An adaptive PI control design for multi-phase machines in healthy and faulty operations

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to present a novel robust control method based on an adaptive PI controller (APIC) to compensate for different disturbances and unknown dynamics for multi-phase induction machines.

Design/methodology/approach

The gains of the APIC are adapted online according to the tracking error. Proposed APIC is accompanied with designed linear disturbance observer (LDO) to present robust behavior to machine parameter variations and fault disturbances.

Findings

The results show remarkable dynamic performance in both healthy and faulty conditions when the six-phase induction machine works under APIC and LDO schemes.

Originality/value

The proposed controller need not readjust current controllers for the post-fault condition. The developed Simulink model efficiency is confirmed through experimental tests.

Citation

Hajary, A., Seifossadat, S.G., Kianinezhad, R., Saffarian, A. and Mortazavi, S.S. (2019), "An adaptive PI control design for multi-phase machines in healthy and faulty operations", COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, Vol. 38 No. 6, pp. 1986-2000. https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-12-2018-0552