Position Control of a Linear Variable Reluctance Motor with Magnetically Coupled Phases

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Published: Aug 2, 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37936/ecti-eec.201191.172479
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Linear Motor Variable Reluctance Motor Position Control

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Ruchao Pupadubsin
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Nattapon Chayopitak
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Niyom Nulek
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Suebsuang Kachapornkul
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Prapon Jitkreeyarn
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Pakasit Somsiri
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Santipong Karukanan
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center
Kanokvate Tungpimolrut
National Electronics and Computer Technology Center

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to design and implement a direct-drive position control based on a simplified sinusoidal flux model for a linear variable reluctance motor. The motor under consideration is a three-phase linear reluctance motor with strong magnetic coupling between phases that has the advantages of simple structure, compactness and low cost with no permanent magnet. The experimental results show overall good performance indicating that the developed system can be considered as a strong candidate for high precision manufacturing automation applications.

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Pupadubsin, R., Chayopitak, N., Nulek, N., Kachapornkul, S., Jitkreeyarn, P., Somsiri, P., Karukanan, S., & Tungpimolrut, K. (2010). Position Control of a Linear Variable Reluctance Motor with Magnetically Coupled Phases. ECTI Transactions on Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Communications, 9(1), 195–201. https://doi.org/10.37936/ecti-eec.201191.172479
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