What is six phase motor , why preferred 6-phase compare to 3-phase motor and what is the difference between 6-phase induction motor , 6-phase of PMSM motor
The six-phase induction motor has several advantages over the conventional three-phase drive such as improving the reliability of the harmonic reduction magnetic flux, minimizing the torque pulses, and reducing the nominal power of the static converter. . Therefore, six-phase induction motors are starting to be a widely acceptable alternative in high power applications.
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(PDF) Realization of a “3 & 6 phase” induction machine - ResearchGate
In industrial applications in which high reliability is demanded, a multi-phase induction motor instead of traditional 3 ph IM is used. A common type of multiphase machine is the six phase IM (SPIM) ou (DSIM)
I hope above answers have cleared some of your concepts regarding six-phase motors. I can add few more points for you. Actually there are two configurations of six-phase motors; symmetrical and asymmetrical winding configurations.
For symmetrical winding configuration, six-phase machine can be considered as two independent three-phase machines connected in series, and machine can be controlled like conventional three-phase machine. But for asymmetrical configuration the control is bit complicated, you may refer to some papers for further consideration.
Compared to three-phase machines, six-phase machines are more compact in size, have superior fault tolerant capability, reduced torque ripple and more power density. So, six-phase machines are used where high power density is required like, hybrid electrical vehicles.