Detection of eccentricity faults in five-phase ferrite-PM assisted synchronous reluctance machines

Air gap eccentricity faults in five-phase ferrite-assisted synchronous reluctance motors (fPMa-SynRMs) tend to distort the magnetic flux in the air gap, which in turn affects the spectral content of both the stator currents and the ZSVC (zero-sequence voltage component). However, there is a lack of...

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Autores: López Torres, Carlos|||0000-0003-0909-2987, Riba Ruiz, Jordi-Roger|||0000-0001-8774-2389, García Espinosa, Antonio|||0000-0003-0348-5210, Romeral Martínez, José Luis|||0000-0001-8112-8038
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/111545
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/111545
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app7060565
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electric motors
Finite element method
air gap
eccentricity
fault diagnosis
finite-element method
synchronous reluctance machine
multi-phase machine
Motors elèctrics
Elements finits, Mètode dels
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
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Sumario:Air gap eccentricity faults in five-phase ferrite-assisted synchronous reluctance motors (fPMa-SynRMs) tend to distort the magnetic flux in the air gap, which in turn affects the spectral content of both the stator currents and the ZSVC (zero-sequence voltage component). However, there is a lack of research works dealing with the topic of fault diagnosis in multi-phase PMa-SynRMs, and in particular, focused to detect eccentricity faults. The analysis of the spectral components of the line currents and the ZSVC, allows developing fault diagnosis algorithms to detect eccentricity faults. The effect of the operating conditions is also analyzed, since this paper shows that it has a non-negligible impact on the effectivity and sensitivity of the diagnosis based on the analysis of the stator currents and the ZSVC. To this end, different operating conditions are analyzed. The paper also evaluates the influence of the operating conditions on the harmonic content of the line currents and the ZSVC, and determines the most suitable operating conditions to enhance the sensitivity of the analyzed methods. Finally, fault indicators to detect eccentricity faults, which are based on the spectral content of the stator currents and the ZSVC are derived, and their performance is assessed. The approach presented in this work may be useful to develop fault diagnosis strategies based on the acquisition and subsequent analysis and interpretation of the spectral content of the line currents and the ZSVC.