Advanced Control Methods and Emerging Motor Designs for Electric Propulsion Applications

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Systems & Control Engineering".

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Electric and Computer Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8s 4l7, Canada
Interests: electric machines and drives; transportation electrification; renewable energy applications; battery management
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Interests: electric vehicle technologies; wireless power transfer; power electronics; machines and drives; biomedical power electronics
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School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
Interests: power electronics; electric machines and drives; renewable energy; fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control

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Dear Colleagues,

Zero-carbon emission is currently pushing the rapid development of electric propulsion, including electric vehicles and electric aircraft. Electric machines, regarded as one of the core components in electric propulsion, are being intensively studied to meet the increasing demand for performance in the drive system. Various types of electric machines, such as permanent magnet synchronous machines, induction machines, and reluctance machines, are promising candidates for electric propulsion. However, different types of electric machines are facing their own challenges, requiring innovative solutions. In this Special Issue, we welcome submissions to improve the performance of electric propulsion systems, focusing on advanced speed/current/torque control methods, fault-tolerant control methods, sensorless control methods, control technologies for new inverter topologies, novel motor topologies, emerging motor design methods, etc.

Dr. Gaoliang Fang
Dr. Wei Liu
Dr. Filipe Pinarello Scalcon
Dr. Xiaokang Zhang
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Keywords

  • electric vehicle
  • electric aircraft
  • permanent magnet synchronous machines
  • induction machines
  • reluctance machines
  • control
  • machine design

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Sliding Mode Speed Control for PMSM Based on Model Predictive Current
by Weihong Zhou, Zhe Song, Xi Xiao, Yougui Guo and Yu Mo
Electronics 2024, 13(13), 2561; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13132561 - 29 Jun 2024
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To enhance the dynamic performance and disturbance rejection capability of the permanent magnet synchronous motor speed control system, a novel speed control method based on a novel sliding mode control (NSMC) and load torque observer is proposed on the basis of model predictive [...] Read more.
To enhance the dynamic performance and disturbance rejection capability of the permanent magnet synchronous motor speed control system, a novel speed control method based on a novel sliding mode control (NSMC) and load torque observer is proposed on the basis of model predictive current control (MPCC) with a sliding mode disturbance observer. First, on the basis of MPCC, the influence of parameters such as resistance, inductance, and flux linkage on MPCC is analyzed. To address the aggregated disturbance caused by parameter mismatches, a piecewise square-root switching function sliding mode disturbance observer (SMDO) is designed to enhance the robustness of the parameters. To address the poor dynamic performance and inadequate robustness resulting from the proportional-integral-controller (PI) velocity loop control in the MPCC, a novel NSMC velocity control method is proposed. This method utilizes the hyperbolic sine function and fractional-order integral sliding mode surface, resolving the dilemma faced by traditional slide mode controllers (SMC) in balancing fast response and reduced vibration. Additionally, to enhance the system’s disturbance rejection capability, a sliding mode torque observer (SMTO) is designed to continuously update the observed load torque value into the NSMC controller, achieving speed compensation control. Finally, through comparative experiments among the proportional integral controller (PI), SMC, NSMC, and NSMC + SMTO, the results indicate that the proposed NSMC + SMTO exhibits the best speed response, steady-state characteristics, and disturbance rejection capability. Full article
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The Analysis of Permanent Magnet Vernier Synchronous Machine Vibration and Noise
by Fan Yang, Daolu Li, Yi Zhang, Lijing Wang, Bitian Ye and Fang Zhang
Electronics 2023, 12(20), 4341; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12204341 - 19 Oct 2023
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The permanent magnet vernier synchronous machine (PMVSM) has the characteristics of high torque density and high power density and has advantages in the field of low-speed and high-torque applications. The PMVSM utilizes rich harmonics for torque enhancement, but it can also cause an [...] Read more.
The permanent magnet vernier synchronous machine (PMVSM) has the characteristics of high torque density and high power density and has advantages in the field of low-speed and high-torque applications. The PMVSM utilizes rich harmonics for torque enhancement, but it can also cause an increase in radial electromagnetic force and vibration noise. In this paper, we take a 12-slot 10-pole PMVSM as an example to analyze the source of radial electromagnetic force, vibration and noise. The electromagnetic finite-element model and structural finite-element model of the PMVSM are established for calculation. Through the analysis and calculation of two-dimensional electromagnetic fields, the radial electromagnetic force distribution of the PMVSM is obtained. We derive the radial electromagnetic force formula of the PMVSM and verify the correctness of the formula through harmonic analysis of the radial electromagnetic force. The sources of radial electromagnetic forces at various orders and frequencies within the PMVSM are analyzed and summarized by coupling the radial electromagnetic force obtained from the electromagnetic finite-element model to the structural finite-element model and conducting electromagnetic vibration harmonic response analysis on the PMVSM. The measured acceleration spectrum of the prototype is compared with the finite-element method (FEM) results, verifying the correctness of the finite-element simulation results for electromagnetic vibration. Full article
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