Adaptive Sliding Mode Observer for Speed Sensorless Control of Induction Motors

This paper presents an adaptive sliding mode observer for speed sensorless field oriented control of induction motors. The observer detects the rotor flux components in the two-phase stationary reference frame by the motor electrical equations. The motor speed is identified by an additional relation obtained by a Lyapunov function. The analytical development of the sliding observer and the speed identification algorithm is fully explained. Experimental results are presented, based on a TMS320F240 DSP controller implementation, showing the system performance with different observer gains and the influence of the motor parameters deviations.