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    Direct Instantaneous Torque Control of Five-Phase Segmented Switched Reluctance Motor with Bipolar Excitation for In-Wheel Electric Vehicles
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020) Ronanki, D.; Dekka, A.; Parthiban, P.; Beig, A.R.
    Multi-phase segmented switched reluctance motors (SRMs) are the better option for in-wheel electric vehicles due to higher specific torque (70% more) and torque density than conventional toothed SRMs. Furthermore, it allows to excite two or more phases simultaneously in order to avoid torque dips during the phase commutations. However, conventional control schemes cause severe torque pulsations. In this paper, a new direct instantaneous torque control technique for a five-phase segmented SRM (SSRM) with bipolar excitation is proposed. SSRM is fed by the five-phase voltage source inverter (VSI) instead of a conventional asymmetric H-bridge (AHB) converter. The performance of the proposed control algorithm is validated through MATLAB simulations. Results show that the proposed control scheme exhibits an improved performance under a vehicle load. © 2020 IEEE.
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    Phase current reconstruction algorithm for four-phase switched reluctance motor under direct torque control strategy
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2021) Ronanki, D.; Pittam, K.R.; Dekka, A.; Parthiban, P.; Beig, A.R.
    Existing phase current reconstruction algorithms are developed for switched reluctance motor (SRM) operated under current chopping control (CCC), which generates high torque ripple. Therefore, the direct torque control (DTC) technique is mostly used to control the SRM with minimal torque pulsations. However, the reconstruction of phase currents using the existing one or two sensor methods developed under CCC control will be more difficult to adopt for the DTC scheme due to the simultaneous conduction of all phases. To circumvent this issue, a novel DTC method with reduced sensors is introduced in this paper, which exhibits better performance in comparison to the conventional DTC method. The proposed DTC method avoids the long tail currents thereby limits the conduction of all phases simultaneously. The efficacy of the proposed scheme is validated for four-phase SRM through MATLAB simulations. The results show that the proposed approach helps to operate the drive at the lower torque ripple with reduced cost under various operating conditions in comparison to the conventional DTC. © 2021 IEEE.
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    Phase Current Reconstruction Method With an Improved Direct Torque Control of SRM Drive for Electric Transportation Applications
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022) Ronanki, D.; Pittam, K.R.; Dekka, A.; Parthiban, P.; Beig, A.R.
    Acquisition of the accurate phase currents is indispensable for the control and protection of switched reluctance motor (SRM) drives for electric transportation applications. Existing phase current reconstruction techniques for SRM are implemented under the current control techniques, which generate large torque pulsations. Therefore, the direct torque control (DTC) method can be adopted to minimize torque pulsations and to enhance transient performance in electrified vehicles. However, the existing current estimation methods cannot be applied to DTC strategies due to the simultaneous conduction of all phases at any switching instant. Furthermore, it offers a lower torque per ampere ($T/A$) ratio and draws a high source current. This article addresses the aforementioned concerns by proposing a cost-effective phase current reconstruction method with an improved DTC strategy for a 4-kW four-phase SRM drive. This method employs a 16-sector partition method with a new voltage vector selection by detecting zero-current regions of each phase. As a result, the long-tail currents can be avoided, thereby limiting the simultaneous conduction of all phases. The simulation and test results show that the proposed DTC has minimal torque pulsations, high $T/A$ ratio, low converter losses, and lower source current ripple in comparison to the existing DTC schemes under various operating conditions. Also, the proposed phase current estimation method effectively reconstructs the phase currents under both steady-state and transient operating conditions. © 1972-2012 IEEE.