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This paper proposes a modified predictive direct torque control (MPDTC) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) with multistage hysteresis and fuzzy controller to address the ripple problem of hysteresis controllers and to have a low power consumption chip. The proposed MPDTC ASIC calculates the stator’s magnetic flux and torque by detecting three-phase currents, three-phase voltages, and the rotor speed. Moreover, it eliminates large ripples in the torque and flux by passing through the modified discrete multiple-voltage vector (MDMVV), and four voltage vectors were obtained on the basis of the calculated flux and torque in a cycle. In addition, the speed error was converted into a torque command by using the fuzzy PID controller, and rounding-off calculation was employed to decrease the calculation error of the composite flux. The proposed MDMVV switching table provides 294 combined voltage vectors to the following inverter. The proposed MPDTC scheme generates four voltage vectors in a cycle that can quickly achieve DTC function. The Verilog hardware description language (HDL) was used to implement the hardware architecture, and an ASIC was fabricated with a TSMC 0.18 μm 1P6M CMOS process by using a cell-based design method. Measurement results revealed that the proposed MPDTC ASIC performed with operating frequency, sampling rate, and dead time of 10 MHz, 100 kS/s, and 100 ns, respectively, at a supply voltage of 1.8 V. The power consumption and chip area of the circuit were 2.457 mW and 1.193 mm × 1.190 mm, respectively. The proposed MPDTC ASIC occupied a smaller chip area and exhibited a lower power consumption than the conventional DTC system did in the adopted FPGA development board. The robustness and convenience of the proposed MPDTC ASIC are especially advantageous. Full article

This paper proposes a modified predictive direct torque control (PDTC) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) of a motor drive with a fuzzy controller for eliminating sampling and calculating delay times in hysteresis controllers. These delay times degrade the control quality and increase both torque and flux ripples in a motor drive. The proposed fuzzy PDTC ASIC calculates the stator’s magnetic flux and torque by detecting the three-phase current, three-phase voltage, and rotor speed, and eliminates the ripples in the torque and flux by using a fuzzy controller and predictive scheme. The Verilog hardware description language was used to implement the hardware architecture, and the ASIC was fabricated by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company through a 0.18-μm 1P6M CMOS process that involved a cell-based design method. The measurements revealed that the proposed fuzzy PDTC ASIC of the three-phase induction motor yielded a test coverage of 96.03%, fault coverage of 95.06%, chip area of 1.81 × 1.81 mm², and power consumption of 296 mW, at an operating frequency of 50 MHz and a supply voltage of 1.8 V. Full article