Fault-Tolerant Control of Primary Permanent-Magnet Linear Motors with Single Phase Current Sensor for Subway Applications

Because both magnets and windings can be mounted in the mover, the primary permanent-magnet linear motor (PPMLM) has low-cost advantage for subway applications. In this paper, a fault-tolerant control (FTC) with single phase current sensor is proposed for PPMLM traction system in subway applications. In the proposed FTC, d- and q-axis currents are estimated from the reference synchronous currents and the surviving measured phase current. The estimation is robustness since no machine parameters are required. In steady-state operation, the estimated current errors are half the actual ones. As a result, the current response is slowed but the current command can be achieved. However, the achievement of control target depends on the current tracking accuracy, which is enhanced by the voltage decoupler. Compared with existed FTC schemes, the proposed one is robustness and has better transient-state performances. The effectiveness of the proposed FTC is verified by theoretical analysis and experimental results.