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In this study a model is presented to predict the residual strength of composite laminates exposed to the heat flux of fire. This model calculates the number of the damaged laminas considering the charred thickness of the composite laminate and then predicts the overall residual strength of the laminate analyzing each lamina. Charred laminas no longer have their initial properties due to decomposition of their polymer matrix. This model can obtain the damaged thickness by introducing a damage temperature, and solving the energy equation for the thermochemical response of the laminate. The thickness of the charred layer is measured for the laminate after exposure to different heat fluxes and... 

Position sensorless control of ac machines at zero and low speed is possible using high-frequency carrier injection methods. These methods utilize anisotropic properties of rotor. Therefore, they may lose their efficiency for nonsalient machines or machines with small rotor saliency. In these machines, measurement noise and offset, existing delays, as well as model uncertainties may lead to inaccurate estimation of rotor position. Stator resistance which is usually neglected in these methods may also lead to a considerable error especially in machines with small rotor saliency. In this paper, a new position estimation method is presented, and it is shown that in comparison to conventional... 

Sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motors allows reducing cost and complexity, and increasing mechanical robustness and noise immunity. Sensorless methods based on high frequency carrier injection have attracted considerable attention in recent years as they can estimate rotor position in a wide speed range. These methods employ anisotropic properties of rotor to estimate rotor position in ac machines. With internal permanent magnet motors, the high frequency signal injection method can deliver precise sensorless control, however in surface-mounted permanent magnet machines, where a small saliency arises from main flux saturation, the estimation of rotor magnet position is...