Abstract The fault tolerance provided by multiphase machines is one of the most attractive features for industry applications where a high degree of reliability is required. Aiming to take advantage of such post-fault operating capability, some newly designed full-power energy conversion systems are selecting machines with more than three phases. Although the use of parallel converters is usual in high-power three-phase electrical drives, the fault tolerance of multiphase machines has been

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... ly considered with single supply from a multiphase converter. This work addresses the faulttolerant capability of six-phase energy conversion systems supplied with parallel converters, deriving the current references and control strategy that need to be utilized to maximize torque/power production. Experimental results show that it is possible to increase the post-fault rating of the system if some degree of imbalance in the current sharing between the two sets of three-phase windings is permitted. Index Terms Multiphase energy conversion systems, fault tolerance, parallel converters, field oriented control.