Improved Zero-Sequence Current Hysteresis Control-Based Space Vector Modulation for Open-End Winding PMSM Drives With Common DC Bus

Through the zero-sequence current (ZSC) hysteresis controller, the existing ZSC hysteresis control-based space vector modulation (SVM) strategy can provide a satisfactory ZSC suppression effect and greatly reduce the complexity for the open-end winding permanent magnet synchronous machine (OW-PMSM) drive with common dc bus. However, the corresponding linear modulation range is reduced by 12.7% compared with the middle hexagon space vector modulation (MH-SVM) for the OW-PMSM drive. To this end, this letter improves the linear modulation range of the existing strategy. The candidate voltage vectors for each sector are reselected, and three active voltage vectors will be employed in the extended feasible region. While ensuring the ZSC hysteresis control, the linear modulation range of the proposed strategy is the same as the MH-SVM. At last, experimental results verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed strategy. The proposed strategy can suppress the ZSC effectively, and the corresponding maximum speed is the same as the counterpart of the MH-SVM.

Automated summary

This study improves the linear modulation range of the existing strategy for the OW-PMSM drive by reselecting the candidate voltage vectors and employing three active voltage vectors in the extended feasible region. The proposed strategy maintains the ZSC hysteresis control and has the same linear modulation range as the MH-SVM. Experimental results confirm the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed strategy, which effectively suppresses the ZSC and achieves the same maximum speed as the MH-SVM counterpart.