Performance of HF signal injection techniques for zero-low-frequency vector control of induction machines under sensorless conditions

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 225-238

  Caruana, Cedric ^a,b   Asher, Greg M ^a   Sumner, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

HF injection; Induction machine (IM); Saliency; Saturation; Sensorless control; Vector control

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; HYBRID SENSORS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); ROTORS (WINDINGS);

HF SIGNAL INJECTION; SALIENCY; SENSORLESS CONTROL; VECTOR CONTROL;

ASYNCHRONOUS MACHINERY;

EID: 32644440229     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2005.862257     Document Type: Review

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