Smart Integrated Electric Motor Drives

智能集成电机驱动器

• 批准号: RGPIN-2021-04309
• 负责人: NahidMobarakeh, Babak
• 金额: $ 2.4万
• 依托单位: McMaster University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=752210
• 关键词: Smart; Integrated; Electric; Motor; Drives

Electric motors are widely used in industry and more particularly in transportation systems. They are mostly driven by power electronic drives. Traditionally, power electronic drives and electric motors are considered as two separated entities. A recent trend consists in integrating power electronic drives inside electric motors enclosure. Wide-bandgap (WBG) switches are the key components enabling this trend. This allows reducing significantly losses in the drive. This latter together with optimal design of the motor improves the overall efficiency of the electromechanical conversion system. Indeed, this constant improvement is due to new materials and designs, more performant drives and more effective control hardware and algorithms. However, manufacturing imperfectness as well as degradation and failures due to aging or unexpected operating conditions affect electric motor performances. Electric motors of the future are expected to show more resilient with the best performances possible. In this regard, solutions are emerging in both academia and industry. This research program on Smart Integrated Electric Motor Drives aims to address and reinforce this capability in electric motors of the future by enabling health-monitoring and fault-tolerance in highly integrated motor drives. Though the concept of more resilient electric motor drives can be considered for most of applications, the interest for electrified transportation systems and especially "more electric aircraft" (MEA) and future full electric aircraft is of paramount importance. It is why the target application in this program is air transportation. Indeed, the concept of power-by-wire is developed to improve the performance and reliability of future aircraft. This trend, known as "more electric aircraft" is the major challenge facing the aircraft industry which is undergoing an in-depth revolution where pneumatic and hydraulic subsystems are being replaced by electrical ones. The aim is to enhance reliability and propulsion efficiency and reduce maintenance costs and environmental impact. To get there, the aircraft industry is developing required electronic, electrical, and mechanical components, and looking at new means to protect and monitor them throughout their operating life. The integrated motor drives fit very well with the objective of increasing the efficiency. However, additional functions like health-monitoring and fault-tolerance must be included in the integrated drives to enable their wide use in future aircraft. This is the core of the expected technical outcomes of this program.

电动机广泛用于工业中，更具体地用于运输系统中。它们大多由电力电子驱动器驱动。传统上，电力电子驱动器和电动机被认为是两个独立的实体。最近的趋势是将电力电子驱动器集成在电动机外壳内。宽带隙（WBG）开关是实现这一趋势的关键部件。这允许显著减少驱动器中的损耗。后者与电机的优化设计一起提高了机电转换系统的整体效率。事实上，这种不断的改进是由于新的材料和设计，更高性能的驱动器和更有效的控制硬件和算法。然而，由于老化或意外的操作条件导致的制造不稳定性以及退化和故障影响电动机性能。未来的电动机预计将表现出更强的弹性，并具有尽可能好的性能。在这方面，学术界和工业界都出现了解决方案。这项关于智能集成电机驱动器的研究计划旨在通过在高度集成的电机驱动器中实现健康监测和容错来解决和加强未来电机的这种能力。 虽然大多数应用都可以考虑更有弹性的电动机驱动器的概念，但对电气化运输系统，特别是“多电动飞机”（MEA）和未来全电动飞机的兴趣至关重要。这就是为什么该计划的目标应用是航空运输。事实上，开发电力线传概念是为了提高未来飞机的性能和可靠性。这一趋势被称为“更多电动飞机”，是飞机工业面临的主要挑战，飞机工业正在经历一场深入的革命，气动和液压子系统正在被电气子系统取代。其目的是提高可靠性和推进效率，降低维护成本和环境影响。为了实现这一目标，飞机制造业正在开发所需的电子、电气和机械部件，并寻求在其整个使用寿命期间对其进行保护和监控的新方法。集成的电机驱动器非常符合提高效率的目标。然而，集成驱动器必须包括健康监测和容错等附加功能，以使其能够在未来的飞机中广泛使用。这是该计划预期技术成果的核心。