An Optimization-Based Initial Position Estimation Method for Switched Reluctance Machines

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, pp. 13285–13292

Abstract

A new method to detect the initial rotor position of switched reluctance machine (SRM) is presented in this article. Unlike most conventional position estimation methods, the proposed method does not need any extra premeasurement and only the data with finite element method (FEM) are required. First, a linear regression model (LRM) is presented to describe the relationship between FEM and measured inductance characteristics. Then, to detect the position, the residual sum of squares of the proposed LRM is considered as an objective function, which is a convex function with rotor position. The rotor position can be estimated by minimizing the objective function with the golden-section search method. Finally, the accuracy of the proposed estimation algorithm is validated by the experimental results on a three-phase 12/8 pole SRM prototype. Compared with the existing position estimation methods, the proposed method has higher accuracy and less measurement effort. The proposed method can serve as a supplement to provide accurate initial position information for incremental position sensors.

Authors 5

1. Lefei Ge

   Northwestern Polytechnical University

   Affiliation as printed

   Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China

   Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China

2. Huihui Xu Aachen Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

3. Zhenchao Guo

   Northwestern Polytechnical University

   Affiliation as printed

   Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China

   Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China

4. Shoujun Song

   Northwestern Polytechnical University

   Affiliation as printed

   Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China

   Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China

5. Rik W. De Doncker Aachen Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany