Technical Paper
Current Harmonics Impact on Torque Ripple in PM Machine Drive System
2017-03-28
2017-01-1231
The current of an electric machine driven by PWM switching inverter is not ideal sinusoidal, containing different levels of harmonics. The current harmonics have important impact on the electrical machine torque ripple which could translate into transmission and vehicle level Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH). In this work, the current waveforms were measured from dyno test at prescribed torque and speed levels, and the electric machine torque ripple was computed with the measured current. This paper will focus on the investigation of the current harmonics behaviors and features at various torque and speed conditions, the impact on torque ripple, and the possible mitigation method to reduce torque ripple.