Analysis of DC Current Regulators for High Performance Drives
You are the controls engineer for XYZ Company and your boss has asked you to analyze and “tune a current controller for a DC motor drive system Not having a lot of experience tuning current regulators, you decide to systematically analyze the system and simulate its dynamic response. You decide t£? try two different methods:
1. Classical proportional plus integral (PI) control
2. A proportional controller using Active Resistance and a virtual zero reference (VZR) decoupling technique
You’ll try both of these with and without back EMF decoupling to explore the differences.
To do:
a. Develop the current regulator transfer fonction with a proportional plus integral controller without back emf decoupling. Tune the value of Kp and Ki to yield a 1000 Hz bandwidth at locked rotor (zero speed).
b. Develop the current regulator transfer function with a proportional plus integral controller with back EMF decoupling. Do not assume that the estimate of back emf exactly cancels the physical back EMF (retam both terms in the transfer function).
Do not assume that the estimated value of Rp exactly cancels the physical resistance (retain both resistance terms m the transfer function). Tune the value of Ra to yield a 1000 Hz bandwidth at locked rotor (zero speed).
d. Develop the current regulator transfer function with active resistance with VZR and back EMF decoupling. Do not assume that the estimated value of Rp exactly cancels the physical resistance or that the estimate of back EMF exactly cancels the physical back EMF (retain both resistance terms and both back EMF terms in the transfer function).
e. Evaluate the frequency response of the current regulator for parts a and cT at zero speed. For part c test the effects of estimation error with the VZR. Assume the estimated value of resistance is incorrect by +/- 20%.
f. Evaluate the frequency response of the current regulator for parts b’ and d* at zero speed and at nonzero speed assuming the back EMF estimate is accurate. Next test effects of estimation error Assume back EMF estimate is incorrect by +/- 10%. For part d assume the estimated value of resistance is incorrect by +/- 20%. Test the response with the estimated back EMF set to zero to see how the system responds at nonzero speed without decoupling.
g. Given a current command of i*(t) = I« sin(27t£t) where Iq = 5A and & = 1,10, and 100 Hz. plot the command and response of the current regulator as functions of tune
h. Simulate the system using the gams calculated from above (can use Simulmk or other programs if desired). Explore the response of both current regulators to varying conditions and discuss findings.
i. Provide a highly organized report with very clear figures and equations. The report should detail the design and analysis of the current regulator and list observations
Hand in:
1. A derivation of the transfer functions for part a* through d’.
2. Frequency response plots of the current regulator with and without back EMF decouplmg at zero speed and nonzero speed.
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