Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 8, No. 5, 2018, 3456-3462 3456 www.etasr.com Aygun & Aktas: A Novel DTC Method with Efficiency Improvement of IM for EV Applications A Novel DTC Method with Efficiency Improvement of IM for EV Applications Hilmi Aygun Electrical-Electronics Engineering Department Karabuk University Karabuk, Turkey hilmiaygun@karabuk.edu.tr Mustafa Aktas Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Ondokuz Mayıs University Samsun, Turkey mustafa.aktas@omu.edu.tr Abstract—Induction motor (IM) stator flux optimization is very important in order to get increasing running distance per battery charge of electric vehicles (EVs). This study introduces a new direct torque control (DTC) method for efficiency improvement of IM in EV applications. Also, it is proposed to decrease the torque ripple of DTC based IM. Generally, loss minimization algorithms can be simplified by neglecting the core loss or the effect of leakage inductance in the motor model. However, neglecting the core loss causes an error in torque control of DTC. Beside this, exact loss minimization cannot be achieved since a large voltage drop across leakage inductance occurs especially in high-speed region. In the proposed method, the motor model is simplified by neglecting the current in the core loss resistance branch instead of neglecting the core loss and the effect of leakage inductance. The proposed method is simulated in Matlab for variable speeds and loads. Results show that it provides a significant reduction of losses and decreases the torque ripple of IM drives. Keywords-efficiency improvement; electric vehicle; induction motor; model-based controller; direct torque control I. INTRODUCTION The popularity of EVs has been growing up due to their quiet operation and harmless emissions. EVs can be improved by regenerative braking systems which convert kinetic energy back into stored electricity. Generally, EV applications are of great industrial interest [1, 2], however, the charging time of the batteries is very long. Therefore, electrical energy must be used optimally for increasing running distance for every battery charge. As a result, the losses of electric motors must be reduced for efficiency optimization [3-5]. Squirrel cage induction motor (IM) is widely accepted as the best candidate for EVs thanks to its reliability, ruggedness, low maintenance and cost. IMs are particularly well suited for traction drive environments [6]. They have good efficiency at rated load when operating at steady state. However, their efficiency is low at light loads due to increased core losses [7]. DTC method appears as a suitable way to improve dynamic performance of IMs as it provides a fast torque response and robustness to motor parameter variations. However, DTC has some serious problems such as variable switching frequency and a high amount of torque ripple caused by hysteresis controller [8-9]. If the hysteresis band range is selected narrow, the thermal limits of the power switches are enforced due to the switching frequency. Otherwise, if the hysteresis band range is selected in wide range, the torque ripple increases due to decreased switching frequency [10]. The torque ripple can be decreased by stator flux optimizing that improves the efficiency of IM. Generally, two kinds of methods are used for increasing IM efficiency. One of them is a search controller is based on measurements of parameters like the input power of the motor. The other method, called loss model-based controller, needs the mathematical model of the motor. The aim of these methods is to find optimum flux which will provide maximum efficiency, especially at light loads [11, 12]. In loss model-based controller, the term of total losses, consisting of copper and core losses, is determined as a function of flux, torque and speed. In this method, the model must include the core loss resistance which is usually ignored. Generally, optimal flux value can be obtained at different load torque and speed conditions by setting the derivative of total loss with respect to the flux to zero. Therefore, the convergence speed of loss model-based controller is fast, and as a result, this method is suitable for EV applications [13]. In search control algorithm, the flux is decreased step by step, and at the same time the input power of motor is measured until the maximum efficiency point is obtained. The biggest advantage of this method is that it does not require prior knowledge of motor parameters which might change by temperature. Since this method does not need a mathematical model, it is not affected by saturation. In this method, the step range of flux must be as small as possible to obtain a low flux ripple. However, if the step range of flux is chosen very small, convergence problem can occur [14]. Many different optimal control methods to improve energy efficiency of IM have been proposed, e.g. loss minimization algorithms, including search controller presented in [15-17]. Convergence time of a search controller is longer than a loss model-based controller. Since the speed and load torque of EVs change frequently, search control algorithm is not sufficient for EV applications because of its low convergence speed. A loss model-based control method was proposed in [18] for reducing the losses of IM. According to this method, when two axis power loss components are equal in the stator-fixed d-q frame, maximum efficiency is obtained for a given load and speed. In Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 8, No. 5, 2018, 3456-3462 3457 www.etasr.com Aygun & Aktas: A Novel DTC Method with Efficiency Improvement of IM for EV Applications this loss minimization method, a PI controller is used to produce the reference stator flux. However, power loss components have harmonic pollution caused by current distortion. Therefore, tuning the mentioned PI controller is very difficult. Another type of loss model-based method of IM for high operating life of the battery in the EVs was presented in [3]. In this method, the losses are quantified in the synchronous rotating d-q frame. The effect of leakage inductances is neglected to find optimal rotor flux value. However, the maximum efficiency point cannot be determined as a high voltage drop across the leakage inductances is ignored, especially in high speed region. For the efficiency optimization of vector control-based IMs, maximum efficiency operating point is obtained without neglecting leakage inductances thanks to the reference frame fixed to the rotor magnetizing current in [19, 20]. These studies require an additional controller to obtain optimal reference flux component. However, the additional controller increases the method complexity. In [21-22], a loss model-based approach neglecting core loss is presented for IM drives. However, neglecting the core losses for simplifying the model causes an error in the torque control of DTC. As EV motors have low inductance, the current ripple causes a significant amount of core losses, especially in high speed region. In this paper, DTC method combined with an online loss model-based controller is proposed to minimize the losses of EV induction motors at variable load and speed conditions. Also, it is proposed to decrease the torque ripple which is a problem of classical DTC method based on variable switching frequency. In this method, a simplification for modeling of losses is made by neglecting the current in the core loss resistance branch of the equivalent circuit of IM in the synchronous reference frame. Also, the proposed method does not neglect the core losses and effect of the leakage inductances. Optimal stator flux value of IM is obtained by setting the derivative of total loss with respect to the stator flux to zero. II. DIRECT TORQUE CONTROL Direct torque control (DTC) method consists of estimators and hysteresis comparators for electromagnetic torque and stator flux, and an optimal switching table. In a three-phase induction motor, torque and stator flux are given by [23]: 3 2 e s s T P I=  (1) ( )s s s sV R I dt = − (2) where P is the pole pair, �̅�𝑆 is the stator flux linkage vector, 𝐼�̅� is the stator current vector, �̅�𝑠 is the stator voltage vector, and Rs is the stator resistance. Torque and flux references are compared with the estimated values to determine the error signals. Flux and torque hysteresis comparators produce control signals. According to the control signals and stator flux position, the appropriate stator voltage from optimum switching table (Table I) is applied to the inverter circuit. Therefore, the required torque can be obtained effectively thanks to the rotating stator flux vector as fast as required [24]. Figure 1 is given as an example for the stator flux control. The stator voltage vectors are moved in a rotating counterclockwise direction with staying between the hysteresis bands. Stator flux amplitude can be increased or decreased by selecting different stator voltage vectors. The block scheme of DTC based on IM drives is given in Figure 2. PI controller produces the torque reference value according to the error between reference and measured speeds. This way torque and speed can be controlled. Fig. 1. Stator flux trajectory by suitable voltage vector selection. TABLE I. OPTIMUM SWITCHING TABLE FOR DTC BASED IM dψ dTe Sect. 1 Sect. 2 Sect. 3 Sect. 4 Sect. 5 Sect. 6 1 1 V6 V2 V3 V1 V5 V4 0 V7 V0 V7 V0 V7 V0 -1 V5 V4 V6 V2 V3 V1 0 1 V2 V3 V1 V5 V4 V6 0 V0 V7 V0 V7 V0 V7 -1 V1 V5 V4 V6 V2 V3 Fig. 2. Block scheme of the DTC based IM drives. III. INDUCTION MOTOR MODEL CONSIDERING CORE LOSSES In order to determine the required optimal stator flux for increasing the efficiency of the IM, the losses must be modelled. In IM modeling, the core loss is usually neglected [21, 22]. However, the core loss must not be neglected for energy optimization and is taken into account in the dynamic model of induction motor through the core loss resistance RFe as shown in Figure 3. The core loss of IM includes eddy current loss component 𝑃𝐹𝑒 𝑒 and hysteresis loss component 𝑃𝐹𝑒 ℎ . These losses are given in (3) and (4): e 2 2 Fe e s P = k ω Φ (3) h 2 Fe h s P = k ω Φ (4) Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 8, No. 5, 2018, 3456-3462 3458 www.etasr.com Aygun & Aktas: A Novel DTC Method with Efficiency Improvement of IM for EV Applications where ωs is electrical angular speed, Φ is flux level, ke and kh are coefficients related to eddy current and hysteresis losses, respectively. Vs jωaLσsis Rs Lσs is Lm jωaLmim RFe iFe im Lσr Rr jωaLσrir jωrψr Fig. 3. Equivalent circuit of IM at a general rotating reference frame. While the hysteresis loss is proportional to ωs, eddy current loss is proportional to 𝜔𝑠 2 . Therefore, eddy current loss is dominant over hysteresis loss in a high frequency region. The stator core loss 𝑃𝐹𝑒 𝑠 and rotor core loss 𝑃𝐹𝑒 𝑟 in an IM can be calculated approximately by the following equations: 2 2 2 2 s 2 2 s m s m Fe e s h s m e Fe ω Φ ω Φ P = k ω +k ω Φ = 1 / k R     (5) 2 2 r 2 2 sl m Fe e sl h sl m e 2 2 2 2 2 s m s m 2 e Fe ω Φ P = k ω +k ω Φ 1 / k s ω Φ ω Φ = = 1 / k R / s     (6) where RFe is the core loss resistance, s is the slip, ωsl is the slip angular speed, ωr is the rotor angular speed, 𝜔𝑠𝑙 = 𝜔𝑠 − 𝜔𝑟 = 𝑠𝜔𝑠 and 𝜙𝑚 is the airgap flux. 𝜔𝑠𝜙𝑚 represents the airgap voltage. Notice, that the rotor core loss is much smaller than the stator core loss, since |𝑠𝜔𝑠| ≤ |𝜔𝑠|. According to Figure 4 we write the current and voltage equations related to the stator and rotor in the synchronous reference frame: ( )ds dmds s ds σs m s σs qs m qm di di V = R i + L + L - ω L i +L i dt dt (7) ( ) qs qm qs s qs σs m s σs ds m dm di di V = R i + L + L +ω L i +L i dt dt (8) ( )dr dmr dr σr m sl σr qr m qm di di 0 = R i + L + L - ω L i +L i dt dt (9) ( ) qr qm r qr σr m sl σr dr m dm di di 0 = R i + L + L +ω L i +L i dt dt (10) 2 dm ds dr dm m s m qm Fe dis + 1 i + i = i + L - ω L i R dt       (11) 2 qm qs qr qm m s m dm Fe dis +1 i + i = i + L +ω L i R dt       (12) (a) (b) Fig. 4. Equivalent circuit of IM in the synchronous reference frame. where Vds and Vqs are the stator voltage components, ids and iqs are the stator current components, idr and iqr are the rotor current components, idm and iqm are the magnetizing current components, Rr is rotor resistance, Lm is the magnetizing inductance, and Lσs, Lσr are the stator and rotor leakage inductances, respectively. A. Loss Model Simplification IM losses consist of copper and core losses. The converter losses have no significant effect to determine the optimal flux value for medium-sized IM drives [22]. Therefore, the converter losses are not taken into account in this study. It should be kept in mind that since optimal flux value is usually smaller than the rated flux for the EV applications, there is no magnetic saturation [18], and, as a result, magnetic saturation is neglected. To prevent loss model complexity, simplification methods are applied. One of them is to neglect the effect of leakage inductances [3], which can be effective in the low speed region. However, the voltage drop over the leakage inductances becomes significant in high frequency operations. Therefore, due to neglecting leakage inductance over the base speed, a significant error will be in losses calculation. To design a controller without taking into account the effects of the leakage inductances is impractical, especially in high frequency operations [26]. In the proposed method, the simplification without ignoring leakage inductances is based on the fact that magnetizing currents idm and iqm are much bigger than core loss currents idFe and iqFe. |𝑖𝑑𝑚| ≫ |𝑖𝑑𝐹𝑒| (13) |𝑖𝑞𝑚| ≫ |𝑖𝑞𝐹𝑒| (14) where 𝑖𝑑𝐹𝑒 = 𝑠2+1 𝑅𝐹𝑒 (𝐿𝑚 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑚 𝑑𝑡 − 𝜔𝑠𝐿𝑚𝑖𝑞𝑚) and 𝑖𝑞𝐹𝑒 = 𝑠2+1 𝑅𝐹𝑒 (𝐿𝑚 𝑑𝑖𝑞𝑚 𝑑𝑡 + 𝜔𝑠𝐿𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑚). Then the magnetizing current components are approximated by: Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 8, No. 5, 2018, 3456-3462 3459 www.etasr.com Aygun & Aktas: A Novel DTC Method with Efficiency Improvement of IM for EV Applications dm ds dr i i i + (15) qm qs qr i i i + (16) The magnetizing voltage components are approximated by: ( ) ( )ds drdm m s m qs qr d i +i V = L - ω L i +i dt (17) ( ) ( ) qs qr qm m s m ds dr d i +i V = L +ω L i +i dt (18) In (7)-(12) after substituting idm and iqm by ids+idr and iqs+iqr, respectively, a simplified model is obtained as follows: ds ds s ds σs s σs qs dm di V = R i + L - ω L i V dt + (19) qs qs s qs σs s σs ds qm di V = R i + L +ω L i V dt + (20) ( )drr dr σr r r qr m qm s r qr dm di 0 = R i + L +ω L i +L i dt - ω L i +V   (21) ( ) qr r qr σr r σr dr m dm s σr dr qm di 0 = R i + L - ω L i +L i dt ω L i V+ + (22) 2 ds dr dm dm Fe s + 1 i + i = i +V R (23) 2 qs qr qm qm Fe s + 1 i + i = i +V R (24) IV. LOSS MINIMAZATION ALGORITHM The rotor flux-oriented reference frame is utilized for calculating losses and finding optimal stator flux, since it provides greater simplification. This frame is obtained by aligning the reference frame on the rotor flux axis. As a result, 𝜆𝑞𝑟 = 𝜆𝑞𝑟 ′ = 0 . We define the rotor flux components as follows: dr r dr m ds λ = L i +L i (25) 0 qr r qr m qs λ = L i +L i = (26) where Lr is the rotor inductance. The rotor current components are calculated from (25)-(26). dr m ds dr r λ - L i i = L (27) m qs qr r L i i = - L (28) Replacing idr and iqr in (17) and (18) we have: m r ds m dr m r dm s qs r r r L L di L dλ L L V = + - ω i L dt L dt L   (29) ( ) qsm r m qm s r ds dr r r diL L L V = +ω L i +λ L dt L   (30) In the steady state, 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑠 𝑑𝑡 = 𝑑𝑖𝑞𝑠 𝑑𝑡 = 𝑑𝜆𝑑𝑟 𝑑𝑡 = 0 and 𝑖𝑑𝑟 = 0 , since 𝜆𝑑𝑟 = 𝐿𝑚𝑖𝑑𝑠. Therefore, in the steady state we have: m r dm s qs r L L V = -ω i L  (31) ( )mqm s r ds dr s m ds r L V = ω L i +λ ω L i L  = (32) Since slip is low (𝑠 ≪ 1) in normal operation of IM, the rotor core loss is neglected, hereafter. The core loss and copper loss are expressed by the following equations: ( )3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2r s m qs s m ds2 2 rdm qm Fe Fe Fe L ω L i +ω L i LV +V P = = R R            (33) ( ) ( ) ( ) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 cu s ds qs r dr qr m s ds qs r qs r P = R i i R i i L R i i R i L  + + +       = + +       (34) Also, the total loss is expressed as a function of electrical angular speed ωs, torque Te and d axis component of rotor flux λdr: ( ) 22 2 2dr e total s s r r m m p m dr 22 2 2 p s dr r m e s r r Fe Fe dr 3 λ 2 T P = R + R L + R L 2 L 3 n L λ n ω λ3 L + L 2 T ω L + + 2 L R 3R λ                               (35) where np is the pole number. A. Proposed DTC based on Loss Minimization The torque of IM at steady state is given by: 2 m e p dr qs r L3 T = n λ i L (36) When the total loss term is examined, it is seen that it is closely related to the rotor flux level. In order to reduce core losses, the rotor flux, or in other words, d axis stator current ids, must be decreased. If the rotor flux is decreased, q axis stator current iqs must be increased very much in order to obtain the necessary torque causing a lot of copper loss. Therefore, optimal flux must be determined in order to provide balance between core loss and copper loss. Optimal rotor flux value is obtained by following equations: total dr dP = 0 dλ (37) Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 8, No. 5, 2018, 3456-3462 3460 www.etasr.com Aygun & Aktas: A Novel DTC Method with Efficiency Improvement of IM for EV Applications 1/ 4 opt ref dr e 2 A λ = T 3 B       (38) where A and B are equal to 2 2 2 2 s r r m s r 2 2 2 p m p Fe R L + R L ω L A = + n L n R  (39) ( )2 2 2 2s Fe r s m m σr 2 2 m Fe r R R L +ω L L +L B = L R L (40) However, in DTC control of IM, since stator flux control is required, optimal rotor flux is converted to optimal stator flux by the following equations: m s m sd s sd rd rd rd r m r L L L ψ =σL i + ψ =σ ψ + ψ L L L (41) e r sq s sq s p m rd 2 T L ψ = σL i = σL 3 n L ψ (42) 2 2 s sd sq ψ = ψ ψ+ (43) ( ) 2 2 ref 2 opt ref opts r e s s dr opt m p dr L 2 σL T ψ =ψ = ψ + L 3 n ψ             (44) where 𝜎 = 1 − 𝐿𝑚 2 𝐿𝑠𝐿𝑟 , is the leakage factor and Ls is the stator inductance. The block scheme of the proposed DTC method for EVs is shown in Figure 5. The difference between the proposed DTC and conventional DTC methods is the usage of optimal stator flux block obtained by (44). Fig. 5. Proposed DTC block scheme for EVs. V. SIMULATION RESULTS The proposed method is simulated by Matlab. An IM with capacity of 3kW fed by a voltage source inverter is used in the simulation. The IM parameters are given in Table II. The applications aim to investigate the efficiency and dynamic performance of the proposed method, and compare it with the conventional DTC method. In this application, reference electrical angular speed is 250rad/s and load torque is 2Nm. In the conventional DTC, the reference stator flux is 1Wb (rated conditions) while in the proposed DTC that is applied for t>2.5s, the reference stator flux is determined by the loss minimization algorithm. The results are shown in Figure 6. TABLE II. INDUCTION MOTOR PARAMETERS Parameters Values Power 3kW Rs 1.795Ω Rr 1.52Ω RFe 1340Ω Ls= Lr 0.2405H Lm 0.2323H J 0.0044kgm2 np 1 (a) (b) Fig. 6. (a) Total loss of IM, (b) Efficiency of IM. (a) (b) Fig. 7. (a) Reference stator flux, (b) Circular trajectory of stator flux. As shown in Figure 6(a), the proposed method provides a significant losses reduction for t>2.5s. Therefore, the efficiency is improved at the same rate as shown in Figure 6(b). The comparison of both DTC methods is given in Table III. Figure Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research Vol. 8, No. 5, 2018, 3456-3462 3461 www.etasr.com Aygun & Aktas: A Novel DTC Method with Efficiency Improvement of IM for EV Applications 7(a) shows the variation of the reference stator flux. As shown in Figure 7(b), firstly the rated flux value is applied until IM reaches its steady state and then the stator flux reaches its optimal value apart from a small transient. Figure 8 shows the dynamic performance of the proposed DTC method. Speed control capability of the proposed approach is good in Figure 8(a) and the torque ripple is comparatively decreased using the proposed DTC, Figure 8 (b). (a) (b) Fig. 8. (a) Speed of IM, (b) Torque of IM. (a) (b) (c) Fig. 9. The performance of the proposed method at variable speeds. (a) Speed of IM, (b) Total loss of IM, (c) Efficiency of IM. TABLE III. COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND PROPOSED DTC Mean value Conventional DTC Proposed DTC Total loss (W) 231.1961 166.2806 Efficiency (%) 77.1 82.4 Reference stator flux (Wb) 1 0.7539 Figure 9 shows the performance of the proposed method at variable speeds. Loss minimization algorithm starts for t>2.5s. The reference electrical angular speed is reduced to 150rad/s from 250rad/s for t>4 s. The total losses decrease due to the reduced output power as seen in Figure 9(b). The efficiency decreases due to the reduced rotor speed as seen in Figure 9(c). Figure 10 shows the performance of the proposed method at the variable loads. The loss minimization algorithm starts for t>2.5 s. The load torque is decreased to 1 Nm from 2 Nm for t>4 s. The total losses decrease due to the reduced output power as shown in Figure 10 (b). Although the motor operates at the lower load, the efficiency is almost the same as shown in Figure 10 (c). (a) (b) (c) Fig. 10. The performance of the proposed method at variable loads. (a) Torque of IM, (b) Total loss of IM, (c) Efficiency of IM VI. CONCLUSIONS In this paper, energy efficiency improvement of DTC based on IM drives is proposed for EV applications. Results show that the DTC method can be successfully combined with the proposed loss minimization algorithm, while maintaining a good dynamic response. 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