Analysis of asymmetrical six-phase induction machine:

Any multiphase machine with space phase shift of 2𝜋/𝑚 where 𝑚 , is the number of phases
between successive windings could be analyzed using symmetrical component theory detailed by
[1], especially for multiphase application. Defining the 𝐶 matrix which is used for obtaining
original variables from symmetrical components (SC) ones. 𝑋𝑜 , 𝑋𝑠 represents variables in original
and symmetrical component forms respectively. Therefore, according to [1], any m phase system
results in m symmetrical components.

 X o  =  C  X s  (1)

 1 1 1 ..... 1 1 
 
 1  1  2
.....   (m  2)
  (m 1)

1 
C   1  2  4 .....  2(m  2)  2(m 1) 
(2)
m 
 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
 1   (m 1)  2(m 1) .....   (m 2)(m 1)   (m 1)(m 1) 
 

 X s  = C  Xo 
1
(3)

 1 1 1 ..... 1 1 
 
 1 1  2
.....  (m  2)
 (m 1)

1 
C 
1 2(m 1) 
 1 2 4 .....  2(m  2)  (4)
m 
 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 
 1  (m 1)  2(m 1)
.....  (m  2)(m 1)
 (m 1)(m 1) 

Direct application of Eq.2 with m=6, result in six-phase symmetrical component matrix given by
:

1 1 1 1 1 1 
 
1  1
 2
1  4
 5 
1 1  2  4 1  2  4 
C 6 ph     (5)
6 1 1 1 1 1 1 
1  4  2 1  4  2 
 
1  5  4 1  2  1 

 i (k)  i (k)  i (k) In order to analyze the performance of six-phase asymmetric induction machine, it is

important to emphasize that the classical symmetrical component theory could not be directly
applied in such a situation. Therefore an adaptation of the SC theory is derived in [2]. This
modification includes an alteration in the conventional symmetrical component operator for
including the asymmetrical spatial phase shift between each winding. However, validation of this
approach is employed. It is shown that , for asymmetrical six-phase structure , two positive,
negative , and zero sequence components are produced. Symmetrical component operator is
defined by an angle 𝜀𝑖(𝑘) ,derived in [3] , this angle has two vales as per Eq 6. where
k=0,1,2,3,…,m. and i is the sequence number.
2 k
 i (k)   i  (6)
m

2𝜋
− 𝛾𝑖(𝑖+1) , 𝑘 ≠ 𝑚 − 1
𝑚 (7)
 i  −2𝜋
+ 𝛾𝑖(𝑖+1) , 𝑘 = 𝑚 − 1
𝑚
{
Application of Eq.6 and Eq.7 to asymmetrical six-phase connection is employed as follows.

 X s   C asymm
6 ph
.  X o 
 (8)

 X s   [x a 0 x a1 x a2 x a3 x a4 x a 5 ]T (9)

 X o   [x a xb xc xd xe x f ]T (10)

 1 1 1 1 1 1 
 7 2 3 4 5 4 
 e  j( 3 1 ) e  j ( 3 1 ) e  j ( 3 1 ) e
 j (  1 )
3
e
 j (  1 )
3
e
 j ( 1 )
3 
 
  j(143  2 ) 4
 j (  2 )
6
 j (  2 )
8
 j (  2 ) j(
10
 2 )  j (  2 ) 
8

1  
3
e e e 3 e 3
e 3
e 3
C 6 ph .asymm .    21 6 9 12 15 12  (11)
6  e  j( 3  3 ) e  j ( 3  3 ) e  j ( 3  3 ) e
j(
3
 3 )
e
j(
3
 3 )
e
j(
3
 3 )

 28 8 12 16 20 16

  j( 3  4 )  j (  4 )
3
 j(
3
 4 ) j(
3
 4 ) j(
3
 4 ) j(
3
 4 ) 
 e e e e e e 
  j( 35  5 ) 10 15 20 25 20
 5 ) 
e 3 j(  5 ) j(  5 ) j(  5 ) j(  5 ) j(

 
3 3 3 3 3
e e e e e

 1   1(2)  30.
 2   1(2)   2(3)  120.
 3   1(2)   2(3)   3(4)  150.
 4   1(2)   2(3)   3(4)   4(5)  240.
 5   1(2)   2(3)   3(4)   4(5)   5(6)  270.
  1 1 1 1 1 1 
  j 30  j 150 j 150 
e j e e j j 
  j 120  j 240
1 e  j 120 e  j 240 
1  1 e e

C 6 ph .asymm .   (12)
6  e  j 30
e j 150
e  j 30
e j 150
e  j 30
e  j 150

  j 240  j 120  j 240  j 120 
 1 e e 1 e e 
 e  j 30 e j 30  j 30 

 j e j 150 e  j 150 e 


Defining the operator b  .
6

In order to check the validity of the above symmetrical component matrix, angles are replaced by
their true six-phase values

1 b 1 b 1 b
 3 5 7 9 
1 b b b b b9 
1 1 b8 
4 8
1 b b 1 b4
C6ph.asymm.  =   (13)
6 1 b7 b b7 b b7 
1 b8 b4 1 b8 b4 
 
1 b11 b9 b7 b5 b 
i a   1 1 1 1 1 1  i 
i          a0 
 e j 30
 j e j 150
e j 150
j j  i a1 
 b  j 240 
ic    j 120  j 240
1 e  j 120
e  i 
1  1 e e
 a2  .
    j 150 
(14)
6 e  i a 3 
 j 30 j 150  j 30 j 150  j 30
i d  e e e e e
ie    j 240  j 120  j 240  j 120   
   1 e e 1 e e  i a 4 
i f   e  j 30 e j 30 e j 150 e  j 150 e  j 30  i a 5 
 j
Mathematical model of six-phase induction motor

It is well known that the matrix representing induction machine impedance is a circulant
symmetric matrix. However instantaneous SC theory can be adopted for deriving the phasor
symmetrical components in terms of positive and negative sequence impedances.
 3  3 
 R s  L11 p 0 0 L msa L msa 0 
 2 2 
 3  3 
 0 R s  L11 p 0 0 L msa L msa 
 2 2 
  3 3 
 0 0 R s  L11 p L msa 0 L msa 
 Z ss    2 2 

(15)
3  3
 L msa 0 L msa R s  L11 p 0 0 
 2 2 
 3 3 
 L msa L msa 0 0 R s  L11 p 0 
 2 2 
  3 3 
 0 L msa L msa 0 0 R s  L11 p 
 2 2 

 
 a b c d e f 
 
 3  3 
a R s  L11 p L msa 0 L msa 0 0 
 2 2 
 3  3 
b L msa R s  L11 p 0 0 L msa 0 
 2 2 
  3 
 Z ss    c 0 0 R s  L11 p
3
L msa 0 L msa  (16)
 2 2 
  3 3 
d L msa 0 L msa R s  L11 p 0 0 
 2 2 
  3 3 
e 0 L msa 0 0 R s  L11 p L msa 
 2 2 
  3 3 
f 0 0 L msa 0 L msa R s  L11 p 
 2 2 
  
 0 1 2 3 4 5 
 
 
 0 R s  L11 p 
 
 3 3 3 
1 R s  L11 p  L msa j L msa 
 2 4 
 b 2 b 2 
 Z ss    2
'
R s  L11 p  3L msa (R s  L11 p )  3 L msa  (17)
 2 2 
 
3 R s  L11 p 
 
 3 3 
4 j L msa R s  L11 p  L msa 
 2 2 
 b2 b2 3 
5 (R s  L11 p )  3 L msa R s  L11 p  L msa 
 2 2 2 
Eq.15 represents the self-matrix of asymmetrical six-phase induction machine derived in detail in
[Ismael]. It is important to highlight that this matrix must be reconfigured in the original sequence
of ordering i.e a-b-c-d-e-f instead of a-c-e-b-d-f , since the symmetrical component matrix is
already ordered in this sequence.

 Z ss '   C   Z ss C 
1
(18)

It is important to emphasize that machine self-impedance matrix contains two sets of zero,
positive, and negative sequence components, where the zero sequence components consists of
only stator leakage inductance and winding resistance as expected.
 Z sr '   C   Z sr 
1
(19)

 0 0 0 
 j (  30 )  j (30 ) 
j (  90 )
 e e e 
3  0 0 0 
 Z sr '   L msa   (20)
2  0 0 0 
 0.6122e j ( 60) 0.6122e
j (60 )
0.6122e j 
 
 e  j ( 30 ) e  j ( 30 ) e  j (90 ) 



 Z rs '    Z sr '  (21)
t



0 e  j ( 30) 0 0 0.6122e  j ( 60) e j ( 30) 
3   j ( 30 ) 
 Z rs '   L msa 0 e 0 0 0.6122e  j (  60) e j ( 30)  (22)
2
0 e  j ( 90) 0 0 0.6122e
j (  90 )
e j ( 90) 




 1
 Z rr '   C 3 ph   Z rr  C 3 ph  (23)



 3 
 R r  L1r p  L msa 0 0 
 2 
 3 
 Z rr '    0 R r  L1r p  L msa 0  (24)
 2 
 3 
 0 0 R r  L1r p  L msa 
 2 

  Z ss '   Z sr '  
 
 Z   
'
 (25)
  Z rs 
'
 Z ss '  
  


Refernces
[1] White, David C., and Herbert H. Woodson. Electromechanical energy conversion. Wiley,
1959.

[2] Vas, P. "Modified symmetrical component theory and its application in the theory of
induction motors." Periodica Polytechnica Electrical Engineering 22.1 (1978): 3-12.

[3] Ismail A. Hussein, “steady state and transient analysis of unbalanced six phase induction
motor”, Ph. D Thesis, Faculty of engineering, Cairo University, Egypt 1993.