Adaptive Feedback Linearization control of SynRM drives with on-line inductance estimation

This paper proposes an adaptive input-output Feedback Linearization Control (<italic>FLC</italic>) techniques for Synchronous Reluctance Motor (<italic>SynRM</italic>) drives, taking into consideration the iron losses. As a main original content, this work proposes a control law based on a new dynamic model of the <italic>SynRM</italic> including iron losses as well as the on-line estimation of the static inductances. The on-line estimation of the <italic>SynRM</italic> static inductances permits to inherently take into consideration the magnetic saturation phenomena occuring on both axes. As a major result, it permits a null stator current steady state tracking error even with a proportional derivative controller. The estimation law is obtained thanks to a Lyapunov-based analysis and thus the stability of the entire control system, including the estimation algorithm, is intrinsically guaranteed. The proposed adaptive <italic>FLC</italic> technique, has been tested experimentally on a suitably developed test set-up, and compared experimentally with its non-adaptive versions in both tuned and detuned working conditions. Moreover, a sensitivity analysis of the performance of the adaptive <italic>FLC</italic> to the variations of the stator resistance at low speed has been made. Finally, an analysis of the effects of the iron losses on the control performance and stability at high speed in the field weakening region at medium/high loads has been made.