Absolute angle estimation apparatus for a sensorless switched reluctance machine system
AssigneeSundstrand Corporation
InventorsStephen R. Jones, Barry T. Drager
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Abstract
An apparatus for estimating rotor position of a rotating machine having an even number of phase windings selects first and second phase position estimates developed in response to pulses applied to phase windings having associated phase profiles that are displaced at other than 180 electrical degrees and determines a rotor position estimate from the first and second phase position estimates.
Claims11
Apparatus for estimating rotor position of a rotating machine having N phase windings where N is an even number greater than or equal to four, wherein each phase winding exhibits an electrical parameter that varies according to an associated phase profile and the phase profile are displaced 360/N electrical degrees relative to one another and wherein the apparatus is responsive to phase position estimates developed in response to pulses applied to the phase windings, comprising:
- means for selecting first and second phase position estimates in accordance with a reliability criterion wherein the first and second phase position estimates are developed in response to pulses applied to phase windings having associated phase profiles that are displaced at other than 180 electrical degrees;
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- means coupled to the selecting means for determining a rotor position estimate from the first and second phase position estimates.
Apparatus for estimating rotor position of a rotating machine having N phase windings where N is an even number greater than or equal to four, wherein each phase winding exhibits an electrical parameter that varies according to an associated phase profile and the phase profiles are displaced 360/N electrical degrees relative to one another and wherein the apparatus is responsive to phase position estimates developed in response to pulses applied to the phase windings, comprising:
- means for selecting first and second phase position estimates in accordance with a selection criterion wherein the first and second phase position estimates are developed in response to pulses applied to phase windings having associated phase profiles that are displaced at other than 180 electrical degrees;
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- means coupled to the selecting means for determining a rotor position estimate from the first and second phase position estimates wherein the first phase position estimate comprises first and second angles .theta..sub.1 and .theta..sub.2 and the second phase position estimate comprises third and fourth angles .theta..sub.3 and .theta..sub.4 and wherein the determining means includes means for calculating values .theta..sub.13, .theta..sub.14, .theta..sub.23, .theta..sub.24 as follows:
- .theta..sub.13 =abs (modulo -180.degree. TO +180.degree.! (.theta..sub.1 -.theta..sub.3))
- .theta..sub.14 =abs (modulo -180.degree. TO +180.degree.! (.theta..sub.1 -.theta..sub.4))
- .theta..sub.23 =abs (modulo -180.degree. TO +180.degree.! (.theta..sub.2 -.theta..sub.3))
- .theta..sub.24 =abs (modulo -180.degree. TO +180.degree.! (.theta..sub.2 -.theta..sub.4))
- and means responsive to the calculating means for comparing the values .theta..sub.13, .theta..sub.14, .theta..sub.23, .theta..sub.24 to determine the rotor position estimate.
Apparatus for estimating rotor position of a switched reluctance machine having N phase windings where N is an even number greater than or equal to four, wherein each phase winding has an inductance that varies according to an associated phase inductance profile and the phase inductance profiles are displaced 360/N electrical degrees relative to one another and wherein the apparatus is responsive to phase position estimates developed in response to pulses applied to the phase windings, comprising:
- first means for selecting a first phase position estimate in accordance with a reliability criterion;
- second means for selecting a second phase position estimate;
- wherein the first and second phase position estimates are developed in response to pulses applied to phase windings having associated phase inductance profiles that are displaced at other than 180 electrical degrees;
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- means coupled to the selecting means for determining a rotor position estimate from the first and second phase position estimates.
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