• 전기학회논문지
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.735-741
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• 2009

This paper presents an algorithm for the permanent magnet shape optimization of a large scale BLDC(Brushless DC) motor to minimize the cogging torque. A response surface method (RSM) using multiquadric radial basis function is employed to interpolate the objective function in design parameter space. In order to get a reasonable response surface with relatively small number of sampling data points, additional sampling points are added on the basis of design sensitivity analysis computed by using FEM. The algorithm has 2 stages: the first stage is to determine the PM arc angle, and the 2nd stage is to optimize the magnet pole shape. The developed algorithm is applied to a 5MW BLDC motor to get a minimum cogging torque. After 3 iterations with 4 design parameters, the cogging torque is reduced to 13.2% of the initial one.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2004

본 논문은 선박 추진 장치를 위한 저속 영역에서 최대 토크를 내는 대용량 BLDCM(Brushless DC motor)의 설계에 관한 연구이다. 기존의 추진 장치용 모터는 직류기 및 권선형 유도 전동기 등을 사용함으로 인하여 유지 보수가 필요하였다. 본 논문에서는 유지 보수가 필요 없고 저속에서 큰 토크를 발생 할 수 있는 BLDCM 설계를 하였다. 설계시 출력 리플 및 진동, 소음을 유발하는 코깅 토크 저감을 고려하기 위해 설계변수로 공극길이와 자극 각 등을 취하여 이의 변화에 대한 최저 코깅 토크를 가지는 최적형상을 구하고, 전동기 특성을 FEM과 Maxwell stress tensor법을 이용하여 해석하였다. 최저의 코깅 토크를 가지며 저속영역에서 최대 토크를 발생 할 수 있는 선박 추진 장치용 SPM type의 BLDCM을 설계하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.653-661
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• 2016

This paper proposes a capacitance estimation method of the dc-link capacitor for brushless DC motor (BLDCM) drive systems. In order to estimate the dc-link capacitance, the BLDCM is operated in quadrant-II or -IV among four-quadrant operation. Quadrant-II and -IV are called reverse braking and forward braking, respectively. During the braking operation of the BLDCM, the capacitor is charged by the phase current and then the voltage is increased during the braking operation time. The capacitor current and voltage can be obtained by using the phase current sensor of BLDCM and the dc-link voltage sensor. The capacitance and be easily obtained by the voltage equation of the capacitor. The proposed method guarantees the reliable and simple calculation of the dc-link capacitance without additional hardware system except several the sensors already installed for the motor control system. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified through both the simulation and experimental results.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제49권8호
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• pp.451-458
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• 2000

The precise speed and position control technique for Brushless DC Motor demands accurate position and speed feedback information. Generally, resolver or absolute encoders are used as speed and positiion sensor. But they increase cost and more problem happens at low speed than high speed specially. Therefore, in this paper, optimal speed observer is proposed for decreasing size and cost of whole system. And also, we consider the error problem about the system modeling and measurement at low speed range as well as high speed. The overall system consists of two parts, a drive and a speed observer. We make use of Least square curve fitting algorithm as speed observer and can overcome low resolution by proposed observer. Also, because of using the signal of hall sensor, robust control is possible in low speed as well as high speed for the change of the parameters of the system and disturbance. To construct observer using the signal of hall sensor, we design the pulse multiplier circuit and the software of microprocessor, AT89CC2051. Finally, the performance of the proposed observer is exemplified by some simulations and experiments.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.963-971
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• 2017

Torque ripple is one of the major sources inducing vibration and noise in brushless DC motors. This is especially true in applications such as the spindle motors used in hard disk drives. However, the relationship between torque ripple and acoustic noise/vibration is quite complicated. This paper presents a way to investigate this relationship with acoustic noise measurement and analysis. Results obtained with three different drive modes are used in the analysis. The results show that the acoustic noise analysis is very helpful in designing a high-performance drive strategy for BLDC motors.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.130-138
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• 2010

The thermal reliability of the closed-type BLDC motor for the high speed axial fans is analyzed by a numerical method in this paper. Since the module and the motor part are combined in a closed case, the heat generated from a rotor in the motor and the electronic components in the PCB module can not be effectively removed to the outside. Therefore the module will easily fail by high temperature. The accelerated-life testing was accomplished to formulate the life equation and numerical method is used to predict the inside temperature of the PCB module, which is one of the life equation parameter according to the environment. When the environment temperature of BLDC motor is 21, 35 and 50 $^{\circ}C$, the temperature in the PCB space is predicted as 73.4, 87.5 and 102.4 $^{\circ}C$. Then the life time with the temperature are calculated as 2,239, 863 and 328 hours.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.164-170
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• 2010

브러시리스(brushless) DC 전동기는 회전자의 위치에 따라 3상 중 2상에 전류를 흐르게 하는 방식으로 구동되며 회전자의 위치를 검출하기 위해서는 홀센서나 엔코더등과 같은 자기식 또는 광학식 위치 검출 센서가 사용되는데 이러한 센서들은 고온이나 저온에서 원치 않는 동작을 유발할 수 있고 전동기의 가격과 부피를 증가시키는 단점이 있다. 최근에는 전동기의 가격과 부피적 측면 그리고 강건성을 고려하여 센서리스(Sensorless) 전동기 구동에 관한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 본 논문은 전동기를 Unipolar PWM 방법으로 고속으로 회전시킬 경우 발생되는 노이즈에 의해 Zero Crossing Point 관측이 어려워 정확한 제어가 용이하지 않은 문제점을 개선하여 드라이버의 수명을 증대시키면서 고속에서도 노이즈를 최소화 할 수 있는 새로운 스위칭 방법을 제안한다.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2003년도 춘계전력전자학술대회 논문집(2)
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• pp.663-666
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• 2003

This paper presents a speed controller method based on the disturbance torque observer of high performance brushless DC (BLDC) motor drives. In case of the speed control of robot arms and tracking applications with lower stiffness, we cannot design the speed controller gain to be very large from tile viewpoint of the system stability. Thus, the feedforward compensator using disturbance torque observer was proposed. This method can improve the speed characteristic without increasing the speed controller gain. The enhanced speed control performance can be achieved and the speed response against the disturbance torque can be Improved for high-performance BLDC motor drive systems in which the bandwidth of tile speed controller cannot be made large enough. Consequently, speed control for high-performance BLDC motor drives become improved. The simulation results for BLDC motor drive systems confirm the validity of the proposed method.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2015

Due to low cost and high reliability, Brushless DC (BLDC) motors have been widely used in control applications such as robotics, aerospace and automobile. In the high performance control systems, it is very important to maintain the desired speed even in the face of parameter uncertainties, modeling errors, and disturbance signals. In this paper, we present an $H_{\infty}$ controller for the speed control of BLDC motors to achieve better performance of disturbance rejection. In particular, we discuss how to reduce an initial peaks of control input in the proposed $H_{\infty}$ controller. Some experimental results are provided to establish the effectiveness of the proposed method.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.106-114
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• 1998

Cogging torque is often a principal source of vibration and control difficulty in permanent magnet motors, especially at low speeds and loads. For example, reduction of cogging torque is an important specification for DC motors used for electric power stee- ring. This paper examines two motor design techniques, stator tooth notching and rotor pole skewing with magnet pole shaping, for reduction of cogging torque, and the effect of each method on the airgap flux, and the use of the Maxwell stress method and Fourier decomposition to calculate the periodic cogging torque. The analyses show that the cogging torque can be nearly eliminated by the suggested designs, with minimal scacrifice of output torque.