A simplified approach to continuous on-line tuning of field-oriented induction machine drives

A simplified approach to the continuous online tuning of rotor flux feedforward field-oriented induction machine drives is presented. The procedure offers the advantage of not requiring a special test signal or special test conditions. The approach takes advantage of the stator voltage equations which allow robust parameter-insensitive estimation of the electromagnetic torque while operating at nominal speeds for which the stator IR voltage drop is negligible (≈5 Hz and above). This torque computation is independent of the rotor flux field-oriented control. In essence, the approach uses a stator flux controller to detect improper tuning of the feedforward rotor flux controller. The theoretical and practical implementations of such a continuous self-tuning system are presented. Experimental results are based on a rotor flux feedforward field-oriented induction machine servo drive