Slayden Grubert Beard PLLC
System and method for starting synchronous motors
To avoid control failure resulting from startup of a PMSM that is windmilling, initial speed and position are determined before startup. A controller uses a FOC routine having a speed PI control loop, field-weaken control, a current PI control loop, and a speed observer. When the controller receives an instruction to start the PMSM, it delays startup and executes an “estimation” stage, in which the controller executes the FOC routine but with the speed PI control loop and the field-weaken control disabled. The estimation stage is repeated multiple times, with estimates converging to actual speed and position through successive iterations. When estimated speed and position values have stabilized, the motor is started using the estimates as initial speed and position for driving the PMSM. The FOC routine, with the speed PI control loop and the field-weaken control enabled, is used to drive the PMSM.
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