Multiphase Electric Machines for Variable-Speed Applications
Levi, E.
Liverpool John Moores Univ., Liverpool;
This paper appears in: Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Publication Date: May 2008
Volume: 55,
Issue: 5
On page(s): 1893-1909
ISSN: 0278-0046
INSPEC Accession Number: 9944368
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TIE.2008.918488
Current Version Published: 2008-04-30
Abstract
Although the concept of variable-speed drives, based on utilization of multiphase machines, dates back to the late 1960s, it was not until the mid- to late 1990s that multiphase drives became serious contenders for various applications. These include electric ship propulsion, locomotive traction, electric and hybrid electric vehicles, ldquomore-electricrdquo aircraft, and high-power industrial applications. As a consequence, there has been a substantial increase in the interest for such drive systems worldwide, resulting in a huge volume of work published during the last ten years. An attempt is made in this paper to provide a brief review of the current state of the art in the area. After addressing the reasons for potential use of multiphase rather than three-phase drives and the available approaches to multiphase machine designs, various control schemes are surveyed. This is followed by a discussion of the multiphase voltage source inverter control. Various possibilities for the use of additional degrees of freedom that exist in multiphase machines are further elaborated. Finally, multiphase machine applications in electric energy generation are addressed.
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