Vibration Monitoring for Position Sensor Fault Diagnosis in Brushless DC Motor Drives
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. System Overview
2.1. Brushless DC Motor Drive Operating Principles
2.2. Use of Piezoelectric Transducers for Position Sensor Faults Detection
2.3. Harmonic Analysis Using the Goertzel Algorithm
3. Investigation of Position Sensor Fault Impact on a BLDC Motor Drive through Simulation
3.1. Simulation Model Development and Healthy System Operation
3.2. Brushless DC Motor Drive under Position Sensor Misalignment Fault
3.3. Brushless DC Motor Drive under Position Sensor Breakdown Fault
3.3.1. Simulation Analysis of Single Position Sensor Breakdown Fault
3.3.2. Simulation Analysis of Double Position Sensor Breakdown Fault
4. Experimental Investigation of the Proposed Fault-Detection Methodology
4.1. Development of the Experimental Setup
4.2. Piezoelectric Sensor Investigation under Position Sensor Misalignment Defect
4.3. Piezoelectric Sensor Investigation under a Single Position Sensor Breakdown Fault
4.4. Piezoelectric Sensor Investigation under a Double Position Sensor Breakdown Fault
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sector | Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | Active Switches | Active Windings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
a | 1 | 0 | 1 | Q1, Q4 | A+, B− |
b | 1 | 0 | 0 | Q1, Q6 | A+, C− |
c | 1 | 1 | 0 | Q3, Q6 | B+, C− |
d | 0 | 1 | 0 | Q3, Q2 | B+, A− |
e | 0 | 1 | 1 | Q5, Q2 | C+, A− |
f | 0 | 0 | 1 | Q5, Q4 | C+, B− |
Parameter | Value | Parameter | Value |
---|---|---|---|
Nominal Power (W) | 660 | Stator phase resistance (Ω) | 0.08 |
Nominal Voltage (V) | 48 | Stator phase Inductance (mH) | 0.15 |
Pole Pairs | 4 | Torque constant (Nm/A) | 0.11 |
Nominal Speed (rpm) | 3000 | Back-EMF constant (V/krpm) | 11.5 |
Nominal Torque (Nm) | 2.1 | Rotor inertia (g cm2) | 2400 |
Sector | Healthy Configuration | Defective Configuration Sensor A at High Level | Defective Configuration Sensor A at Low Level | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | |
b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
d | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
e | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
f | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
a | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sector | Healthy Configuration | Defective Configuration I | Defective Configuration II | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | |
f | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
a | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
d | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
e | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sector | Healthy Configuration | Defective Configuration I | Defective Configuration II | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | Sensor A | Sensor B | Sensor C | |
c | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
d | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
e | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
f | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
a | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Papathanasopoulos, D.A.; Giannousakis, K.N.; Dermatas, E.S.; Mitronikas, E.D. Vibration Monitoring for Position Sensor Fault Diagnosis in Brushless DC Motor Drives. Energies 2021, 14, 2248. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14082248
Papathanasopoulos DA, Giannousakis KN, Dermatas ES, Mitronikas ED. Vibration Monitoring for Position Sensor Fault Diagnosis in Brushless DC Motor Drives. Energies. 2021; 14(8):2248. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14082248
Chicago/Turabian StylePapathanasopoulos, Dimitrios A., Konstantinos N. Giannousakis, Evangelos S. Dermatas, and Epaminondas D. Mitronikas. 2021. "Vibration Monitoring for Position Sensor Fault Diagnosis in Brushless DC Motor Drives" Energies 14, no. 8: 2248. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14082248