamic performance of the hysteresis controller, the modified scheme gives constant switching frequency. This work can be implemented using DSP. The work can be extended by increasing the switching frequency above audible range, i.e. more or equal to 20 kHz. This is an effective way to shift the PWM harmonics out of human audible frequency range. With high switching frequency the harmonic content of stator current will be reduced significantly.

REFERENCES

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Soft-Switching Current-Fed Push–Pull Converter for 250-W AC Module Applications

ABSTRACT:

In this paper, a soft-switching single-inductor push– pull converter is proposed. A push–pull converter is suitable for low-voltage photovoltaic ac module systems, because the step-up ratio of the high-frequency transformer is high, and the number of primary-side switches is relatively small. However, the conventional push–pull converter does not have high efficiency because of high-switching losses due to hard switching and transformer losses (copper and iron losses) as a result of the high turn ratio of the transformer. In the proposed converter, primary-side switches are turned ON at the zero-voltage switching condition and turned OFF at the zero-current switching condition through parallel resonance between the secondary leakage inductance of the transformer and a resonant capacitor. The proposed push–pull converter decreases the switching loss using soft switching of the primary switches. In addition, the turn ratio of the transformer can be reduced by half using a voltage-doubler of secondary side. The theoretical analysis of the proposed converter is verified by simulation and experimental results.

KEYWORDS:

1.      Current-fed push–pull converter

2.      Photovoltaic (PV) ac module

3.      Soft-switching

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

 CONTROL BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Fig. 1. Control block diagram of the dc–dc converter and dc–ac inverter using a microcontroller.

EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS:

Fig. 2. (a) Carriers and a reference for PWM. (b) Waveforms of primary

switch S1 . (c) Waveforms of primary switch S2 .

Fig. 3. (a) Boost inductor current iLbst . (b) Resonant capacitor voltage vC r .

Fig. 4. (a) Waveforms of tracking the MPP. (b) PWM according to MPPT. (c) Start flag of MPPT.

Fig. 5. Current and voltage waveforms of switch S1 according to ZVS and ZCS.

Fig. 6. Waveforms of resonant capacitor voltage and boost inductor current.

CONCLUSION:

In this paper, the soft-switching single-inductor push–pull converter for PV ac module applications is proposed. Soft switching was confirmed at each part, and MPPT is performed for extracting the maximum power from the PV module. Switches of the primary side operate in the ZVS condition at turn-off and in the ZCS condition at turn-on. The proposed converter maintains a Vo of 400 V to provide ac 220 Vrms for dc–ac inverters. The maximum efficiency is 96.6%. These results were confirmed by simulation and verified by a 250-W experimental setup.

REFERENCES:

[1] S. B. Kjaer, J. K. Pedersen, and F. Blaabjerg, “A review of single-phase grid-connected inverters for photovoltaic modules,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl., vol. 41, no. 5, pp. 1292–1306, Sep. 2005.

[2] S. B. Kjaer, J. K. Pedersen, and F. Blaabjerg, “Power inverter topologies for photovoltaic modules: A review,” in Proc. IEEE. Ind. Appl. Conf., vol. 2, Oct. 2002, pp. 782–788.

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Analysis and design of a current-fed zero-voltage-switching and zero-current-switching CL-resonant push–pull dc–dc converter

 ABSTRACT:

A current-fed zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) and zero-current-switching (ZCS) CL-resonant push–pull dc – dc converter is presented in this paper. The proposed push–pull converter topology is suitable for unregulated low-voltage to high-voltage power conversion with low ripple input current. The resonant frequency of both capacitor and inductor is operated at approximately twice the main switching frequency. In this topology, the main switch is operated under ZVS because of the commutation of the transformer magnetising current and the parasitic drain–source capacitance. Because of the leakage inductance of the transformer and the resonant capacitance from the resonant circuit, both the main switch and output rectifier are operated by implementing ZCS. The operation and performance of the proposed converter has been verified on a 400-W prototype.

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the proposed current-fed ZVS–ZCS CL-resonant push–pull dc–dc converter

 EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS:

Figure 2 Measured waveforms of gate to source voltage and drain to source voltage a ZVS operations for Q1 and Q2 at the full load b Expanded scale of Fig. 7a in point A

Figure 3 ZCS operations for Q1 and Q2 at the full load

Figure 4 ZCS operations for rectifier diode at the full load

Figure 5 Waveforms of vin, iin, ip and icr at the full load

Figure 6 Waveforms with excessive dead time

 Figure 7 Step change with resistance load

a Load connection

b Load disconnection

 CONCLUSION:

This study proposed, analysed, and quantified a current-fed ZVS–ZCS CL-resonant push–pull dc–dc converter that utilises the commutation of the transformer magnetizing current and the parasitic drain–source capacitance to obtain the main switch to be operated under ZVS. By using the leakage inductance of a transformer and resonant capacitor, a sinusoidal current is formed in this resonant circuit by turning on and off the switch. Thus, both the main switch and the output rectifier can be operated under ZCS. Because this proposed converter includes an input inductance, the input terminal of the converter cannot be added with a filter. This converter can reach a steady state with a small ripple input current, which is especially suitable for unregulated dc–dc conversion from a low-voltage high-current source. From the experimental results, the main switch can be operated using both ZVS and ZCS and the output rectifier can be operated using ZCS. The operating principles and theoretical analysis of this proposed converter were verified by using a 400-W and 65-kHz prototype. The overall efficiency of the converter nearly reached 93% at full output power.

REFERENCES:

[1] SHOYAMA M., HARADA K.: ‘Steady-state characteristics of the push-pull dc-to-dc converter’, IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., 1984, 20, (1), pp. 50–56

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[5] YING J., ZHU Q., LIN H., WU Z.: ‘A zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) push-pull dc/dc converter for UPS’. Proc. IEEE PEDS, 2003, pp. 1495–1499

Full Soft-Switching High Step-Up Current-Fed DC-DC Converters with Reduced Conduction Losses

 ABSTRACT:

Two variants of the full soft-switching high step-up DC-DC converter are proposed. The main advantage of the converters is the minimized conduction losses by the use of the four-quadrant switches and a specific control algorithm. Simulation was performed to verify the principle of operation and to estimate the losses.

KEYWORDS:

1.      DC-DC power converters

2.       Photovoltaic systems

3.      Soft switching

4.       Step-up

5.       Isolated

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

Fig. 1. Full soft-switching high step-up DC-DC converter

Fig. 2. Proposed converter topology with four four-quadrant switches.

EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS:

Fig. 3. Simulated voltage and current waveforms of S1 (a), S2 (b), S7.1 (c), S5 (d) for the proposed converter topology with a single four-quadrant switch

CONCLUSION:

The proposed converters allow soft-switching of the both inverter and rectifier switches without any auxiliary passive elements and clamping circuits.

As seen from simulation results, the topology with a single four-quadrant switch has higher efficiency than the topology with four four-quadrant switches, but at the same time, it has few disadvantages that could affect the final choice of topology:

- Step-up factor is slightly lower than in the topology with four four-quadrant switches;

- The switching interval e (and the symmetrical interval in another half-period) must be of strictly right duration, which is equal to the time of current redistribution between switches S4 and S2. The shorter duration of this interval will result in high switching losses and, in extreme cases, can lead to damage of the switch S4. The significantly longer duration will result in current increase through the switch S2 and eventually may result in the boost inductor saturation.

- The original topology and the topology with four four quadrant switches does not have the problem with the longer duration of this switching interval and so they have lower requirements to the control system in dynamic mode. This means that proposed converter with four four-quadrant switches allows robust soft-switching commutation, which is hard to achieve in galvanically isolated current-fed DCDC converters.

The main disadvantage of the topologies is the presence of four switches in series in the inverter stage on the path of the current flow during the energy transfer interval. This leads to the conduction losses higher than in the conventional phase shifted full-bridge topology. Nevertheless the switching losses are lower due to the introduced soft-switching. It means that switching frequency could be increased while maintaining the efficiency at acceptable level.

Future work will be devoted to the experimental verification of the proposed converters and further control algorithm optimization.

REFERENCES:

[1] A. Blinov, D. Vinnikov, and V. Ivakhno, “Full soft-switching high stepup dc-dc converter for photovoltaic applications,” 2014 16th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE’14-ECCE Europe), pp. 1–7, Aug 2014.

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