PA – Modeling, Control and Performance Evaluation of an Electrically Excited Synchronous Machine compared to a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine

The ever-increasing number of electric vehicles (EVs) is a remarkable ongoing change in the industry. Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines (PMSMs) are currently the most widely used motors in EVs. However, the relatively high cost and uncertainty of rare earth PM impel manufacture to look for alternatives, among which the electrical excited synchronous machine (EESM) is receiving increasingly attentions.

Project Task: a) Literature review on the EESM; b) Modelling a drive system (voltage source inverter + EESM) with its control and modulation c) Performance Evaluation of the drive system compared to PMSM, e.g., losses/efficiency, safety under faults, etc.

Required prior knowledge: Fundamentals about power electronics, fundamentals of control, pulse width modulation.

Required software skill: MATLAB/Simulink or PLECS.

Bearbeiter: Aylwin Johnson

Betreuer: Qifan, Yang

Verantwortlicher:  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin März