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Detection and Compensation of Transistor and Position Sensors Faults in PM BLDCM Drives

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Advanced Control of Electrical Drives and Power Electronic Converters

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During normal operation of a permanent magnet brushless direct current motor (PM BLDCM) drive some faulty modes can occur as a result of the failures of the position sensors and transistors of a voltage inverter supplying the motor. In this chapter the impact of these faults on the PM BLDCM drive system has been presented. The waveforms and FFT spectra of the stator currents, hodographs of the stator current space vector in the stationary reference frame following transistor faults and waveforms of signals determining the actual position of the rotor have been analysed in the chapter. Simple diagnostic and localization methods to identify a faulty part of the drive system have been proposed. The post-fault control has been analysed as well, it enables the drive system to continue its operation despite the diagnosed faults, because additional hardware circuits are used. This chapter presents simulation results validated by experimental testes conducted in a laboratory set-up.

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    Marcin Skóra & Czesław T. Kowalski

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Skóra, M., Kowalski, C.T. (2017). Detection and Compensation of Transistor and Position Sensors Faults in PM BLDCM Drives. In: Kabziński, J. (eds) Advanced Control of Electrical Drives and Power Electronic Converters. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 75. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45735-2_9

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