Faul - ole an Ope a ion o Six-phase Ene gy
Con e sion Sys ems wi h Pa allel Machine-side
Con e e s
I. Gonzalez, M. J. Du an, H. S. Che, E. Le i, Fellow, IEEE, M. Be mudez, F. Ba e o, Senio Membe , IEEE
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The aul ole ance p o ided by mul iphase
machines is one o he mos a ac i e ea u es o
indus y applica ions whe e a high deg ee o eliabili y is
equi ed. Aiming o ake ad an age o such pos - aul
ope a ing capabili y, some newly designed ull-powe
ene gy con e sion sys ems a e selec ing machines wi h
mo e han h ee phases. Al hough he use o pa allel
con e e s is usual in high-powe h ee-phase elec ical
d i es, he aul ole ance o mul iphase machines has
been mainly conside ed wi h single supply om a
mul iphase con e e . This wo k add esses he aul -
ole an capabili y o six-phase ene gy con e sion
sys ems supplied wi h pa allel con e e s, de i ing he
cu en e e ences and con ol s a egy ha need o be
u ilized o maximize o que/powe p oduc ion.
Expe imen al esul s show ha i is possible o inc ease
he pos - aul a ing o he sys em i some deg ee o
imbalance in he cu en sha ing be ween he wo se s o
h ee-phase windings is pe mi ed.
Index Te ms Mul iphase ene gy con e sion sys ems,
aul ole ance, pa allel con e e s, ield o ien ed
con ol.
I. INTRODUCTION
ne gy con e sion sys ems wi h ull-powe back- o-back
(BTB) con e e s ha e ecen ly gained popula i y due
o hei capabili y o handle bidi ec ional powe low wi h a
good con ollabili y [1]. Compa ed o pa ial-powe
opologies using doubly- ed induc ion gene a o s (DFIGS),
he highe deg ee o con ol p o ided by ull-powe
con igu a ions is cu en ly app ecia ed in wind ene gy
indus y due o he igh e low- ol age ide h ough (LVRT)
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I. Gonzalez-P ie o, M. Be mudez and F. Ba e o a e wi h he
Depa men o Elec onic Enginee ing a he Uni e si y o Se ille, Spain,
e-mail: [email p o ec ed] mbe mude[email p o ec ed] ba e [email p o ec ed].
M.J. Du an is wi h he Depa men o Elec ical Enginee ing a he
Uni e si y o Malaga, Spain, e-mail: mjd[email p o ec ed]s.
H. S. Che is wi h he UMPEDAC, Uni e si y o Malaya, Malaya, e-
mail: [email protected]
E. Le i is wi h he School o Enginee ing, Technology and Ma i ime
Ope a ions, in he Li e pool John Moo es, Spain, e-mail:
e.le [email p o ec ed]
equi emen s o di e en g id-codes [2-3]. In addi ion, he
BTB a angemen allows he con ol o bo h he powe
deli e ed o he machine and o he g id, and his can be
use ul in ac ion applica ions wi h egene a i e b aking. In
his la e case he machine ope a es as a mo o bu he BTB
opology allows he sys em o ans e he decele a ing
kine ic ene gy in o he g id.
Rega dless o he applica ion, he use o ull-powe BTB
sys ems wi h an in e media e dc-link decouples he machine
and g id sides, hus allowing he use o mul iphase machines
connec ed o h ee-phase g ids [4]. Indus ial examples o
mul iphase sys ems wi h ull-powe BTB con e e s a e he
1.1 MW nine-phase pe manen magne (PM) mo o d i e
used in ul a-high speed ele a o s [5] (mo o ing) and he 5
MW wel e-phase PM synch onous gene a o used in wind
ene gy u bines [6] (gene a ion). The combina ion o
di e en numbe o phases and con e e a angemen s
esul s in mul iple mul iphase opologies, including he use
o independen BTB h ee-phase modules [5-6], he use o
pa allel h ee-phase con e e s [7], and he se ies-connec ion
o machine-side con e e s [8-11].
The li e a u e on mul iphase machines and d i es poin s
ou di e en ad an ages o e s anda d h ee-phase
machines, bu maybe he mos con incing one o indus y
is he capabili y o p o ide aul ole ance wi h no ex a
ha dwa e [12-13]. Among he di e en ypes o aul s ha
may occu in a mul iphase d i e, he open-ci cui aul s
(phase and line) ha e been he mos widely s udied cases
because simple so wa e econ igu a ion su ices o ob ain
sa is ac o y pos - aul ope a ion. When an n-phase machine
is s a connec ed and supplied by an n-phase con e e , he
open-ci cui aul implies ha he cu en can no longe low
h ough he aul ed phase and he machine e ec i ely has
only n-1 phases loca ed in an asymme ical manne . In such
si ua ion, he aul needs o be i s ly de ec ed [14-15] and
hen se e al modi ica ions need o be done o ob ain
sa is ac o y pos - aul ope a ion, including he ecalcula ion
o he cu en e e ences [16-17], he de a ing o he d i e
[18] and he use o speci ic con ol schemes [19-25]. A g ea
body o knowledge has been ecen ly epo ed in his ield
o di e en numbe s o phases, using a ious machine and
con e e ypes [12-25], bu conside ing single n-phase
supply in all cases.
Ne e heless, he use o single ol age sou ce con e e s
(VSCs) in high-cu en applica ions is no possible due o
he limi ed a ing o he IGBT-based con e e s. A good
example can be ound in he wind ene gy indus y, whe e
he use o low- ol age gene a o s in high powe u bines
(10 MW) leads o he use o mul iple pa allel uni s [6].
Since edundan design is an e ec i e solu ion o main ain
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pos - aul ope a ion and o hus educe he numbe o
unexpec ed b eakdowns o sys ems, a ious powe con e e
opologies equipped wi h edundan capabili y a e p oposed
in [26]. The use o pa allel con e e s has been popula in
h ee-phase ene gy con e sion sys ems [1], whe e he single
swi ch aul no longe implies ha he cu en o he aul ed
phase is ze o and all cu en s need o be de a ed o (m-1)/m
o he a ed alue i m pa allel con e e s a e ope a ed. A
simila concep can be ex ended o mul iphase d i es bu
u he analysis is equi ed [27-28]. The edundancy
ob ained using six-phase induc ion machines and pa allel
con e e s has been ecen ly add essed in [28-29], whe e he
enhancemen o he aul - ole an capabili y o ene gy
con e sion sys em has been s udied by simula ions. This
wo k ex ends he analysis and includes expe imen al esul s
ha con i m he possibili y o educe he d i e de a ing by
allowing an unequal cu en sha ing be ween he wo se s o
h ee-phase windings. The main con ibu ions o his pape
a e:
i.The analysis o he aul ole ance o di e en
mul iphase opologies ha include pa allel con e e s.
P e ious in es iga ions on he aul ole ance o
mul iphase machines ha e been ocused on opologies wi h
single VSC supply, whe e con e e aul s lead o open-
phase aul s. This implies in u n ha opologies wi h
independen dc-links [5-6] need o disable he se o
windings supplied by he aul y con e e , whe eas
opologies wi h se ies connec ion o VSCs [8-11] canno
con inue ope a ing. The si ua ion di e s in he scena io
conside ed in his wo k because single con e e aul s only
imply a educ ion in he pe -phase cu en . To ully exploi
he aul - ole an capabili y o he sys em he machine needs
o be asymme ically ope a ed, his being add essed o he
i s ime in his pape .
ii.The de i a ion o he x-y cu en e e ences o pe mi
he unbalanced ope a ion o he d i e.
Al hough he balanced ope a ion esul ing om he
ope a ion wi h ze o x-y cu en s maximizes e iciency, he
d i e de a ing in pos - aul si ua ion can only be educed by
allowing he injec ion o non-ze o x-y cu en s in ce ain
manne o comply wi h he pos - aul cu en es ic ions.
This wo k de e mines he x-y cu en wa e o ms ha a e
equi ed o maximize he achie able o que and also de ines
he mos app op ia e e e ence ame o x-y cu en s o ease
he design o he cu en con olle s.
iii.The p oposal o an addi ional con olle o dynamically
egula e he pos - aul cu en s.
The asymme ical cu en sha ing be ween he mul iphase
machine windings, discussed in i) and de e mined in ii),
should be a iable in o de o maximize he pos - aul
e iciency. In o he wo ds, he x-y cu en s should be
injec ed only when needed o a oid he appea ance o ex a
coppe losses. Fo his pu pose, his wo k sugges s he use
o an addi ional con olle ha egula es he deg ee o
imbalance and op imizes he cu en sha ing be ween
windings.
The pape is o ganized as ollows. Sec ion II desc ibes
di e en mul iphase opologies ha use pa allel con e e s
and analyzes hei aul - ole an capabili y. The pos - aul
sys em capabili y is quan i ied in Sec ion III, whe e an
imbalance in he cu en sha ing o he wo se s o h ee-
phase windings is assumed. A new con olle o allow
imbalance in he mul iphase sys em is p oposed in Sec ion
IV, and he aul - ole an capabili y o he sys em is
expe imen ally s udied in Sec ion V whe e s eady-s a e and
dynamic es s a e shown o heal hy (p e- aul ) and pos -
aul scena ios. Conclusions a e inally summa ized in he
las sec ion.
II. SIX-PHASE ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS’
TOPOLOGIES
Six-phase ene gy con e sion sys ems a e no mally based
on asymme ical dual h ee-phase induc ion machines wi h
wo isola ed neu als. This six-phase machine is a
con inuous sys em which can be desc ibed by a se o
di e en ial equa ions ha can be simpli ied in s a iona y
coo dina es using he ec o space decomposi ion (VSD)
app oach [30]. Using VSD, he o iginal six-dimensional
space o he machine is ans o med in o h ee wo-
dimensional o hogonal subspaces usually deno ed as 𝛼-𝛽,
𝑥-𝑦 and 0+-0−, whe e only 𝛼-𝛽 componen s con ibu e o
he lux and o que p oduc ion. The 𝛼-𝛽 componen s
ep esen he undamen al supply componen plus supply
ha monics o he o de 12n±1 (n=1,2,3,…). The second
s a o – o o pai o componen s ep esen s supply ha monics
o he o de 6n±1 (𝑥-𝑦 subspace wi h n=1,3,5,…), while he
ze o-sequence ha monic componen s can exis only i he e
is a single neu al poin , in which case hey belong o he
hi d pai o componen s. The asymme ical six-phase
induc ion machine model, ob ained using VSD and he
s anda d assump ions o he ac machine modeling
(negligible i on losses, space ha monics, and magne ic
sa u a ion), can be summa ized as ollows:
𝑣𝛼𝑠 =(𝑅𝑠+𝐿𝑠·𝑑
𝑑𝑡)·𝑖𝛼𝑠 +𝑀· 𝑑
𝑑𝑡𝑖𝛼𝑟
𝑣𝛽𝑠 =(𝑅𝑠+𝐿𝑠·𝑑
𝑑𝑡)·𝑖𝛽𝑠 +𝑀· 𝑑
𝑑𝑡𝑖𝛽𝑟
𝑣𝑥𝑠 =(𝑅𝑠+𝐿𝑙𝑠 ·𝑑
𝑑𝑡)·𝑖𝑥𝑠
𝑣𝑦𝑠 =(𝑅𝑠+𝐿𝑙𝑠 ·𝑑
𝑑𝑡)·𝑖𝑦𝑠
0=(𝑅𝑟+𝐿𝑟·𝑑
𝑑𝑡)𝑖𝛼𝑟 +𝜔𝑟·𝐿𝑟·𝑖𝛽𝑟 +𝑀· 𝑑
𝑑𝑡𝑖𝛼𝑠
+𝜔𝑟·𝑀·𝑖𝛽𝑠
0=(𝑅𝑟+𝐿𝑟·𝑑
𝑑𝑡)𝑖𝛽𝑟 −𝜔𝑟·𝐿𝑟·𝑖𝛼𝑟 +𝑀· 𝑑
𝑑𝑡𝑖𝛽𝑠
−𝜔𝑟·𝑀·𝑖𝛼𝑠
(1)
whe e 𝐿𝑠=𝐿𝑙𝑠 +3·𝐿𝑚𝑠, 𝐿𝑟=𝐿𝑙𝑟 +3·𝐿𝑚𝑠, 𝑀=3·𝐿𝑚𝑠,
𝜔𝑟 is he o o elec ical speed (𝜔𝑟=𝑝·𝜔, 𝑝 being he pole
pai numbe ), indices 𝑠 and 𝑟 deno e s a o and o o
a iables and subsc ip s 𝑙 and 𝑚 indica e leakage and
magne izing induc ance, espec i ely.
Model (1) can be used o s udy he pe o mance o he
machine du ing he heal hy and aul y ope a ion o he en i e
sys em. In heal hy ope a ion (neglec ing swi ching and
dead- ime ha monics) only 𝛼-𝛽 componen s will exis . The
addi ional deg ees o eedom ha become a ailable o
con ol pu poses du ing he aul y ope a ion a e ela ed o
he 𝑥-𝑦 subspace componen s, p o ided ha he con e e
opology allows o his unc ionali y.
Di e en opologies o six-phase ene gy con e sion
sys ems wi h aul - ole an capabili y ha e been ecen ly
analyzed by he scien i ic communi y. The i s opology
uses independen BTB h ee-phase modules, each one
supplying a di e en se o h ee-phase windings (Fig. 1a).
Such an op ion has been indus ially implemen ed bo h in
ac ion and wind ene gy applica ions using nine-, wel e-
and eigh een-phase machines supplied om h ee, ou and
six BTB h ee-phase modules, espec i ely [5-6, 31]. This
opology has a simple and modula s uc u e, and is a na u al
ex ension o he s anda d h ee-phase case. F om he aul
ole ance poin o iew, his a angemen allows pos - aul
ope a ion in he e en o a aul ei he in he machine,
con e e , o dc-link. The p ocedu e o ob ain pos - aul
ope a ion unde single open-ci cui aul is simple: he
whole h ee-phase BTB aul ed module is disconnec ed and
he machine ope a es wi h he emaining heal hy modules.
Fo he speci ic case o a six-phase machine his s a egy is
e med ‘single VSC’, and i implies ha he pos - aul α-β
cu en capabili y is 50% a e single open-ci cui aul [7],
esul ing in only 25% o p e- aul o que/powe o gi en
slip and equency.
A second op ion is o cascade he machine-side con e e s
and connec he dc-link o a g id-side con e e (Fig. 1b),
which can be mul ile el in o de o educe he ol age s ess
o he IGBTs and imp o e he cu en quali y [8]. The main
idea is o main ain low ol age on he machine-side bu
ele a e he dc-link ol age o allow medium ol age a he
g id-side [9-11]. This in u n educes he cu en a ing and
he cable size o he gi en powe , hence gi ing a po en ial
o e all capi al cos educ ion. This cascaded opology is
pa icula ly sui able o mul i-MW wind ene gy
applica ions, because he gene a o s ypically ope a e a
low- ol age while he medium ol age on he g id-side
allows ans o me less gene a ion [9-10]. The machine-side
may ha e a dc-link midpoin connec ion o he g id-side (S1
closed in Fig. 1b) o lea e he dc-link midpoin isola ed (S1
open in Fig. 1b). The la e case allows a wo-wi e
connec ion be ween machine and g id sides, which can be
ad an ageous in he case o o -sho e wind a ms [4], bu
equi es an addi ional con olle o he x-y cu en s o
egula e he midpoin ol age [9]. I he dc-link midpoin is
no isola ed, he ol age balancing ask can be pe o med
om he g id-side, al hough he x-y con olle in he
machine side is s ill desi able o imp o e he sys em
dynamics [32].
In spi e o he ad an age o he se ies connec ion o
gene a e a medium ol age, om he poin o iew o he
aul ole ance he pos - aul ope a ion is no longe possible
wi h he cascaded s uc u e shown in Fig. 1b. The eason is
ha he six-phase machine needs o be ope a ed using wo
isola ed neu als ( o p e en he low o ze o-sequence
cu en s) and he open-ci cui implies ha he aul ed se
becomes single-phase. Al hough he heal hy se o h ee-
phase windings can s ill deli e a ed cu en , i is no
possible o balance he dc-link ol ages (Vdc1 and Vdc2 in Fig.
1b) anymo e because o he powe oscilla ions caused by he
single-phase (i.e. aul ed) se .
To summa ize, he use o independen BTB modules
p o ides limi ed aul - ole an capabili y (25% o p e- aul
o que/powe o gi en slip and equency), whe eas he
se ies connec ion o he VSCs has no aul - ole an
capabili y a all. This scena io can be imp o ed i he six-
phase machine is ed by ou h ee-phase wo-le el ol age
sou ce con e e s (VSCs). In o he wo ds, each se o h ee-
phase windings is connec ed o wo h ee-phase VSCs
ope a ing in pa allel (Fig. 1c). In e acing induc o s a e
placed a he ou pu o each VSC o acili a e pa allel
ope a ion o he wo VSCs. Fo he pu pose o he
discussion ha ollows, i is assumed ha he se o
windings 𝑎1𝑏1𝑐1 is connec ed o VSCs 𝐴1𝐵1𝐶1 and 𝐴1
′𝐵1
′𝐶1′
(collec i ely e med as VSCs1), and he se o windings
𝑎2𝑏2𝑐2 is connec ed o VSCs 𝐴2𝐵2𝐶2 and 𝐴2
′𝐵2
′𝐶2
′
(collec i ely e med as VSCs2). Due o he pa allel
connec ion, he phase cu en is sha ed be ween he wo
VSCs, so ha each VSC only needs o be sized o ake hal
o he a ed phase cu en . This educ ion in he pe VSC
cu en is adequa e in low- ol age high-powe d i es, whe e
he use o only wo VSCs o d i e he six-phase machine is
no easible due o he limi ed a ings o IGBT-based VSCs
( ypically a ound 1 MW). In addi ion, he edundancy
p o ided by he pa allel con e e s p o ides enhanced aul
ole ance. Simila ly o he case o h ee-phase gene a o s,
he pa allel con e e s (Fig. 1c) a e no ole an o winding
open-phase aul s bu hey p o ide addi ional aul ole ance
agains con e e aul s, which a e mo e common and
unp edic able han machine aul s [4].
The dc-links o VSCs1 and VSCs2 can hen be kep
independen (Fig. 1a) o be cascaded in se ies o o m an
ele a ed dc-link ol age (Fig. 1b). In he la e case he
opology esul s in a hyb id se ies-pa allel opology simila
o he one sugges ed in [27-29] and he me i s a e in
be ween ha o a pu e se ies and pu e pa allel connec ion:
ele a ed dc-link ol age wi h some deg ee o aul ole ance.
Addi ional ea u es o he opologies o Fig. 1a and Fig. 1b
include lowe d /d o he common-mode ol age (CMV),
which is known o be a main cause o leakage cu en s in
high powe applica ions and lowe ol age a ing o he
powe con e e s. In any case, he mos ele an
cha ac e is ic, compa ed o he case o single VSC supply, is
he imp o ed aul ole an capabili y, which is explo ed
nex .
III. POST-FAULT SYSTEM CAPABILITY
The case o a single open-ci cui aul is analyzed
he ea e , whe e one o he con e e legs is disconnec ed
om he machine winding due o a aul . Wi hou lack o
gene ali y, i is assumed u he on ha leg-𝐴1
′ o he VSCs1
is aul ed. Due o he pa allel connec ion o he con e e s
𝐴1𝐵1𝐶1 and 𝐴1
′𝐵1
′𝐶1′, phase-𝑎1 is s ill ed wi h leg-𝐴1 o
VSCs1, and consequen ly he cu en can s ill low.
Howe e , maximum phase cu en 𝑖𝑎1 is now jus hal o he
a ed phase cu en due o he limi a ion on he VSCs cu en
a ing.
In he s udy o he sys em capabili y i is i s assumed
ha he oscilla ion o he dc-link ol age in no pe missible.
To ensu e non-oscilla ing dc-link ol age, he ac i e powe
lowing in each o he wo se s o h ee-phase windings
should be cons an . Since he machine is no damaged by he
aul , his implies ha he h ee-phase cu en s (ei he in
VSCs1 o VSCs2) need o be balanced, i.e. wi h same
ampli udes and 120 deg ees o phase shi . The cu en
ampli udes o VSCs1 a e limi ed o hal he a ed alue due
o he limi a ion on he aul ed phase, so he maximum
s eady-s a e cu en s a e:
𝑖𝑎1 =0.5∙𝐼𝑛·cos(𝜔·𝑡)
𝑖𝑏1 =0.5∙𝐼𝑛·cos(𝜔·𝑡−120𝑜)
(2)
𝑖𝑐1 =0.5∙𝐼𝑛·cos(𝜔·𝑡−240𝑜)
whe e 𝜔 is he angula equency o s a o phase cu en s
and 𝐼𝑛 is he peak alue o he a ed cu en .
Fo he same eason o a oiding oscilla ing powe , he
phase cu en s in winding 2 should also ha e he same
magni ude and 120 deg ees o phase sepa a ion. Howe e ,
since he VSCs2 emain heal hy, he cu en in each winding
can go up o he a ed alue. To ep esen a gene al case
which acili a es u he s udy, he phase cu en s can be
w i en as:
𝑖𝑎2 =𝑘·𝐼𝑛·cos(𝜔·𝑡−30𝑜)
𝑖𝑏2 =𝑘·𝐼𝑛·cos(𝜔·𝑡−150𝑜)
(3)
𝑖𝑐2 =𝑘·𝐼𝑛·cos(𝜔·𝑡−270𝑜)
whe e k ep esen s a cons an 0<𝑘<1, which can be
op imized.
By applying he powe -in a ian Cla ke decoupling
ans o ma ion [6]:
[𝑇]=1
√3
[
1 −1/2 −1/2 √3/2 −√3/2 0
0 √3/2 −√3/2 1/2 1/2 −1
1 −1/2 −1/2 −√3/2 √3/2 0
0 −√3/2 √3/2 1/2 1/2 −1
]
(4)
o he phase cu en s o (2)-(3), he s a o α-β and x-y
cu en s can be ob ained:
𝑖𝛼𝑠 =√3·𝐼𝑛·(0.25+0.5·𝑘)·cos(𝜔·𝑡)
(5)
𝑖𝛽𝑠 =√3∙𝐼𝑛∙(0.25+0.5∙𝑘)∙sin(𝜔·𝑡)
𝑖𝑥𝑠 =√3∙𝐼𝑛∙(0.25−0.5∙𝑘)∙cos(𝜔·𝑡)
𝑖𝑦𝑠 =√3∙𝐼𝑛∙(−0.25+0.5∙𝑘)∙sin(𝜔·𝑡)
Ze o sequence cu en s a e omi ed om he analysis
because he machine is con igu ed wi h wo isola ed neu al
poin s ha p e en hei low.
Since cu en s in bo h windings a e a se o balanced
h ee-phase cu en s, x-y cu en s a e ela ed o α-β cu en s
by he k ac o :
𝑖𝑥𝑠 =0.5−𝑘
0.5+𝑘𝑖𝛼𝑠 𝑖𝑦𝑠 =−0.5−𝑘
0.5+𝑘𝑖𝛽𝑠
(6)
This means ha x-y cu en s ha e he same equency and
phase ela ion as he α-β cu en s, wi h he di e ence only in
hei ampli udes. The ela ionship de i ed in (6) is impo an
o con ol pu poses and will be used in sec ion IV o build a
con olle ha pe mi s he unbalanced ope a ion de ined in
(2)-(3) wi h 𝑘>0.5.
F om (5) i can be obse ed ha he α-β cu en
magni ude inc eases wi h he alue o k. This implies ha
inc easing k will inc ease he lux and o que, which in u n
inc eases he o que/powe . Ne e heless, changing he
alue o k will also cause he low o x-y cu en s, which
in oduces addi ional coppe losses in he s a o windings
and educes he ac ual o que/powe ob ained om he
machine. No dis o ion o he ai gap lux and o que is
expec ed by he appea ance o x-y cu en s because he six-
phase induc ion gene a o is conside ed o ha e dis ibu ed
windings and consequen ly spa ial ha monics a e negligible.
Fig. 1: Mul iphase ene gy con e sion opologies: a) Independen
BTB VSC modules, b) Se ies connec ion o VSCs and c) Pa allel
connec ion o VSCs.
Fo he speci ic case o k = 0.5, all phase cu en s o m a
balanced se o asymme ical six-phase signals wi h
ampli udes o 𝐼𝑛2
⁄. Since he cu en s a e balanced, x-y
cu en s a e ze o. E en hough his s a egy minimizes
losses by ha ing ze o x-y cu en s, he maximum α-β cu en
magni ude is only hal o he a ed alue, which diminishes
he maximum achie able powe .
In o de o analyze he s eady-s a e achie able powe o
inc easing alues o k, he cu en s can be exp essed in
complex o m as:
𝑖𝛼𝛽𝑠 =(𝑖𝛼𝑠 +𝑗∙𝑖𝛽𝑠)
𝑖𝑥𝑦𝑠 =(𝑖𝑥𝑠 +𝑗∙𝑖𝑦𝑠)
(7)
𝑖𝛼𝛽𝑟 =(𝑖𝛼𝑟 +𝑗∙𝑖𝛽𝑟)
Six-phase
Machine G id
VSCs 1
VSCs 2
dc-link 1
dc-link 2
G id
Midpoin connec ion
S1
3-ph
Vdc1
Vdc2
Six-phase
Machine
VSCs 1
VSCs 2
a1b1 c1
a2b2c2
a1b1 c1
a2b2c2

VSCs 1
a1b1 c1a1b1 c1
A1B1 C1
A1’ B1’C1’
dc-link
dc-link
BTB module #1
BTB module #2
dc-link 1
dc-link 2
Vdc2
Vdc1
Idc1
Idc2
Idc1
Idc2
a)
b)
c)
F om he equi alen ci cui o a squi el cage induc ion
machine [28], i is possible o calcula e he powe balance
and ob ain he ou pu powe (neglec ing mechanical and i on
losses):
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 =𝑃𝑖𝑛−𝑃Cu−𝛼𝛽𝑟 −𝑃Cu−𝛼𝛽𝑠 −𝑃Cu−𝑥𝑦𝑠
𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 =1−𝑠
𝑠∙𝑅𝑟∙|𝑖𝛼𝛽𝑟|2
𝑃Cu−𝛼𝛽𝑟 =𝑅𝑟∙|𝑖𝛼𝛽𝑟|2
(8)
𝑃Cu−𝛼𝛽𝑠 =𝑅𝑆∙|𝑖𝛼𝛽𝑠|2
𝑃Cu−𝑥𝑦𝑠 =𝑅𝑆∙|𝑖𝑥𝑦𝑠|2
whe e s a o and o o cu en s a e hose de ined in (7). 𝑃𝑖𝑛
is he powe p o ided by he p ime mo e (gene a o ) o he
elec ical supply (mo o ). 𝑃𝑜𝑢𝑡 is he elec ical powe
gene a ed by he sys em (gene a o ) o he mechanical
powe on he sha (mo o ), and 𝑃𝐶𝑢 a e he coppe losses
associa ed wi h he di e en cu en s lowing in he
machine. F om he equi alen ci cui [28] and (5), he o o
α-β o o cu en s can be exp essed as a unc ion o he
pa ame e k:
|𝑖𝛼𝛽𝑟|=√3∙𝑋𝑚·(0.5∙𝑘+0.25)∙𝐼𝑛
√(𝑋𝑚+𝑋𝑙𝑟)2+(𝑅𝑟
𝑠)2
(9)
Pos - aul o que/powe wi h k = 0.5 is 25% (simila ly o
he case wi h single VSC supply) o he p e- aul alue o a
gi en slip and equency, as i could be expec ed because he
α-β cu en s a e hal o he p e- aul alue and o que/powe
inc eases wi h he squa e o he cu en (0.52=0.25).
Simila ly, pos - aul o que/powe wi h k = 1 (maximum
alue o k wi h pa allel VSC supply) is 56.25% o he p e-
aul gene a ed powe . This is again expec ed since he α-β
cu en s a e 75% o he p e- aul alue (0.752=0.5625).
Consequen ly, o he same equency and slip, inc easing
he alue o k ele a es he achie able o que/powe by 225%
(56.25/25=2.25) compa ed o single VSC supply, i a p ope
imbalance s a egy is designed o he pa allel connec ion o
Fig. 1c. In a gene al case he slip and equency do no
emain cons an and he achie able powe depends on he
a io o he d-q e e ence cu en s (𝑖𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑞𝑠
⁄) [7,29]. In any
case, he s eady s a e analysis shows ha he capabili y o
inc ease he α-β cu en s esul s in a ele an gain o he
pos - aul achie able o que/powe .
All he analysis de eloped so a is common o he
opologies o Fig. 1a and 1b because he cu en con ol is
no a ec ed by he a angemen o he indi idual dc-links.
Ne e heless, he imbalance ha esul s om ope a ing he
d i e wi h 𝑘>0.5 has a di e en impac on he dc-link
ol ages o independen and cascaded opologies. In he case
o Fig. 1a he powe ex ac ed om dc-links 1 and 2 is
di e en in pos - aul ope a ion (𝑃1≠𝑃2), bu he dc-
cu en s can also be di e en (𝐼𝑑𝑐1≠𝐼𝑑𝑐2) allowing
unbalanced cu en ope a ion wi h cons an dc-link ol ages
(𝑉𝑑𝑐1=𝑉𝑑𝑐2). Ne e heless, in he case o he cascaded
opology o Fig. 1b wi h no dc-link midpoin connec ion o
he g id-side (S1 open in Fig. 1b), he dc-cu en s a e o ced
o be equal (𝐼𝑑𝑐1=𝐼𝑑𝑐2) causing an imbalance in he dc-link
ol ages:
𝑉𝑑𝑐1
𝑉𝑑𝑐2=𝐼𝑑𝑐2
𝐼𝑑𝑐1∙𝑃1
𝑃2 <1
(10)
The deg ee o dc-link ol age imbalance depends on he
cu en imbalance, de ined by k, and he machine
impedances. Fu he de ails and an analy ical de i a ion can
be ound in [29]. The ol age imbalance can be sol ed in he
cascaded opology i he dc-link midpoin is connec ed o
he g id side (S1 closed in Fig. 1b), because he es ic ion
𝐼𝑑𝑐1=𝐼𝑑𝑐2 does no apply in his case.
IV. PROPOSED FAULT-TOLERANT CONTROLLER
The gene al s uc u e o he p e- aul con ol s a egy is
shown in Fig. 2. The scheme is an indi ec o o ield
o ien ed con ol (IRFOC) wi h an ou e speed loop and inne
cu en loops o d-q and x-y cu en s. Only ou phase
cu en s (ia1, ib1, ia2 and ib2) need o be measu ed because he
emaining phase cu en s can be ob ained om he condi ion
o ha ing wo isola ed neu al poin s. Measu ed phase
cu en s a e con e ed in o α-β cu en s using he Cla ke
ans o ma ion [𝑇] o (4) and d-q cu en s a e ob ained om
he o a ion o α-β cu en s in he o wa d (synch onous)
di ec ion using he Pa k ans o ma ion:
[𝐷]=[𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑠
−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑠]
(11)
whe e he angle 𝜃𝑠 o he o a ing e e ence ame is
ob ained om he measu ed speed 𝜔 and he es ima ed slip:
𝜃𝑠=∫( 𝑖𝑞𝑠
∗
𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑠
∗+𝑃·𝜔)𝑑𝑡
(12)
whe e P is he numbe o pole pai s and T he o o ime
cons an .
The machine is luxed by se ing a alue o 𝑖𝑑𝑠
∗ ha
co esponds o he a ed lux o he machine, while he
o que is egula ed by he ou e speed con ol loop ha
p o ides he e e ence o he quad a u e cu en 𝑖𝑞𝑠
∗. The
ou pu o he d-q cu en con olle s and he decoupling
e ms eds and eqs [12] p o ide he e e ence ol ages 𝑣𝑑𝑠
∗ and
𝑣𝑞𝑠
∗.
The second inne cu en con ol loop co esponds o he
x-y cu en componen s. Con ol can be pe o med in he
s a iona y e e ence ame using he Cla ke ans o ma ion
[𝑇], in he synch onous ame using he Pa k ans o ma ion
[𝐷], o in he an i-synch onous ame using he in e se o
he Pa k ans o ma ion [𝐷]−1[33]:
[𝐷]−1 =[𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑠−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑠
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝑠]
(13)
In he p e- aul si ua ion, and conside ing he independen
BTB opology o Fig. 1a, he x’-y’ cu en e e ences 𝑖𝑥𝑠
′∗ and
𝑖𝑦𝑠
′∗ a e ze o (Fig. 2a) and he x-y cu en con ol can s ill be
pe o med in he s a iona y ame. Howe e , o he
cascaded opology o Fig. 1b, 𝑖𝑦𝑠
′∗ is ob ained om a dc-link
ol age balancing con olle (Fig. 2b) ha ensu es simila
𝑉𝑑𝑐1 and 𝑉𝑑𝑐2 alues by p ope injec ion o y’-cu en o
di e he ac i e powe om VSCs1 o VSCs2 o ice e sa
[9]. In his case he x-y cu en componen s need o be
o a ed in he an i-synch onous di ec ion [33] ( e med
𝑖𝑥𝑠
′,𝑖𝑦𝑠
′ in Fig. 2) o acili a e he con ol o he ac i e powe
om he y-cu en con ol loop, he ou pu o he x-y cu en
con olle s p o ides he x’-y’ ol age e e ences 𝑣𝑥𝑠
′∗ and 𝑣𝑦𝑠
′∗
in an i-synch onous e e ence ame, and he d-q and 𝑥′-𝑦′
e e ence ol ages a e ans o med in he in e se di ec ion
using he Pa k ([𝐷] and [𝐷]−1) and Cla ke ([𝑇]) ma ices o

p o ide he phase ol age e e ences (𝑣𝑎1
∗𝑣𝑏1
∗𝑣𝑐1
∗𝑣𝑎2
∗𝑣𝑏2
∗𝑣𝑐2
∗),
which a e inpu s o he ca ie -based six-phase PWM [7,9]
ha gene a es he swi ching signals o VSCs1 and VSCs2.
The aim in pos - aul si ua ion is o d i e he machine
ensu ing ha he cu en s in he aul ed VSCs1 a e below
hal he a ed alue (𝑚𝑎𝑥|𝑖𝑎1𝑏1𝑐1|≤𝐼𝑛2
⁄). This a ge can
be achie ed by using a cons an deg ee o imbalance (e.g.
se ing k=1 o all ope a ing poin s), bu his esul s in a
subop imal solu ion because e iciency would be dec eased
due o unnecessa y injec ion o x-y cu en s. In he low-
o que egion o example, he limi o VSCs1 is no eached
and consequen ly he machine can be symme ically
ope a ed as in p e- aul si ua ion (Fig. 2a o Fig. 2b) wi h no
need o se k > 1 and gene a e addi ional coppe losses.
Howe e , when he o que is such ha he cu en s in
VSCs1 each he pos - aul limi (𝑚𝑎𝑥|𝑖𝑎1𝑏1𝑐1|=𝐼𝑛2
⁄) o
k = 0.5, he sys em can no longe inc ease he gene a ed
o que/powe unless some imbalance in he powe sha ing o
VSCs1 and VSCs2 is pe mi ed. A his momen , he
con olle o Fig. 2c is ac i a ed. This con olle is de ised
o p o ide a iable x-y cu en injec ion (i.e. a iable k) o
gene a e only he minimum deg ee o imbalance ha is
equi ed o comply wi h cu en limi s. The designed
s a egy in u n a o s he e icien ope a ion by minimizing
coppe losses and also limi s he imbalance in he dc-link
ol ages o cascaded opologies. The con olle ha
egula es he imbalance is de eloped so ha when he
modulus o he d-q cu en s is abo e hal he a ed alue,
his excess is aken as he inpu o a p opo ional- in eg al
(PI) an i-wind-up con olle whose ou pu is he k pa ame e .
As he load o que inc eases, mo e q-cu en is equi ed and
a highe alue o k is demanded. Acco ding o (6), he alue
o k de e mines he amoun o x-y cu en s ha need o be
injec ed, in o de o p o oke he equi ed imbalance o he
sys em.
Ne e heless, i is impo an no only o de e mine he
op imal amoun o x-y cu en s bu also o selec a p ope
e e ence ame o simpli y he con ol scheme. I he x-y
con ol is pe o med in he s a iona y e e ence ame, as i
is a common p ac ice in mul iphase d i es in heal hy
ope a ion [34], i is necessa y o egula e sinusoidal cu en s
and he limi ed bandwid h o PI con olle s will esul in a
poo pe o mance [33]. Fo he pu pose o egula ing
a ying x-y cu en s i has been ecen ly sugges ed o use
dual PI o esonan con olle s [35-36]; his howe e
complica es o some ex en he con olle s uc u e and
uning. Fo una ely, in his case i is possible o pe o m he
con ol in a e e ence ame whe e x-y cu en s become
cons an . I can be no ed om (6) ha he equi ed x-cu en
is p opo ional o α-cu en while he equi ed y-cu en is
in e sely p opo ional o he β-cu en . This implies ha he
α-β cu en ec o o a es in synch onous di ec ion whe eas
he x-y cu en ec o o a es in an i-synch onous di ec ion.
I ollows ha he o a ion o x-y cu en s in backwa ds
di ec ion leads o x-y cu en s ( e med x-y in he o a ing
e e ence ame) becoming p opo ional o d-q cu en s:
𝑖𝑥𝑠′=0.5−𝑘
0.5+𝑘𝑖𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑦𝑠′=−0.5−𝑘
0.5+𝑘𝑖𝑞𝑠
(14)
Consequen ly, he choice o his an i-synch onous
e e ence ame p o ides cons an x’-y’ e e ences om (14)
ha allow he use o s anda d PI con olle s. The use o
esonan con olle s (PR), which is a common p ocedu e in
aul - ole an con ol schemes wi h ime- a ying x-y cu en
e e ences [7, 21, 36], is hen no necessa y.
In he case o independen opologies o Fig. 1a he alue
o k is sa u a ed o 1 o ensu e ha he maximum cu en o
he heal hy VSCs2 co esponds o he a ed cu en , and he
same applies o he cascaded opology wi h dc-link midpoin
connec ion (S1 in Fig. 1b). When he dc-link midpoin o he
cascaded opology is isola ed, he alue o k may be se o a
lowe alue in he ange [0.5,1] depending on he
pe missible dc-link ol age imbalance due o he a ings o
he sys em (IGBTs and dc-link capaci o ol age capabili y)
[29]. Fo he pu pose o analysis in his wo k i is assumed
ha k can go up o 1, so ha he maximum deg ee o
unbalance is ob ained.
V. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
To e alua e he p ope ies o he p oposed aul - ole an
con olle , i has been implemen ed in a labo a o y-scale
p o o ype. The es bench and expe imen al esul s a e
p esen ed nex .
A. Tes Bench
A h ee-phase induc ion machine has been ewound o
ob ain he asymme ical six-phase induc ion machine,
shown wi hin he es bench illus a ion in Fig. 3. Pa ame e s
o he cus om-buil six-phase machine ha e been de e mined
using con en ional, AC- ime domain and s and-s ill es s
wi h in e e supply [37-38], p o iding s a o and o o
esis ances o 4.2 and 2 , s a o and o o leakage
induc ances o 4.2 and 55 mH, and mu ual induc ance o
420 mH. The six-phase machine is d i en by con en ional
h ee-phase powe con e e s om Semik on (SKS22F
modules) ha co espond o VSCs1 and VSCs2 in Fig. 1.
The con e e s a e connec ed o a dc powe supply sys em
as in Fig. 1a and he con ol ac ions a e pe o med by a TI
TMS320F28335 digi al signal p ocesso . The con ol uni is
p og ammed h ough JTAG and TI p op ie a y so wa e
Code Compose S udio. Cu en and speed measu emen s
a e aken wi h ou hall-e ec LEM LAH 25-NP senso s and
a GHM510296R/2500 digi al encode , espec i ely. The
load o que is p o ided by a DC-machine whose a ma u e is
connec ed o a a iable esis i e-induc i e load. The ull
scheme o he es bench is depic ed in Fig. 3.
B. Expe imen al Resul s
Di e en expe imen al es s ha e been applied se ing a
lux e e ence ids* = 1A, a a ed q-cu en o 8A, a swi ching
equency o 10 kHz and dc-link ol ages o Vdc1 = Vdc2 =
300V. The h eshold o he ac i a ion o he con olle in
Fig. 2c is se o idqs = 4A, which co esponds o hal he
a ed alue. The ansi ion om p e- o pos - aul si ua ion is
i s ly es ed o e i y he capabili y o he sys em o
wi hs and an open-ci cui aul in leg-𝐴1
′ o he VSCs1. The
sys em is ope a ed in p e- aul si ua ion using he p oposed
a)
b)
c)
Fig. 2: Field o ien ed con ol (FOC)o he six-phase induc ion machine wi h synch onous d-q cu en con ol and an i-synch onous x-y
cu en con ol (le ) and x’-y’ cu en e e ence calcula ion ( igh ) in a) P e- aul si ua ion wi h independen BTB opology (Fig.1a), b)
P e- aul si ua ion wi h cascaded opology (Fig. 1b) and c) Pos - aul condi ion o ei he independen BTB o cascaded opologies.
Applies o he case o pa alleled con e e s o each h ee-phase winding a he machine’s side.
con ol scheme wi h 62.5% o he a ed cu en (iqs*= 5A)
and a e e ence speed

* = 800 pm (Fig. 4a). Du ing p e-
aul si ua ion (un il = 10s) he alue o k is 0.5 (Fig. 4b),
indica ing an equal cu en sha ing in bo h se s o h ee-
phase windings (a1,b1,c1 and a2,b2,c2). Acco ding o (6) his
implies ha he x-y cu en e e ences a e se o ze o (𝑖𝑥𝑠
′∗ =
𝑖𝑦𝑠
′∗ = 0) as indica ed in he s a egy o Fig. 2a. To each he
balanced ope a ion obse ed in Fig. 4e, x-y cu en s a e
egula ed o ze o as i is shown in Fig. 4d. Consequen ly, he
p e- aul phase cu en s o he wo se s o h ee-phase
windings ha e equal ampli udes and a phase shi ing o 30º.
The d-q cu en s, esponsible o he o que p oduc ion, a e
success ully con olled o hei e e ence alues (Fig. 4c)
and his in u n implies ha he machine speed is egula ed
o he e e ence speed (Fig. 4a). Now, when he aul occu s
( = 10s), he x’-y’ e e ences a e no longe se o ze o bu
ob ained om he con olle shown in Fig. 2c. Since he
modulus o he d-q cu en s is o e he h eshold alue
(idqs = 4A), k is quickly inc eased by he con olle , as i
can be obse ed in Fig. 4b. The new alue o k implies ha
x’-y’ e e ences a e no longe se o ze o bu o alues ha
a e p opo ional o d-q cu en e e ences (14). In ou case,
x’-y’ cu en s ack new non-ze o e e ences (Fig. 4d),
o cing he imbalance in he phase cu en s depic ed in Fig.
4e. No ice ha he an i-synch onous e e ence ame
selec ed o he x’-y’ componen s esul s in cons an cu en
e e ence alues in he pos - aul si ua ion, a o ing he
acking p ocess using PI con olle s. No ice also ha he
unbalanced ope a ion in pos - aul si ua ion is cha ac e ized
by a educ ion (an inc ease, espec i ely) in he phase
cu en o he aul y (heal hy) h ee-phase winding (a1,b1,c1
and a2,b2,c2, espec i ely). Then, pos - aul d-q cu en s a e
main ained a hei espec i e p e- aul e e ences (Fig. 4c)
and he machine speed is egula ed o he e e ence alue
(Fig. 4a). The ansi ion om p e- o pos - aul ope a ion is
done wi hou any impac on he d-q cu en s o he mo o
speed, his being one o he bene i s o he p oposed
con olle ha egula es he unbalanced ope a ion be ween
h ee-phase windings.
The abili y o he en i e sys em o ope a e in pos - aul
si ua ion is a second bene i o he p oposed unbalanced
ope a ion con olle . In he case o balanced pos - aul
ope a ion (k = 0.5), he maximum q-cu en is iqs* = 3.9A,
indica ing an insu icien cu en p oduc ion o main ain he
machine speed a e he aul . The conclusions ob ained
om his es can be summa ized as ollows: i) he p oposed
pos - aul x-y cu en e e ences esul in an unbalanced
ope a ion ha allows p ese ing he pos aul cu en
a ings (𝑚𝑎𝑥|𝑖𝑎1𝑏1𝑐1|≤𝐼𝑛2
⁄ and 𝑚𝑎𝑥|𝑖𝑎2𝑏2𝑐2|≤𝐼𝑛), ii)
he non-ze o x’-y’ cu en e e ences in pos - aul si ua ion
a e acked by simple PI con olle s due o he selec ed an i-
synch onous e e ence ame ha esul s in cons an x’-y’
cu en alues, iii) he ansi ion om he p e- o he pos -
aul si ua ion is smoo hly pe o med, and i ) highe d-q
cu en s a e ob ained using he unbalanced ope a ion, which
allows main aining he p e- aul d i e pe o mance in a
wide ange o ope a ion.
Pos - aul ope a ion is analysed nex using he p oposed
con olle in s eady and ansien s a es. Fig. 5 shows he
p e- aul pe o mance wi h a change in he speed e e ence
om 800 o 600 pm a = 14s. Since he load o que is
p o ided by a dc-machine whose powe / o que is
p opo ional o he squa e o he speed, he decele a ion
implies a educ ion o he load o que. The q-cu en is
dec eased acco dingly (Fig. 5b) and he mo o speed ollows
i s e e ence alue (Fig. 5a). The d-cu en is sa is ac o ily
Six-phase
Machine
VSCs 1
VSCs 2
∗
PI
Ou e speed con ol
−
∗
PI
Inne d-q cu en con ol
∗ ∗
∗ ∗
∗=
PI
Inne x-y cu en con ol
′∗ ′∗
′∗ ′∗
′ ′
∗ ∗
−
PWM
∗ ∗ ∗
∗ ∗ ∗
PI ′∗
′∗ =
′∗ =
′∗ =
PI
∗0.5
Sa u a ion
[0.5,1] k(4) ′∗ ′∗
′∗ ′∗
′∗ ′∗
+_++
+_
+_
+_++
+_
a)
b)
c)
a)
b)
c)
kep close o 1A du ing he whole es and he x’-y’ cu en s
a e d i en o ze o by he p e- aul con olle .
The same es is epea ed bu wi h a aul ins iga ed a =
10s (Fig. 6). The imbalance is hen egula ed by he
con olle o Fig. 2c, causing an inc ease o k up o
app oxima ely 0.82 a e he aul occu ence (Fig. 6d).
Since he modulus o he d-q cu en s is educed du ing he
ansien , he alue o k is also educed because a lowe
deg ee o imbalance is equi ed a 600 pm. Compa ed o he
heal hy case shown in Fig. 5, he mo o speed (Fig. 6a) and
d-q cu en s (Fig. 6b) a e ound o be e y simila in p e-
and pos - aul si ua ions. Howe e , he egula ion o k in
pos - aul si ua ion esul s in non-ze o x’-y’ cu en s (Fig.
6c) ha gua an ee ha he d i e ope a es wi hin he cu en
limi s in bo h VSCs1 and VSCs2.
In he nex es he six-phase machine is d i en a 700 pm
and is loaded by he dc-machine in p e- aul si ua ion (Fig.
7). A = 15s he dc-machine is disconnec ed esul ing in a
sudden unloading o he six-phase induc ion mo o . The load
emo al causes a sho o e shoo o he mo o speed (Fig.
7a), bu he quick dec ease o he q-cu en (Fig. 7b)
decele a es he machine and e u ns he speed o he
e e ence alue. The d-cu en is main ained a 1 A and he
x’-y’ cu en s a e con olled o ze o (Fig. 7c), showing a
good decoupling wi hou any o he sudden unloading. The
same es is epea ed bu including he aul occu ence
con ol a = 10s (Fig. 8). The es shows ha he alue o k
is ini ially inc eased in pos - aul si ua ion because he
modulus o he d-q cu en s is o e he h eshold se in he
con olle (idqs = 4A). Ne e heless, when he machine is
unloaded ( = 15s) he unbalanced ope a ion is no longe
needed because he balanced ope a ion can gene a e he
equi ed o que. A his poin he alue o k is quickly
educed o 0.5 o ope a e in balanced mode (Fig. 7d). This is
e lec ed in he x’-y’ cu en e e ences ha a e egula ed
back o ze o when he machine is unloaded and he
imbalance is no longe needed (Fig. 7c). I mus be
emphasized he e ha he unbalanced ope a ion is only
desi able when he balanced ope a ion is no easible,
because he non-ze o x’-y’ cu en s ha a e equi ed o
p o oke he imbalance esul in highe coppe losses.
Figs. 4 and 8 show ha he pos - aul unbalanced
ope a ion can be ob ained bo h in he s eady-s a e and
ansien si ua ions. The con olle o Fig. 2c egula es he
deg ee o imbalance k o allow balanced ope a ion when
possible (low- o que egion) and g adually inc eases he
unequal cu en sha ing when he addi ional o que is
equi ed (up o he limi se by he a ed cu en a k=1).
VI. CONCLUSION
This wo k has analyzed di e en opologies o ull-powe
mul iphase ene gy con e sion sys em using pa allel
con e e supply. The aul - ole an capabili y in unbalanced
mode o ope a ion has been add essed o he i s ime in
his wo k, de i ing he pos - aul cu en e e ences and
p oposing a new con olle ha keeps machine cu en s
wi hin pos - aul a ings. The main conclusion om his
s udy is ha i is possible o ob ain addi ional o que/powe
in six-phase ene gy con e sion sys ems wi h pa allel
con e e s i some deg ee o imbalance in he cu en
sha ing be ween he wo se s o h ee-phase windings is
allowed. This cu en sha ing can be egula ed by p ope
con ol o he x-y cu en s, inc easing he α-β cu en
by 50% ha esul s in 225% addi ional o que/powe in he
elec ical d i e o a gi en slip and equency The egula ion
o hese non-ze o x-y cu en s can be pe o med by simple
PI con olle s in a e e ence ame wi h an an i-synch onous
o a ion ha e en ually esul s in cons an alues o he x’-y’
e e ences. The con olle ha egula es he deg ee o
imbalance pe mi s balanced ope a ion in he low- o que
egion and a iable deg ee o imbalance when he o que is
inc eased, hus achie ing minimum coppe losses and low
dc-link ol age imbalance in cascaded opologies. The
imbalance o ced by he sugges ed con olle se s an uppe
limi o ensu e ha he cu en s a e wi hin accep able alues
in bo h he aul ed and heal hy se s o h ee-phase windings.
The sugges ed aul - ole an mode o ope a ion is easible in
opologies wi h independen BTB modules as well as in
cascaded opologies wi h a se ies connec ion o he
machine-side con e e s and a single g id-side con e e .
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Fig. 3: Tes bench used o he expe imen al esul s.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Fig. 4: Expe imen al esul s in he p e- o pos - aul ansi ion a 800 pm. F om op o bo om: mo o speed, deg ee o unbalance k, d-q
cu en s, 𝑥′-𝑦′ cu en s and phase cu en s.
a)
b)
c)
Fig. 5: Expe imen al esul s in he es wi h a speed change om 800 o 600 pm (p e- aul ). F om op o bo om: mo o speed, d-q
cu en s and 𝑥′-𝑦′ cu en s.
0 5 10 15 20
600
800
1000
1200
Time (s)
Speed ( pm)
*

0 5 10 15 20
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Time (s)
k
k
0 5 10 15 20
-2
0
2
4
6
Time (s)
Cu en (A)
ids
*ids iqs
*iqs
0 5 10 15 20
-2
0
2
4
Time (s)
Cu en (A)
ixs
´* ixs
´iys
´* iys
´
9.9 9.95 10 10.05 10.1
-5
0
5
Time (s)
Cu en (A)
|In/2|
-|In/2|
0 5 10 15 20
600
800
1000
1200
Time (s)
Speed ( pm)
*

0 5 10 15 20
-2
0
2
4
6
Time (s)
Cu en (A)
ids
*ids iqs
*iqs
0 5 10 15 20
-2
0
2
4
Time (s)
Cu en (A)
ixs
´* ixs
´iys
´* iys
´
P e- aul
Pos - aul