A method for suppressing torque ripple of an AC motor by current amplitude control

The authors examine a thyristor motor torque ripple suppression method that is simple in configuration. A simplified method of calculating motor torque ripple is introduced. This method enables calculation of velocity fluctuation due to torque ripple in the vicinity of the resonant frequency. Calculation results show that operation around the resonant frequency constitutes a problem. The current amplitude control method is effective for suppressing the torque ripple at the resonant frequency. This method detects the velocity fluctuation component and controls the current amplitude to eliminate that component. The velocity fluctuation component is detectable by using a filter that has a differential element. In addition, it is shown that the characteristic of the control system can be calculated with the aid of a Bode diagram, and its effectiveness is confirmed through simulation. From simulation results, this suppression method is found to be effective in reducing the velocity fluctuation to a practical level