• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.95-102
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• 2014

This paper presents zero crossing point(ZCP) estimation methods considering discretization error for a high speed brushless DC(BLDC) motor drive. The ZCP is estimated by detecting the change of back-EMF polarity for the BLDC sensorless drive, and the discretization error exist on the estimated ZCP. The discretization error of the ZCP is a cause of the delay of a commutation timing of current and increment of a current ripple factor. Besides a delay of a ZCP estimation brings on the limitation of a speed range for the BLDC sensorless drive. The compensation method based on the error analysis with probability theory for reducing the effects of the discretization error of the ZCP is proposed. Also a ZCP estimation method according to the Back-EMF patterns is proposed to widen the speed range for the BLDC sensorless drive. The proposed methods are verified by the experiment.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.63 no.1
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• pp.35-41
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• 2014

This paper presents a design method of programmable low pass filter(PLPF) which reduce an estimation error of a zero crossing point(ZCP) for a high speed brushless DC(BLDC) motor drive. BLDC motor sensorless drive is possible by estimation of ZCP. The ZCP estimated by detecting a change of back-EMF polarity has the estimation error because noises exist on the measured back-EMF. Therefore a calculated commutation timing using the ZCP is inaccurate. And the inexact commutation timing leads to ripples of 3-phase current and degradation of drive performance. This paper proposes the design method of the PLPF to overcome these problems. First, a speed calculated a inaccurate period of the ZCP is analyzed in the frequency domain. Then, the PLPF that has varying cut-off frequency according to change of the speed is designed on the frequency analysis result. The proposed method is verified by the experiment.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.508-512
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• 2013

In recent years, sensorless drive schemes have been proposed widely and most of them are based on the ZCP (Zero Crossing Point) detection of the BEMF (Back Electro-Motive Force). These schemes have two main problems. One is that ZCP may not be detected at low speed and thus a forced drive is required. The other problem is that there is $30^{\circ}$ phase difference between ZCP and the motor commutation instant and to ensure proper operation, this gap should be accounted for. To solve these problems a circuit is devised for detecting ZCP of the BEMF difference through the line voltage difference. Experimental results show that the output of this circuit is identical to that of the Hall sensor signal, and velocity control of a BLDC motor is possible without the sensor.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1294-1296
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• 2005

Because of its cost effectiveness, the Brushless DC Motor(BLDCM) is focused by the industry these days. Considering the constant back-EMF region of the BLDCM, only a simple position information should be provided for constant torque control. From this point of view, using expensive position sensors, such as encoder, resolver, etc, decreases the cost effectiveness of the BLDCM. The Proposed detecting circuit detects position of zero crossing point(ZCP) then relative position could be calculated from ZCP. This circuit is robust to noise because of working in the current level. BLDCM is driven from the position information by the ZCP The reliability on BLDCM sensorless control using the voltage detecting circuit is shown through simulation using Matlab.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.466-471
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• 2017

Pantograph must be correctly attached to catenary to continuously supply stable power to railway vehicle, and the device used here is Auxiliary Air Compressor (ACM). The existing ACM used the DC motor that included commutator and brush. Since maintenance and repair by mechanical friction are essential for the DC motor, BLDC motor studies have been conducted to improve this. A three-phase BLDC motor does $120^{\circ}$ two-phase commutation through hall sensors in general. However, since hall sensor is vulnerable to heat and can run only when all three sensors work normally, sensorless control method has been studied to solve this. Using back EMF Zero Crossing Point (ZCP) detection method, this paper will introduce a stable switching sensing method that has a non-commutation area in a low speed zone.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.910-916
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• 2015

A sensorless motor control scheme with conventional back-Electro Motive Force (EMF) sensing based on zero crossing point (ZCP) detection has been widely used in various applications. However, there are several problems with the conventional method for effectively driving sensorless brushless motors. For example, a phase mismatch of 30 degrees occurs between the ZCP and commutation time. Additionally, most of the motor speed/current controls are achieved based on a pulse width modulation (PWM) method, which generates significant noise that distracts the back-EMF sensing. Due to the PWM switching, the ZCP is not deterministic, and thus the efficiency of the motor is reduced because the phase transition points become uncertain. Moreover, the motor driving performance is degraded at a low speed range due to the effect of PWM noise. To solve these problems, an improved back-EMF detection method based on a differential line method is proposed in this paper. In addition, the proposed sensorless BLDC driver addresses the problems by using a variable voltage driver generated from a buck converter. The variable voltage driver does not generate the PWM switching noise. Consequently, the proposed sensorless motor driver improves 1) the signal-to-noise ratio of back-EMF, 2) the operation range of a BLDC motor, and 3) the torque characteristics. The proposed sensorless motor driver is verified through simulations and experiments.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.9-18
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• 2007

This paper proposes the modeling of sensorless drive system using 120 degree conduction method for IPM (Interior Permanent Magnet) BLDC motors and analyzes characteristics of the terminal voltage that is used to detect the rotor position. This paper shows that the ZCP (Zero-Crossing Point) of the measured terminal voltage used In sensorless control is ahead of that of the back EMF of IPM motors because they have a saliency. This research also analyzes that the amount of position detection error is related to saliency, rotor speed, and load condition. In addition, this paper shows that motors have bigger advance angles than we have expected because the ZCP of terminal voltage precedes the actual ZCP, and under operation conditions such as heavy load and high speed it may generate abnormal currents that flow toward opposite direction after phase current becomes zero.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2016.07a
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• pp.433-434
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• 2016

전력계통은 안정된 전압과 주파수의 전력수급이 요구되는 가운데 발전기의 안정성은 주요 요소이다. 그런데 수차발전기 운전 중 부하 탈락 시 급격한 주파수 상승에 의한 발전기 과전압발생은 발전기 여자시스템의 제어신호인 전압실효값 오차에 기인한 것이다. 이런 오차를 최소화하고 발전기 전압을 안정시키기 위해 ZCP(Zero Crossing Point)와 FPGA를 이용한 주파수 검출영역 확장과 DFT(Discrete Fourier Transform) 알고리즘을 이용하여 안정된 전압실효값을 계산하는 기법을 설계하였다. 실험결과, 기존 57~63Hz 주파수 영역의 DFT 대비 확장된 30~90Hz 대역의 전압실효값 오차는 최대 24.68%에서 0.22%로 대폭 개선되었다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.169-170
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• 2011

PFC(Power Factor Correction) converters are commonly designed for CCM(Continuous Conduction Mode). However, DCM(Discontinuous Conduction Mode) appears in the input current near the ZCP(Zero Crossing Point) at light loads, resulting in input current distortion. It is caused by inaccurate average current values obtained in DCM. This paper studies a simple digital control scheme that can be operated in both CCM and DCM with minimal changes to the CCM average current control structure.