Closed loop control of active damped small DC-link capacitor based drive

A new method of active damping for small DC-link capacitor based drive system is implemented in stator flux oriented control for an induction machine. The active damping technique is based on a detailed model of the drive system which leads to a very simple implementation. The active damping can be achieved either by modifying the machine current reference or by modifying the machine voltage. The correlation between these two methods is shown by using simple analysis and it is verified by experimental results in a three phase induction machine drive. The effect of current control loop bandwidth is also presented.