Sensorlose INFORM-geregelte Permanentmagnet-Aussenlaeufermotoren fuer Industrie, Automotive und Traktion

摘要

In this paper, the optimization of external rotor permanent magnet motors with respect to sensorless position detection using the INFORM method is presented. The external rotor type offers special advantages in drives with high torque demand, especially at low speed and standstill. Typical applications are elevators, starter-generators and traction drives. Furthermore, the paper shows the calculation of reluctance properties due to saturation and geometry using numerical field calculation. This is an important fact for high-performance position estimation using the INFORM method. The accuracy of position estimation reaches a few electrical degrees; therefore it is fully sufficient for practical application in the mentioned fields. At the Institute of Electrical Drives and Machines at Vienna University of Technology, such PM external rotor drives have been designed, built and tested. The sensorless operation has been verified successfully.