Design and Implementation of an FPGA-based Real-time Simulator for a Dual Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive

Raul Gregor; Guido Valenzano; Jorge Rodas; Jose Rodriguez-Pineiro; Derlis Gregor

Design and Implementation of an FPGA-based Real-time Simulator for a Dual Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive

Raul Gregor

Guido Valenzano

Jorge Rodas

Jose Rodriguez-Pineiro

Derlis Gregor

Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 553-563, Mar. 2016

10.6113/JPE.2016.16.2.553

Device simulation

Field-programmable gate array

Multiphase drive

Real-time simulation

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Abstract

This paper presents a digital hardware implementation of a real-time simulator for a multiphase drive using a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) device. The simulator was developed with a modular and hierarchical design using very high-speed integrated circuit hardware description language (VHDL). Hence, this simulator is flexible and portable. A state-space representation model suitable for FPGA implementations was proposed for a dual three-phase induction machine (DTPIM). The simulator also models a two-level 12-pulse insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT)-based voltage-source converter (VSC), a pulse-width modulation scheme, and a measurement system. Real-time simulation outputs (stator currents and rotor speed) were validated under steady-state and transient conditions using as reference an experimental test bench based on a DTPIM with 15 kW-rated power. The accuracy of the proposed digital hardware implementation was evaluated according to the simulation and experimental results. Finally, statistical performance parameters were provided to analyze the efficiency of the proposed DTPIM hardware implementation method.

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[IEEE Style]

R. Gregor, G. Valenzano, J. Rodas, J. Rodriguez-Pineiro, D. Gregor, "Design and Implementation of an FPGA-based Real-time Simulator for a Dual Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 553-563, 2016. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2016.16.2.553.

[ACM Style]

Raul Gregor, Guido Valenzano, Jorge Rodas, Jose Rodriguez-Pineiro, and Derlis Gregor. 2016. Design and Implementation of an FPGA-based Real-time Simulator for a Dual Three-Phase Induction Motor Drive. Journal of Power Electronics, 16, 2, (2016), 553-563. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2016.16.2.553.