Davood Maleki, Abolfazl Halvaei Niasar,
Volume 22, Issue 1 (3-2026)
Abstract
In electric propulsion systems for high-power applications, multi-phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSMs) are highly advantageous due to their fast dynamic response and high reliability. This study investigates a twelve-phase PMSM with double stator windings, where each winding is powered by a single-phase H-bridge inverter. The control of both H-bridge inverters for each phase is managed by a dedicated microcontroller. Given the independence of the control systems (microcontrollers) and the absence of data exchange between them, the modeling is conducted in the 12-phase stationary reference frame. To address non-sinusoidal back-EMF phase voltages and mitigate torque ripple, a harmonic current injection method is independently applied to each phase. A model-free predictive current and speed controller (MFPCSC), based on an ultra-local model, is employed, replacing conventional PI or hysteresis current controllers. Additionally, extended state observers (ESOs) are designed to estimate uncertainties and parameter mismatches. Under fault conditions, a fault-tolerant control strategy is implemented, where the current angle of healthy windings is adjusted to suppress the second harmonic in the remaining healthy windings, thereby reducing torque ripple. The effectiveness of the proposed control methods is validated through simulations, both under normal operating conditions and various fault scenarios.
