TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................................
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TABLE LIST ...................................................................................................................
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FIGURE LIST .................................................................................................................
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1
INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................
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1.1
MOTIVATION..................................................................................................................
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2 DESCRIPTION OF THE DRIVE
SYSTEM..........................................................................................
2.1 PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR DRIVE
SYSTEMS......................................................... 13
2.2 PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS
MOTOR.................................................................................. 14
2.2.1 Permanent Magnet
Materials.......................................................................................................
2.2.2 Classification of Permanent Magnet
Motors................................................................................
2.2.2.1 Direction of field
flux..........................................................................................................................
2.2.2.2 Flux density
distribution...................................................................................................................
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2.2.2.3 Permanent magnet radial field

motors.................................................................................................
2.3 POSITION
SENSOR........................................................................................................................
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2.3.1 Optical
Encoders.......................................................................................................................
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2.3.1.1 Incremental
encoders.......................................................................................................................
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2.3.1.2 Absolute
encoders.......................................................................................................................
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2.3.2 Position
Revolver........................................................................................................................
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2.4 CURRENT CONTROLLED
INVERTER....................................................................................................
2.4.1
Inverter.........................................................................................................................
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2.4.2
IGBTs.............................................................................................................................
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2.4.3 Current
Control..........................................................................................................................
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2.4.3.1 PWM Current
Controller.....................................................................................................................
2.4.3.2 Hysteresis current
controller................................................................................................................
3 MODELING OF PM DRIVE
SYSTEM.................................................................................................

3.1 DETAILED MODELING OF

PMSM.......................................................................................................
3.1.1 Parks Transformation and Dynamic d q
modeling......................................................................
3.1.2 Equivalent Circuit of Permanent Magnet Synchronous
Motor....................................................
3.2
PM MOTOR CONTROL...................................................................................................
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3.2.1 Field Oriented Control of PM
Motors..........................................................................................
3.2.1.1 Constant torque
operation...................................................................................................................
3.2.1.2 Fluxweakening....................................................................................................................
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3.3 SPEED CONTROL OF PM
MOTOR........................................................................................................ 40
3.3.1 Implementation of the Speed Control
Loop..................................................................................
4 DRIVE SYSTEM SIMULATIONS IN
SIMULINK................................................................................
4.1 SIMULATION
TOOLS...........................................................................................................................
4.2 SIMULINK SIMULATION OF PMSM
DRIVE..........................................................................................

5 SIMULATION
RESULTS........................................................................................................................
5.1 SIMULATION
RESULTS........................................................................................................................
5.1.1 Simulation for Operation at 200
rad/s..........................................................................................
5.1.2 Simulation for Operation at Higher Speed of 600
rad/s...............................................................
5.1.3 Harmonic Spectrum and Total Harmonic
Distortion ...................................................................
6 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE
WORK..............................................................................................
6.1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................
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6.2 FUTURE
WORK...........................................................................................................................
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REFERENCES.................................................................................................................
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APPENDIX 1..................................................................................................................
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