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Sensorless starting of a brushless D.C. motor

Abstract

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Permanent magnet brushless DC motors that have found wide application in high performance servo drives need absolute rotor position sensors. However, the cost of the position sensor limits the use of brush less DC motors for low performance applications such as automotive and home appliances. A sensorless starting scheme for brushless DC motors is studied in this thesis. A hardware implementation of the starting scheme has been instrumented. The modeling and simulation of the sensorless starting performance of brushless DC motors have been accomplished to gain the insight into the process. The experimental results confirm the theoretical prediction that the permanent magnet brush less DC motor can be started without a position sensor. The experimental setup with individual subsystems are described in detail.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Electrical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Electrical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1988

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Ghosh, Ramit
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Ramu, Krishnan
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • VanLandingham, Hugh F.
  • Nunnally, Charles E.

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-06222010-020248
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/43403

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Ghosh, Ramit. Sensorless starting of a brushless D.C. motor. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43403