Cogging torque effect on motor start-up in a sensorless motor drive for permanent magnet synchronous motors

This paper deals with issues created by the cogging torque exhibited in permanent magnet synchronous motors in a motor drive with field oriented control. Experimental results are shown for both the start-up procedure and the steady-state operation of the used motor. The static and cogging torque are also measured at low speed to optimize the parameters of the start-up algorithm.