A Current Control Scheme With Back EMF Cancellation and Tracking Error Adapted Commutation Shift for Switched-Reluctance Motor Drive

Abstract

In this paper, an improved winding current control scheme for switched-reluctance motor drive is developed and evaluated. The current feedback controller (CFBC) is augmented with an observed back electromotive force (EMF) current feedforward controller (CFFC) and a current tracking error adapted dynamic commutation shift controller (DCSC). In the proposed DCSC, the rising winding current tracking errors of all phases are extracted, synthesized, and processed to generate the suitable advanced commutation shift angle. The effects of motor back EMF and nonlinear winding inductance can be reduced to yield improved winding current tracking waveforms under a wide operation range. The gradual improvements in current responses and efficiencies by augmenting the CFBC with the CFFC and then the DCSC are verified experimentally. Then, the robust speed control scheme is properly designed to achieve good acceleration/deceleration, reversible running, and dynamic characteristics.