Experimental Evaluation of Predictive Torque Control of IPMSM Under Speed Sensor and Sensorless Extended EMF Method

This study investigates the impact of the position information on the torque performance for an interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) driven by finite set–predictive torque control (FS-PTC). Unlike induction machines, IPMSMs are significantly sensitive to the rotor position during the motor operation owing to the permanent magnet of the rotor. Any misalignment or displacement of the rotor frame (d-q) can lead to poor prediction of the motor drive performance because the predictive control requires speed/position information during the prediction and evaluation by the cost function. Hence, the performance of the FS-PTC, which uses a speed encoder and senseless extended electromotive force (EMF) estimation, is evaluated and compared with respect to the speed and load conditions. Based on the investigation, the sensorless FS-PTC using the EMF method has superior torque performance and THD reduction compared to the measured speed-based PTC, particularly under large load torque. The performance evaluation of IPMSM was carried out through experimental results.