Dynamic identification of rotor magnetic flux, torque and rotor resistance of induction motor

Abstract

In the modern high-performance drive applications, a high-precision and efficient control of the induction motor depends on the accuracy of parameter values. However, the motor parameters may change due to the winding temperature fluctuations, flux saturation and skin effect. Any discrepancy between the values of the motor's actual parameters and the ones used for the design of the controllers may result in degradation of the drive performance. In this work, a new identification method of hardly measurable internal quantities of the induction motor, such as components of the magnetic flux vector and electromagnetic torque, is outlined. Commonly, the measurable quantities of the induction motor like stator currents, stator voltage frequency and mechanical angular speed are used to determine a feedback effect of the rotor flux vector on the vector of the stator currents of induction motor. Based on this feedback, it is also possible to identify the actual value of the rotor resistance, which may alter during the induction motor operation. This has a significant impact on the precision of the identified quantities as well as on the master control of the induction motor. Stability of the identification structure is guaranteed by the position of roots of characteristic equation of its linear transfer function. Simulation and experimental results are given to highlight the quality, effectivity, feasibility, and robustness of the proposed identification method, which is working reliably within the whole range of the motor angular speed.