Enhanced robust diagnosis of multiple‐type demagnetisation fault for permanent magnet synchronous motor based on D‐axis magnetic network model using magnetic field reconstruction

Abstract Demagnetisation fault (DF) is a common rotor fault in the permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). DF can cause obvious changes in the magnetic field of PMSMs. As a result, previous DF diagnosis methods mainly depends on magnetic field analysis. However, conventional analysis methods based on the magnetic potential‐permeability method, sub‐domain method and magnetic equivalent circuit method are not suitable for DF condition. In addition, DF diagnosis is further complicated by various operating conditions. To address these issues, a robust DF diagnosis method is proposed for PMSM based on d‐axis magnetic network model using magnetic field reconstruction. The proposed fault diagnosis method employs magnetic field reconstruction to obtain the radial air‐gap flux density under the open‐circuit condition. Subsequently, a d‐axis magnetic network is established to solve the demagnetisation coefficient matrix in the DF state. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through simulations and experiments. Both results demonstrate that the proposed method can accurately recognise uniform DF and partial DF with multiple demagnetised permanent magnets, exhibiting great robustness against different operating conditions.