Accurate Modeling of High Frequency Bearing Currents in AC Motors
Liu Ruifang1, Li Zhihao1, Li Zhaolin2, Zhang Liangliang3, Li Weili1
1. School of Electric Engineering Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing 100044 China; 2. State Grid Beijing Shunyi Electric Power Supply Company Beijing 101300 China; 3. Jing-Jin Electric Technologies Co. Ltd Beijing 100015 China
Abstract:The regulation technology for PWM variable frequency speed significantly enhances the dynamic performance of the motor drive system. However, it also introduces adverse effects like bearing electric corrosion. The high-frequency common-mode voltage output by the frequency converter induces bearing voltage and bearing currents inside the motor, leading to bearing electric corrosion and reducing the bearings' lifespan. The high-frequency model of motor bearing current can accurately simulate and predict the bearing current. In practical applications, it helps to identify key parameters and influencing factors of the bearing current, evaluate potential bearing electric corrosion risks, develop predictive maintenance plans, and guide the design of suppression schemes. Due to the advantages of simple calculation, high precision, and clear physical meaning, the establishing method of the high-frequency model of bearing currents based on the impedance curve has garnered wide attention. This paper analyzes the error sources and ranges of three existing high-frequency models, pointing out the poor fitting performance of existing models in the mid-frequency range. A high-frequency bearing currents model with high accuracy is proposed based on the distributed parameter model. Then, the impedance analyzer is used to test a 190 kW motor, and the port impedance characteristic curves are obtained. The resonance mechanism and equivalent circuit of the motor under low frequency, medium frequency, and high frequency are analyzed. The characteristic points at different frequencies are used to solve the parameters to consider the influence of each frequency band. Finally, multiple simulation circuits are constructed to verify the new model's accuracy. The root mean square error of the port impedance at the key frequency points is taken as the evaluation index. Compared with the existing methods, the new method reduces the impedance error between the stator winding and the frame by more than 50% in the frequency range 100 kHz~10 MHz, which has higher accuracy. In the wideband range of 100 Hz~10 MHz, the amplitude-frequency and phase-frequency characteristics of the improved model are in good agreement with the measured impedance curves. It is proved that this method has universal applicability in modeling the high-frequency bearing current of AC motors. In summary, an improved high-frequency model of the distributed-parameter bearing current is presented. The model parameters are calculated according to the characteristic resonance points in each frequency band of the motor impedance characteristic curve. Thus, the problem of large frequency band error is solved, showing high accuracy in the wide frequency range 100 Hz~10 MHz. This method can be applied to analyze the high-frequency bearing current in other types of motors, providing theoretical and technical support for the bearing corrosion risk assessment and bearing current suppression design. It has practical engineering significance for improving equipment reliability, reducing maintenance costs, and preventing bearing electric corrosion.
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Liu Ruifang, Li Zhihao, Li Zhaolin, Zhang Liangliang, Li Weili. Accurate Modeling of High Frequency Bearing Currents in AC Motors. Transactions of China Electrotechnical Society, 2024, 39(22): 7019-7029.
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