Improvements of Direct Torque Controllers for the Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor [ 2002-02-01 - 2005-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Prof Muhammed Rahman (Chief Investigator)

Brief description Improvements of Direct Torque Controllers for the Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor. The Direct Torque Control (DTC) strategy has recently been applied successfully to the interior permanent magnet (IPM) motor which offers the highest torque/volume and efficiency of all known machines. Exploitation of the recently developed Neodynium-Iron-Boron material, of which Australia is the world's second largest producer, in the IPM motor and of new sensorless control strategies such as the DTC controller, promises to open vast application potentials, such as in the upcoming hybrid and totally electric automobiles, for these motors. The new DTC controller developed at UNSW shows high promise for delivering a high-performance, sensorless IPM motor drive. This project aims to investigate, and overcome, the remaining problems of this technique.

Funding Amount $155,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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