Manuscript Title:

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLAR-POWERED, FOURQUADRANT OPERATION AND CONTROL OF THREE-PHASE BLDC MOTOR FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Author:

Dr. R. Devarajan, Dr. P. Selvam, P. Loganathan, T.K.S. Balakannaian

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/59HG2

Published : 2021-10-23

About the author(s)

1. Dr. R. Devarajan - Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University)
2. Dr. P. Selvam - Professor & Head, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University)
3. P. Loganathan - Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University)
4. T.K.S. Balakannaian - Power System Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Engineering College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University)

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Abstract

Brushless Direct Current Motor (BLDC) overcomes many of the problems associated with brushed D.C. motors and is widely used in a variety of fields. The development of the Brushless Direct Current Motor (BLDCM) control system necessitates a dependable operation, excellent control algorithm performance, low cost, and a short development cycle. In this method proposes solar-powered four-quadrant operation and speed control of a three-phase BLDC motor for an electric vehicle. A digital controller increases the drive system's flexibility. The Smart Power Module is used to feed the BLDC motor in the 3-phase inverter. The proposed system receives Hall sensor signals from the motor and is set to the desired speed. The experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the developed drive operation. This method demonstrates the practical implementation of three-phase BLDC motor control in all four quadrants. This explains how kinetic energy can be converted and stored in a battery. The battery is thus charged by the PV cell and the back Emf generated by the BLDC motor during regenerative braking and can be used to power the same BLDC motor without power interruption. To achieve precise control, the digital controller ATmega8, which has an advantage over other controllers, is used. The frequent change in rotational direction, and thus the change in quadrants, results in frequent braking. The kinetic energy is lost as heat energy during the braking process. A theory in which kinetic energy is converted and stored in a battery the charged battery can power the same BLDC motor with no interruption in power supply


Keywords

Brushless DC motor (BLDCM), Electric Vehicles (E.V.s), Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) Hall sensors, microcontroller.