Modeling and control of permanent-magnet synchronous generators under open-switch converter faults
For engineers designing fault-tolerant control systems for permanent-magnet synchronous generators, this work provides a practical solution to mitigate torque ripple and maintain performance under open-switch faults.
This paper proposes a generic model for open-switch faults in two-level machine-side converters and a fault-tolerant current control system for isotropic permanent-magnet synchronous generators, achieving improved control performance and reduced torque ripple under fault conditions.
The mathematical modeling of open-switch faults in two-level machine-side converters and the fault-tolerant current control of isotropic permanent-magnet synchronous generators are discussed. The proposed converter model is generic for any open-switch fault and independent of the operation mode of the electrical machine. The proposed fault-tolerant current control system gives improved control performance and reduced torque ripple under open-switch faults by (i) modifying the anti-windup strategy, (ii) adapting the space-vector modulation scheme and (iii) by injecting additional reference currents. The theoretical derivations of model and control are validated by comparative simulation and measurement results.