Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Volume 2005 (2005), Issue 2, Pages 195-214
doi:10.1155/MPE.2005.195
Robust controllers for variable reluctance motors
Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering & Petroleum, Kuwait University, P. O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait
Received 12 June 2004; Revised 29 September 2004
Copyright © 2005 Mohamed Zribi and Muthana T. Alrifai. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This paper investigates the control problem of variable
reluctance motors (VRMs). VRMs are highly nonlinear motors; a
model that takes magnetic saturation into account is adopted
in this work. Two robust control schemes are developed for the
speed control of a variable reluctance motor. The first
control scheme guarantees the uniform ultimate boundedness of
the closed loop system. The second control scheme guarantees
the exponential stability of the closed loop system.
Simulation results of the proposed controllers are presented
to illustrate the theoretical developments. The simulations
indicate that the proposed controllers work well, and they are
robust to changes in the parameters of the motor and to
changes in the load.