On-line detection of rotor eccentricity for PMSMs based on hall-effect field sensor measurements

Yonghyun Park, Daniel Fernandez, Sang Bin Lee*, Doosoo Hyun, Myung Jeong, Suneel Kumar Kommuri, Changhee Cho, David Reigosa, Fernando Briz

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Rotor eccentricity in permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) increases unbalanced magnetic pull and motor vibration resulting in accelerated aging of motor components. If eccentricity remains undetected, it can increase in severity, and increase the risk of stator-rotor contact, which causes forced outage of the motor and driven process. Detection of eccentricity currently relies on off-line testing and on-line vibration/current spectrum analysis, which are inconvenient or cannot provide reliable detection as they are influenced by other mechanical non-idealities in the motor or load. In this paper, the feasibility of using the signals from analog Hall-effect field sensors for detecting eccentricity is investigated. It is shown that Hall sensors already present in machines for motion control can be used for measuring the variation in the flux inside the motor due to eccentricity. 3-dimensional (3D) finite element analysis (FEA) and experimental results performed on an interior PMSM (IPMSM) show that the proposed method can provide sensitive and reliable detection of dynamic and mixed eccentricity with minimal hardware modifications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4678-4685
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781509029983
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Nov 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event9th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017 - Cincinnati, United States
Duration: 1 Oct 20175 Oct 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017
Volume2017-January

Conference

Conference9th Annual IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCincinnati
Period1/10/175/10/17

Keywords

  • Axial leakage flux
  • Condition monitoring
  • Finite element analysis
  • Hall effect field sensor
  • Permanent magnet synchronous motor
  • Rotor eccentricity

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