A hybrid diagnosis method for inverter open-circuit faults in PMSM drives

In order to improve the evaluation process of inverter open-circuit faults diagnosis in permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drives, this paper presents a diagnosis method based on current residuals and machine learning models. The machine learning models are introduced to make a comprehensive evaluation for the current residuals obtained from a state observer, instead of evaluating the residuals by comparing with thresholds. Meanwhile, fault diagnosis and location are conducted simultaneously by the machine learning models, which simplifies the diagnosis process. Besides, a sampling strategy is designed to implement the proposed scheme online. Experiments are carried out on a DSP based PMSM drive, and the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified.