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Papers by Tomy Sebastian

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Jul 1, 2022

IEEE Conference Proceedings, 2016

This paper provides a detailed finding of the mechanics of vibration in permanent magnet (PM) syn... more This paper provides a detailed finding of the mechanics of vibration in permanent magnet (PM) synchronous motors due to electromagnetic (EM) origins. Several fractionalslot PM topologies are investigated to quantify the vibration phenomenon that is influenced by motor slot/pole and winding configurations. This paper also sorts out the vibration mode order that is responsible for deformation and the resulting excitation frequency. A finite-element-based cosimulation in the EM and structural domain is used to find the radial forces and, hence, the displacement, to quantify the vibration/noise performance of these selected motors. The displacement and frequency are converted to the sound pressure level to show the relative differences in the noise levels among these motor topologies. The selected motors were experimentally tested to verify the theoretical findings.

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2015

A model of permanent-magnet synchronous machine (PMSM), including the electromagnetically origina... more A model of permanent-magnet synchronous machine (PMSM), including the electromagnetically originated torque ripple, is presented in this paper. This unique representation of such equivalent circuit is highly critical to understand the torque ripple content and to develop an appropriate mitigation scheme for low torque ripple applications requiring four quadrant operations. This research proposes a method to quantify the various sources of torque ripple and modifies the existing dq-model to enhance the modeling capabilities for both surface-mount and interior PMSMs. Finite-element (FE) analysis is used for modeling various PMSMs to verify the lumped circuit model proposed in this research. The theoretical results obtained from analytical and FE analysis are validated using experimental test.

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Sep 1, 1986

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Cogging torque minimization is necessary for low torque ripple applications such as precision too... more Cogging torque minimization is necessary for low torque ripple applications such as precision tooling, robotics, etc. Various techniques are available but few techniques are proved to be effective in mass production under manufacturing tolerances/variations. The research provides a design approach to minimize cogging torque by making the motor robust to manufacturing variations and dimensional tolerances. Several control and noise factors are identified to apply the robust design technique. The quality of robustness is judged by the signal-to-noise ratio. A tradeoff is exercised to maximize output torque in selecting the control parameters. The research shows the effectiveness of such design techniques in designing motors for mass production without adding cost or complexity. Experimentation by modeling has been chosen using finite element analysis. Motors using the optimized parameters are built and tested thus verifying the design approach.

Physical Review Letters, 2013

Magnetic Heusler materials with very low Gilbert damping are expected to show novel magnonic tran... more Magnetic Heusler materials with very low Gilbert damping are expected to show novel magnonic transport phenomena. We report nonlinear generation of higher harmonics leading to the emission of caustic spin-wave beams in a low-damping, micro-structured Co 2 Mn 0.6 Fe 0.4 Si Heusler waveguide. The source for the higher harmonic generation is a localized edge mode formed by the strongly inhomogeneous field distribution at the edges of the spin-wave waveguide. The radiation characteristics of the propagating caustic waves observed at twice and three times the excitation frequency are described by an analytical calculation based on the anisotropic dispersion of spin waves in a magnetic thin film.

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, May 1, 2013

This paper presents the desired current references in order to minimize the torque ripple for a S... more This paper presents the desired current references in order to minimize the torque ripple for a Switched Reluctance Motor. From the torque equation, and using switch on and switch off angles, the desired current waveforms are obtained. Simulations validates the study and are compared with the constant current references case.

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.