Proposal of Improved Winding Method for VR Resolver

Abstract

The variable reluctance (VR) resolver is generally used instead of an optical encoder as a position sensor on motors for hybrid electric vehicles or electric vehicles owing to its reliability, low cost, and ease of installation. The commonly used conventional winding method for the VR resolver has disadvantages, such as complicated winding and unsuitability for mass production. This paper proposes an improved winding method that leads to simpler winding and better suitability for mass production than the conventional method. In this paper, through the design and finite element analysis for two types of output winding methods, the advantages and disadvantages of each method are presented, and the validity of the proposed winding method is verified. In addition, experiments with the VR resolver using the proposed winding method have been performed to verify its performance.