A method and system of operating a multi-phase electric machine include operating an inverter to control the multi-phase machine. The inverter has a plurality of inverter legs including an auxiliary inverter leg. Each of the plurality of inverter legs has at least one switch device. The multi-phase machine has a plurality of phases in which each phase is controlled by a respective inverter leg of the inverter. The method and system also include determining whether a phase of the multi-phase machine is experiencing a partial phase loss, for example, by injecting a signal into the phases and analyzing the frequency response. In response to determining that a phase of the multi-phase machine is experiencing a partial phase loss, the method and system include utilizing the auxiliary inverter leg to supplement energy to the phase experiencing the partial phase loss to continue operating the multi-phase machine.


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    Title :

    FAULT TOLERANT INVERTER FOR PARTIAL PHASE LOSS IN MULTI-PHASE MACHINES



    Publication date :

    2022-11-24


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    H02M APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS , Anlagen zur Umformung von Wechselstrom in Wechselstrom, von Wechselstrom in Gleichstrom oder umgekehrt, oder von Gleichstrom in Gleichstrom und zur Verwendung in Netzen oder ähnlichen Stromversorgungssystemen / B60L PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES , Antrieb von elektrisch angetriebenen Fahrzeugen



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