Torque ripple minimization of multi-level inverter fed PMSM drive using modified MPTC

Abstract

Abstract This paper focuses on investigating the steady-state and dynamic performance of the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive using modified model predictive torque control (MPTC) method with multi-level inverters (MLIs). The MPTC method is simple and easy to implement for motor control as they don’t involve cascaded PI controllers unlike required the conventional controllers, such as field oriented control (FOC) and direct torque and flux control (DTFC). The proposed modified MPTC method eliminates the use of weighing factors and it is a fusion of model predictive current control (MPCC) and MPTC. Initially, the proposed modified MPTC fed PMSM drive is implemented using two-level inverter. It provides better steady-state and dynamic performance, but the ripple contents of torque, flux, and currents are high. In order to reduce the ripple contents and improve the performance of the PMSM drive, a modified MPTC is implemented using three-level inverter. The proposed modified MPTC fed PMSM drive using two-level and three-level inverters are simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment under different operating conditions, such as no-load, loading, speed reversal, step change in speed operations. In order to show the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method, it is also validated with the experimental results.