Patent Publication Number: US-8988035-B2

Title: System for determining a magnetizing curve and rotor resistance of an induction machine and method of making same

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Embodiments of the invention relate generally to motor controls and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method determining a magnetizing curve of an induction machine. 
     High-performance sensorless vector control based on rotor flux orientation relies heavily on the parameter estimation of the induction machine. Many methods have been proposed for induction motor parameter identification, including online methods and the offline methods. Generally, online identifications of stator and rotor resistances are based on offline estimation values. A conventional method for rotor identification includes the locked rotor and no-load tests. However, the locked rotor and no-load tests cannot be realized in some engineering applications. 
     A method involving exerting different frequencies of single-phase sinusoidal excitations to the motor to imitate locked rotor and no-load situations has been proposed. A disadvantage of this method is that the frequency selection is very important, and the solution is very sensitive to sampling errors, which may result in a large rotor resistance identification error. Other methods have also been proposed based on statistical data, such as methods using a recursive least squares (RLS) algorithm. These methods can be highly precise but are often too demanding computationally, which leads to a long operation cycle. 
     Numerous applications use induction machines operating at a high speed far more than the rated speed. As the available voltage is limited under this high speed, the rotor flux reference are reduced as the speed increases, leading to operation in the flux weakening region. The issue of optimal magnetizing inductance updating in the flux weakening region has been a subject of great interest in recent decades. Online updating of magnetizing inductance can rely on the magnetizing curve identified offline. The magnetizing curve is typically made into a table that is stored in a controller, and the magnetizing inductance value is updated online by looking up the table according to the flux reference. 
     Common methods for magnetizing curve identification include curve fitting algorithms. In these methods, explicit functions are used (e.g., power functions, rational power functions, polynomials, etc.), and the coefficients of assumed functions are set accordingly. By selecting a group of magnetizing inductance estimation values under different magnetizing currents, the coefficients of the function can be solved. However, the real magnetizing curve relies on no definite function, and the magnetizing curve of one machine is different from that of another. So these methods may not be the best choice for accurate vector control. 
     It would therefore be desirable to have an apparatus and method for determining a magnetizing curve of an induction machine that overcome the aforementioned drawbacks. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     According to an aspect of the invention, a system for identifying magnetizing inductance of an induction machine comprises an induction machine comprising a rotor and a stator, a DC voltage bus, and a DC-to-AC voltage inverter coupled to the DC voltage bus and to the induction machine. The system also comprises a controller configured to cause the DC-to-AC voltage inverter to apply a square-wave excitation to a plurality of phases of the induction machine, determine a stator resistance of the stator of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation, and determine a rotor resistance of the rotor of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation. The controller is also configured to calculate a magnetizing curve for the induction machine based on the stator and rotor resistances and control the induction machine to operate based on the magnetizing curve. 
     According to another aspect of the invention, system for determining induction machine magnetizing inductance comprises a DC-to-AC voltage inverter coupled to a DC voltage bus and to an induction machine. The system also includes a controller configured to cause the DC-to-AC voltage inverter to apply a square-wave excitation to a pair of phases of the induction machine and determine a stator resistance, R s , of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation. The controller is also configured to determine a rotor resistance, R r , of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation, to calculate a magnetizing curve based on the stator resistance, R s  and based on the rotor resistance, R r , and to control the induction machine to operate according to the magnetizing curve. 
     According to yet another aspect of the invention, a method of manufacturing an induction machine control circuit comprises providing an induction machine, coupling a DC-to-AC voltage inverter to the induction machine, and coupling a DC voltage bus to the DC-to-AC voltage inverter. The method also includes configuring a controller to cause the DC-to-AC voltage inverter to apply a square-wave excitation to a pair of phases of the induction machine, to determine a stator resistance of a stator of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation, and to determine a rotor resistance, R r , of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation. The controller is also configured to calculate a magnetizing curve for the induction machine based on the stator resistance and rotor resistance and to control the induction machine to operate based on the magnetizing curve. 
     Various other features and advantages of the present invention will be made apparent from the following detailed description and the drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The drawings illustrate preferred embodiments presently contemplated for carrying out the invention. 
       In the drawings: 
         FIG. 1  is a circuit diagram of a control circuit for an induction machine according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a circuit diagram of an equivalent T-type circuit of an induction machine phase according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a circuit diagram of an equivalent F-type circuit of an induction machine phase according to another embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart illustrating a technique for determining a magnetizing curve of an induction machine according to an embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a pulse diagram of a square-wave pulse sequence implemented by embodiments of the invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a pulse diagram of a square-wave pulse sequence implemented by embodiments of the invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       FIG. 1  is a circuit diagram of a control circuit  2  for an induction machine  4  according to an embodiment of the invention. In one embodiment, control circuit  2  includes an input  6  configured to receive AC power from and AC source such as an electrical grid. A rectifier assembly  8  is coupled to input  6  to convert the AC power to DC power and to supply the DC power to a DC bus  10 . In an alternative embodiment, the DC power supplied to the DC bus  10  may be supplied by a DC energy source  12  (shown in phantom) such as a high-energy battery or the like. A filter capacitor  14  coupled to DC bus  10  may be used to provide a smoothing function for DC bus  10  and to filter high-frequency currents on DC bus  10 . 
     A voltage inverter  16  is coupled to DC bus  10  and to induction machine  4 . Preferably, voltage inverter  16  is a bi-directional voltage modification assembly configured to invert DC energy on DC bus  10  to AC energy usable by induction machine  4 . Voltage inverter  16  includes six switches S 1 -S 6  that are paired to form three phases  18  (S 1 -S 2 ),  20  (S 3 -S 4 ),  22  (S 5 -S 6 ). Each phase  18 ,  20 ,  22  is coupled to DC bus  10  and to a respective phase (A, B, C) of induction machine  4 . 
     A control drive assembly  24  is coupled to voltage inverter  16  to control switches S 1 -S 6  to invert DC energy from DC bus  10  to AC energy for supply to induction machine  4 . In addition, when operated as a generator (such as in a regenerative braking mode, for example), induction machine  4  may supply AC energy to voltage inverter  16  for inversion to DC energy for supply to DC bus  10 . A controller  26  is coupled to control drive assembly  24  and may be used to activate control drive assembly  24  such that switches S 1 -S 6  may be operated according to embodiments of the invention. 
     According to embodiments of the invention, a magnetizing curve for induction machine  4  is determined experimentally. Two phases (such as phases A and B) of induction machine  4  are used to determine the magnetizing curve. As such, phases  18 ,  20  of voltage inverter  16  are also used. To determine the magnetizing curve, an equivalent circuit based on a dynamic physical model of one of the induction machine phases may be used to determine machine parameters.  FIG. 2  illustrates an equivalent circuit  28  of an induction machine phase according to an embodiment of the invention. As will be explained below, a square-wave excitation is exerted between arbitrary two phases (e.g., A and B) of the stator and the useful information for identification can be extracted from the stator current response curve. Under square-wave excitation exerted between arbitrary two phases of the stator, the circuit model is equivalent to a series of two T-type steady state equivalent circuits. Circuit  28  illustrates one of the two T-type equivalent circuits (such as a T-type circuit of phase B) of induction machine  4 . However, the parameters determined for phase B of induction machine  4  are also used as the parameters for phase A or phase C of induction machine  4  also. 
     In circuit  28 , resistor R s  and L sσ  respectively represent the resistance and leakage inductance of the stator of induction machine  4 . Resistor R r  and L rσ  respectively represent the resistance and leakage inductance of the rotor of induction machine  4 . Parameter L m  represents the magnetizing inductance of induction machine  4  and is the parameter for which a magnetizing curve is determined by embodiments of the invention. 
     If desired, the T-type equivalent circuit shown in  FIG. 2  can be converted to an anti F-type equivalent circuit  30  as shown in  FIG. 3 . Under normal circumstances, the stator and rotor leakage inductance are considered to be equal with each other. Accordingly, in embodiments of the invention described herein, the leakage inductances of the stator and rotor are denoted by L sσ L rσ =L σ . The parameter relationships between the T-type equivalent circuit of  FIG. 2  and the anti F-type equivalent circuit of  FIG. 3  are as follows: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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       FIG. 4  is a flowchart illustrating a technique  32  for determining a magnetizing curve of an induction machine according to an embodiment of the invention. At step  34 , the leakage inductance value L σ  is determined or identified through a method known in the art such as, for example, exerting an appropriate high frequency pulse. Other known methods, however, may also be used. In general, the leakage inductance is considered to be free of temperature, speed and saturation effects, so leakage inductance values are assumed to remain constant all the time. 
     At step  36 , the rated stator current response curve C rated  is obtained. A square-wave excitation is exerted between arbitrary two phases (e.g. A and B) of the stator as mentioned above. Referring as well to  FIGS. 5 and 6 , square-wave pulse sequences  38 ,  40  are illustrated based on a control of switches S 1 -S 4  so as to produce the square-wave pulses to phases A and B of induction machine  4  from a DC voltage with constant magnitude applied on the inverter DC bus  10 . The DC voltage can be obtained either by a linear DC source (DC energy source  12 ) or rectifier assembly  8  as shown in  FIG. 1 . If the DC voltage is obtained by the linear DC source with a magnitude of U DC , the square-wave excitation can be realized through complementary PWM drive signals on the switch pairs S 1,4  and S 2,3  of inverter  16  as shown in  FIG. 5 , and the amplitude of the square-wave excitation is also U DC . However, if the DC voltage is obtained by the three-phase rectifier  8 , a high-frequency chopper is used to reduce the high voltage U DC     —     bus  on the DC bus  10 , and the PWM drive signals on switches S 1 -S 4  of inverter  16  are shown in  FIG. 6 . Thus, final amplitude of the square-wave excitation is U DC =U DC     —     bus ·D. 
     In accordance with the rated current value i rated  indicated on the motor nameplate, a square-wave excitation with an appropriate amplitude and period are exerted, making sure the stator current reaches steady state at the rated value i rated  before the square-wave changes levels. For this purpose, as illustrated in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , switches S 1 , S 4  are controlled to their on states, and switches S 2 , S 3  are controlled to their off states. Thus, the “square wave” becomes a constant DC excitation, and a current loop with PI control can be employed to ensure that the steady stator current reaches the rated value i rated . Then, switches S 1 , S 4  and S 2 , S 3  are alternately controlled to conduct in complementary states as shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , and the period T of the PWM drive signals is adjusted to ensure the stator current reaches steady state before the square-wave again changes levels. Several groups of the stator current i are measured during one half cycle, and an average is determined to obtain the rated stator current response curve named C rated . 
     Referring back to  FIG. 4 , the magnitude U DC  of the DC voltage is recorded by a voltage sensor (not shown). Then, the voltage drop on inverter switches, V inverter , is subtracted from the magnitude U DC , and U=U DC −V inverter  is obtained, which is the real square-wave amplitude exerted directly on the motor. Consequently, the stator resistance can be identified by 
               R   s     =     U     2   ⁢     i   rated               
at step  42 .
 
     At step  44 , the magnetizing flux identification, ψ m , is determined. As R s  and L σ  are known, the single phase magnetizing flux ψ m  can be derived through the stator current response curve C rated  according to the following equation: 
                       ψ   m     ⁡     (   k   )       =         ψ   m     ⁡     (     k   -   1     )       +       [       U   2     -       R   s     ⁢     i   ⁡     (   k   )           ]     ⁢     T   s       -       L   σ     ⁢         T   s     ⁡     [       i   ⁡     (   k   )       -     i   ⁡     (     k   -   1     )         ]       .                 (     Eqn   .           ⁢   4     )               
where T s  denotes the sampling period and where ψ m (0)=0, i(0)=−i rated , k≦T/2T s  and T denotes the period of the square-wave excitation.
 
     At step  46 , the saturation current i sat  (or also knows as the critical saturation current) is determined. The instantaneous inductance can be expressed as: 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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                       L   m   ′     =       (           U   /   2     -       R   s     ⁢   i           ⅆ   i       ⅆ   t         -     2   ⁢     L   σ         )     ⁢       R   r   ′         R   s     +     R   r   ′             ,           (     Eqn   .           ⁢   6     )               
which means that the instantaneous inductance has a linear relation with the equivalent rotor resistance R′ r . In other words, the equivalent rotor resistance R′ r  affects the value of instantaneous inductance, but does not affect the saturation point of the magnetizing curve. Assuming at step  48  that R r  equals R s , the instantaneous magnetizing inductance L′ m  can be obtained under the stator current response curve C rated . Then, the corresponding instantaneous magnetizing inductance curve is drawn, from which the saturation point of the magnetizing inductance can be determined. In one embodiment, a corresponding sampling point can be recognized as the saturation point when the magnetizing inductance value descends to 90% of its maximum value. The stator current value at the saturation point is recorded, and the corresponding magnetizing current i m  can be obtained by the equation:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Thus, the critical saturation current i sat  is the magnetizing current determined by Eqn. 7. It should be noted that this critical saturation current i sat  is derived by assumption, so there is some error associated with it. In an actual experiment, the critical saturation current i sat  can be chosen as small as possible depending on the sampling accuracy. 
     At step  50 , the unsaturated stator current response curve C sat  is determined. Following with step  36 , a current loop control can be employed to adjust the square-wave excitation amplitude, making sure the steady state stator current equals i sat . Then, several groups of the stator current i during one half cycle are measured, and an average is taken to obtain the unsaturated stator current response curve C sat . 
     At step  52 , the unsaturated magnetizing inductance L′ m     —     sat  is identified or determined. Through C sat , the unsaturated magnetizing inductance L′ m     —     sat  can be obtained by the equation: 
                     L     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   sat     ′     =           T   s       2   ⁢     i   sat         ⁢       ∑   0     k   =   N       ⁢     (       U   /   2     -       R   s     ⁢     i   ⁡     (     kT   s     )           )         -     2   ⁢     L   σ                 (     Eqn   .           ⁢   8     )               
in which,
 
             N   =     T     2   ⁢     T   s               
and T denotes the period of the square-wave excitation.
 
     At step  54 , the rotor resistance R r  is determined. As L′ m     —     sat  is known, a group of rotor resistance values can be obtained through C sat  and the following equations: 
                     R   r   ′     =       (         R   s     ⁢       ⅆ   i       ⅆ   t         +     2   ⁢     L   σ     ⁢         ⅆ   2     ⁢   i       ⅆ     t   2             )           U   /   2     -       R   s     ⁢   i     -       (       2   ⁢     L   σ       +     L     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   sat     ′       )     ⁢       ⅆ   i       ⅆ   t             L     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   sat     ′                 (     Eqn   .           ⁢   9     )                 L     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   sat       =         L     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   sat     ′     +         L     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   sat       ′   ⁢           ⁢   2       +     4   ⁢     L   σ             2             (     Eqn   .           ⁢   10     )                 R   r     =           (       L     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   sat       +     L   σ       )     2       L     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   sat     2       ⁢     R   r   ′               (     Eqn   .           ⁢   11     )               
in which the differential and second differential current values at each sampling point are defined by equations:
 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     Taking an average of all the estimation values to eliminate random errors, the real value of R r  in the T-type equivalent circuit can be derived. 
     At step  56 , the real magnetizing current curve i m  is calculated. As R r  is known, the real magnetizing current curve of i m  can be obtained through C rated  and 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     At step  58 , of the real single phase magnetizing flux ψ m     —     real  is calculated or determined. The zero-crossing point of the real magnetizing current curve of i m  and the corresponding single phase magnetizing flux value of ψ m  is found, named ψ m     —     offset . Further, the real single phase magnetizing flux can be obtained by the equation:
 
ψ m     —     real =ψ m −ψ m     —     offset .  (Eqn. 15)
 
     At step  60 , magnetizing inductance L m  is calculated at different times by L m =ψ m     —     real /i m , and the magnetizing curve 
             C       L   m     -     ψ   m_real             
is plotted at step  62 . In one embodiment, the magnetizing curve is formed by calculating each point thereof based on the magnetizing inductance L m . In this manner, the magnetizing curve represents actual values captured along its length instead of having a plurality of interpolated points based on a curve fit approach. If the actual single-phase flux reference is ψ m     —     ref  in the rotor flux orientation control, the corresponding magnetizing flux value ψ m     —     real  under the square-wave excitation is
 
                 3     2     ⁢       ψ     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   ref       .           
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               ψ     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   real       =         3     2     ⁢     ψ     m   ⁢           ⁢   _   ⁢           ⁢   ref               
into
 
             C       L   m     -     ψ   m_real             
the magnetizing curve can be updated to
 
     
       
         
           
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     As each induction machine is unique, the calculation of a revised magnetizing curve based on one machine may not be an optimal revised curve for all machines of the same type. As such, embodiments of the invention allow for capturing how inductance flux changes for an individual machine and takes advantage of the ability to capture how the inductance flux changes with speed for that machine. Accordingly, the individualized revised magnetizing curve for a particular machine allows for optimizing control of that machine when operated above rated speeds. Controller  26  and/or control drive assembly  24  of  FIG. 1  may be programmed to experimentally determine the magnetizing curve as described in embodiments herein. That is, controller  26  and/or control drive assembly  24  may be programmed to carry out technique  32  to determine the magnetizing curve. In addition, controller  26  and/or control drive assembly  24  may be programmed to operate control circuit  2  such that induction machine  4  is controlled according to the updated magnetizing curve. 
     Therefore, according to an embodiment of the invention, a system for identifying magnetizing inductance of an induction machine comprises an induction machine comprising a rotor and a stator, a DC voltage bus, and a DC-to-AC voltage inverter coupled to the DC voltage bus and to the induction machine. The system also comprises a controller configured to cause the DC-to-AC voltage inverter to apply a square-wave excitation to a plurality of phases of the induction machine, determine a stator resistance of the stator of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation, and determine a rotor resistance of the rotor of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation. The controller is also configured to calculate a magnetizing curve for the induction machine based on the stator and rotor resistances and control the induction machine to operate based on the magnetizing curve. 
     According to another embodiment of the invention, system for determining induction machine magnetizing inductance comprises a DC-to-AC voltage inverter coupled to a DC voltage bus and to an induction machine. The system also includes a controller configured to cause the DC-to-AC voltage inverter to apply a square-wave excitation to a pair of phases of the induction machine and determine a stator resistance, R s , of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation. The controller is also configured to determine a rotor resistance, R r , of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation, to calculate a magnetizing curve based on the stator resistance, R s  and based on the rotor resistance, R r , and to control the induction machine to operate according to the magnetizing curve. 
     According to yet another embodiment of the invention, a method of manufacturing an induction machine control circuit comprises providing an induction machine, coupling a DC-to-AC voltage inverter to the induction machine, and coupling a DC voltage bus to the DC-to-AC voltage inverter. The method also includes configuring a controller to cause the DC-to-AC voltage inverter to apply a square-wave excitation to a pair of phases of the induction machine, to determine a stator resistance of a stator of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation, and to determine a rotor resistance, R r , of the induction machine based on the square-wave excitation. The controller is also configured to calculate a magnetizing curve for the induction machine based on the stator resistance and rotor resistance and to control the induction machine to operate based on the magnetizing curve. 
     Embodiments of the present invention have been described in terms of the preferred embodiment, and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.