A Low Coupling Fault Tolerant PMA-SynRM With Mixed-Pitch Segregated Windings

Bo Wang, Xiaobao Feng, Jiayao Bao, Wenhan Xu, Jiabin Wang, Wei Hua, Ming Cheng, Shuangxia Niu

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Abstract

Mutual coupling effect between different winding modules causes undesirable effects for the fault tolerant machine drives, such as current distortion, torque ripple, and increased fault current. In this article, a mixed-pitch segregated winding configuration is presented for a triple modular fault tolerant permanent magnet (PM)-assisted synchronous reluctance machine (PMA-SynRM). It exhibits less mutual coupling effect between the different winding sets, which leads to improved fault tolerance compared to the existing full-pitched segregated windings. The mutual coupling effect is described by deriving the magnetomotive force (MMF) profile, and the fault tolerant performance improvement is proven by detailed finite-element (FE) analysis and prototyping tests in healthy and various fault conditions. The results confirm that the presented winding machine has the same healthy performance as the conventional full-pitched windings, and it operates in a more balanced manner with less current distortion and lower turn fault current. It will become a more competing candidate for the safety critical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4549-4559
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification
Volume8
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Fault tolerant
  • magnetomotive force (MMF)
  • multiple 3-phase
  • mutual coupling
  • turn short-circuit fault

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Transportation
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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