Simulation-Centric Examples

Explore motor control applications for motor control analysis and implementation that are not pre-configured with device drivers

Use the reference examples to analyze motor and control characteristics and enhance the implementation of motor control algorithms.

Motor Control Blockset™ reference examples support simulation and code generation for implementing motor control algorithms. While most examples are auto-deployable (pre-configured with device drivers) on supported hardware, the following examples do not have pre-configured auto-deployment capabilities. However, you can use these examples to perform analysis and generate a generic C code, which you can further configure and deploy on any microcontroller. The Algorithm-Export Workflows for Custom Hardware example available in Custom Hardware Oriented Examples, explains about the workflow to configure the generic C code for deployment on any custom microcontroller.

Featured Examples

PMSM Drive Characteristics and Constraint Curves

Uses Motor Control Blockset™ to show how to use the PMSM characteristic plotting and PMSM milestone speed identification functions to obtain a control trajectory.

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PMSM Constraint Curves and Their Application

Uses Motor Control Blockset™ to explain the fundamentals of constraint curves, utilization of these curves to determine operating currents, and usage of the grid of these currents in simulation or deployment environments.

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SynRM Constraint Curves and Their Application

Uses Motor Control Blockset™ to utilize the motor constraint curves to determine the operating currents and use lookup tables of these currents in simulation or deployment environments. The example uses the PMSM constraint curves described in the PMSM Drive Characteristics and Constraint Curves page.

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Field-Weakening Control (with MTPA) of Nonlinear PMSM Using Lookup Table

Uses a lookup table (LUT) for a nonlinear permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) and controller to run the motor using field-weakening control (with maximum torque per ampere (MTPA)). Use this example to replicate and run a finite element analysis (FEA) based nonlinear, high-fidelity PMSM in simulation. This example helps motor design engineers to simulate high-performance motors in real-world motor control applications. In addition, control system engineers can use this example to design control algorithms for a given set of motor parameter data to achieve high levels of accuracy in tracking and controlling speed and torque as well as to meet efficiency requirements, especially for high-performance motors.

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Field-Weakening Control (with MTPA) of Nonlinear Synchronous Reluctance Motors Using Lookup Table

Uses a lookup table (LUT) for a nonlinear synchronous reluctance motor and controller to run the motor using field-weakening control (with maximum torque per ampere (MTPA)). Use this example to replicate and run a finite element analysis (FEA) based nonlinear, high-fidelity synchronous reluctance motor in simulation. This example helps motor design engineers to simulate high-performance motors in real-world motor control applications. In addition, control system engineers can use this example to design control algorithms for a given set of motor parameter data to achieve high levels of accuracy in tracking and controlling speed and torque as well as to meet efficiency requirements, especially for high-performance motors.

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Field-Oriented Control of PMSM Using Reinforcement Learning

Use the control design method of reinforcement learning to implement field-oriented control (FOC) of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM). The example uses FOC principles. However, it uses the reinforcement learning (RL) agent instead of the PI controllers. For more details about FOC, see Field-Oriented Control (FOC).

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Determine Power Losses and THD for PWM Methods

Calculates the inverter power loss and total harmonic distortion (THD) in motor current for different pulse-width modulation (PWM) methods. The example uses field-oriented control (FOC) algorithm that runs a permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) in speed control mode as a reference. The example only supports simulation.

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Analyze and Verify Motor Control Algorithms Using Polyspace

Uses the Polyspace® static code analysis tools to analyze and verify Simulink® models containing motor control algorithms. Static code analysis is a software verification technique that analyzes source code for quality, reliability, and security without executing the code. This approach uses robust error detection routines (that include checks for critical run-time errors) to identify bugs and defects and in addition ensures compliance with common coding standards. It provides a cost-effective alternative to measure and track the software quality metrics and eliminates the need to instrument the code or to write elaborate unit test cases.

Field-Oriented Control of Six-Phase PMSM

Control the torque of an asymmetric six-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) using field-oriented control (FOC).

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