A Sensorless Initial Rotor Position Estimation for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
Permanent magnet synchronous motors for the effective start requires information about an initial position of a rotor. In this regard, most systems use position sensors, which substantially increase a cost of an electrical drive entirely [1-3]. The aim of this article is to develop new method, allowing to determine the absolute angular position of the rotor of the permanent magnet synchronous motors [4,5]. With a certain voltage pulses, in series applied to the motor, stator is magnetized by currents leakage in the windings. This allows, using a special algorithm, to calculate the absolute position of the rotor without using any motor parameters [6]. Simulation results prove the simplicity and efficiency of this method for determining an initial position of the rotor of the permanent magnet synchronous motors. Thus, this method can be widely used in the electrical industry.