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DEMO TITLES

PMSM (Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor) drives Case I: CSI drives PMSM Case II: 2-Level VSI drives PMSM without filter Case III: 2-Level VSI drives PMSM with filter Case IV: 3-Level VSI drives PMSM without filter Author: Tshibain Tshibungu Simsmart Technologies Inc. Brossard, Quebec Canada

Software used: Simsmart Engineering Suite V6 (ES V6)

1. OBJECTIVE AND DESCRIPTION

The following test cases are done in order to test and validate the power electronics components from the Engineering suite V6 Electrical library and analog components. A PMSM has the following parameters:

A DC source supplies the motor through an inverter. At t = 0 s the reference speed is set to 150 rad/s and reverse to -100 rad/s at t = 0.25 s. The maximum torque allows is 12 Nm.

2. PROCESSES DATA
Case I: CSI (Current- sourced Inverter) drives PMSM.

The IGBTs without snubbers Speed controller

Hysteresis control The diagram block control of CSI

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Case II: 2-Level VSI (Voltage- Sourced Inverter) drives PMSM without filter

The IGBTs without snubbers Currents controllers For q axis For d axis Speed controller

Switching frequency

Case III: 2-Level VSI drives PMSM with filter

The IGBTs are without snubbers Currents controllers For q axis For d axis Speed controller

LC filter with damping resistor

Switching frequency

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Case IV: 3-Level VSI (NPC) drives PMSM without filter

Diode with snubber

MOSFETs with external snubber

Same controllers as case II

The diagram block control of VSI

3. SIMULATION PARAMETERS
The simulation was run in time domain with sample time of

4. PROCESSES REPRESENTATION IN ES V6
Case I: CSI drives PMSM.

Case II: 2-Level VSI drives PMSM without filter

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Case II: 2-Level VSI drives PMSM with filter

Case IV: 3-Level VSI (NPC) drives PMSM without filter

6. ENGINEERING SUITE V6 RESULTS

All cases

Case I: CSI drives PMSM.

Case II: 2-Level VSI drives PMSM without filter

Case II: 2-Level VSI drives PMSM with filter

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Case IV: 3-Level VSI (NPC) drives PMSM without filter

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Conclusion The following conclusions can be made: the impact of filter on the 2-level voltage VSI, the 3-level voltage without filter in motor current, the torque doesnt exceed the maximum allowed (12 Nm). CSI drives PMSM has the advantage of quick torque response versus VSI drives PMSM but poor in harmonics.

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7. REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Power electronics. Converters, applications and design, 2nd edition. Mohan / Underland / Robbins. 2. Electric Motor Drives. Modeling, Analysis, and Control. R. Krishnan. 3. High Performance Control of AC Drives with Matlab/Simulink Models. H. Abu-Rub, A. Iqbal, J. Guzinski.

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