Modeling and Verification of a Six-Phase Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor.

In this paper, a new mathematical modeling for a six-phase interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM) is presented. The proposed model utilizes two synchronous reference frames. First, the flux model in the $abcxyz$ frame is mapped into the stationary $dq$ frames and then to two synchronous rotating frames. Then, differentiating the flux models, voltage equations are derived in rotating frames. Through this analysis, the interaction between the $abc$ and $xyz$ subsystems is properly described by a coupling matrix. The torque equation is also derived using the two reference current variables. Flux model was verified through FEM analysis. Experiments were done using a 100 kW six-phase IPMSM in a dynamo system. The validity of the torque equation was checked with some experimental results under a shorted condition on an $xyz$ subsystem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]