Phase current reconstruction and control of three-phase switched reluctance machine with modular power converter using single DC-Link Current Sensor

According to the modular power converter, a novel phase current reconstruction method using single dc-link current sensor is proposed for three-phase switched reluctance machine (SRM), and the control method is implemented with the reconstructed phase current as well. A highly integrated modular power converter is constructed by a three-phase full bridge and a dual switch module. The phase windings are in star-connection, and the bipolar phase currents are applied. Based on the special operating modes and single pulse width modulation signal injection, the dc-link current is decoupled and the phase current in both magnetization and demagnetization regions is reconstructed, which is very critical for the implementation of some advanced methods that require complete period phase current. The conventional control methods of the SRM, such as single-pulse voltage and hysteresis current control methods, are carried out under different operating conditions with both simulation and experiment to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, and the reconstruction errors and performance influences are detailed analyzed as well.