Cette thèse porte sur l’optimisation du contrôle des Machines Synchrones à Réluctance Variable (MSRV) et en particulier sur la compensation des phénomènes vibratoires. Elle comprend trois points forts : le développement d’une méthode de minimisation des pulsations de couple et sa validation expérimentale, l’études des facteurs qui peuvent influencer la méthode et l’influence de cette méthode sur les autres performances de la MSRV.Tout d’abord, une méthode de contrôle permettant de compenser les ondulations de couple d’une MSRV existante a été développée. Premièrement, une équation analytique du couple est proposée et analysée afin d’exprimer la relation analytique harmonique entre le couple et les courants d’alimentation. La notion de « fonction de couple » est ensuite introduite. Une stratégie basée sur l’utilisation de cette fonction pour minimiser les ondulations du couple est présentée. Deux méthodes de réduction des ondulations de couple utilisant les différents harmoniques de la fonction de couple sont mises en évidence en. Elles ont été analysées et comparées pour répondre aux différents objectifs. Par la suite, la méthode a été validée par les résultats des simulations pour trois technologies de rotor de MSRV parmi les plus répandues. La méthode est aussi validée par la modélisation analytique et la simulation dynamique à l’aide du logiciel Matlab/Simulink ainsi que par les résultats d’expérimentation avec l’aide du banc d’essai.Ensuite, les facteurs qui peuvent influencer la méthode proposée pour réduire les ondulations de couple et les performances dynamiques ont analysés. Dans un premier temps, une amélioration sensible de l’aptitude au démarrage de la MSRV lorsque la compensation des ondulations de couple est mise en œuvre est mise en évidence. D’autre part la sensibilité de la méthode aux erreurs de mesure de position est évaluée afin de quantifier sa fiabilité dans le cas de l’utilisation d’estimateurs lors du contrôle sans capteur. Enfin, l’influence de la saturation sur la méthode proposée est aussi étudiée à l’aide d’une analyse par éléments finis du comportement magnétique de la MSRV.Finalement, l’influence de la méthode de compensation des ondulations de couple sur d’autres performances de la MSRV est analysée. Les courants optimaux ont plus harmoniques que les courants originaux. Par conséquent, les pertes dans le cuivre, dans le fer et dans les semi-conducteurs de l’onduleur sont modélisées analytiquement, calculées et comparées. Les conclusions montrent que les pertes dans le cuivre sont les plus sensibles à la compensation des harmoniques de couple tandis que les pertes dans le fer et dans l’onduleur sont faiblement affectées. D’autre part, la réduction des ondulations de couple peut changer le comportement vibro-acoustique de la MSRV. La dernière partie est consacrée à l’étude de la relation entre les ondulations de couple et le bruit. Une équation est proposée pour évaluer la variation du bruit produit par la compensation des ondulations de couple. Dans cette partie, les simulations dans Flux 2D sont effectuées pour calculer la variation du bruit. En outre, le logiciel professionnel Manatee réalisant l’analyse des vibrations et de l’acoustique est utilisé dans le but de conforter les résultats obtenus par la modélisation analytique. / This thesis aims to study the control and optimization of a synchronous reluctance machine for the purpose of improving the vibrational performance. The main works of the thesis can be classified into three parts: the proposed torque ripple reduction method, the factors which can influence the proposed method and the influence of the proposed method.At first, the torque ripple of synchronous reluctance machine is reduced by a control method. Firstly, a torque equation is proposed in order to present the relationship between torque ripple and the optimal currents. Then a new parameter, torque function, is put forward. Based on the torque function, the torque ripple reduction strategy is presented. Two different torque ripple minimizations are proposed by applying different torque function harmonics. They are analyzed and compared in order to define the optimal method. In order to test the proposed method further, the selected torque ripple minimization approach is applied to three SynRMs. The results of finite element simulations imply that the proposed method is effective to decrease the torque ripples of these three SynRMs. The proposed torque ripple reduction method is verified according to the models built in MATLAB/Simulink and the experiment results respectively.Then the factors which could influence the proposed torque ripple reduction method are analyzed. Firstly, torque function is a function of rotor position, current angle and saturation. Based on the model in Simulink, the influence of different starting position on the performance of the studied SynSR is analyzed. Besides, the estimated position errors produced by senserless control could also affect the toque ripple minimization by changing torque function. At last, the influence of saturation on the proposed torque ripple reduction method is introduced because the amplitudes of the optimal currents are increased.In addition, the influence of torque ripple reduction on the other perfomances of SynRM is analyzed. The optimal currents have more harmonics than the original sinusoidal currents. So three losses (copper losses, iron losses and inverter losses) are modeled, calculated, analyzed and compared. According to the results, the copper losses are the most sensible losses. The iron losses and the inverter losses are a little increased and the increased parts can be neglected. Besides, reducing torque ripple by adding stator currents could influence the vibro-acoustic of the studied SynRM. Thus this section aims to explain the relationship between torque ripple reduction and acoustic noise. An analytical equation is proposed in order to evaluate the variation of noise produced by torque ripple reduction. Simulations in Flux 2D have been performed in order to calculate the variation of noise resulted by torque ripple reduction. At last, the software Manatee which is professional in studying the vibration and noise is applied for the purpose of comparing the results with those of the finite element analysis.

<p><p>To improve the speed measurement of construction equipment, different sensor technologies have been investigated. Many of these sensor technologies are very interesting but to keep the extent of the thesis only two was chosen for testing, magnetic absolute angle sensors using Hall and GMR technology, to investigate if those are a valid replacement for the current measurement system that is using a passive sensor. Tests show that these sensors are capable of speed measurement, but because of noisy angle estimates they need filtering for good speed computation. This filtering introduces a large time delay that is of significance for the quality of the estimate. A Kalman filter has been implemented in an attempt to lower the time delays but since only a very simple model has been used it does not give any improvements over ordinary low pass filtering. For these sensors the mounting tolerance is of great interest. For best performance the offset between the sensor and magnet centres need to be kept small for both sensors. This is due to a non-linearity effect this causes. The distance between the sensors and the magnet is not critical for linearity issues, but only for the quality of the signal, where it might drop out when the distance is too large. This is where the sensor using GMR technology stands out. Compared to the Hall technology sensor, the GMR sensor can handle distances that are more than 10 times larger. The conclusion is that these sensors can be a valid replacement of the current measurement system. They will introduce more functionality with the capability of detecting rotational direction and zero velocity. In an application with more than one sensor they can also be used for more purposes, like detecting slip in clutches etc. Depending on the application, the time delays may not be critical, else more work need to be done to improve the estimate, e.g. with a more advanced model for the Kalman filter.</p></p><p> </p>

This thesis deals with thermal management aspects of electric machinery used in high-performance  applications  with  particular  focus put  on electric machines designed for hybrid electric vehicle applications. In the first part of this thesis,  new thermal models of liquid (water and oil) cooled electric machines are proposed.  The proposed thermal models are based on a combination of lumped parameter (LP)  and numerical methods. As  a first  case study,  a permanent-magnet  assisted  synchronous reluctance machine (PMaSRM) equipped with a housing water jacket is considered.  Particular focus is put on the stator winding and a thermal model is proposed that divides the stator slot into a number of elliptical copper and impregna- tion layers.  Additionally, an analysis, using results from a proposed simplified thermal finite element (FE)  model representing only a single slot of the sta- tor and its corresponding end winding, is presented in which the number of layers and the proper connection between the parts of the LP thermal model representing the end winding and the active part of winding are determined. The approach is attractive due to its simplicity  and the fact  that it closely models the actual temperature distribution for common slot geometries.  An oil-cooled induction machine where the oil is in direct contact with the stator laminations  is also considered.  Here, a multi-segment structure is proposed that  divides  the  stator,  winding and cooling  system  into  a number  of an- gular  segments.   Thereby,  the  circumferential  temperature  variation  due to the  nonuniform distribution  of the  coolant  in the  cooling  channels  can be predicted. In the  second part  of this  thesis,  the  thermal  impact  of using  different winding impregnation  and steel  lamination  materials  is  studied.   Conven- tional varnish, epoxy and a silicone based thermally conductive impregnation material are investigated and the resulting temperature distributions in three small induction machines are compared. The thermal impact of using different steel lamination materials is investigated by simulations using the developed thermal  model  of the water  cooled  PMaSRM. The  differences  in alloy con- tents and steel lamination thickness are studied separately and a comparison between the produced iron losses and the resulting hot-spot temperatures is presented. Finally, FE-based approaches  for  estimating  the  induced  magnet  eddycurrent losses in the rotor of the considered PMaSRM are reviewed and compared in the  form  of a case  study  based on simulations.   A  simplified three-dimensional  FE model  and an analytical  model,  both  combined  with time-domain 2D FE analysis, are shown to predict the induced eddy current losses with a relatively good accuracy compared to a complete 3D FE based model.  Hence, the two simplified approaches are promising which motivates a possible future experimental verification. / <p>QC 20130528</p>

To improve the speed measurement of construction equipment, different sensor technologies have been investigated. Many of these sensor technologies are very interesting but to keep the extent of the thesis only two was chosen for testing, magnetic absolute angle sensors using Hall and GMR technology, to investigate if those are a valid replacement for the current measurement system that is using a passive sensor. Tests show that these sensors are capable of speed measurement, but because of noisy angle estimates they need filtering for good speed computation. This filtering introduces a large time delay that is of significance for the quality of the estimate. A Kalman filter has been implemented in an attempt to lower the time delays but since only a very simple model has been used it does not give any improvements over ordinary low pass filtering. For these sensors the mounting tolerance is of great interest. For best performance the offset between the sensor and magnet centres need to be kept small for both sensors. This is due to a non-linearity effect this causes. The distance between the sensors and the magnet is not critical for linearity issues, but only for the quality of the signal, where it might drop out when the distance is too large. This is where the sensor using GMR technology stands out. Compared to the Hall technology sensor, the GMR sensor can handle distances that are more than 10 times larger. The conclusion is that these sensors can be a valid replacement of the current measurement system. They will introduce more functionality with the capability of detecting rotational direction and zero velocity. In an application with more than one sensor they can also be used for more purposes, like detecting slip in clutches etc. Depending on the application, the time delays may not be critical, else more work need to be done to improve the estimate, e.g. with a more advanced model for the Kalman filter.

In this study, three different programs are developed for the analysis of the three-phase induction motor, single-phase capacitor type induction motor and switched reluctance motor. The programs are developed by using Pascal and C++ programming languages. In the performance calculations of motors, analytical methods are used and these methods are tested for accuracy. These programs have also capabilities to design an optimum motor, which meets a set of performance, material and manufacturing constraints while minimizing the weight or any other defined objective function. In addition, in this study, an optimization tool is used to obtain an appropriate optimization method for the design of different types of motors. The software is tested over different commercial motors. The results illustrates that the performance calculations and optimization approach of the programs lead to good results.

In this study, a model is developed to represent doubly-salient magnetic circuits and to fit finite element analysis for the aim of obtaining a set of normalized normal force, tangential force, and permeance variation data. To obtain the desired data FE field solution method is used. The reliability of finite element results have been verified by three steps / first, comparing the numerical results with analytically calculated permeance, second, by solving two switch reluctance motors and comparing the results with the measurements of static torque and flux linkage. The third step is by using the normalized data obtained by solving the model with the aid of an available software that is capable to predict the behavior of switched reluctance motors. Once the reliability of the data is assured, the desired data set is produced and presented in tables.

Although the design principles of the Switched Reluctance Machines (SRMs) are available in different fragments in numerous bibliography positions, there no exists the complex design procedure of whole drive system taking into account the SR Machine, control system and supply device as well. The hybrid design method for SRM drives with application of new analytical calculation methods, finite element method and simulation models is proposed in this thesis. The calculation/design system is characterised by important effectivity and reliability. The new possibilities in analytical determination of saturation effects and core losses under various modes of control, including sensorless method, are also taken into account. The correctness of the proposed design algorithms are verified by laboratory tests made on three motor prototypes manufactured in industry for concrete application. This dissertation provides the elements indispensable for more accurate and complex analysis and design of drives with switch reluctance motors. The elements of electrical motor and control system design as well as the considerations on the choice of supply device and controller subsystems are jointed in the thesis for final receiving of the design tool for considered industrial drive system.

The object of the final work is the magnetic field of the synchronous salient-pole reluctance micro motor and distribution of it in the air gap. The analysis of the magnetic field distribution have been made with three rotor variants: an isosceles rotor, a rotor with an arched slot of, a rotor with a rectangular slot, using a specialized field counting program - “QuickField” 4.2 Beta 1 student version. In the study, the influence of the rotor slot and the constructional air spacing to the distribution of the magnetic flux density in the air gap when the angular position of the rotor alternates from 0 to 900, every 300 was analysed. The distribution and the alternation of the magnetic permeability in the mid-cross section of the rotor vertical to its longitudinal axis was looked at. The results of this analysis could be useful for determination of the rotor magnetic reluctance according to the longitudinal and transversal axis.

The most widely used variable reluctance and permanent magnet stepper motors of different design types are discussed in the theoretical part of this work. It also overviews a constructional diversity of these motors, the fundamentals of operating modes and characteristics. This part discuses features of stepper motors as a part of automation control system, presents the main counting equations and applications with stepper motors. The practical part includes the mathematical model of stepper motor and the Simulink model that was developed for software package “Matlab”. Those models formed the basis for analysis of stepper motor dynamic characteristics in various operating modes (wave drive, full step drive, half step drive, microstepping, reversing, braking).

This thesis deals withmodeling and control of an electric drive equipped with a permanentmagnet assisted synchronous reluctance (PMSynRel) machine for a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle application. In the first part of the thesis, a special use of the PMSynRel machine in consideration, known as an integrated charger concept, is investigated. The integrated charger feature allows using the PMSynRel machine as a part of the vehicle’s on-board charging system when charging the battery from the grid. A finite-element based analysis is performed providing important insights into the machine operation during the charging process. Dynamic models are developed that facilitate the controller development and the estimation of the efficiency during charging. In the second part of the thesis, position sensorless control of the PMSynRel drive when applied in an automotive application is considered and analyzed thoroughly. First, a fundamental-excitation based rotor-position estimation technique is investigated. The study shows that the impact of current dynamics on the resulting torque dynamics has to be considered in some very demanding applications. Second, focus is put on signalinjection based sensorless control methods. Impacts of nonlinearities, such as magnetic saturation, cross-saturation and inductance spatial harmonics, on sensorless control performance are investigated and methods to improve the sensorless control quality are summarized and presented. An approach to determine the feasible region for operating sensorless at low-speeds without directly measuring the differential inductances is proposed. For the PMSynRel drive in consideration, the achievable maximum torque is limited when operating sensorless following the maximum-torque-per-ampere (MTPA) current reference trajectory at low-speeds. An optimization approach is therefore proposed which extends the output torque when operating sensorless while still maintaining a relatively high efficiency. To initialize the sensorless control correctly from standstill, the impact of the saturated magnetic bridges in the rotor is also investigated. Finally, torsional drive-train oscillations and active damping schemes are considered. An off-vehicle setup for implementing and evaluating different active damping schemes is proposed. Of particular interest for sensorless operation in automotive applications, the impact of slow speed estimation on the possibility to achieve good active damping control is investigated and a design approach that allows the implementation of an active damping scheme using estimated speed is suggested. / <p>QC 20140114</p>