{"title":"Dual three-phase operation of single neutral symmetrical six-phase machine for improved performance","authors":"H. S. Che, W. Hew","doi":"10.1109/IECON.2015.7392259","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Among multiphase machines of different phase numbers, six-phase machine is one of the most popular and widely studied multiphase machine. By displacing the two three-phase windings with an angle of 30 degrees, 60 degrees or 0 degree, the machine can be configured as an asymmetrical six-phase, symmetrical six-phase or dual three-phase machine respectively. At the same time, the stator windings can be configured with either two or single neutral point. Till date, most discussions on six-phase machines focus mainly on two neutrals configuration, due to the simpler control requirements and better dc-bus utilization. Nevertheless, single neutral connection should be given due attention, considering the fact that this structure offers better fault tolerance. In this paper, the performance of symmetrical six-phase with single neutral point is investigated. It is shown that by altering the winding terminals' connections, a symmetrical six-phase machine can operate as a dual three-phase machine. By doing so, zero-sequence voltage injection becomes possible, hence giving improved performance.","PeriodicalId":190550,"journal":{"name":"IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"109 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2015-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"17","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"IECON 2015 - 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.2015.7392259","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Among multiphase machines of different phase numbers, six-phase machine is one of the most popular and widely studied multiphase machine. By displacing the two three-phase windings with an angle of 30 degrees, 60 degrees or 0 degree, the machine can be configured as an asymmetrical six-phase, symmetrical six-phase or dual three-phase machine respectively. At the same time, the stator windings can be configured with either two or single neutral point. Till date, most discussions on six-phase machines focus mainly on two neutrals configuration, due to the simpler control requirements and better dc-bus utilization. Nevertheless, single neutral connection should be given due attention, considering the fact that this structure offers better fault tolerance. In this paper, the performance of symmetrical six-phase with single neutral point is investigated. It is shown that by altering the winding terminals' connections, a symmetrical six-phase machine can operate as a dual three-phase machine. By doing so, zero-sequence voltage injection becomes possible, hence giving improved performance.