Experiment 7:

Model Analysis of BLDC Motor

Introduction:
This experiment explains instruction to analyze the behavior of BLDC motor
model.
Instructions:

We followed the instructions listed below

• Opened the electric vehicle trainer software
• Run the Software

Experiment:

Varied the value of mechanical torque and written the values of following parameters

Back EMF
Sr Phase
Ref Torque Speed
# Current
VAB VBC VCA
495/102 1.96 1 1 1
1 0
490/90 1.96 1 1 1
2 2
487/87 1.99 1 1 1
3 4
485/78 2 1 1 1
4 6
489/74 1.96 1 1 1
5 8
496/65 1.96 1 1 1
6 10
491/81 1.95 1 1 1
7 5

Answer the following questions:

1 How BLDC motor is different from PMDC

 In a BLDC motor, the windings are concentrated on salient poles, so producing a voltage
waveform that's more trapeziodal than sinusoidal.
 In a PMSM, the windings are distributed over several poles, so producing a voltage
waveform that's more more sinusoidal.
 These differences mean that BLDC motors are slightly cheaper to produce, but may be
slightly less efficient, noisier and have more cogging, than PMSMs
2 Why BLDC motor is commonly used in electric vehicles
BLDC motor is commonly used in electric vehicles because of the following reason

 have a longer lifespan

 require less maintenance
 have a higher power-to-weight ratio,
3 Why torque ripples are generated in BLDC motors
This ripple torque is caused by the combination of nonzero phase inductances and finite
inverter DC voltage which prevents the phase current excitation waveforms from changing
levels instantaneously.

4 What is the difference between BLDC and PMSM

Definition A BLDC motor is an A PMSM motor is an AC

electronically commutated synchronous motor that uses
DC motor which does not permanent magnets to provide the
have carbon brushes and necessary field excitation.
commutator assembly.

Type of BLDC motor is a direct PMSM motor is an alternating

motor current (DC) motor. current (AC) motor.

Waveform The waveform of back emf The waveform of back emf of a

of back emf of a BLDC motor is PMSM motor is sinusoidal shaped
trapezoidal shaped.