The European Physical Journal Applied Physics

Physics of Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage

Direct torque control with an optimized observer for multi-machine systems

J. Belhadja1a2, I. S. Belkhodjaa1, M. Davida3 and B. de Fornela3

Laboratoire des Systèmes Électriques, National Engineer School of Tunis, LSE-ENIT, BP 37, Le Belvédère, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia

ESSTT-GE, BP 56, Monteleury, 1008 Tunis, Tunisia

Laboratoire d'Électrotechnique et d'Électronique Industrielle (LEEI), UMR-CNRS, 2 rue Camichel, BP 7122, 31071 Toulouse Cedex 7, France

Abstract

The first purpose of this work is to design a new observation technique for the Direct Torque Control (DTC). We put emphasis on robustness especially at very low speed, which represents the basic problem of the DTC operating, and on the optimization of the time computing. The reduced order observer is defined by decoupling the full order one in $\alpha $ and $\beta $ axis. The second basic aim of this paper is to apply the DTC strategy to multi-machine multi-inverter industrial systems. Speed and tension controls are designed; their performances and parameter robustness are analyzed and compared with those obtained with a Flux Oriented Control (FOC). Mechanical and electrical couplings constitute the principal operation difficulty of these systems mainly when one of the machines is perturbed.

(Received March 30 2004)

(Revised July 28 2005)

(Accepted September 29 2005)

(Online publication January 18 2006)

PACS:

  • 84.30.Jc – Power electronics; power supply circuits;
  • 84.50.+d – Electric motors