Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A 12-8 switched-reluctance motor (SRM) is studied in bearingless (or self-levitated) operation with coil currents limited to the linear region to avoid magnetic saturation. The required motoring and levitating currents are summed and go into a single motor coil per pole to obtain the highest power output of the motor by having more space for motor coil winding. Two controllers are investigated for the bearingless SRM operation. First, a model-based controller using the radial force, which is adjusted by a factor derived from finite element analysis, is presented. Then a simple and practical observation-based controller using a PD (proportional-derivative) control algorithm is presented. Both controllers were experimentally demonstrated to 6500 rpm. This paper reports the initial efforts toward eventual self levitation of a SRM operating into strong magnetic core saturation at liquid nitrogen temperature.
Keywords:
Aircraft Propulsion and Power
Type:
NASA/TM-2006-214486
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AIAA Paper 2006-4804
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E-15743
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42nd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit; Jul 09, 2006 - Jul 12, 2006; Sacramento, CA; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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