A New Control Method Based on DTC and MPC to Reduce Torque Ripple in SRM

This paper proposes a new control strategy to reduce torque ripple in a switched reluctance motor (SRM). The flux linkage in this paper is related to model predictive flux control (MPFC). In addition, the torque hysteresis remained in the system is similar to direct torque control (DTC) and direct instantaneous torque control (DITC). The candidate voltage vectors (VVs) are selected from the torque hysteresis and the cost function is designed for the flux linkage minimization to select the best VV from candidate VVs. The advantages, as well as the improvement prospects for these methods, are discussed in details. Performance for torque ripple in steady state and the robustness in the transient state are evaluated in this paper under the simulation and experimental results, and also the possibility and some advice for model predictive control (MPC) applied to an SRM are indicated. The experimental result for the new method is carried out on a three-phase 12/8 poles SRM with the analysis of torque ripple compared to a DTC and DITC.