RT Journal Article T1 Full-Speed Range Control of a Symmetrical Six-Phase Automotive IPMSM Drive With a Cascaded DC-Link Configuration A1 Sierra-Gonzalez, Andres A1 Pescetto, Paolo A1 Alvarez-Gonzalez, Fernando A1 Heriz, Borja A1 Trancho, Elena A1 Lacher, Hannes A1 Ibarra, Edorta A1 Pellegrino, Gianmario AB This work considers the utilization of a symmetrical six-phase interior permanent magnet synchronous machine drive, including a cascaded dc-link configuration, to make up an electric vehicle propulsion system. This way, fast charging capabilities are provided while avoiding the utilization of power semiconductors with high voltage ratings. In this scenario, the control algorithm must deal with the non-linearities of the machine, providing an accurate setpoint command for the whole torque and speed range of the drive. Therefore, cross-coupling effects between the winding sets must be considered, and the voltage of the cascaded dc-link capacitors must be actively monitored and balanced. In view of this, the authors propose a novel control approach that provides all these functionalities. The proposal is experimentally validated in a full-scale 70 kW electric drive prototype, tested in a laboratory set-up and in an electric vehicle under real driving cycle conditions. SN 0093-9994 YR 2023 FD 2023-05-01 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3494 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3494 LA eng NO Sierra-Gonzalez , A , Pescetto , P , Alvarez-Gonzalez , F , Heriz , B , Trancho , E , Lacher , H , Ibarra , E & Pellegrino , G 2023 , ' Full-Speed Range Control of a Symmetrical Six-Phase Automotive IPMSM Drive With a Cascaded DC-Link Configuration ' , IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications , vol. 59 , no. 3 , pp. 3413-3424 . https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2023.3256382 NO Publisher Copyright: © 1972-2012 IEEE. NO This work was supported in part by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme Project FITGEN, under Grant 824335, in part by the Government of the Basque Country within the Fund for Research Groups of the Basque University System under Grant IT1440-22, and in part by the MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 within the Project PID2020-115126RBI00, and in part by the Government of the Basque Country within the Research Program ELKARTEK as the Projects PROH2BIO under Grants KK- 2022/00051 and VEGAN KK-2021/00044. DS TECNALIA Publications RD 28 jul 2024