Title: Robust sliding mode speed controller for induction motor drive system

Authors: Salima Lekhchine; Tahar Bahi; Hamza Bouzeria; Salah Lachtar

Addresses: Department of Electrical Engineering, Badji Mokhtar University, P.O. Box 12, Annaba, Algeria ' Department of Electrical Engineering, Badji Mokhtar University, P.O. Box 12, Annaba, Algeria ' Department of Electrical Engineering, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna 05000, Algeria ' Department of Electrical Engineering, Badji Mokhtar University, P.O. Box 12, Annaba, Algeria

Abstract: In this works, a comparison between a conventional proportional integral controller and sliding mode controller used for the variable speed control with an indirect field orientation control method of an induction motor is presented. Since the conventional controllers are very sensitive to parameter variations of the motor; therefore, they cannot provide good dynamic performance because these parameters vary certainly during operation. To solve this problem, speed sliding mode controller has been introduced due to its advantages. The simulation results obtained in MATLAB/Simulink environment are illustrated and discussed. The results show that the sliding mode control is a suitable controller to improve the performance of the speed control of the induction motor.

Keywords: variable speed; induction motors; field-oriented control; FOC; sliding mode control; SMC; speed control; controller design; simulation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIED.2015.069779

International Journal of Industrial Electronics and Drives, 2015 Vol.2 No.2, pp.84 - 90

Received: 09 Apr 2014
Accepted: 14 Sep 2014
Published online: 11 Jun 2015 *

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