Abstract
The PM motor has become increasingly popular for many applications. We proposed a novel synchronizing signal sensor-less vector control method without using any machine model parameters to be able to drive any AC motors. The proposed system was able to be easily constructed without any motor parameters. So far, we proposed electric vehicles (EV) driven by induction motor and PM motor using the proposed sensor-less control method. Moreover we developed a prototype Hybrid Vehicle (HV) driven by an AC Synchronous Motor (SM) with a developed an inverter unit. The HV was converted from a general gasoline vehicle, which is MITSUBISHI LANCER EvolutionⅣ -CN9A. The HV was reconstructed by an IMsynRM (15kW) and SPMSM(10kW), lead acid batteries (300V, 16Ah), and the handmade inverter units using IGBT devices (Generator unit 600V-400A, motor unit 600V-600A). Total weight of the HV is approximately 1,600kg. In this paper, we introduce the development process and features of the HV. Furthermore we report characteristics of IMsynRM that we developed.
