Method of improving performance of the low-inductance PMSM drive system

The disc coreless permanent magnet synchronous machine (PMSM) has a special coreless structure. This kind of PMSM has very low inductance, which is referred to as the low-inductance PMSM(LIPMSM) in this paper. The LIPMSM offers many advantages to drive systems. However, the current fluctuates strongly when driven by general converters, which makes the LIPMSM difficult to be popularized into modern drive systems. To tackle the above problems, a converter with output inductance is used. The influences of the inductance on the performance of the LIPMSM system are analysed, including current fluctuations, the maximum speed without flux weakening and the current response time. Based on above analyses, a method of obtaining the optimal inductance is proposed to obtain the optimal inductance simply and efficiently. The method has been verified through simulations and experiments. The system cannot work due to the huge current fluctuations when driven by the general converter. By using the converter with the optimal inductance, the current fluctuations have been reduced to 2 A. The experimental LIPMSM can reach 11000 rpm with very short response time of the current. Therefore, the LIPMSM system performance can been improved significantly and meet the requirements by using the converter with the optimal inductance.