New Test Methods for Validation of Electric Traction Motor Control and Monitoring Techniques

电力牵引驱动系统(ETDS)的性能和可靠性对电动汽车的应用至关重要。因此，为了提高电动汽车的总拥有成本、可靠性、效率等，新的电动汽车控制和状态监测技术正在被广泛地研究。虽然新型电机控制和监测技术的设计越来越受到人们的关注，但设计可行的方法来全面测试和验证这些技术仍然是一个相对较新的研究课题，具有挑战性。如果不对拟议的控制和监测技术进行全面的测试和有效的验证，电子数据处理系统将无法达到预期的性能，甚至可能出现性能下降或操作异常的情况。我们的行业合作伙伴麦格纳国际公司的工程师也证实了这个问题。在与麦格纳正在进行的合作研究项目中，涉及1)永磁体退磁监测、2)电机绕组绝缘退化监测和3)无位置传感器控制，麦格纳和康科迪亚团队在测试和验证上述控制和监测技术方面遇到了重大挑战。因此，本研究方案旨在为上述研究课题开发新的测试方法，包括开发实验室实验测试装置。作为结果，麦格纳将使用开发的测试解决方案来验证他们的ETDS产品是否具有更高的性能和可靠性。因此，提出的研究是ETDS研究的一个组成部分，旨在提高控制性能和可靠性，最终导致远程可靠电动汽车的发展。这一研究项目的成果将产生经济和环境效益，包括为工业合作伙伴提供可实施的ETDS解决方案，以及进步和促进电动汽车技术，以减少碳足迹，从而改善加拿大人的生活质量。高素质人员(HQP)还将在先进的ETDS控制、监测和测试领域接受培训，这些领域将使加拿大和全球汽车行业受益。

The performance and reliability of electric traction drive system (eTDS) is critical for electric vehicle (EV) application. Therefore, new control and condition monitoring techniques for eTDS are being widely investigated in order to improve the total cost of ownership, reliability, efficiency, etc. of EVs. Although, design of novel electric motor control and monitoring techniques have received increased interest, designing feasible methods to comprehensively test and validate these techniques is still a relatively new research topic and is challenging. Without comprehensive testing and effective validation of the proposed control and monitoring techniques, the eTDS would not achieve the expected performance and may even experience degraded performance or abnormal operation. This issue is also confirmed by engineers from our industry partner, Magna International Inc. In the on-going collaborative research project with Magna, which involves 1) permanent magnet demagnetization monitoring, 2) motor winding insulation degradation monitoring and 3) position sensorless control, Magna and Concordia teams have encountered significant challenges in the testing and validation of above-mentioned control and monitoring techniques. Therefore, this research proposal aims to develop new testing methodologies for the above mentioned research topics including the development of laboratory experimental test setup. As an outcome, the developed testing solutions will be employed by Magna to validate their eTDS products for improved performance and reliability. Therefore, the proposed research is an integral part of the eTDS research for improved control performance and reliability, which eventually leads to the development of long-range and reliable EVs. The outcome from this research project will result in both economic and environmental benefits including implementable eTDS solutions for the industrial partner and advancement and promotion of EV technology for reduced carbon footprint leading to a better life quality for Canadians. Highly qualified personnel (HQP) will be also trained in advanced eTDS control, monitoring and testing areas that benefits the Canadian and global automotive sector.