A Novel Rotor Temperature Estimation Method Base on Dq-Axis Flux Linkage Observation

This paper presents a method for determining the rotor temperature of an electric motor by observing the dq-axis flux linkage. A reference dq-axis flux linkage is obtained at a defined rotor temperature. The difference between calculated and reference flux in the d-axis is supposed to be caused by temperature, therefore the temperature can be back-calculated according to the permanent magnet temperature characteristic. The proposed method was confirmed to be correct and effective by the test results.