Date of Award
2009
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Keywords
Engineering, Electronics and Electrical.
Supervisor
Chen, Xiang (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Motors are widely used in industries due to its ability to provide high mechanical power in speed and torque applications. Its flexibility to control and quick response are other reasons for its widespread use. Disturbance torque acting on the motor shaft is a major factor which affects the motor performance. Considering the load disturbance torque while designing the control for the motor makes the system more robust to load changes. Most disturbance observers are designed for steady state load conditions. The observer designed here considers a general case making no assumptions about the load torque dynamics. The observer design methods to be used under different disturbance conditions are also discussed and the performances compared. The designed observer is tested in a Hardware-in-Loop (HIL) setup for different load conditions. A motor load torque estimation based Fault Tolerant Control (FTC) is then designed for an Electric Power Steering (EPS) system.
Recommended Citation
Cholakkal, Smitha, "Load Disturbance Torque Estimation for Motor Drive Systems with Application to Electric Power Steering System" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 117.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/117