Control, Operation and Protection of Multiphase Machines and Drives

Dear Colleagues,

Modern electric drives suffer more restrictive requirements due to the new role of the present-day green industrial applications in our life. For instance, electric vehicles and clean energy generation systems based on multiphase systems are already considered real alternatives to conventional mobility and electric generation. This situation has promoted the use of electric drives with high reliability and efficiency, as well as with extra operation modes. In this regard, multiphase electric drives can benefit from this more demanding scenario, thanks to their intrinsic advantages over conventional three-phase systems. To name a few interesting characteristics, they provide a higher fault tolerance, a better power distribution, and inherent extra freedom degrees to explore new operation modes. In order to exploit these interesting features, prestigious research groups have focused on developing next-generation multiphase drives. This research activity has studied these systems from different perspectives, such as the implementation of high-performance control schemes (in pre- and post-fault situations), the management of the fault occurrence, the specific design of multiphase machines and drive topologies, or the development of additional modes of operation. Attending to this promising scenario, the main objective of this Special Issue is to show new advances and developments in the field of multiphase electric drives to the scientific community and industry.

Dr. Ignacio Gonzalez Prieto
Prof. Dr. Mario Duran
Guest Editors

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