Bo Yang

Comparative Analysis of Rotor Position Detection Technology in the SFC Soft Starting of Pump Storage Motor

Static Frequency Converter (SFC) is the key control device of reversible pump storage unit. By inputting a variable frequent current to the corresponding stator windings, the SFC can steadily start the synchronous motor. In this process, rotor position detecting accuracy comes to be the key point, but at the ultra-low speed period, the motors terminal voltage is too low to accurate sampling and is also vulnerable to the interference, which brings risks to the variable frequency starting. In this paper, two initial rotor position detection methods are compared, one is based on the voltage vector, and the other is based on adapt flux observer. At last, a 300MW/15.75kV pump storage unit with a 6 pulses SFC are built on the RTDS platform to exam the control strategy.