Author : Renato Amorim Torres (Ph.D.)
Release : 2022
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Book Synopsis Design of Wide Bandgap-based Sensorless Current-source Inverter Integrated Motor Drive by : Renato Amorim Torres (Ph.D.)
Download or read book Design of Wide Bandgap-based Sensorless Current-source Inverter Integrated Motor Drive written by Renato Amorim Torres (Ph.D.). This book was released on 2022. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Integrated motor drives (IMDs) can deliver substantial economic benefits by replacing low-efficiency fixed-speed motors with compact adjustable-speed drives that combine the power electronics and motor into the same physical structure. IMDs are currently implemented using voltage-source inverters since this topology is naturally compatible with conventional silicon-based power devices. However, major advances in the development of new types of power semiconductor switches made from wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride open intriguing opportunities for the development of reverse-voltage-blocking switches that are well-suited for use in current-source inverters (CSIs). These WBG power switches are capable of operating efficiently at high switching frequencies (>100 kHz) and high junction temperatures (>150[degrees]C). Since the selection of the inverter topology is highly dependent on the power device characteristics, the emergence of power devices with new semiconductor properties demands a reevaluation of the system configuration. Therefore, this thesis investigates the combination of new WBG power devices and CSIs for use in integrated motor drive applications. Additionally, as the power electronics has its volume substantially reduced by employing WBG devices, the rotor position sensor becomes one of the largest components of the motor drive. Therefore, its elimination is advantageous from the cost and reliability perspective and allows higher power density and better packaging. Different design aspects are analyzed and addressed in this thesis to develop a high-performance 3kW sensorless CSI-IMD, such as system modeling, sizing and selection of components, development of new modulation strategies that allow the employment of four-quadrant switches and improve the inverter efficiency, development of new control strategies, the combination of sensorless techniques that allows an SPM machine-based CSI-IMD to operate in the full speed-range, and investigation of different cooling strategies.