Structures of vector control of n-phase motor drives based on generalized Clarke transformation

Abstract

The paper presents vector control structures for n-phase AC motors derived from generalized Clarke transformation. In contrast to known works, where authors operate on generalized formulas of the Clarke transformation, in this work, only a number of actually used phases, of mostly industrial purposes, are considered (n = 5, 6, 23). This allows to perform control calculations in stationary orthogonal coordinates a or rotating dq. There are implementations of different control strategies: ROC (rotor-oriented control) or FOC (field-oriented control). Next, the paper presents the novel concept of a voltage modulator designed for multi-phase drive systems. Operation of the modulator is based on the extended Clarke transformation for multiphase systems. A mathematical model of the multiphase voltage modulator, operating in open-loop and closed-loop current control has been presented. Some selected oscillograms of voltage and current waveform, which illustrate properties of proposed control structures have been presented.