Deadbeat Predictive Current Control for High-Speed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine Drives With Low Switching-To-Fundamental Frequency Ratios

This article analyzes the conventional
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-frame model-based deadbeat predictive current control (DBPCC) methods for high-speed permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) drives with low switching-to-fundamental frequency ratios (SFRs). It shows that the state-of-the-art compensation schemes of control delay and rotor movement effect can improve the control performance but the problem still arises at very high speeds with very low SFRs. Therefore, this article presents a novel DBPCC method for high-speed PMSM drives. The proposed method tracks the machine stator flux vector in the stationary frame to achieve deadbeat control of the
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-axis currents. The control delay and rotor movement effect are both precisely considered. Consequently, the control performance and stability of the proposed DBPCC can be guaranteed at high speeds. Extensive simulations and experiments have been performed on a prototype high-speed PMSM drive. The effectiveness of the proposed method and its superiorities against the field-oriented control and the conventional DBPCCs have all been demonstrated.