Design and Comparison of Drive Topologies for Stator-Ironless Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor
Li Haoyan1,2, Xu Haiping1,2,3, Chen Xi1,2,3
1. Key Laboratory of Power Electronics and Electric Drive Institute of Electrical Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100190 China; 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China; 3. Qilu Zhongke Electric Advanced Electromagnetic Drive Technology Research Institute Jinan 250100 China
Abstract:The ironless permanent magnet brushless DC motor has a very short electrical time constant, and the inductance value of the armature winding is just a few tens of microhenries. When a single-stage, three-phase full-bridge drive topology is used directly to drive an ironless motor in torque control mode, the armature current may be intermittent if the bus input voltage is limited and the average phase current is minimal. The motor may not start correctly in more severe cases. Moreover, the low inductance causes abrupt fluctuations in armature current and torque. The driving characteristics must be examined to improve the motor's performance. Three drive topologies are investigated: Buck cascaded with half-bridge, single-stage full-bridge with inductors in series, and Buck cascaded with full-bridge to ensure normal operation of the ironless motor. Then, the properties of various drive topologies are discussed and contrasted. Initially, the fundamental distinctions between the three types of drive topologies are discussed. Secondly, while operating an ironless brushless DC motor in current continuous mode, the switching frequency conditions of H_PWM-L_PWM chopping mode for a single-stage full-bridge topology circuit are computed. The calculations show that when the bus voltage rises and the average armature current falls, the needed switching frequency rises to the order of GHz. The switching frequency is half when the H_PWM-L_ON chopping mode is used with all other settings maintained constant. The inductance conditions necessary for the three drives to operate in the current continuous mode can be deduced. The single-stage full-bridge topology requires an additional inductor of at least 3.75 mH per phase if the H_PWM-L_PWM control method is used, or at least 1.88 mH per phase if the H PWM-L ON control method is used when the motor is operated at 0.1 A. The power inductors needed for the Buck converters in dual-stage drives are 1.88 mH and 3.75 mH when the rear stage is a half-bridge and a full-bridge, respectively. Thirdly, the bode diagram is provided together with the transfer functions. Compared with the two-stage design, single-stage topology has a higher cutoff frequency, a bigger phase angle margin, and excellent dynamic performance. Fourthly, the same motor is driven subsequently to evaluate the design and functionality of the three drive topologies based on digital controllers. The experimental results show that all three topologies guarantee the motor's dependable running. The highest current fluctuation and current harmonics content are found in the Buck cascaded with half-bridge topology, exhibiting the quickest rate of change with rotational speed. The current fluctuation is lowest when the Buck is cascaded with a full-bridge topology. While the rate of change with rotational speed is the smallest, the fluctuation brought on by the chopping of the full-bridge cascaded with an extra-inductor is noticeable. The single-stage full-bridge's commutation time is the longest among these three topologies since it uses inductors in series in the armature circuit. At 6 000 r/min in the experiment, the proportion of the commutation region to each operational section is up to 54.72%, indicating that this topology is unsuitable for high-speed operation. Due to the absence of a channel for the energy of the outgoing phase to discharge, the Buck cascaded with half-bridge topology experiences a voltage spike of 54.4 V. The conclusions are as follows. After the suitable inductor design, all three drive topologies can ensure the normal functioning of the ironless permanent magnet brushless DC motor. Buck cascaded with the three-phase half-bridge topology offers inexpensive cost, simple construction, and control, making it more appropriate for engineering applications of low drive performance. The dynamic response performance of a single-stage full-bridge with inductors in series is superior but unsuitable for high-speed applications.
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Li Haoyan, Xu Haiping, Chen Xi. Design and Comparison of Drive Topologies for Stator-Ironless Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Motor. Transactions of China Electrotechnical Society, 2023, 38(24): 6619-6631.
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