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DC-DC Converter Motor Drive (Discrete) : Circuit Description Demonstration

This document summarizes a simulation of a DC motor fed by a DC source through a chopper circuit. The motor drives a mechanical load and uses a hysteresis current controller and PI speed controller. The simulation shows the motor voltage, current, and speed responding to changes in the reference speed setting and load torque, demonstrating steady state operation and transient responses.

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DC-DC Converter Motor Drive (Discrete) : Circuit Description Demonstration

This document summarizes a simulation of a DC motor fed by a DC source through a chopper circuit. The motor drives a mechanical load and uses a hysteresis current controller and PI speed controller. The simulation shows the motor voltage, current, and speed responding to changes in the reference speed setting and load torque, demonstrating steady state operation and transient responses.

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DC-DC Converter Motor Drive (Discrete)

Note: This example is similar to the continuous version, but discretization allows faster simulation. H. LeHuy (Universite Laval, Quebec) and G. Sybille (Hydro-Quebec)

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Circuit Description Demonstration

Circuit Description
A DC motor is fed by a DC source through a chopper which consists of GTO thyristor and a free-wheeling diode.

The motor drives a mechanical load characterized by inertia J, friction coeficient B, and load torque TL. The motor uses the discrete DC machine provided in the Machines library. The hysteresis current controller compares the sensed current with the reference and generates the trigger signal for the GTO thyristor to force the motor current to follow the reference. The speed control loop uses a proportional-integral controller which produces the reference for the current loop.

Demonstration
Start the simulation and observe the motor voltage (Va), current (Ia) and speed (wm) on the scope. The following observations can be made: 0 < t < 0.8 s: Starting and Steady State Operation During this period, the load torque is TL = 5.N.m and the motor reaches the reference speed (wref = 120 rad/s) given to the speed controller . The initial values of reference torque and speed are set in the two Step blocks connected to the TL torque input of the motor. Notice that during the motor starting the current is maintained to 30 A, according to the current limit set in the speed regulator. Zoom in the motor current Ia in steady state. Observe the current triangular waveshape varying between 5 A and 7 A, corresponding to the specified hysteresis of 2 A. The commutation frequency is approximately 1.5 kHz. t = 0.8 s: Reference Speed Step The reference speed is increased from 120 rad/s to 160 rad/s. The speed controller regulates the speed in approximately 0.25 s, and the average current stabilizes at 6.6 A. During the transient period, current is still limited at 30 A. t = 1.5 s: Load Torque Step The load torque is suddenly increased from 5 N.m to 25 N.m. The current increases to 23 A, while speed is maintained at the 160 rad/s set point.

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