Vector-Controlled induction motor drive with minimal number of sensors

Abstract

This paper proposes an improved and robust induction motor drive control method which uses minimal number of sensors, providing only dc-link current measurement as a feedback signal. The proposed dc-link current sampling scheme and modified asymmetrical PWM pattern cancel characteristic waveform errors which exist in all three reconstructed line currents. In that way, proposed method is suitable for high-quality and high-performance drives. Comparison between conventional and proposed current reconstruction method is performed using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test platform and digital signal processor (DSP).