Inductance Measurement of Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor in Stationary Reference Frame

An improved AC standstill inductance measurement method for interior permanent magnet synchronous machine (IPMSM) is proposed in this paper. Only the 3-phase voltage source, oscilloscope, and DC voltage source are required in this method, rather than the dynamometer and vector controller in the other methods. Depending on the derivative q- and d-axis voltage equations in the stationary reference frame, the q- and d-axis inductances at different current magnetite and vector angle can be calculated by the measured 3-phase voltages and currents. And hence, the saturation and cross-magnetizing effect of the inductances are measurable. This paper will introduce the principle equations, experiment setup, data processing, and results comparison.