Efficient Modeling of Six-Phase PM Synchronous Machine-Rectifier Systems in State-Variable-Based Simulation Programs

Many advanced energy conversion systems utilize multiphase (e.g., six or more phases) electrical machines that feed high-count-pulse (e.g., 12 or more pulses) rectifiers for supplying dc power. Efficient simulation of such power systems in commonly-used state-variable-based programs requires fast and accurate models of electrical machines and power electronic converters with compatible interfaces. As an alternative to the existing$qd$and voltage-behind-reactance (VBR) machine models, this paper develops a constant-parameter VBR model for six-phase permanent magnet synchronous machines to offer computationally efficient interface. For system-level studies where the switching details of rectifiers can be neglected, a multiple-reference-frame parametric-average-value model is developed for the 12-pulse rectifiers that provides fast simulation and preserves the dominant ac harmonics of interest. The accuracy and numerical efficiency of the proposed machine-converter models are verified using the detailed and alternative existing models.