Design and Emulation of Electric Vehicle Permanent Magnet Machines

基于电力硬件在环（PHIL）的电机仿真越来越被认为是简化电气传动系统测试的有效方法。在机器仿真中，电力电子转换器仿真电机的行为。目前，对于电机的实时PHIL仿真，使用不包括机器故障或热行为的简化机器模型。此外，随着性能要求的提高，对主牵引电动机的要求也在增加。因此，需要额外的工作来改进电机设计，以及热建模，并允许在极端瞬变和故障条件下运行。这些问题在行业中变得越来越重要。此外，在故障条件下测试真实的机器是非常困难的。该项目旨在开发改进的设计和先进的机器模型，包括永磁同步电机（PMSM）的热性能，以满足工业需求和实时PHIL仿真。例如，使用新的和更好的材料来提高热性能，甚至可以在机器建造之前进行数学分析和仿真。这些设计和模型将用于仿真器设置，并将使用物理机器的测功机测试结果验证所获得的结果。作为一家实时模拟器硬件和软件制造商，Opal-RT将直接从中受益，因为这将使他们能够为客户提供更好，更具技术竞争力的模拟器解决方案，并吸引更多来自世界各地的客户。Dana TM 4将从改进的设计中受益，并使用仿真器系统对其驱动系统进行全面、快速、廉价和安全的测试。这降低了驱动产品的总体成本和上市时间。加拿大将受益于工业合作伙伴的销售增长和当地专业知识创造更多的就业机会。

Power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) based electric machine emulation is increasingly being recognized as an effective approach for simplifying the testing of electric drive systems. In machine emulation, a power electronic converter emulates the behavior of an electric machine. Currently, for real-time PHIL emulation of electric machines, simplified machine models are used that do not include machine faults or thermal behavior. In addition, the demands on the main traction motor are increasing as performance requirements improve. Thus, additional work is needed to improve motor designs, as well as thermal modeling and to allow operation during extreme transients and faulted conditions. These issues are becoming increasingly important in the industry. In addition, it is very difficult to test real machines under faulted conditions. This project aims to develop improved designs and advanced machine models including thermal performance for permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSM) for the purpose of meeting the industrial demands and real-time PHIL emulation. For example, the use of new and better materials to improve thermal performance can be analyzed mathematically and emulated even before the machine is built. These designs and models will be used in an emulator setup and the results obtained will be validated using results from dynamometer testing of physical machines. As a real-time simulator hardware and software manufacturer, Opal-RT will directly benefit from this since it will allow them to provide their customers with better and more technically competitive simulator solutions and attract more customers from around the world. Dana TM4 will benefit from the improved designs and be using the emulator system for comprehensive, rapid, inexpensive and safe testing of their drive systems. This reduces the overall cost and time to market of their drive products. Canada will benefit from the increased sales by the industrial partners and from the local expertise creating additional job opportunities.