A novel robust adaptive control algorithm for AC drives

Abstract

In this paper a robust adaptive control algorithm for AC machine is presented. The main feature of this algorithm is that minimum synthesis is required to implement the strategy—hence the appellation minimum controller synthesis (MCS). Specifically, no plant model is required (apart from a knowledge of the state dimension) and no controller gains have to be calculated. The MCS algorithm appeared to be robust in the face of totally unknown plant dynamics, external disturbances and parameter variations with the plant. Finally a new approach has been successfully implemented on field-oriented controlled drive. Discussion on theoretical aspects, such as, selection of a reference model, stability analysis, gain adaptive and steady state error are included. Results are also presented.