US6661194B2
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Real-time estimation of induction machine parameters using sinusoidal voltage signals
Assignee: Ford Motor Co
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Filing: 2002-02-11
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Granted: 2003-12-09
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Expires: 2022-02-11
Abstract
Abstract A method and strategy for providing real-time estimates of the machine parameters of an induction machine, including rotor resistance, rotor inductance, stator resistance, stator inductance and mutual inductance. The induction machine is a part of a torque delivery driveline. The method comprises expressing stator voltage as a function of machine parameters, stator current, stator excitation frequency and slip frequency. A functional relationship of rotor current, rotor resistance, rotor flux, electrical speed of applied stator voltage and rotor electrical speed is defined. Rotor current and characteristic parameters are calculated, the machine parameters being calculated using the characteristic parameters.
Inventors
- 👤 Alexander T Zaremba
- 👤 Sergey G. Semenov
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:51
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P21/00; H02P21/14; H02P21/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
259 words
A method for estimating in real-time operating parameters for a multi-phase induction machine with a stator and a rotor for use in a torque delivery driveline having a torque input member, a torque output member and a torque controller having a processor unit with a memory and parameter estimation algorithms stored in memory, the driveline responding to torque commands that are related functionally to operating variables including stator voltage, stator sinusoidal voltage frequency and stator current in a synchronously rotating frame relative to electrical excitation speed selected to be nominal and greater than zero, the processor unit operating on the variables in accordance with instructions imposed on it by the stored algorithms, the method including the steps of: expressing stator voltage as a function of stator current, stator resistance, stator flux and stator excitation frequency; establishing a functional relationship between rotor current, rotor flux, rotor resistance, electrical speed of applied stator voltage and rotor electrical speed; transforming the functional relationship to eliminate derivatives and flux variables when the induction machine is in a steady state; computing rotor current as a function of measured stator current; computing stator voltage as a function of induction machine parameters, stator current, electrical speed and slip frequency; projecting stator voltage on axes related to the stator current in a synchronously rotating frame; transforming projected stator voltage orthogonal components and determining characteristic parameters using the orthogonal voltage components and stator current amplitude; and computing stator resistance and stator inductance as a function of the characteristic parameters when load on the torque output member is minimal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
259 words
A method for estimating in real-time operating parameters for a multi-phase induction machine with a stator and a rotor for use in a torque delivery driveline having a torque input member, a torque output member and a torque controller having a processor unit with a memory and parameter estimation algorithms stored in memory, the driveline responding to torque commands that are related functionally to operating variables including stator voltage, stator sinusoidal voltage frequency and stator current in a synchronously rotating frame relative to electrical excitation speed selected to be nominal and greater than zero, the processor unit operating on the variables in accordance with instructions imposed on it by the stored algorithms, the method including the steps of: expressing stator voltage as a function of stator current, stator resistance, stator flux and stator excitation frequency; establishing a functional relationship between rotor current, rotor flux, rotor resistance, electrical speed of applied stator voltage and rotor electrical speed; transforming the functional relationship to eliminate derivatives and flux variables when the induction machine is in a steady state; computing rotor current as a function of measured stator current; computing stator voltage as a function of induction machine parameters, stator current, electrical speed and slip frequency; projecting stator voltage on axes related to the stator current in a synchronously rotating frame; transforming projected stator voltage orthogonal components and determining characteristic parameters using the orthogonal voltage components and stator current amplitude; and computing stator resistance and stator inductance as a function of the characteristic parameters when load on the torque output member is minimal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method set forth in claim 1 including the step of computing rotor resistance and rotor inductance as a function of the characteristic parameters when load on the torque output member is a maximum and slip frequency for the rotor and stator is high.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method set forth in claim 2 including the step of computing stator leakage and rotor leakage as a function of the characteristic parameters and rotor resistance; and computing mutual inductance for the stator and the rotor as a function of stator inductance and stator leakage when the slip frequency is high.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method set forth in claim 3 wherein a first of the characteristic parameters is expressed as: P 1 = r s + r r ω e ω s L M 2 r r 2 + ω s 2 L r 2 where r s =stator resistance r r =rotor resistance ω e =electrical speed ω s =slip frequency L M =mutual inductance L r =rotor inductance.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method set forth in claim 4 wherein a second of the characteristic parameters is expressed as: P 2 = ( L s - L r ω s 2 L M 2 r r 2 + ω s 2 L r 2 ) where L s =stator flux L r =rotor flux ω s =slip frequency L M =mutual inductance L r =rotor inductance r r =rotor resistance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method set forth in claim 4 wherein slip frequency is expressed as: ω s =ω e −ω r where ω e =electrical frequency of command voltage and ω r =measured rotor speed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method set forth in claim 5 wherein slip frequency is expressed as: ω s =ω e −ω r where ω e =electrical frequency of command voltage and ω r =measured rotor speed.
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