Sensorless control of PM motor drives - A technology status review

Proceedings - 2013 IEEE Workshop on Electrical Machines Design, Control and Diagnosis, WEMDCD 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 168-182

  Bojoi, R ^a   Pastorelli, M ^a   Bottomley, J ^b   Giangrande, P ^b   Gerada, C ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

back electromotive force; brushless permanent magnet machines; carrier signal injection; motor design; observers; sensorless control; synchronous machines

Indexed keywords

BACK-ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; CARRIER SIGNAL INJECTIONS; MOTOR DESIGN; OBSERVERS; PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINE; SENSOR LESS CONTROL; SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE;

DESIGN; ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRIC MACHINERY; SENSORS;

SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS;

EID: 84879586734     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WEMDCD.2013.6525177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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