Since the early 1900's demand for fuel efficient vehicles has motivated the development of electric and hybrid electric vehicles. Unfortunately, some components used in these vehicles are expensive and complex. AC motors, complex electronic controllers and complex battery management systems are currently used in electric (EV) and hybrid vehicles. This research examines various motors and speed control methods in an attempt to help designers identify which motors would be best suited for an EV powertrain application. The feasibility of using DC motors coupled with an Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT), to obtain an innovative new electric or hybrid electric powertrain is also presented. The results of this research include an extensive review of the many motor types including a comparison chart and motor hierarchy. An experiment was designed and built to test motorspeed control methods. Testing with two DC separately-excited motors and a differential as an IVT was also conducted. These tests revealed that field weakening appears to be a viable low-costspeed-control method. Testing of these motors, coupled with an IVT revealed that the output of a differential or planetary gear set can be controlled by varying the speed of the inputs. Combining this information in a product development mentality led to the concept of using one DC motor as a power or traction motor while another motor acts as a speed controller, with the method of speedcontrol on the speed control motor being field weakening. This concept allows most of the power to be delivered at an efficient rate with a simple form of speed control. This concept may also eliminate the need for expensive, complex electronic motor controllers. This approach could be used to improve the safety and reduce battery management requirements by lowering the operating voltage of the entire system.

<p>This project was held at London South Bank University in the UK, with corporation with staff from Linköping University in Sweden as Bachelor thesis.</p><p>This report will guide you through the used techniques in order to achieve a successful cooler/Fan project with a minimum budget and good energy saving methods.</p><p>The steps of setting the used software and components are supported with figures and diagrams. You will find full explanation of the used components and mathematics, in additional to a complete working code.</p>

This project was held at London South Bank University in the UK, with corporation with staff from Linköping University in Sweden as Bachelor thesis. This report will guide you through the used techniques in order to achieve a successful cooler/Fan project with a minimum budget and good energy saving methods. The steps of setting the used software and components are supported with figures and diagrams. You will find full explanation of the used components and mathematics, in additional to a complete working code.

An Inverted double pendulum is a combination of two individual pendulums which represents an example of a nonlinear and unstable dynamic system and it is also a good example of a physical system which can exhibit chaotic behavior.This document contains a first analysis of the model and the control of this system. Also presented is the installation of the electrical materials needed to control the system contain instrumenting the motor, current measurement system, motor shaft angle sensor, vision systemand MYRIO which is an embedded hardware device created by National Instruments will be used for data acquisition and control the system

The work concerns the "observability problem"--the reconstruction of a dynamic process's full state from a partially measured state-- for nonlinear dynamic systems. The Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) is a widely-used observer for such nonlinear systems. However it suffers from a lack of theoretical justifications and displays poor performance when the estimated state is far from the real state, e.g. due to large perturbations, a poor initial state estimate, etc. . . We propose a solution to these problems, the Adaptive High-Gain (EKF). Observability theory reveals the existence of special representations characterizing nonlinear systems having the observability property. Such representations are called observability normal forms. A EKF variant based on the usage of a single scalar parameter, combined with an observability normal form, leads to an observer, the High-Gain EKF, with improved performance when the estimated state is far from the actual state. Its convergence for any initial estimated state is proven. Unfortunately, and contrary to the EKF, this latter observer is very sensitive to measurement noise. Our observer combines the behaviors of the EKF and of the high-gain EKF. Our aim is to take advantage of both efficiency with respect to noise smoothing and reactivity to large estimation errors. In order to achieve this, the parameter that is the heart of the high-gain technique is made adaptive. Voila, the Adaptive High-Gain EKF. A measure of the quality of the estimation is needed in order to drive the adaptation. We propose such an index and prove the relevance of its usage. We provide a proof of convergence for the resulting observer, and the final algorithm is demonstrated via both simulations and a real-time implementation. Finally, extensions to multiple output and to continuous-discrete systems are given.

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / Permanent magnet motors possess high efficiency and can be commercially competitive. The main purpose of this paper is to describe a low cost four-switch brushless dc motor drive with compensated direct current controlled our compensated hysteresis strategy. The description of the mathematical model is used in the computational simulation models to four-switch and six-switch. These results are here compared in an experimental model of drive, where the six-switch PWM drive and hysteresis drive is compared to the four-switch hysteresis compensated drive and not compensated drive. The four-switch drive has the potential to reduce costs by reducing the number of switches in commercial, industrial and residential applications. / Motores a ímãs permanentes possuem alta eficiência e podem ser competitivos comercialmente em aplicações de potência fracionária. O trabalho apresenta uma estratégia de acionamento a quatro chaves para o motor de corrente contínua a ímãs permanentes sem escovas, com uma estratégia a baixo custo por meio do controle direto de corrente, ou controle por histerese compensado. A descrição do modelo matemático é utilizada em modelos de simulação computacionais a quatro e a seis chaves. Estes resultados são aqui comparados em um modelo experimental de acionamento, onde o acionamento a seis chaves por PWM e histerese é comparado à estratégia a quatro chaves por histerese compensado e por histerese não compensado. O acionamento a quatro chaves tem potencial para redução de custos devido à redução do número de chaves e pode ser utilizado em aplicações comerciais, industriais e residenciais. / Mestre em Ciências

Submitted by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-12-18T11:49:36Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Douglas Freire de Carvalho - 2017.pdf: 23722781 bytes, checksum: 3e99befa0116cb9ca768d092c541c055 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2017-12-18T11:50:09Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Douglas Freire de Carvalho - 2017.pdf: 23722781 bytes, checksum: 3e99befa0116cb9ca768d092c541c055 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-12-18T11:50:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Douglas Freire de Carvalho - 2017.pdf: 23722781 bytes, checksum: 3e99befa0116cb9ca768d092c541c055 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-11-20 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / This work presents study of nonlinear predictive controller, tuned by optimization process, applied to independent excitation DC motor speed control, controlled by fully controlled three phase rectifier. The methodology starts from the construction of the workbench that represents the real system followed by the development and validation of the computational model. The optimization process promotes the obtaining of optimized parameters for the nonlinear model based predictive controller to be implemented in the real process. Comparisons are made between the control technique proposed with classical control techniques, in computational and real environment. The results indicate the prominence of the proposed technique to be used in control of non-linear systems where seeks smaller errors even with disturbance insertions. / Este trabalho apresenta estudo de controlador preditivo não linear, sintonizado por processo de otimização, aplicado ao controle de velocidade de motor de corrente contínua de excitação independente acionado por retificador trifásico totalmente controlado. A metodologia parte da construção da bancada que representa o sistema real seguida pelo desenvolvimento e validação de modelo computacional. O processo de otimização, promove a obtenção de parâmetros otimizados para o controlador preditivo não linear baseado em modelos a serem implementados no processo real. São realizadas comparações entre a técnica de controle proposta com técnicas de controle clássicas, em ambiente computacional e real. Os resultados indicam a proeminência da técnica proposta a ser empregada em controle de sistemas não lineares onde busca-se menores erros mesmo com inserção de distúrbios.

Submitted by Erika Demachki (erikademachki@gmail.com) on 2018-01-10T15:49:59Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Rafael Nunes Hidalgo Monteiro Dias - 2017.pdf: 14690145 bytes, checksum: d12e70a2cd0ee1087a184468c55f0b08 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Ferreira (lucgeral@gmail.com) on 2018-01-11T11:02:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Rafael Nunes Hidalgo Monteiro Dias - 2017.pdf: 14690145 bytes, checksum: d12e70a2cd0ee1087a184468c55f0b08 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-11T11:02:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Rafael Nunes Hidalgo Monteiro Dias - 2017.pdf: 14690145 bytes, checksum: d12e70a2cd0ee1087a184468c55f0b08 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-11-27 / This work presents a comparison between Fuzzy and dynamic matrix controllers. These controllers are applied to the direct current (DC) motor speed control, triggered by fully controlled three-phase rectifier. The construction of the real system and the development and validation of the computational model are described. The controllers’ parameters are obtained through an optimization process. Both control techniques are compared and results indicate better performance of the optimized controllers, which suggest their promise in nonlinear systems’ control, in which seeks out control without error, that fulfills well its duty and its able to resist the fatigues. / Este trabalho apresenta o comparativo entre os controladores Fuzzy e matriz dinâmica. Estes controladores são aplicados ao controle de velocidade do motor de corrente contínua, acionado por retificador trifásico totalmente controlado. A metodologia parte da construção do sistema real e do desenvolvimento e validação do modelo computacional. A obtenção dos parâmetros dos controladores é realizada através do processo de otimização. Realiza-se análise comparativa entre as técnicas de controle e os resultados apontam para a proeminência de controladores sintonizados via processo de otimização como técnica promissora a ser empregada em controle de sistemas não lineares, nos quais buscam-se controle em que não há erro, que cumpra bem o seu dever e apto para resistir às fadigas.

Visando uma opção de substituição, onde for possível e aplicável, do motor de indução monofásico, este trabalho relata o estudo teórico, a construção, o acionamento e os ensaios de um motor bifásico com ímã permanente no rotor, de baixa potência, utilizando imãs de ferrita na confecção do rotor. / This work shows the theoretical studies, building, driving systems and tests of a small-power double-phase motor with ferrite permanent-magnet in the rotor, based on the original structure of a single-phase induction motor. The objective is to create an option to replace the single-phase induction motor where it is possible and applicable.

This diploma thesis focuses on an analysis, a model creation and simulations of a car boot door mechanism. The problem was analyzed on the basis of real measurements made on three different vehicles. Based on the measurements, computational models describing the real system at different levels of complexity were created. Matlab/Simulink was used to create and calculate the models. The output of the thesis is the simulator of a car boot door which also includes simplified model of a control unit. The simulator should provide an approximation of current and kinematic quantities of these mechanisms. The model is implemented on dSPACE platform that allows real-time simulations. The simulator can be modified in terms of changing the parameters of the mechanism and modifying some of its results.