Master Class: Driving Efficiency and Performance Using Motor Control Workflows for Electric Vehicles

In this master class, explore the latest advancements in motor control algorithm design and deployment, specifically in the context of vehicle electrification. These algorithms play a crucial role in regulating performance characteristics such as speed and torque. The session will focus on highlighting the unique capabilities of these algorithms and providing an efficient process for their development and implementation.

Highlights:

• Motor modeling and generating characteristics curves as a function of motor parameters
• Using MTPA/field-weakening algorithms to meet the torque and speed requirements
• Validating motor requirements and redesigning the motor based on a standard drive-cycle test
• Using Field Oriented Control Autotuner block or PID Controller block for interactive control loop gain tuning
• Generating and verifying the code with static code analysis tools
• Deploying the algorithm to the hardware and verifying rate-monotonic/control loop execution time