Detection of Inter-Turn Faults in Multi-Phase Ferrite-PM Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Analyzed fPMa-SynRM
3. Validation of the FEM Model
4. Detection of Inter-Turn Faults in fPMa-SynRMs by Analyzing the Spectra of the Stator Currents and the ZSVC
5. Results
5.1. The Analyzed Machine Operating under Low-Load Conditions
5.2. The Analyzed Machine Operating under Rated Conditions
5.3. Summary of the Results Obtained
6. Indicators to Diagnose Early Inter-Turn Faults
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Nomenclature
ia,b,c,d,e | Instantaneous value of the phase current (A) |
if | Instantaneous value of the fault current (A) |
id | d-axis current (A) |
iq | q-axis current (A) |
iline,rated,peak,1 | Rated peak value of the fundamental harmonic of the line current (A) |
iFFT | Spectral data of the line current provided by the FFT algorithm (A) |
iline,peak,1 | Peak value of the fundamental harmonic of the line current (A) |
iFFT,1 | Peak value of the fundamental harmonic of the line current (A) |
va,b,c,d,e | Instantaneous value of the phase voltage (V) |
vZSVC | Instantaneous value of the homopolar voltage (V) |
vZSVC,FFT | Spectral data of the vZSVC provided by the FFT algorithm (V) |
vZSVC,FFT,1 | Peak value of the fundamental harmonic of the vZSVC (V) |
fs | Electrical frequency (Hz) |
k | Harmonic number (-) |
p | Pole pairs (-) |
λPM | Instantaneous value of the zero-sequence component of the flux linkage due to the permanent magnets (Wb) |
λa,b,c,d,c | Instantaneous value of the flux linkage in phases a,b,c,d,e due to permanent magnets (Wb) |
Ra,b,c,d,e | Phase resistance (Ω) |
θ | Rotor position (electrical °) |
α | Current angle (electrical °) |
FFT | Fast Fourier transform |
fPMa-SynRM | Ferrite-assisted synchronous reluctance motor |
IPM | Interior-PM motor |
MCSA | Motor current signature analysis |
PM | Permanent magnet |
ZSVC | Zero-sequence voltage component |
back-emf | Back-electromotive force |
mmf | Magnetomotive force |
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Characteristics | Value |
---|---|
Number of phases | 5 |
Rated power (kW) | 3.5 |
Rated voltage (VRMS) | 240 |
Rated current (ARMS) | 4 |
Rated torque (N·m) | 5.7 |
Rated speed (rev/min) | 5000 |
Number of pole pairs (p) | 6 |
Outer Stator diameter (mm) | 162.8 |
Outer Rotor diameter (mm) | 114 |
Stack Length (mm) | 26 |
Airgap width (mm) | 0.3 |
Number of slots | 60 |
Conductors per slot | 60 |
Slots/pole/phase (q) | 1 |
Layer type | Double layer |
Permanent magnets | Ferrite HF 30/26 |
Magnetic steel | M330-35A |
d-axis inductance (Ld, mH) | 59.7 under no current (id = iq = 0) 15.9 under maximum current (id = iline,rated,peak,1, iq = 0) |
q-axis inductance (Lq, mH) | 15.2 under no current (id = iq = 0) 11.8 under maximum current (id = 0, iq = iline,rated,peak,1) |
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Number of nodes | 151,469 |
Number of line elements | 24,672 |
Number of surface elements | 75,718 |
Mesh order | 2nd order |
Number of excellent quality elements | 96.16% |
Number of good quality elements | 3.44% |
Harmonic Order | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rated operating conditions | |||||||
Healthy (dB) | 0 | –16.4 | –152.8 | –34.5 | –29.5 | –37.0 | –45.6 |
Faulty (dB) | 0 | –16.4 | –68.6 | –34.4 | –29.5 | –37.0 | –45.5 |
∆dB1st harmonic | –68.6 * | ||||||
Low-saturation conditions | |||||||
Healthy (dB) | 0 | –11.9 | −143.1 | –28.4 | –31.6 | –34.8 | –35.1 |
Faulty (dB) | 0 | –12.0 | –66.71 | –28.4 | –31.9 | –34.9 | –35.3 |
∆dB1st harmonic | –66.71 * |
Harmonic Order | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rated operating conditions | |||||||
Healthy (dB) | –144.3 | –131.7 | 0 | –130.8 | –140.8 | –138.9 | –127.4 |
Faulty (dB) | –43.9 | –40.9 | 0 | –49.9 | –48.5 | –53.0 | –52.4 |
∆dB5th harmonic | –43.9 * | ||||||
Low-saturation conditions | |||||||
Healthy (dB) | –144.8 | –132 | 0 | –130 | –137.2 | –139.9 | –131.3 |
Faulty (dB) | –37.0 | –59.9 | 0 | –63.7 | –63.7 | –66.3 | –67.9 |
∆dB5th harmonic | –37.0 * |
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Candelo-Zuluaga, C.; Riba, J.-R.; López-Torres, C.; Garcia, A. Detection of Inter-Turn Faults in Multi-Phase Ferrite-PM Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines. Energies 2019, 12, 2733. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12142733
Candelo-Zuluaga C, Riba J-R, López-Torres C, Garcia A. Detection of Inter-Turn Faults in Multi-Phase Ferrite-PM Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines. Energies. 2019; 12(14):2733. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12142733
Chicago/Turabian StyleCandelo-Zuluaga, Carlos, Jordi-Roger Riba, Carlos López-Torres, and Antoni Garcia. 2019. "Detection of Inter-Turn Faults in Multi-Phase Ferrite-PM Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines" Energies 12, no. 14: 2733. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12142733