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Papers by Tomy Sebastian
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Jul 1, 2022
IEEE Conference Proceedings, 2016
IEEE Conference Proceedings, 2016
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2015
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Sep 1, 1986
Physical Review Letters, 2013
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, May 1, 2013
KIEE International Transactions on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems, 2005
IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2021
The objective of this paper is to propose a new control strategy for synchronous reluctance machi... more The objective of this paper is to propose a new control strategy for synchronous reluctance machines (SyRM) to mitigate the parameter saturation problems. The paper also highlights the reasons for the difference in the saturation behavior between the permanent magnet motors (PM) and the SyRM using the FEA flux distribution results. The synchronous reluctance machine is devoid of rotor magnets (in contrast with the PM machines) and it solely relies on reluctance portion to produce torque. This gives the SyRM machines the advantage of lower cost and more reliability compared to PM machines. But the lack of magnets in SyRM causes the motor parameters to saturate more quickly compared to the PM machines. The optimal control of the SyRM machine is thus strongly dependent on the controller’s ability to adapt to the fast changing saturation in the SyRM machine. The control strategy proposed in the paper uses a reference current generation block that optimizes the reference current for the saturation that would occur in the machine at any point in operation. A d-q voltage and current sign estimator reduces the controller iterations considerably to reach to a solution. The simulation and experimental results are presented for a 30 slot 4-pole SyRM machine.
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IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, 2018
Liuchen Chang (Vice Chair), University of New Brunswick, Canada Dan Ionel (Vice Chair), Vestas Wi... more Liuchen Chang (Vice Chair), University of New Brunswick, Canada Dan Ionel (Vice Chair), Vestas Wind Turbines R&D, USA Pedro Rodriguez (Vice Chair), Abengoa Research, Spain Dehong Xu (Vice Chair), Zhejiang University, China Vassilios Agelidis, University of New South Wales, Australia Robert Balog, Texas A and M University, USA Jensen, Bogi, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Francisco Canales, ABB Corporate Research, Switzerland David Dorrell, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Yao Duan, VESTAS Global Research, ...
xxiii CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.1.1 Safety architecture for autonomous vehicle... more xxiii CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.1.1 Safety architecture for autonomous vehicle 2 1.2 Literature review 6 1.2.1 Fundamental excitation techniques 6 1.2.2 Saliency/High-Frequency injection techniques 10 1.3 Thesis objectives and outline 18 1.4 Dissertation organization 21 CHAPTER 2: Effect of Position Error on Performance of PMSM Drives 23 2.
2009 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, 2009
... Raja Ramakrishnan Member IEEE Rakib Islam Member IEEE Mohammad Islam Senior Member IEEE Tomy ... more ... Raja Ramakrishnan Member IEEE Rakib Islam Member IEEE Mohammad Islam Senior Member IEEE Tomy Sebastian Fellow IEEE ... S. Antic and D. Stojanovic, "Recursive least squares method in parameters indentification of DC mo-tor models" FACTA UNIVERSITATIS (NIS ...
2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2017
The permanent-magnet (PM) motors are widely used in many industrial drives. Accurate knowledge of... more The permanent-magnet (PM) motors are widely used in many industrial drives. Accurate knowledge of machine parameters, such as inductance is essential for efficient and optimal control of the machine. There are numerous methods proposed in the literature for online as well as off line learning of machine parameters. They differ in accuracy and measurement techniques. This paper proposes an online measurement of inductance using the relationship between derivative of current with respect to time and flux linkage. An adaptive observer is used to calculate the inductance parameters from the current measured. The proposed method uses no external injection but relies on the PWM excitation used for normal motor drive control. The simulation and experimental results show the feasibility and performance of the proposed technique.
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Jul 1, 2022
IEEE Conference Proceedings, 2016
IEEE Conference Proceedings, 2016
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2015
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Sep 1, 1986
Physical Review Letters, 2013
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, May 1, 2013
KIEE International Transactions on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems, 2005
IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2021
The objective of this paper is to propose a new control strategy for synchronous reluctance machi... more The objective of this paper is to propose a new control strategy for synchronous reluctance machines (SyRM) to mitigate the parameter saturation problems. The paper also highlights the reasons for the difference in the saturation behavior between the permanent magnet motors (PM) and the SyRM using the FEA flux distribution results. The synchronous reluctance machine is devoid of rotor magnets (in contrast with the PM machines) and it solely relies on reluctance portion to produce torque. This gives the SyRM machines the advantage of lower cost and more reliability compared to PM machines. But the lack of magnets in SyRM causes the motor parameters to saturate more quickly compared to the PM machines. The optimal control of the SyRM machine is thus strongly dependent on the controller’s ability to adapt to the fast changing saturation in the SyRM machine. The control strategy proposed in the paper uses a reference current generation block that optimizes the reference current for the saturation that would occur in the machine at any point in operation. A d-q voltage and current sign estimator reduces the controller iterations considerably to reach to a solution. The simulation and experimental results are presented for a 30 slot 4-pole SyRM machine.
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IEEE Industry Applications Magazine, 2018
Liuchen Chang (Vice Chair), University of New Brunswick, Canada Dan Ionel (Vice Chair), Vestas Wi... more Liuchen Chang (Vice Chair), University of New Brunswick, Canada Dan Ionel (Vice Chair), Vestas Wind Turbines R&D, USA Pedro Rodriguez (Vice Chair), Abengoa Research, Spain Dehong Xu (Vice Chair), Zhejiang University, China Vassilios Agelidis, University of New South Wales, Australia Robert Balog, Texas A and M University, USA Jensen, Bogi, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Francisco Canales, ABB Corporate Research, Switzerland David Dorrell, University of Technology Sydney, Australia Yao Duan, VESTAS Global Research, ...
xxiii CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.1.1 Safety architecture for autonomous vehicle... more xxiii CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.1.1 Safety architecture for autonomous vehicle 2 1.2 Literature review 6 1.2.1 Fundamental excitation techniques 6 1.2.2 Saliency/High-Frequency injection techniques 10 1.3 Thesis objectives and outline 18 1.4 Dissertation organization 21 CHAPTER 2: Effect of Position Error on Performance of PMSM Drives 23 2.
2009 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, 2009
... Raja Ramakrishnan Member IEEE Rakib Islam Member IEEE Mohammad Islam Senior Member IEEE Tomy ... more ... Raja Ramakrishnan Member IEEE Rakib Islam Member IEEE Mohammad Islam Senior Member IEEE Tomy Sebastian Fellow IEEE ... S. Antic and D. Stojanovic, "Recursive least squares method in parameters indentification of DC mo-tor models" FACTA UNIVERSITATIS (NIS ...
2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2017
The permanent-magnet (PM) motors are widely used in many industrial drives. Accurate knowledge of... more The permanent-magnet (PM) motors are widely used in many industrial drives. Accurate knowledge of machine parameters, such as inductance is essential for efficient and optimal control of the machine. There are numerous methods proposed in the literature for online as well as off line learning of machine parameters. They differ in accuracy and measurement techniques. This paper proposes an online measurement of inductance using the relationship between derivative of current with respect to time and flux linkage. An adaptive observer is used to calculate the inductance parameters from the current measured. The proposed method uses no external injection but relies on the PWM excitation used for normal motor drive control. The simulation and experimental results show the feasibility and performance of the proposed technique.