Analysis of Harmonic Current in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Its Effec.docx

《Analysis of Harmonic Current in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Its Effec.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《Analysis of Harmonic Current in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Its Effec.docx（7页珍藏版）》请在得力文库 - 分享文档赚钱的网站上搜索。

1、ScientificResearchJournal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications 2012, 4, 15-20 :dx.aoi.org/!0.4236/iemaa.012.41003 Published Online January 2012 ( : SciJRP.org/joumal/jemaa)Analysis of Harmonic Current in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Its Effect on Motor TorqueXiaoyuan Wang1, Wei Zho

2、u1, Ruzhen Dou2,School of Electrical Engineering & Automation, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China; 2China Automotive Technology & Research Center, Tianjin, China.Email: xywang62Received November 14th, 2011; revised December 12th, 2011; accepted December 22nd, 2011ABSTRACTThe inverter is used as the

3、power supply of modern permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). The inverter may produce harmonics in inversion process and form harmonic currents in motor stator winding which can lead to factors against motor smooth operation such as torque fluctuating and winding heating. This article focuses o

4、n the harmonic currents formed in the motor stator winding by getting the harmonics frequency spectrum with software. The effect of harmonic currents to motor torque is analyzed with the finite element method (FEM).Keywords: Harmonic Current; Inversion; Torque Ripple; SPWM; Finite Element Method1. I

5、ntroductionWith the development of power electronic technology, rapid growth of frequency conversion technology was realized. A new theory of Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) was advanced in the 1960s by scientists. The modulation technique used in communication field was brought into the application of

6、 AC frequency converters. The Sine Pulse-Width Modulation (SPWM) technique has been applied in inversion since 1970s, making the performance of inverter greatly improved and being widely spread 11.The principle of PWM control is to control the on-off states of power electronic switches in order to o

7、btain a series of pulse waves with same amplitude but different width. The pulse waves are used to replace the required waves, particularly sine waves 2. By modulating the width of pulses according to specific rules, output voltage as well as frequency can be changed. This is the basis of many contr

8、ol strategies 3.Permanent magnet synchronous motor driven by inverter is controlled easily. However, some problems also come out. Only the wave with approximately expected but not the exactly same shape can be obtained with PWM. The harmonics may be generated during the process of sine wave modulati

9、ng using carrier wave, accordingly the performance of PMSM is influenced to some degree. This article mainly studied the effect of harmonic currents produced during SPWM modulating on the torque of motor.2. IntroductionWith the development of power electronic technology, rapid growth of frequency co

10、nversion technology was realized. A new theory of Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) was advanced in the 1960s by scientists. The modulation technique used in communication field was brought into the application of AC frequency converters. The Sine Pulse-Width Modulation (SPWM) technique has been applied

11、in inversion since 1970s, making the performance of inverter greatly improved and being widely spread 11.The principle of PWM control is to control the on-off states of power electronic switches in order to obtain a series of pulse waves with same amplitude but different width. The pulse waves are u

12、sed to replace the required waves, particularly sine waves 2. By modulating the width of pulses according to specific rules, output voltage as well as frequency can be changed. This is the basis of many control strategies 3.Permanent magnet synchronous motor driven by inverter is controlled easily.

13、However, some problems also come out. Only the wave with approximately expected but not the exactly same shape can be obtained with PWM. The harmonics may be generated during the process of sine wave modulating using carrier wave, accordingly the performance of PMSM is influenced to some degree. Thi

14、s article mainly studied the effect of harmonic currents produced during SPWM modulating on the torque of motor.3. Finite Element Model of the Motor and SPWM External CircuitFinite element method is a good analytic approach which is widely used in electromagnetic field. The finite element model of t

15、he PMSM is built in this study. The motor is a 4-pole motor with rated frequency of 5() Hz, rated voltage 220 V, rated speed 1500 r/min. The connection between the motor and SPWM inverter drive circuit is made through the external circuit software. After voltage was loaded, results can be obtained t

16、hrough the Fourier transform of the data. The amplitude, phase angle of motor harmonic current and other related information are available as well. And parameter of selected PMSM is shown in Table 1.The significance of using finite element software cosimulation for harmonic analysis is that FEM meth

17、od has higher accuracy. Traditional software such as MATLAB can be used for harmonic analysis, but the accuracy of the specific parameters of selected motor cannot be guaranteed. Being not able to establish an accurate motor model, the precise data of the harmonic currents as ones in specific finite

18、 element model cannot be obtained which will result in errors.The finite element model of the motor is shown in Figure 1.The mesh plot of the PMSM is shown in Figure 2.SPWM three-phase bridge inverter circuit is shown in Figure 3. 6-pieces IGBTs are used as power switching devices of full controller

19、 bridge.JEMAACopyright 2012 SciRes.16Analysis of Harmonic Current in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Its Effect on Motor TorqueFigure 1. Finite element model of permanent magnet synchronous motor.The SPWM external circuit is connected. Sine wave is selected as the modulation wave. Triangle wa

20、ve is selected as the carrier wave. There are the crossover points between the modulation wave and carrier wave. The time of those points decides on-offs time of the inverter switches. The pluses with same amplitude and varying widths are produced 4. Next several points should be concerned in the es

21、tablishment of the external circuit.I) There is a phase difference of 120 degrees between two phases in modulation wave interaction. The initial phase angle should be appropriate. The match between theFigure 2. Mesh plots of the PMSM.一 1HaslCQo-Yy- 810 SJ/N301手汽4UFigure 3. SPWM main circuit.Table 1.

22、 Parameter of the selected PMSM.power rating550 wrated voltage220 Vrated frequency50 Hzrated speed1500 rpmrotor poles4number of stator slots24stator outer diameter120 mmrotor outer diameter74 mmiron core thickness65 1T1IT1fundamental wave phase angle and the motor ones can be ensured during invertin

23、g.2) The ratio of the carrier wave frequency to the modulation wave frequency should be odd and integer times of 3. The even harmonics can be eliminated. The positive and the negative half-cycle waveform are symmetrical. The three-phase output waveform are strictly symmetrical too.3) The fundamental

24、 wave amplitude and the modulation degree are proportional. The DC side voltage should be adjustable based on the modulation degree.4) 2D FEM cannot take into account the effect of endwinding leakage inductance. It must be considered in connecting external circuit or the motor model 51. SPWM drive c

25、ircuit is shown in Figure 4.The finite element model of the motor is input into the external circuit software 6. The whole system simulation model is shown in Figure 5.After excitations and simulation parameters of the model are set, co-simulation is carried out. The relevant data can be obtained. P

26、hase current waveform is shown in Figure 6.It can be seen from Figure 6 that harmonics are produced during the process of inversion. The voltage applied to the motor is not ideal sine wave excitation. Therefore there are various harmonic currents in the stator winding and the current waveform is dis

27、torted.3. Current Harmonic AnalysisSingle carrier wave signal is used in the inversion process. The output phase voltage of three-phase SPWM inverter circuit contains harmonic voltages with angular frequencies of:nmckmr(1)where wc is the carrier wave angular frequency, wr is the angular frequency fo

28、r the modulation wave |7.n= 135,一,左：3(2w-l) l,w= 1,2,;n = 2,4,6,k (6m+l,m = 0,1,.6m -1, m = 1,2,.In this study /c is set at 4050 Hz and /r is 5() Hz. As theCopyright 2012 SciRes.JEMAA17Figure 4. SPWM drive circuit.Figure 5. Co-simulation model.carrier wave frequency is much higher than the modulatio

29、n wave ones, harmonic voltages distribute at high frequencies around nfc 8. The harmonic currents with the same frequency in the motor phase winding are produced due to harmonic phase voltage.Fourier decomposition of the phase current is applied to get amplitudes and phase angles of harmonic current

30、s. Harmonic spectrum is shown in Figure 7.It can be seen from the harmonic spectrum that the harmonic currents are distributed in the vicinity of 0 Hz, 4050 Hz, 8100 Hz, 12150 Hz, mainly around 0 Hz. Higher harmonics can be easily filtered. The harmonic currents which have primary impact on the moto

31、r are mainly around 0 Hz.No even harmonic current exist in the stator winding of PMSM. There is a phase difference of 120 degree between two phases of harmonic currents with the same frequency in PMSM, as follows:ia = Insninat+(Pn) ih =yflln sinnwt - 2mnj3 + 品)ic =411 n sin(3)(nwt + 2nA3 + 八)Because

32、 star connection is used in PMSM, there is not a loop for the 3rd, 9th currents. The 3rd, 9th harmonic currents do not exist in PMSM 9. The harmonic currents impacting motors are mainly the 5th, 7th harmonic currents. The impact of the 5th, 7th harmonic currents on the motor torque are analyzed belo

33、w 10.4. The Effect of Harmonic Current on MotorTorqueThe current in stator winding can be expressed as the form below:ia =ll cos fwt )W21n cos nwt + 八)(4)The effect of the amplitude and p of the 5th and 7th harmonic currents on motor torque are discussed. The effect of harmonic currents on the PMSM

34、torque in rated condition are analyzed below.The amplitude of harmonic currents normally account for 1% - 15% of the fundamental current amplitude when the motor is energized with inverter. The amplitude of low time harmonics increase with the frequency decrease of inverter.It can be got that the am

35、plitude of fundamental current is 2.25 A. The 5th harmonic current is loaded with 0 A, 0.05 A, 0.1 A, 0.15 A, 0.2 A for simulation. The 7th harmonic current is loaded with 0 A, 0.05 A, 0.1 A, 0.15 A, 0.2 A too. The changing trend curves of torque ripple with increase of the 5th and 7th harmonic curr

36、ents is shown in Figure 8.It can be found that the range of torque ripple is 1.5466 Nm when fundamental current is loaded only. The range of torque ripple is increased by harmonic currents. The range of torque ripple gets larger as the amplitude of the 5 th or 7th harmonic currents increases. It is

37、against the steady operation of the motor.The amplitude of harmonic currents has little effect on the average torque of PMSM. The changing trend of average torque as the 5th and 7th harmonic currents increase is shown in Table 2.Besides the amplitude of harmonic current which have effect on the moto

38、r torque, the A in expression (4) will also have effect on the motor torque 11. To analyses quantitatively the effect of different (ff the 5th (7th) harmonic current in stator winding is assumed 0.1 A. The harmonic current is loaded with fundamental current of 2.25 A together. The interval of/is of

39、30. The changing trend of torque ripple as /is shown in Figure 9.The torque ripple caused by the 5th and 7th harmonic currents both goes up and down twice in a cycle of f. The motor has a small torque ripple when f is around 0 and 180. The motor has a big torque ripple when f is around 90 and 270.Th

40、e average torque of PMSM in different f can be got too.Analysis of Harmonic Current in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Its Effect on Motor TorqueJEMAACopyright 2012 SciRes.18Analysis of Harmonic Current in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Its Effect on Motor TorqueFigure 6. Phase curren

41、t waveform.5。-o ,06.5b 0 N J J2】(rsxsoqsCurve Infomag(KI.I)o.5o-0.00 71 .,. j . 一 . 一 一._302.505.bo 7：5010.0012.5015.00Figure 7. Harmonic current spectrum.8.751.71.65 1.67.55 1.5 I.45The amplitude of harmonic currents (A)Figure 8. Changing & _ _ the 5th and 7th harmonic currents increase.g trend of

42、the range of torque ripple asamplitudeharmonic timesaverage torque 5thaverage torque 7th03.61193.61190.053.61163.61210.13.61123.61220.153.61073.61210.23.61023.6122Table 2. The average torque of PMSM with different amplitude of harmonic cuirents (Nm)The change of w of harmonic currents has visibly li

43、ttleFigure 9. Changing trend of the range of torque ripple as the9A=7515:rrrH- QnzonnHDSSTTBJvalue of/increases.effect on the motor average torque. The average torque is hardly changed by A. And Table 3 lists the average torque of PMSM with differentData such as amplitude and phase angle of these ha

44、rmonic currents in rated condition can be got from the simulation and harmonic analysis above. It is known that the amplitude of fundamental wave cun*ent is 2.25 A. The amplitudes of 5th and 7th harmonic current are 0.04 A and 0.03 A. Fundamental wave and the 5th, 7th harmonic currents in rated cond

45、ition can be loaded using finite element software as excitation.When fundamental wave and the 5th, 7th harmonic currents are being loaded in winding, it is important how to set the initial phase angles of current excitations correctly. Otherwise, torque curves will get wrong. The initial phase angle

46、 of current excitation should be the difference between power factor angle and initial phaseCopyright 2012 SciRes.JEMAA19Analysis of Harmonic Current in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor and Its Effect on Motor TorqueTable 3. The average torque of PMSM with different 八(Nm)average torque 5 thaverage

47、 torque 1th0。3.61123.612130。3.61213.613060。3.61303.613690。3.61353.6137120,3.61363.6134150,3.61323.6127180,3.61243.6117210,3.61163.610824。3.61083.6101270,3.61033.6100300,3.61023.6104330,3.61063.6112angle of voltage excitation. The method below is used to determine the initial phase angle of current excitation. Take the fundamental wave current for example.The initial phase angle of voltage excitation is When the motor works in steady state, the phase angle of current at the integer multiple time of cycle is 办 The phase angle of voltage at that time is Ai .八i -仇 is the power facto