Neural-Network Vector Controller for Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives: Simulated and Hardware-Validated Results

Abstract

This paper focuses on current control in a permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). This paper has two main objectives: the first objective is to develop a neural-network (NN) vector controller to overcome the decoupling inaccuracy problem associated with the conventional proportional-integral-based vector-control methods. The NN is developed using the full dynamic equation of a PMSM, and trained to implement optimal control based on approximate dynamic programming. The second objective is to evaluate the robust and adaptive performance of the NN controller against that of the conventional standard vector controller under motor parameter variation and dynamic control conditions by: 1) simulating the behavior of a PMSM typically used in realistic electric vehicle applications and 2) building an experimental system for hardware validation as well as combined hardware and simulation evaluation. The results demonstrate that the NN controller outperforms conventional vector controllers in both simulation and hardware implementation.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Center/Lab(s)

Intelligent Systems Center

Second Research Center/Lab

Center for High Performance Computing Research

Comments

This work was supported in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant IIP 1650564, in part by the Mary K. Finley Endowment, in part by the Missouri S&T Intelligent Systems Center, and in part by the Army Research Laboratory under Cooperative Agreement W911NF-18-2-0260.

Keywords and Phrases

Approximate Dynamic Programming (ADP); Neural Network (NN); Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM); Vector Control; Voltage Source Inverter (VSI)

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2168-2267; 2168-2275

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2020 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jul 2020

PubMed ID

30802881

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