Switching FOC method for vector control of single-phase induction motor drives

• Main Authors: Jannati, Mohammad, Nik Idris, Nik Rumzi, Abdul Aziz, Mohd. Junaidi, Sutikno, Tole, Ghanbari, M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science 2016
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/72744/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84960153603&doi=10.11591%2fijece.v6i1.9146&partnerID=40&md5=31df3a523d905f32b1c7aceb302e55ee
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper proposes a novel vector control method based on Rotor flux Field-Oriented Control (RFOC) for single-phase Induction Motor (IM) drives. It is shown that in a rotating reference frame, the single-phase IM equations can be separated into forward and backward equations with balanced structures. In order to accommodate for these forward and backward equations, a drive system consisting of two RFOCs that are switched interchangeably, is proposed. Alternatively, these two RFOC algorithms can be simplified as a single FOC algorithm. The analysis, controller design and simulation of the proposed technique showed that it is feasible for single-phase IM drive for high performance applications.