Direct torque control of switched reluctance motor for minimizing torque ripple

Issue title: Selected Papers from the 13th International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics (ISEM 2007)

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kim, Youn-Hyun^a | Kim, Sol^{b; *} | Choi, Jae-Hak^c | Ahn, Joonseon^d | Cho, Chang-Hyun^e | Lee, Ju^e

Affiliations: [a] Department of Electrical Engineering, Hanbat National University, Duckmyoung, Yuseong, Daejeon, 305-719, Korea | [b] Department of Electrical Engineering, Yuhan College, Goian, Sosa, Bucheon, Gyenggi, 442-749, Korea | [c] Electric Motor Research Group, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute, Boolmosangil, Changwon, 641-120, Korea | [d] Department of Electrical Engineering, Osan College, Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do, 447-749, Korea | [e] Department of Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University, Haengdang, Seongdong, Seoul, 133-791, Korea

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 2610 0733; Fax: +82 2 2179 9733; E-mail: slamsol@yuhan.ac.kr

Abstract: Large torque ripple of the Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM) is a major problem that is an obstacle to spreading over an industry. Nonlinear inductance profile and pulse magnetizing make the torque ripple unavoidable. In order to reduce the torque ripple, it is necessary to control the torque directly because the torque of the SRM is not linearly proportional to a current. This paper shows direct torque control scheme that reduces the torque ripple of the SRM dramatically. To verify the feasibility of control scheme, simulation and experiment are carried out.

Keywords: Direct Torque Control (DTC), Non-interference Current Control (NICC), Switched Reluctance Motor (SRM), torque ripple minimization

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2008-982

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 28, no. 1-2, pp. 247-253, 2008