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DC-AC Converter-Fed Induction Motor Drive With Fault-Tolerant Capability Under Open- and Short-Circuit Switch Failures

Masoud Farhadi·Majid Tahmasbi Fard·Mehdi Abapour·Mehrdad Tarafdar Hagh
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In this paper, a new fault tolerant dc-ac converter-fed induction motor drive is proposed to maintain motor as close as possible to its desired normal operation under open- and short-circuit switch failures. The operational principles for fault detection and isolation schemes are provided. Two control strategies including predictive control and voltage mode-controlled PWM with integral-double-lead controller for two stage of the converter are presented in conjunction with the elaborated discussion. The control strategy determines appropriate switching states for continuous operation of the drive after a fault. The proposed topology makes it possible to integrate the minimal redundant hardware and full tolerance capability which is an important advantage of the proposed topology. Moreover, the most important advantages of the proposed topology are a fast response in a fault condition and low cost of the converter in comparison with the evaluated topologies. A Joule-integral-based method for selecting an appropriate rating of applied fuses has been presented to provide a reliable fault-isolation operation. Also, a comparison with currently available fault-tolerant dc-ac converters is given to show the merits of the proposed topology. Finally, the experimental results are presented to verify the validity of the theoretical analysis and industrial feasibility of the proposed converter.

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Masoud Farhadi, Majid Tahmasbi Fard, Mehdi Abapour, Mehrdad Tarafdar Hagh. 2019-10-08. DC-AC Converter-Fed Induction Motor Drive With Fault-Tolerant Capability Under Open- and Short-Circuit Switch Failures. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpel.2017.2683534

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