Speed harmonic suppression of PMSM and its application in ball screw vibration suppression

Abstract The speed ripple of surface-mounted permanent magnet synchronous motor (SPMSM) causes vibration of the ball screw, which degrades the accuracy and stability of the ball screw system. The harmonic injection method can suppress the speed ripple by decreasing the speed harmonic of SPMSM. When the speed ripple is suppressed, the vibration of the ball screw is also reduced. However, large amount of calculation, complex parameter adjustment, and long suppression time limit its performance in suppressing vibration of ball screw. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a speed harmonic suppression method based on the online measurement of the transfer function from inject voltage harmonic to speed harmonic. In the proposed method, the transfer function is measured after the motor reaches a stable operating condition. And then, the designed speed harmonic controller parameters are set according to the measurement results. Compared with the existing method, the method based on online measurement has less calculation, simple parameter adjustment, fast suppression speed, and good performance in suppressing the vibration of ball screw. Experimental verifications are carried out in the forward and backward condition of the ball screw.