Sensorless Control of Synchronous Reluctance Motors Based on Extended EMF Models Considering Magnetic Saturation With Online Parameter Identification

A sensorless control method based on novel extended electromotive force (EEMF) models considering magnetic saturation is proposed for synchronous reluctance motors (SynRMs). Since motor parameters, particularly inductances, vary largely in SynRMs, a precise sensorless control is necessary for fully considering such variations. In this paper, the EEMF model, taking into consideration magnetic saturation, is derived and is applied to a position estimation method. The two EEMF models caused by a difference in the d-axis direction are shown, and the appropriate EEMF model that can suppress a position estimation error caused by the deviation of inductance parameters is proposed. Moreover, an online parameter identification method for sensorless control in middle- or high-speed ranges is proposed. The necessity for the use of the model, taking into consideration magnetic saturation, is verified by experiments. The proposed sensorless control system is shown useful by experiments

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